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The
Bee Gees
(brothers Maurice, Barry and Robin Gibb), are surely one
of the most important and best pop-rock group of
all time. They are one of the top five most successful recording artists of
all time (behind Elvis Presley, the Beatles, Michael Jackson, and Paul Mc
Cartney). They are in the music scene since 1965 and
have sold more than 110
millions records worldwide, and as songwriters, they have penned dozens of
hits for themselves and other acts. To have an idea, only John Lennon &
Paul McCartney (of the Beatles) have written more number one singles on
the US charts than Barry Gibb. The Brothers Gibb have amassed more than 150
#1 charts positions (albums & singles) worldwide, themselves and/or with
others acts singing their songs. In the U.S. , they've had seven million selling
singles, five others that sold over two million, nine gold albums, three
platinum and three straight number one LPs. They've had 19 no.1 hits themselves
and lots more for other artists. In the US charts they are among the the few
recording artists to write and produce six straight number one singles
and are the first composers, since the Beatles, to have five songs in the top
ten at the same time. In the UK, the Bee Gees have had # 1 hits singles
in each of the last four decades. In Italy, counting the times that an album
or a single topped the charts (26!!), the Bee Gees are one of the five most
successful recording artists of all time surpassed only by Italian artists such
the late Lucio Battisti (#1), Mina (#2) Claudio Baglioni (tie) Lucio Dalla (#3)
(Source: D. Salvatori,"25 anni di Hit Parade in Italia ", Mondadori
Editore, Italy.)The "Saturday Night Fever" soundtrack was the biggest
selling album of all time until the record was broken by Michael Jackson's
"Thriller". The Bee Gees have earned sixteen Grammy nominations and won
7 Grammy Awards. They are in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in both the US
and Australia, Songwriters Hall of Fame. They have earned lifetime Achievement
honours from the American Music Awards, the Brit Awards and the World Music
Awards.
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