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john poole wrote:Liverpool, with the most successful UK group of all time together with other Merseybeat acts, looks too low to me down in 5th place even if recent years have been a little less productive (biggest group Frankie Goes to Hollywood? or OMD?)
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NormanD wrote: The Vernons Girls
Hugh Weldon wrote:
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I'm sure Ken Dodd sold more records.
But the call went out earlier In the thread for big-selling Scouse groups from the 80s to the present
My Guinness Book of British Hit Singles indicates that Billy had 27 UK hits; 19 of them in the Top Twenty (Cilla 19 hits; 14 Top Twenty), so Billy wins I think, except on number one hits.Garth Cartwright wrote:Have to disagree, John - Billy never had a No 1 while Cilla had two of 'em, a No 2, two No 3's and many other Top Ten entries
Hugh Weldon wrote:The singles picture is even more interesting. The top 50 best sellers include the following Liverpool origin acts:
4. Wings - Mull of Kintyre - 2.03M
Hugh Weldon wrote:I didn't particularly want to don the anorak and get into a statistical argument but a fairly quick glance at what appears to be a reliable source (everyhit.com) indicates no Birmingham or Sheffield acts in the top 50 selling British albums.
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