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Best-selling music albums worldwide

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Whitney Houston, The BodyguardThe world's best-selling album cannot be listed officially, since there is no international body to count global record sales. Historical data before the 1980s and from developing countries are also incomplete. Information is also lacking for non-English language albums.

Single

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SingleIn music, a single is a short record, usually featuring one or two tracks as A-side, often accompanied by several B-sides, usually remixes or other songs. Most singles have only one A-side and are named after this song, but some may have a double A-side (a famous example being Strawberry Fields Forever/Penny Lane by the Beatles), where two tracks are given equal billing in the title of the single.

Late autumn sadness

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Autumn came so please cover my heart with the
Tree shade—or yours so it won’t wither.

I fear that perhaps I won’t see you sometimes
That I’ll grow sharp wings up to the skies
That you’ll hide within a foreign eye
Which will close with a bitter good-bye.

And then I go near the rocks and shut up.
Take the words and drown them in the sea.

Film soundtracks

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UnderworldA film soundtrack is the music that is from or inspired by a feature film. Soundtracks themselves are not limited to film. One may find soundtracks to television shows, ranging from ER to the anime Cowboy Bebop, and video games such as the Final Fantasy series.

Recorded music

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Vynil recordA 12-inch (30-cm) 331⁄3 rpm record (left), a 7-inch 45 rpm record (right), and a CD (above)

Musical terminology

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Musical noteBelow is a list of terms used in musical terminology which are likely to occur on printed or sheet music. Many of these terms have an Italian etymology, reinforcing the Italian origins of standard modern musical notation.

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