Look at how The Queen Is Dead and Strangeways charted
1986 Dutch Albums[38] 11
1986 German Albums[39] 45
1986 New Zealand Albums[40] 17
1986 Swedish Albums[41] 39
1986 UK Albums Chart[42] 2
1986 US Billboard 200[43] 70
1986 Canadian Albums[44] 28
2017 German Albums[39] 33
1987 Dutch Albums[22] 20
1987 German Albums[23] 33
1987 New Zealand Albums[24] 14
1987 Swedish Albums[25] 13
1987 UK Albums Chart[26] 2
1987 US Billboard 200[27] 55
And you come around with this narrative that they're only big because of the internet... Get a clue, bro.
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