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| align="center" | [[2Pac]] || align="center" | ''[[The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory]]'' || align="center" | 1996 || align="center" | Rap & Hip Hop || align="center" | 28 || align="center" |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hollywood.premiere.com/music_artists/celebrity-trivia-Tupac+Shakur |title=Tupac Shakur |publisher=Hollywood Premiere </ref> |
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| align="center" | [[ABBA]] || align="center" | ''[[ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits]]'' || align="center" | 1992 || align="center" | Pop || align="center" | 26 || align="center" |<ref name="Irish independent">{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/abba-the--mamma-mia-story-1422477.html|title=ABBA: The Mamma Mia Story |publisher=The Irish Independent|accessdate=2008-06-28}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 00:29, 18 July 2009
This is a list of the world's best-selling albums. The criteria are that the figure must have been published by a reliable source and the album must have sold at least 20 million copies worldwide. Most albums have conflicting estimates of sales figures. In this list the highest sales figure reported for an album is added to the list. Groupings are based on different sales benchmarks, the highest being for claims of at least 100 million copies, and the lowest being for claims of 20–25 million copies. Albums are listed in order of number of copies sold and thereafter by the artist's first name. This list can contain any type of album, including studio, greatest hits, compilation, various artists, soundtrack and remix.
A number of issues make exact figures difficult to calculate, historical data before the 1980s and from developing countries are also incomplete. Additionally fans, record companies and the media are prone to exaggerating sales figures to boost the image of the relevant act.
Thriller is the best selling album of all time; though sales figures for the album vary, the album is cited as selling as many as 110 million copies worldwide.[1]
Over 100 million copies
Artist | Album | Released | Genre | Sales (millions) | Source |
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Michael Jackson | Thriller | 1982 | Pop / R&B / Rock | 110 | [1][2][3][4] |
40–49 million copies
Artist | Album | Released | Genre | Sales (millions) | Source |
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AC/DC | Back in Black | 1980 | Rock | 45 | [5] |
Meat Loaf | Bat out of Hell | 1977 | Rock | 43 | [6] |
Eagles | Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) | 1976 | Rock | 42 | [7] |
Various artists | Dirty Dancing | 1987 | Dance / Pop | 42 | [8] |
Whitney Houston / Various artists | The Bodyguard | 1992 | Pop / R&B | 42 | [9] |
Andrew Lloyd Webber | The Phantom of the Opera | 1986 | Stage musical | 40 | [10] |
Backstreet Boys | Millennium | 1999 | Pop | 40 | [11][12] |
Bee Gees / Various artists | Saturday Night Fever | 1977 | Disco | 40 | [13] |
Fleetwood Mac | Rumours | 1977 | Rock | 40 | [14] |
Pink Floyd | The Dark Side of the Moon | 1973 | Rock | 40 | [15] |
31–39 million copies
Artist | Album | Released | Genre | Sales (millions) | Source |
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Shania Twain | Come On Over | 1997 | Country / Pop | 39 | [13] |
Led Zeppelin | Led Zeppelin IV | 1971 | Rock | 37 | [16] |
Alanis Morissette | Jagged Little Pill | 1995 | Rock | 33 | [17] |
The Beatles | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | 1967 | Rock | 32 | [13] |
Céline Dion | Falling into You | 1996 | Pop | 32 | [13] |
Mariah Carey | Music Box | 1993 | Pop / R&B | 32 | [18] |
Michael Jackson | Dangerous | 1991 | Pop / R&B | 32 | [19] |
The Beatles | 1 | 2000 | Rock | 31 | [20] |
Celine Dion | Let's Talk About Love | 1997 | Pop | 31 | [13] |
26–30 million copies
Artist | Album | Released | Genre | Sales (millions) | Source |
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Backstreet Boys | Backstreet Boys | 1997 | Pop | 30 | [21] |
The Beatles | Abbey Road | 1969 | Rock | 30 | [13] |
Bee Gees | Spirits Having Flown | 1979 | Disco / Pop | 30 | [22] |
Bruce Springsteen | Born in the U.S.A. | 1984 | Rock | 30 | [23] |
James Horner | Titanic | 1997 | Soundtrack | 30 | [24] |
Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms | 1985 | Rock | 30 | [25] |
Michael Jackson | Bad | 1987 | Pop / R&B | 30 | [26] |
Various artists | Grease | 1978 | Pop | 28 | [27] |
Bon Jovi | Slippery When Wet | 1986 | Rock | 28 | [28] |
Guns N' Roses | Appetite for Destruction | 1987 | Rock | 28 | [29] |
2Pac | The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory | 1996 | Rap & Hip Hop | 28 | [30] |
ABBA | ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits | 1992 | Pop | 26 | [31] |
Hootie & the Blowfish | Cracked Rear View | 1994 | Alternative rock | 26 | [32] |
Nirvana | Nevermind | 1991 | Grunge/Rock | 26 | [33] |
20–25 million copies
Colors | |
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Studio Albums | |
Greatest Hits & Compilation | |
Soundtracks |
Best-selling albums by country
See also
- List of best-selling music artists
- List of best-selling singles worldwide
- List of best-selling remix albums worldwide
- RIAA certification
- Record company
- Record industry
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