Bet you didn’t know:

NSync has the fastest-selling album of all time with their 2000 release of No Strings Attached. 1.1 million copies the first day and almost 2.5 within the first week and ultimately going on to sell over 10 million copies.

Bet you also didn’t know:

Over half of the 100 best-selling albums were released in that decade (1990 - 2000). It was the music industry’s fastest growth period ever.

Hmmm…. Interesting. Tell me more.

In the six years since, only 4 albums have made it into the top 100 list: Eminem’s The Eminem Show (#100), Norah Jones’ Come Away With Me (#96), OutKast’s Speakerboxx (#65) and the top seller is Shania Twain’s Up (#64). Overall, U.S. album sales fell 20% from their 1999 peak.

One thing’s for sure: our hits are disappearing.

The question is are they being stolen or just held as hostage? Maybe it’s some giant, evil, super-vilian of sorts. Maybe it’s some nerdy little adolescent reject in his basement with his comptuer. Is there a ransom involved? Could this be a practical joke?

Who could be responsible for this atrocity? I’ll do some investigative work.

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