07:48, Sat 24 Feb
Editors - VERY much a Birmingham band sold more albums than Ocean Colour Scene and Dexy's combined ... yet no mention here
07:50, Sat 24 Feb
Editors - VERY much a Birmingham band sold more albums than Ocean Colour Scene and Dexy's combined ... yet no mention here

Steel Pulse sold more albums than Dexy's
07:52, Sat 24 Feb
We including Napalm Death as "Birmingham" ? - massively popular in the US
07:55, Sat 24 Feb
Here's one who i didn't realise had such a massive number of sales

"FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS sold over 4,882,500 albums"

that send them shooting up the Brummie charts based on sales .. almost 3 times as many as OCS
07:56, Sat 24 Feb
Rags
We including Napalm Death as "Birmingham" ? - massively popular in the US

If Napalm Death are being classified as Birmingham then throw Led Zeppelin in too
We've only got Chewits
07:57, Sat 24 Feb
Rags
Editors - VERY much a Birmingham band sold more albums than Ocean Colour Scene and Dexy's combined ... yet no mention here


Depends if we're talking about being brummies or formed in Brum
07:59, Sat 24 Feb
Homer
Rags
Editors - VERY much a Birmingham band sold more albums than Ocean Colour Scene and Dexy's combined ... yet no mention here


Depends if we're talking about being brummies or formed in Brum

The Beat
We've only got Chewits
08:00, Sat 24 Feb
Fine young cannibals
08:00, Sat 24 Feb
The Twang anyone?
Blue since 67 - Will be there at the end of the road, whenever that may be!
08:01, Sat 24 Feb
Rags
We including Napalm Death as "Birmingham" ? - massively popular in the US

If Napalm Death are being classified as Birmingham then throw Led Zeppelin in too

Yeah .. they often refer to themselves as "from Birmingham" - but it's Meriden isn't it ... drop 'em i say

Traffic should be in the list though
08:03, Sat 24 Feb
Move
08:03, Sat 24 Feb
Homer
Rags
Editors - VERY much a Birmingham band sold more albums than Ocean Colour Scene and Dexy's combined ... yet no mention here


Depends if we're talking about being brummies or formed in Brum

The Beat

Great band (obviously) but surprisingly low number of album sales at about 250,000 (which i think this thread's being based on in terms of criteria)

Fine Young Cannibals in contrast sold 4.8 million
08:03, Sat 24 Feb
No one fancying Musical Youth then? ๐Ÿ˜
08:07, Sat 24 Feb
No one fancying Musical Youth then? ๐Ÿ˜

but you can't knock 5 million singles sold of "Pass the Dutchie" can you ?
Theyโ€™re both shit