In 1970, the biggest band on Earth was no more the Beatles, nor it was Led Zeppelin.
By then, the top selling rock group was Creedence Clearwater Revival, abbreviated CCR. From mid-1968 to mid-1972 they dropped 7 studio albums and that was it.
Was CCR bigger than The Beatles?
Also What was CCR best selling album? 1976’s Chronicle remains CCR’s best-selling album, representing the incredible creative output of John Fogerty, Tom Fogerty, Doug Clifford and Stu Cook over a very short period of time.
Likewise What did the Beatles think of CCR? “I like Creedence Clearwater [Revival]. They make beautiful Clearwater music – they make good rock ‘n’ roll music. You see it’s difficult when you ask me what I like, there’s lots of stuff I’ve heard that I think is fantastic on the radio here, but I haven’t caught who they are half the time.
