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The
Top Selling
Albums of All Time!*
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This list, as of mid-2005, includes the top selling albums
up through that date. In the age of digital downloading,
it is even harder to track the numbers of sales that the
record companies keep. If we find an accurate way to list
newer sales, we'll list them here.
The numbers listed below are "educated estimates"
and generally accepted by trivia experts. |
| 1. |
28
Million - EAGLES/THEIR GREATEST HITS 1971 - 1975 - EAGLES
- ASYLUM |
| 2. |
27
Million - THRILLER - JACKSON, MICHAEL - EPIC |
| 3. |
23
Million - THE WALL - PINK FLOYD - COLUMBIA |
| 4. |
22
Million - LED ZEPPELIN IV - LED ZEPPELIN - ATLANTIC |
| 5. |
21
Million - BACK IN BLACK - AC/DC - EPIC |
| 6. |
21
Million - GREATEST HITS VOLUME I & VOLUME II - JOEL,
BILLY - COLUMBIA |
| 7. |
20
Million - COME ON OVER - TWAIN, SHANIA - MERCURY NASHVILLE |
| 8. |
19
Million - THE BEATLES - BEATLES, THE - APPLE |
| 9. |
19
Million - RUMOURS - FLEETWOOD MAC - WARNER BROS. |
| 10. |
17
Million - BOSTON - BOSTON - EPIC |
| 11. |
17
Million - THE BODYGUARD (SOUNDTRACK) - HOUSTON, WHITNEY
- ARISTA |
| 12. |
16
Million - THE BEATLES 1967 - 1970 - BEATLES, THE - APPLE |
| 13. |
16
Million - NO FENCES - BROOKS, GARTH - CAPITOL |
| 14. |
16
Million - HOTEL CALIFORNIA - EAGLES - ASYLUM |
| 15. |
16
Million - CRACKED REAR VIEW - HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH
- ATLANTIC |
| 16. |
16
Million - GREATEST HITS - JOHN, ELTON - MCA |
| 17. |
16
Million - JAGGED LITTLE PILL - MORISSETTE, ALANIS - MAVERICK |
| 18. |
15
Million - THE BEATLES 1962 - 1966 - BEATLES, THE - APPLE |
| 19. |
15
Million - SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (SOUNDTRACK) - BEE GEES
- RSO |
| 20. |
15
Million - DOUBLE LIVE - BROOKS, GARTH - CAPITOL NASHVILLE |
| 21. |
15
Million - APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION - GUNS 'N ROSES - GEFFEN |
| 22. |
15
Million - PHYSICAL GRAFFITI - LED ZEPPELIN - SWAN SONG |
| 23. |
15
Million - DARK SIDE OF THE MOON - PINK FLOYD - HARVEST |
| 24. |
15
Million - SUPERNATURAL - SANTANA - ARISTA |
| 25. |
15
Million - BORN IN THE U.S.A. - SPRINGSTEEN, BRUCE - COLUMBIA |
| 26. |
14
Million - BACKSTREET BOYS - BACKSTREET BOYS - JIVE |
| 27. |
14
Million - ROPIN' THE WIND - BROOKS, GARTH - CAPITOL |
| 28. |
14
Million - BAT OUT OF HELL - MEAT LOAF - CLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL |
| 29. |
14
Million - METALLICA - METALLICA - ELEKTRA |
| 30. |
14
Million - SIMON & GARFUNKEL'S GREATEST HITS - SIMON
& GARFUNKEL - COLUMBIA |
| 31. |
14
Million - ...BABY ONE MORE TIME - SPEARS, BRITNEY - JIVE |
| 32. |
13
Million - MILLENNIUM - BACKSTREET BOYS - JIVE |
| 33. |
13
Million - WHITNEY HOUSTON - HOUSTON, WHITNEY - ARISTA |
| 34. |
13
Million - GREATEST HITS 1974-1978 - MILLER, STEVE BAND
- CAPITOL |
| 35. |
13
Million - PURPLE RAIN (SOUNDTRACK) - PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION
- WARNER BROS. |
| 36. |
13
Million - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & E STREET BAND LIVE 1975
- '85 - SPRINGSTEEN, BRUCE - COLUMBIA |
| 37. |
12
Million - ABBEY ROAD - BEATLES, THE - APPLE |
| 38. |
12
Million - SLIPPERY WHEN WET - BON JOVI - MERCURY |
| 39. |
12
Million - II - BOYZ II MEN - MOTOWN |
| 40. |
12
Million - NO JACKET REQUIRED - COLLINS, PHIL - ATLANTIC |
| 41. |
12 Million - HYSTERIA - DEF LEPPARD
- MERCURY
|
| 42. |
12
Million - WIDE OPEN SPACES - DIXIE CHICKS - MONUMENT |
| 43. |
12
Million - BREATHLESS - KENNY G - ARISTA |
| 44. |
12
Million - LED ZEPPELIN II - LED ZEPPELIN - ATLANTIC |
| 45. |
12
Million - YOURSELF OR SOMEONE LIKE YOU - MATCHBOX TWENTY
- ATLANTIC |
| 46. |
12
Million - TEN - PEARL JAM - EPIC |
| 47. |
12
Million - KENNY ROGERS' GREATEST HITS - ROGERS, KENNY
- LIBERTY |
| 48. |
12
Million - HOT ROCKS - ROLLING STONES, THE - LONDON |
| 49. |
12
Million - FORREST GUMP - SOUNDTRACK - EPIC |
| 50. |
12
Million - THE WOMAN IN ME - TWAIN, SHANIA - MERCURY NASHVILLE |
| 51. |
11
Million - SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND - BEATLES,
THE - CAPITOL |
| 52. |
11
Million - HUMAN CLAY - CREED - WIND-UP RECORDS |
| 53. |
11
Million - FALLING INTO YOU - DION, CELINE - 550 MUSIC |
| 54. |
11
Million - EAGLES GREATEST HITS VOLUME II - EAGLES - ASYLUM |
| 55. |
11
Million - PIECES OF YOU - JEWEL - ATLANTIC |
| 56. |
11
Million - DEVIL WITHOUT A CAUSE - KID ROCK - LAVA |
| 57. |
11
Million - HOUSES OF THE HOLY - LED ZEPPELIN - ATLANTIC |
| 58. |
11
Million - NO STRINGS ATTACHED - 'N SYNC - JIVE |
| 59. |
11
Million - TITANIC - SOUNDTRACK - SONY CLASSICAL |
| 60 |
11
Million - DIRTY DANCING - SOUNDTRACK - RCA |
| 61. |
11
Million - JAMES TAYLOR'S GREATEST HITS - TAYLOR, JAMES
- WARNER BROS. |
| 62. |
11
Million - CRAZYSEXYCOOL - TLC - LAFACE |
| 63. |
11
Million - UP! - TWAIN, SHANIA - MERCURY NASHVILLE |
| 64. |
10
Million - AEROSMITH'S GREATEST HITS - AEROSMITH - COLUMBIA |
| 65. |
10
Million - 1 - BEATLES, THE - CAPITOL |
| 66. |
10
Million - THE HITS - BROOKS, GARTH - LIBERTY |
| 67. |
10
Million - DAYDREAM - CAREY, MARIAH - COLUMBIA |
| 68. |
10
Million - MUSIC BOX - CAREY, MARIAH - COLUMBIA |
| 69. |
10
Million - UNPLUGGED - CLAPTON, ERIC - REPRISE |
| 70. |
10
Million - PYROMANIA - DEF LEPPARD - MERCURY |
| 71. |
10
Million - LET'S TALK ABOUT LOVE - DION, CELINE - 550 MUSIC/EPIC |
| 72. |
10
Million - FLY - DIXIE CHICKS - MONUMENT |
| 73. |
10
Million - BEST OF THE DOOBIES - DOOBIE BROTHERS - WARNER
BROS. |
| 74. |
10
Million - DOOKIE - GREEN DAY - REPRISE |
| 75. |
10
Million - PLEASE HAMMER DON'T HURT 'EM - HAMMER - CAPITOL |
| 76. |
10
Million - THE STRANGER - JOEL, BILLY - COLUMBIA |
| 77. |
10
Million - COME AWAY WITH ME - JONES, NORAH - BLUE NOTE |
| 78. |
10
Million - GREATEST HITS - JOURNEY - COLUMBIA |
| 79. |
10
Million - TAPESTRY - KING, CAROLE - ODE |
| 80. |
10
Million - LED ZEPPELIN - LED ZEPPELIN - ATLANTIC |
| 81. |
10
Million - HYBRID THEORY - LINKIN PARK - WARNER BROS. |
| 82. |
10
Million - THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION - MADONNA - SIRE |
| 83. |
10
Million - LIKE A VIRGIN - MADONNA - SIRE |
| 84. |
10
Million - LEGEND - MARLEY, BOB & THE WAILERS - ISLAND |
| 85. |
10
Million - FAITH - MICHAEL, GEORGE - COLUMBIA |
| 86. |
10
Million - 'N SYNC - 'N SYNC - RCA |
| 87. |
10
Million - NEVERMIND - NIRVANA - DGC |
| 88. |
10
Million - TRAGIC KINGDOM - NO DOUBT - TRAUMA/INTERSCOPE |
| 89. |
10
Million - LIFE AFTER DEATH - NOTORIOUS B.I.G. - BAD BOY/ARISTA |
| 90. |
10
Million - SPEAKERBOXXX / THE LOVE BELOW - OUTKAST - SO
SO DEF |
| 91. |
10
Million - GREATEST HITS - PETTY, TOM & THE HEARTBREAKERS
- MCA |
| 92. |
10
Million - CAN'T SLOW DOWN - RICHIE, LIONEL - MOTOWN |
| 93. |
10
Million - THE LION KING - SOUNDTRACK - DISNEYLAND |
| 94. |
10
Million - OOPS!...I DID IT AGAIN - SPEARS, BRITNEY - JIVE |
| 95. |
10
Million - THE JOSHUA TREE - U2 - ISLAND |
| 96. |
10
Million - VAN HALEN - VAN HALEN - WARNER BROS. |
| 97 |
10
Million - 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) - VAN HALEN - WARNER BROS. |
| 98. |
10
Million - SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE - WONDER, STEVIE -
MOTOWN |
| 99. |
10
Million - ELIMINATOR - ZZ TOP - WARNER BROS. |
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