Cyrus tops NARM best-seller prizes
Billy Ray Cyrus' "Some Gave All" on Mercury/Nashville was named the best-selling recording of the year last night to highlight the 1992 National Assn. of Recording Merchandisers' best-seller awards. Cyrus' win, one of four by the hunky singer for the night, was voted by NARM regular members (retailers and wholesalers), based on actual over-the-counter sales of all recorded music configurations for the calendar year Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 1992.
Results were tabulated by certified public accountants Rudolph, Palitz. Live performances by Kathy Mattea and Jon Bon Jovi highlighted the banquet. Cyrus also won for best-selling recording male, tied for best-selling recording by a new artist with Pearl Jam's "Ten" on Epic Associated; and copped best-selling country recording male.
The No. 1 urban music recording by a male went to Michael Jackson's Epic release "Dangerous"; female honors in the category were taken by Mariah Carey's "MTV Unplugged" EP via Columbia; and Ruffhouse/Columbia teen hip-hoppers Kris Kross bagged group urban honors and best-selling rap recording for "Totally Krossed Out".
Original cast recording laurels were bestowed on "Phantom of the Opera Highlights", issued through Polydor; jazz recording kudos went to Kenny G for "Breathless" via Arista; and best-selling recording merchandised as classical music went to "In Concert - Carreras/Domingo/Pavarotti (Mehta)" on London Records.
Amy Grant was the best-selling gospel/contemporary Christian recording winner for "Heart in Motion" on A&M Records; Weird Al Yankovic's "Off the Deep End" was voted best-selling comedy album; best heavy metal recording was a tie between Metallica's self-titled Elektra album and Def Leppard's Mercury release, "Adrenalize"; and top-selling new age recording was Enya's "Shepherd Moons" on Warner Reprise. (excerpt from Variety)
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