If You Have Any Of These Classic Vinyl Records, You're Actually Holding On To a Small Fortune

Cher, Believe

Cher's 1998 comeback, Believe, is a heavily autotuned anthem. She sold 11 million copies of the pop hit and became the oldest female artist to earn that sort of chart-topping success. Her use of autotune was inspired by Andrew Roachfield, who used a vocoder in his music. 

Band-Aid, Do They Know It's Christmas

This iconic supergroup features members of U2, Duran Duran, Culture Club, and more. The benefit song, Do They Know It's Christmas, was recorded as a means to donate to the famine in Ethiopia. It sold 11.7 million copies.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.