In 2019, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers sold just 78,000 copies (digital and physical) of The Best Of Everything (The Definitive Career Spanning Hits Collection 1976-2016), which it released that year.

In reality, the cultural and economic might of collections like the Eagles’ Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975), the all-time bestseller in the US, has declined dramatically in recent years. Purchases ...

Quincy Jones, the multi-talented music titan whose vast legacy ranged from producing Michael Jackson's historic "Thriller" ...

During the 1980s, records dwindled to a niche market. DJs still needed records for their turntables. Rap and hip-hop artists used them for "scratching." But CDs overtook them. Demand increased ...

Led Zeppelin chose to split up after the death of their drummer, John Bonham ... three #1 singles (1974's "Mandy," 1975's "I Write the Songs," and 1977's "Looks Like We Made It").