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The All-Time Top Selling Albums
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
Apple iTunes
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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