Whose album became the fastest sellong debut rock album in Neilson Soundscan history, Randy Meisner or Chris Daughtry?
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Randy Meisner Randy Herman Meisner (born March 8, 1946) is an American former musician, singer and songwriter best known as a founding member of the Eagles and Poco. Throughout his professional musical career, Meisner's main role was that of bassist and backing high-harmony vocalist as both a group member and session musician. He is best known for the Eagles hit song "Take It to the Limit", which he co-wrote and sang.
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Chris Daughtry Christopher Adam Daughtry (born December 26, 1979) is an American singer, songwriter, musician and actor best known as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the rock band Daughtry and as the fourth-place contestant on the fifth season of "American Idol". After his elimination from "Idol", he was given a record deal by RCA Records and formed a band called Daughtry with bassist Julia Driscoll of notorious adult contemporary band, "Adults In The Middle Of The Street." Their self-titled debut album became the fastest selling debut rock album in Nielsen Soundscan history, selling more than one million copies after just five weeks of release. The album was recorded before the band was officially formed, making Chris Daughtry the only official member present on the album.
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Kill 'Em All Kill 'Em All is the debut studio album by the American heavy metal band Metallica, released on July 25, 1983, by the independent record label Megaforce Records. "Kill 'Em All" is regarded as a groundbreaking album for thrash metal because of its precise musicianship, which fuses new wave of British heavy metal riffs with hardcore punk tempos. The album's musical approach and lyrics were markedly different from rock's mainstream of the early 1980s and inspired a number of bands who followed in similar manner. The album did not enter the "Billboard" 200 until 1986, when it peaked at number 155, following Metallica's commercial success with its third studio album "Master of Puppets"; the 1988 Elektra reissue peaked at number 120. "Kill 'Em All" was critically praised at the time of its release and in retrospect, and was placed on a few publications' best album lists. It was certified 3× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 1999 for shipping three million copies in the United States. The album generated two singles, "Whiplash" and "Jump in the Fire".
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Appetite for Destruction Appetite for Destruction is the debut studio album by American hard rock band Guns N' Roses. It was released on July 21, 1987, by Geffen Records to massive commercial success. It topped the "Billboard" 200 and became the best-selling debut album as well as the 11th best-selling album in the United States. With about 30 million copies sold worldwide, it is also one of the best-selling records ever. Although critics were ambivalent toward the album when it was first released, "Appetite for Destruction" has since received retrospective acclaim and been viewed as one of the greatest albums of all time.
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Ice Cold Ice Cold is the debut studio album of Canadian rapper Choclair, released November 2, 1999 in Canada and March 14, 2000 in the United States. It was released on major label Virgin/Priority Records. The album's early success was driven by the first single, "Let's Ride", which reached #37 on the "Billboard" Hot Rap Singles chart and #38 on the Canadian "RPM" Singles Chart. The second single, "Rubbin'", features Saukrates.
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Slave to the Grind Slave to the Grind is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Skid Row, released on June 11, 1991 by Atlantic Records. The album displayed harsher sound than its predecessor and lyrics that avoided hard rock cliches. "Slave to the Grind" is the first heavy metal album to chart at number one on the "Billboard" 200 in the Nielsen SoundScan era, selling 134,000 copies in its opening week. The album was certified 2× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 1998 for shipping two million copies in the United States. It produced five singles: "Monkey Business", "Slave to the Grind", "Wasted Time", "In a Darkened Room" and "Quicksand Jesus", all of which did not receive significant airplay as the singles from the previous record. Skid Row promoted the album opening for Guns N' Roses in 1991 and as a headliner the following year.
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Rock This Town "Rock This Town" is a song by the Stray Cats from their UK debut album "Stray Cats". Its first U.S. release was on the 1982 album "Built for Speed". It debuted on the "Billboard" Hot 100 the week of September 18, 1982, and peaked at No. 9, becoming the first of the band's three Top 10 hits in the U.S. It had also previously reached this position on the UK Singles Chart in 1981.
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Best of Both Worlds (Davina album) Best of Both Worlds is the debut album by Davina, released on April 7, 1998 through Loud Records.
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Faster (Within Temptation song) "Faster" is the first single from Dutch symphonic metal/rock band Within Temptation's album "The Unforgiving". It had its worldwide radio première on 96.3 Rock Radio on 21 January 2011.
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Start of Something Good "Start of Something Good" is the fourth official single from American rock band "Daughtry's" album "Break the Spell".
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Rock Star (N.E.R.D song) "Rock Star" is a song by American funk rock band N*E*R*D. It was released as the second single from their debut studio album "In Search of..." (2001). The song, the second single off the album, performed better in the United Kingdom than their previous single "Lapdance", peaking at number 15. It also became the group's first single to chart in Australia.
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Supersonic (Oasis song) "Supersonic" is the debut single by the English rock band Oasis. Written by lead guitarist Noel Gallagher, it was released on 11 April 1994 as Oasis' debut single and later appeared on their debut album "Definitely Maybe" in August 1994.
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Regretfully Yours Regretfully Yours is the 13-song major-label debut album released by Superdrag on Elektra Records in 1996. The first single off "Regretfully Yours" was "Sucked Out", which ironically expressed disdain for the major-label music industry.
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Bow Chicka Wow Wow "Bow Chicka Wow Wow" is a song by American recording artist Mike Posner from his debut album "31 Minutes to Takeoff" (2010). The song was co-written by Posner, and produced by Cisse Methods and production teams The Smeezingtons.
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What I Want (Daughtry song) "What I Want" is a song recorded by American rock band Daughtry for their self titled debut album (2007). It was released to rock radio in the United States on April 23, 2007 as the second US rock single and third overall single from the album. The song features Slash on guitar, earning him a featured artist credit on the single.
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Becoming the Archetype Becoming the Archetype is an American extreme metal band signed to Solid State Records and Century Media Records (Europe) formed in 1999 in Dacula, Georgia. They have released five albums on Solid State Records. "Dichotomy", released in November 2008, sold around 2,300 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen Soundscan. The CD debuted at No. 18 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the top 100 of the "Billboard" 200. The band is part of the New Wave of American Heavy Metal.
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Tom DeLonge Thomas Matthew DeLonge Jr. (born December 13, 1975) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, and film producer. He is the guitarist and lead vocalist of the rock band Angels & Airwaves and was the guitarist and co-lead vocalist of the rock band Blink-182, which he co-founded, from 1992 to 2015. DeLonge grew up in the suburbs of Poway, California, where he embraced skateboarding at an early age. DeLonge received his first guitar shortly thereafter and began writing original punk rock songs. He formed Blink-182 with bassist Mark Hoppus and drummer Scott Raynor during his high school years. The band created a following in the mid-1990s through independent releases and relentless touring, particularly in their home country and in Australia. They signed to MCA Records in 1996 and their second album, "Dude Ranch" (1997), featured the hit single "Dammit".
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Home (Daughtry song) "Home" is a 2007 song by American rock band Daughtry from their self-titled debut album. The song had been climbing up the U.S. charts for a few weeks before the song was announced as the second single from the album. The song was covered by Irish musician Kian Egan that serves as the lead single from his debut album with the same name.
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1000 Yard Stare 1,000 Yard Stare is the debut album from Atlanta rock band doubleDrive, released in 1999 on MCA Records. The album produced one single, "Tattooed Bruise", which peaked at No. 22 on the US Mainstream Rock chart.
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Crawling Back to You (Daughtry song) "Crawling Back to You" is a song from American rock band Daughtry's third studio album "Break the Spell" (2011). It was released October 3, 2011 as the lead pop single and second overall single off the album. Chris Daughtry co-wrote the song with Marti Frederiksen, while Howard Benson served as the record's producer.
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Battleships (song) "Battleships" is a song recorded by American rock band Daughtry for their fourth studio album, "Baptized" (2013). The song was written by Daughtry frontman Chris Daughtry, Sam Hollander, and Martin Johnson, while production was handled by Johnson. It was serviced to hot adult contemporary radio in the US through RCA Records on May 12, 2014, as the third overall single from the album and the second to be promoted in North America. The song debuted at number 38 on the "Billboard" Adult Pop Songs chart.
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Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm “Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm” is a song by the Canadian folk rock group Crash Test Dummies, It was released on October 1, 1993 as the lead single from their second album, "God Shuffled His Feet." It was very successful all around the world, peaking at number one in Germany, Australia and on the U.S. Modern Rock Tracks chart. It also became a top five hit in both the UK Singles Chart and the all-genre U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100.