May 2017 marked an unfortunate turn of events in music history. We witness the passing of legendary alt-rock frontman Chris Cornell, blues rocker Gregg Allman, and electronic music pioneer Robert Miles. Their presence in the community was deeply felt, as evidenced by their respective fanbases’ need to reconnect with their music during their passing with each making a strong showing in the best selling records of May.
Slowdive returned to make it up to #2 this month with their first new release since 1995. Country rocker Jason Isbell makes his entrance into the charts as well as well as a fresh reissue by Eric Church. New Techno/House/Ambient release by Kettenkarussell also made itself known to the world. Let us know how these artists impacted your lives down below.
Here is it, Discogs’ Top 50 Best Selling Records of May 2017:
#1 – Soundgarden – Superunknown
Previous Month’s Position: #N/A
#2 – Slowdive – Slowdive
Previous Month’s Position: #N/A
#3 – Pink Floyd – The Dark Side Of The Moon
Previous Month’s Position: #2
#4 – Soundgarden – Badmotorfinger
Previous Month’s Position: #N/A
#5 – The Beatles – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
Previous Month’s Position: #12
#6 – Fleetwood Mac – Rumours
Previous Month’s Position: #4
#7 – Robert Miles – Children
Previous Month’s Position: #N/A
#8 – Eric Church – Mr. Misunderstood
Previous Month’s Position: #N/A
#9 – Michael Jackson – Thriller
Previous Month’s Position: #8
#10 – Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here
Previous Month’s Position: #14
#11 – Pink Floyd – The Wall
Previous Month’s Position: #11
#12 – Dire Straits – Brothers In Arms
Previous Month’s Position: #21
#13 – The Beatles – Abbey Road
Previous Month’s Position: #23
#14 – Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit – Live From Welcome To 1979
Previous Month’s Position: #N/A
#15 – The Beatles – Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane
Previous Month’s Position: #3
#16 – Soundgarden – Ultramega OK
Previous Month’s Position: #N/A
#17 – Temple Of The Dog – Temple Of The Dog
Previous Month’s Position: #N/A
#18 – David Bowie – Cracked Actor (Live Los Angeles ’74)
Previous Month’s Position: #1
#19 – Led Zeppelin – Untitled
Previous Month’s Position: #26
#20 – Bruce Springsteen – Born In The U.S.A.
Previous Month’s Position: #41
#21 – Mac DeMarco – This Old Dog
Previous Month’s Position: #N/A
#22 – Thelonious Monk – Les Liaisons Dangereuses 1960
Previous Month’s Position: #10
#23 – The Cure – Acoustic Hits
Previous Month’s Position: #17
#24 – The Beatles – Revolver
Previous Month’s Position: #38
#25 – Tears For Fears – Songs From The Big Chair
Previous Month’s Position: #101
#26 – Sade – Diamond Life
Previous Month’s Position: #57
#27 – Eagles – Hotel California
Previous Month’s Position: #39
#28 – Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin II
Previous Month’s Position: #55
#29 – Kettenkarussell – Insecurity Guard
Previous Month’s Position: #N/A
#30 – Miles Davis – Kind Of Blue
Previous Month’s Position: #32
#31 – The Cure – Greatest Hits
Previous Month’s Position: #18
#32 – Stevie Wonder – Songs In The Key Of Life
Previous Month’s Position: #49
#33 – The Beatles – The Beatles
Previous Month’s Position: #35
#34 – Michael Jackson – Bad
Previous Month’s Position: #67
#35 – Pink Floyd – Animals
Previous Month’s Position: #40
#36 – The Beatles – 1967-1970
Previous Month’s Position: #51
#37 – AC/DC – Back In Black
Previous Month’s Position: #71
#38 – The Beatles – Rubber Soul
Previous Month’s Position: #72
#39 – Dire Straits – Dire Straits
Previous Month’s Position: #34
#40 – Supertramp – Breakfast In America
Previous Month’s Position: #29
#41 – Audioslave – Audioslave
Previous Month’s Position: #N/A
#42 – Prince And The Revolution – Purple Rain
Previous Month’s Position: #25
#43 – The Allman Brothers Band – The Allman Brothers Band At Fillmore East
Previous Month’s Position: #N/A
#44 – U2 – The Joshua Tree
Previous Month’s Position: #22
#45 – Soundgarden – Down On The Upside
Previous Month’s Position: #N/A
#46 – Soundgarden – Louder Than Love
Previous Month’s Position: #N/A
#47 – Neil Young – Harvest
Previous Month’s Position: #54
#48 – Black Sabbath – Paranoid
Previous Month’s Position: #33
#49 – Angelo Badalamenti – Music From Twin Peaks
Previous Month’s Position: #N/A
#50 – Queen – Greatest Hits
Previous Month’s Position: #47