

We all should – at least anyone who appreciates Elvis Presley an artist should.

So given the public preference for musical soundtracks combined with the growing popularity of rock and roll, perhaps it is no surprise that the second best selling album of the entire decade in the United States was none other than the soundtrack to Elvis Presley’s film Blue Hawaii. Actually, at that time rock was still in its infancy, for the first half of the decade the best selling album each year was the soundtrack to a movie musical, ending with Mary Poppins in 1965. in 1966, probably more due to the album cover than any music buying public affinity for Herb Albert and the Tijuana Brass). was in the 1960s behind – inexplicably – the soundtrack to West Side Story? Abbey Road? The Doors’ debut album ? Led Zeppelin II? Let It Bleed? Surfer Girl? Whipped Cream & Other Delights? (That isn’t actually a joke, it was the best selling album in the U.S. Anybody know what the second best selling album in the U.S.
