Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of BMG Music Club's top-selling albums in the United States


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The result was   delete. Consensus is that this is not an appropriate list. Davewild (talk) 18:18, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

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I'm not sure a best-selling list of a single mail order retailer is necessarily notable or suitable for inclusion in an encyclopedia, especially when the only source for the list comes from a press release by the retailer itself and not otherwise verifiable. Star cheers peaks news lost wars Talk to me 03:55, 4 July 2012 (UTC)
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 * Delete Verbatim press release for a retail concept which has thankfully gone the way of the dinosaur, and for sure many of those aren't sales, but albums "sold" as part of their "12 for a penny" promotions to get people in, so the criteria of the list is highly suspect.  Nate  • ( chatter ) 00:44, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete The club doesn't appear to be notable (it redirects to Bertelsmann Music Group but isn't mentioned there). So why would its list be notable? --Colapeninsula (talk) 14:10, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep The club was very notable. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/12-for-one-cd-deals-no-more-bmg-music-service-ends-in-june-20090310

It serviced millions of people for over a decade, and, these sales are not included in SoundScan numbers,its a great way to found out how many records were sold, keep in mind the 12 for a penny catch was that you had to buy albums at regular club price after joining. That was just a way to get people to join. Dam!ta (talk) 01:30, 8 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete I don't why which albums sold the most through this club warrants a list on Wikipedia. It's pretty much regurgitating a press release. WesleyDodds (talk) 10:14, 8 July 2012 (UTC)
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