根据美国唱片工业协会的资料,自80年代初以来,有10位主要的艺术家在美国已售出3.25亿张 CD、卡带、唱片集和单曲录音。几乎一半数量的唱片是由迈克尔·杰克逊、惠特尼·休斯顿和玛丽亚·凯里等3位艺术家发行的。迈克尔·杰克逊(参见本刊1994年创刊号第26页)高居榜首,已售出6200万张唱片和单曲。杰克逊之所以成功大多要归于《惊心动魄》专辑,它被作为有史以来最畅销唱片集列入吉尼斯世界大全。 According to the Recording Industry Association of America, 10 major artists have sold 325 million CDs, cassettes, albums, and singles in the United States since the early 1980s. Almost half of the records were released by three artists: Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, and Maria Carey. Michael Jackson (see our first issue of 1994, page 26) topped the list and has sold 62 million records and singles. Most of Jackson’s successes were attributed to the “Thrilling” album, which was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the best-selling album of all time.