User talk:Ledzeppblackdog

Hey mate, I understand your concern for trying to attribute sales to Elvis, I am a huge fan of Elvis, and he is my favourite artist, however in recent times I have come to the conclusion upon reading a lot of information that sales figures for many artists including Elvis is highly inflated and plain ridiculous. Elvis has sold far more than what is certified, so have The Beatles and Michael Jackson, I think every editor and reader realizes this, but that's not the point, we have to provide information that is reliable and accurate from an official body that provides sales information, so far that is what we have given, it's also noted that Presley may have indeed sold 1 billion sales, giving a very credible source for it so the reader has two viewpoints.

I myself do not believe Elvis has sold over 1 billion records, but probably about 500 million. The Beatles would be higher than Elvis, and MJ slightly lower. I could be wrong, but even if I was, there is no way any one can account for an additional 1.5 billion sales to put that figure to 2 billion, that kind of data just does not exist. A lot of Elvis' sales are not tracked, but rest assured, the majority is. According to Elvis Australia which did an analysis, the editor does not believe Elvis sold 1 billion either, and he reckons 85% of Elvis' sales are accounted for, and another 15% is missing. Furthermore, a lot of sales data they have is just not available to the public, and many countries don't have a database which users can access. So with this in mind and give or take all the variables and the non-issues, Elvis has probably sold around the 500 million mark. If you wish I can give you more information if you really want to read up on this kind of stuff. Cheers JFonseka (talk) 15:09, 5 September 2009 (UTC)