Record Sales Quotes

It's not about what hits Billboard or how many views you got on a video. It's about copies sold. It's about streams, you know?

Pantera is a marquee band, with the most diehard fans. We sold over 20 million records without MTV or radio.

The desire to hit a big home run is dominating the music business.

I've sold a lot of records. I've sold, like, 150 million records, and I don't think I've had that many good reviews. It's one of those things that when you're really successful, critics hate you just because you're successful.

I can still make a living with touring. And maybe you buy a t-shirt. And I would rather 10 million people get my record and listen to it for free than 500,000 that I coerced to pay $15 for it, you know?

When 'I'm Sorry' came out and became such a huge hit, that made 'Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree' start selling. Then that became a huge, huge hit.

I've just been fortunate to havehad a lot of hit records, though Human Wheels doesn't qualify as a hit record-but it's really the best single I've ever had.

When I started playing music, people weren't selling 5 million records. That was not the standard; that was not the focus.

The Band never really played big concert tours. We never sold millions and millions of albums.

The biggest insecurity I had was my singing. Even though I had sold 70 million records, there was this feeling like, I'm not good at this.

When you think about it, we sold about 120 million records, which relates to about £1.2 billion in the U.K. economy. We've seen very little of that.

MTV made a huge impact. Heavy rotation took you from selling 1m albums to 20m albums, and that meant a lot of dough.

Just because you sell lots of records it doesn't mean to say you're any good. Look at Phil Collins.

I just have to sell enough records to continue financing making more records.

Things began to pick up for me record-wise when in 1971 I wrote 'She's a Lady' for Tom Jones.

We have a very loyal fan base, the kind tat buys the record the day it comes out, sees every show, and that's fantastic, but what about the people who would never hear about our band?

We don't go around the world counting ticket and record sales, nor do we glue our ears to the radio to hear what's trendy at the moment - we're not that type of band.

When you're releasing an album, you never know how it's going to go. You never know how a critic is going to receive it or how much it's going to sell.

I don't rely on my figure to sell records.

I think it's OK if somebody likes my music and likes Sam Hunt's music, too. And I think if we're both selling records, it's good for everybody. I think it allows other records to get made.

You could have a zillion Facebook followers. Those people don't buy records. It's about a hundred to one...Record companies, they don't have any money, so they see social media as the free marketing... So... 'Billy, light yourself on fire and stand upside down, and that'll market the record.'

I think after 1970 or so, after I sold Soul City, I took off for awhile and didn't do too many gigs.

I just know that, right now, ... the biggest record selling business there is is rock and roll.

It's shocking to me that it's easier to buy a gun at Wal-Mart than it is to buy my record.

That's a good thing for me. I own everything, I have 100% creative control, I own all my masters, everything. I'm blessed to be in that situation. If we sell some records, I think we'll just add to the historic pace that this has been going at.