5th most successful band in the world

[outlaws0020]

Ne, I was just thinking if you all know how big B'z really is...
You probably all know that they're the biggest in japan and best selling and all that,
but they're also the 5th most successful band in the whole world!:D

1: Beatles
2: Elvis
3: Michael Jackson
4: Abba
5: B'z!!!!!!

I'm not 100% sure what they mean with "successful", but I think it's about how popular they are and how much they've sold compared to other artists from japan... or well whole asia.
They're still 30 millions infront of second place:)

I've known it for quite a while, but not really thought to much about it until I saw a video about it on youtube.
I'll upload a subbed version of the video in a couple of hours.
Just need to get the subs on it and then get it uploaded... and wait for high quality.

[Lebon14]

Yes, it's a great achievement, of course.  But, IN THEORY.  Why?  People in the US and stuff won't consider B'z in there because they don't know them AND because they are Japanese (a shame I know).

[outlaws0020]

Yea, but again - i don't think it's so much to do with america or anything.
More about how popular they are in their country.
B'z are the leading band by far in Japan.

Most million selling albums
Most million selling singles
Most number 1 singles
Most number 1 albums
Most consecutive number 1 singles
Most consecutive number 1 albums
Most singles and albums sold in total

They probably have many more records, I just can't remember them right now.
And I don't know if they have some records with their live dvd's...

I think the only one they don't have is "most singles in top 10"
They have 43 while Ayumi's got 44...

EDIT: and they are the first from asia to be on Hollywood Rock walk of course!

[nespik]

well B'z has their regular lives to live out and ayumi's record label works her to death to crank out all of those singles no offense to ayumi or anything