A Fictional Band Sold 3 Million Singles... Without Releasing a Single

Having a single reach multi-platinum status is no easy feat. However, one band managed it without ever having actually existed and with the added complication of having never even released a single.

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Starring Karl Smallwood
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Original Article:
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Sources:
http://articles.latimes.com/1987-08-22/business/fi-985_1_triple-platinum
http://www.angelfire.com/rock/jem/realjem/jemid.html
http://www.rockjem.com/dolls1986.html#jem
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jem_(TV_series)
http://idwhasbro.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Jem_and_the_Holograms_(franchise)

Videos:
Jem (1985 – 1988)
www.imdb.com/title/tt0090461/

Images:
Jem Dolls, http://www.rockjem.com/dollsidentify.html
Art for G.I. Joe (1985–1986)
www.imdb.com/title/tt0086719/
Art for The Transformers (1984 – 1987)
www.imdb.com/title/tt0086817
Art for Hannah Montana (2006 – 2011)
www.imdb.com/title/tt0493093/
Various images, https://www.hasbro.com/en-gb/
Poster for Transformers (2007)
www.imdb.com/title/tt0418279/

Music:
"Two Finger Johnny" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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