Talk:Millennium (Backstreet Boys album)

Millennium Sales

You have noted that the 30 million figure is from 1999, and are making an assumption that as it is now 2007, they must have sold another 10 million, matching the reference you found. But this is an assumption, and these are not allowed on wikipedia. I have already mentioned that the link you have found which states 40 million is also non credible, when compared to all others. I will also attempt to show you that their sales have not been good over the past 6 years, and hope you will learn from this and stop re-editing on your beliefs. Millennium and BSB was a major hit in the USA, and it counted for 40% of global sales, so let us use the US market as an example: In December 1999 Millennium had sold 9.4 million [1]. By end of 2000, this was 11.7m [2]. By end of 2001, this was 12.0 million [3], and they were awarded 13 x Platinum even though they sold only 12 million. By end of 2003 it was 12.06 million [4]. By the end of 2006 it was 12.1 million [5]. Therefore in their biggest market they have sold only 0.4 million in the past 6 years. In the past 5 years after their last creditation in 2001 they have sold only 0.1 million. I am hoping that you can now see that the data makes it totally impossible for another 10 million to be sold, thus 30m is the best figure to use, and it is referenced so often by all sources. 60.234.242.196 10:25, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

wrong link above. 2003 data here - [6] 60.234.242.196 09:09, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

For years it has been referenced as 40 million. Guiness book of records, bbc, nbc, abc, billboard etc have always stated 40 million sales. They sold over 12 million in US, so another 28 million is needed for the rest of the world. In 1999 the album was a major hit everywhere, reaching number 1 and achieving record breaking sales. You do know that the album was massive everywhere? You cant just assume America is the world, that is pathetic. I am simply stating that it has been stated for years to have sold 40 million. The only reason references for 30 million have been found is because wikipedia changed. I will continue to edit this until the 40 million figure is re-added. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.155.15.233 (talk) 12:13, 16 February 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia policy

Part of the wikipedia policy on ensuring accurate dat, is for verifiable sources to be used, and that concensus is also used. Therefore if all sites say one fact, and another source goes against said concensus, then it is not considered a verifiable resource. Here is from the internet - BBC News [7] 20 million worldwide (21 January 2000), AJ News [8] 30 million, Geocities [9] 30 million, allpop.com (Toronto Sun) [10] 30 million, Interlink Media [11] 40 million, Entertainment Wire [12] 28 million, Backstreet Net [13] 21 MILLION, Amazon.com [14] 20 million, BK [15] 22 million. The concensus is therefore that it has sold 20 - 30 million worldwide 60.234.242.196 23:50, 5 May 2007 (UTC)