some record sales figures - USA only

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these are from the Nielsen Soundscan and they only represent US sales. this is what Billboard uses to chart them.

Dokken - Hell To Pay - 15,739 Long Way Home - 21,141 Shadowlife - 51,140
Bon Jovi - Crush - 1,994,800 Bounce - 712,971 100 Million Fans Can't Be Wrong - 104,975 This Left Feels Right - 424,489 One Wild Night - Live 1985-2001 - 521,969
Van Halen - III - 513,921 For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge - 2,950,337 The Best Of Both Worlds - 568,170
Sammy Hagar - The Essential Red Collection - 91,423
David Lee Roth - Diamond Dave - 15,676
W.A.S.P. - Neon God Part I - 17,014 Neon God Part 2 - 8438
Kevin Dubrow - In For The Kill - 981
Pretty Boy Floyd - Size Really Does Matter - 795
Twisted Sister - Still Hungry - 13,334
Bang Tango - Ready To Go - 1,615
L.A. Guns - Rips The Covers Off - 3,594
Dio - Master of the Moon - 25,777
Motley Crue - Red White & Crue - 399,741
Megadeth - The System Has Failed - 161,229
Brides Of Destruction - Here Come The Brides - 41,018
Gene Simmons - Asshole - 33,445
Velvet Revolver - Contraband - 1,783,565
Scorpions - Unbreakable - 36,139
Bruce Dickinson - Tyranny Of Souls - 16,385
Billy Idol - Devil's Playground - 81,225
Various Artists - VH1 Metal Mania Stripped - 57,576
Tsar - Tsar 5,109 Band Girls Money - 1,099 (Just released)

and just for clarity:
""RIAA certifications are based on how many units are shipped, not how many are sold. In the case of Motley Crue, it means that the label shipped 500,000 or more copies. But only 399,741 sold through to consumers. Obviously, the label took a lot of returns -- This is a good example of the classic record industry joke - "ships platinum, returns gold.""

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That hurts, I did not know sales were that bad, ( ex. Pretty Boy Floyd- less than a 1000),and the sharply declining numbers on the larger acts,

I dont know, maybe it is time to start a Rap group ?? Sell my guitar and just start sampling ??