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List of best-selling albums

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This is a list of the world's best-selling albums of recorded music in physical mediums, such as vinyl, audio cassettes or compact discs. To appear on the list, the figure must have been published by a reliable source and the album must have sold at least 20 million copies and certified at least 10 million units (the equivalent of a diamond certification by the RIAA). This list can contain any types of album, including studio albums, extended plays, greatest hits, compilations, various artists, soundtracks and remixes. The figures given do not take into account the resale of used albums. Certified copies are sourced either from available online databases of local music industry associations or a country with an established certifying authority (see List of music recording certifications).

As a result of the methodology that the American and Canadian certification-awarding bodies (the RIAA and Music Canada respectively) use, each disc in a multi-disc set is counted as one unit toward certification, leading to many double albums on the list—such as Pink Floyd's The Wall and the Beatles' The Beatles (White Album) —being certified with a number double the number of copies sold there. Such albums have the certifications for the number of copies (not discs) shipped indicated. Conversely, the American certification level for double albums that fit onto one compact disc, such as the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack reflect the actual number of copies sold. In 2016, RIAA included streaming in addition to track sales and album sales based on the concept of album-equivalent unit for certification purposes, and certification therefore no longer reflects shipment alone. For example, in the update of the certification for Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) by the Eagles in August 2018, the album was certified 38× Platinum (increasing from the previous 29× Platinum certification in 2006) based on the new criteria, making it then the album with the highest certification in the United States.

Michael Jackson's Thriller, estimated to have sold 70 million copies worldwide, is the best-selling album ever. Jackson also has the highest number of albums on the list with five, Celine Dion has four, while the Beatles, Madonna, Whitney Houston and Pink Floyd each have three.

Groupings are based on different sales benchmarks, the highest being for claims of at least 40 million copies, and the lowest being for claims of 20–29 million copies. Albums are listed in order of number of copies sold. If two or more artists have the same claimed sales, they are then ranked by certified units and thereafter by the artist's last name. Markets' order within the table is based on the number of compact discs sold in each market, largest market at the top and smallest at the bottom. Entries without references will be deleted immediately, per Wikipedia:Reliable sources !--

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40 million copies or more

*All sales figures are shown in millions

ArtistAlbumReleasedGenreTotal certified copies
(from available markets)*Reported sales*
Thriller1982Pop, post-disco, funk, rock51.3
AC/DCBack in Black1980Hard rock31.2
/ Various artistsThe Bodyguard1992R&B, soul, pop, soundtrack29.7
Pink FloydThe Dark Side of the Moon1973Progressive rock25.6
EaglesTheir Greatest Hits (1971–1975)1976Country rock, soft rock, folk rock43.2
EaglesHotel California1976Soft rock33.8
Come On Over1997Country, pop30.7
Fleetwood MacRumours1977Soft rock30.3
Meat LoafBat Out of Hell1977Hard rock, glam rock, progressive rock22
Bee Gees / Various artistsSaturday Night Fever1977Disco22.1

30–39 million copies

*All sales figures are shown in millions

ArtistAlbumReleasedGenreTotal certified copies
(from available markets)*Claimed sales*
Led ZeppelinLed Zeppelin IV1971Hard rock, heavy metal, folk rock30.4
Bad1987Pop, R&B, funk, rock{{Hidden21.5* US: 11 million35
Jagged Little Pill1995Alternative rock26.4
Various artistsDirty Dancing1987Pop, rock, R&B24.1
Falling into You1996Pop, soft rock21.1
Dangerous1991New jack swing, R&B, pop17.0
Adele212011Pop, soul30.4
12000Rock23.2
MetallicaMetallica1991Heavy metal27
Let's Talk About Love1997Pop, soft rock20.5
and the WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley & The Wailers1984Reggae25.9
NirvanaNevermind1991Grunge, alternative rock24.8
Guns N' RosesAppetite for Destruction1987Hard rock22.8
Born in the U.S.A.1984Heartland rock22
ABBAGold: Greatest Hits1992Pop, disco21.9
Dire StraitsBrothers in Arms1985Roots rock, blues rock, soft rock21.1
MadonnaThe Immaculate Collection1990Pop, dance21
SantanaSupernatural1999Latin rock20.8
Pink FloydThe Wall1979Progressive rock19.2
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band1967Rock18.3
Abbey Road1969Rock16.9

20–29 million copies

*All sales figures are shown in millions

ArtistAlbumReleasedGenreTotal certified copies
(from available markets)*Claimed sales*
Come Away with Me2002Acoustic pop19.9
Various artistsGrease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture1978Rock and roll20*US: 13 million
Mariah CareyMusic Box1993Pop, R&B28
EminemThe Eminem Show2002Hip hop19.1
Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture1997Film score18.1
Unplugged1992Acoustic rock, acoustic blues17
QueenGreatest Hits1981Rock20.6
...Baby One More Time1999Pop20.1
Bon JoviSlippery When Wet1986Hard rock, glam metal18.3
JourneyGreatest Hits1988Rock, hard rock, pop rock18.3
Whitney Houston1985Pop, R&B17.7
No Jacket Required1985Pop rock17.7
EminemThe Marshall Mathers LP2000Hip hop17.5
Linkin ParkHybrid Theory2000Nu metal, rap metal, alternative metal17.2
U2The Joshua Tree1987Rock16.7
Prince and The RevolutionPurple Rain1984Pop rock, new wave, R&B15.7
Tapestry1971Pop15.1
MadonnaTrue Blue1986Pop, dance14.5
Faith1987Pop, R&B, funk, soul13.9
Simon & GarfunkelBridge over Troubled Water1970Folk rock12.5
Greatest Hits1974Pop19.1
Backstreet BoysMillennium1999Pop18.4
Adele252015Soul, pop, R&B20
Spice GirlsSpice1996Pop16.4
Ace of BaseHappy Nation/The Sign1993Pop14.4
Green DayAmerican Idiot2004Punk rock{{hidden11.6* US: 6 million23
HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I1995R&B, pop, hip hop15.2
All the Way... A Decade of Song1999Pop14.4
Oasis(What's the Story) Morning Glory?1995Britpop, rock11.6
MadonnaLike a Virgin1984Pop, dance16.2
Bon JoviCross Road1994Hard rock, glam metal15
Green DayDookie1994Pop punk, punk rock, alternative rock24.6
Hootie & the BlowfishCracked Rear View1994Roots rock, heartland rock23.2
Elvis' Christmas Album1957Christmas, pop, gospel, rock and roll20.8
BostonBoston1976Arena rock, hard rock18.1
Daydream1995Pop, R&B15.2
Whitney1987Pop, R&B14.5
The Woman in Me1995Country, pop14.5
Oops!... I Did It Again2000Pop14.4
Def LeppardHysteria1987Hard rock, glam metal13.9
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill1998Neo Soul, R&B, Hip Hop13.7
Tracy Chapman1988Folk rock13.3
Off the Wall1979Disco, pop, funk, R&B12.8
Can't Slow Down1983Pop, R&B, soul12.3
The Colour of My Love1993Pop11.1
Pink FloydWish You Were Here1975Progressive rock10.9
Romanza1997Operatic pop10.1
Back to Black2006R&B, soul, jazz10

Timeline of the best-selling albums

Year record setArtistAlbumRecord-setting sales
(millions)Total sales
(millions)
1945Various ArtistsOklahoma! (78 rpm album)0.51.0
After 1946The Jolson Story1
1956Various ArtistsOklahoma! (LP album)1.752.5
1956/1957Various ArtistsMy Fair Lady25
1960Various ArtistsSouth Pacific2.253
1963The First Family47.5
1968Various ArtistsThe Sound of Music8
1969In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida830
1973Tapestry10+
1975/1976Various ArtistsThe Sound of Music10–15
1976Tapestry13.525
1979Bee Gees/Various ArtistsSaturday Night Fever25–2740
1984Thriller3570

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Best-selling album by year worldwide

The charts of the best-selling albums by year in the world are compiled by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry annually since 2001. These charts are published in their two annual reports, the Digital Music Report and the Recording Industry in Numbers. Both the Digital Music Report and the Recording Industry in Numbers were replaced in 2016 by the Global Music Report.

In 2022, for sales of albums in 2021, IFPI reported three formats of sales chart, the Global all-format chart which includes all physical sales, digital downloads and streaming numbers, newly created Global vinyl album chart counting vinyl physical sales, combination of physical sales and digital downloads as Global album sales chart.

YearAlbumArtist(s)Sales
(millions)
2001Hybrid TheoryLinkin Park9.0
2002The Eminem ShowEminem13.9
2003Come Away with Me11.0
2004ConfessionsUsher12.0
2005X&YColdplay8.3
2006High School MusicalVarious Artists7.0
2007High School Musical 26.0
2008Viva la Vida or Death and All His FriendsColdplay6.8
2009I Dreamed a Dream8.3
2010RecoveryEminem5.7
201121Adele18.1
20128.3
2013Midnight MemoriesOne Direction4.0
2014FrozenVarious Artists10.0
201525Adele17.4
2016LemonadeBeyoncé2.5
2017÷6.1
2018The Greatest Showman& Various Artists3.5
20195x20 All the Best!! 1999–2019Arashi3.3
2020Map of the Soul: 7BTS4.8
202130Adele4.7
2022Greatest Works of ArtJay Chou7.2
2023FMLSeventeen6.4
2024The Tortured Poets DepartmentTaylor Swift5.6

Notes

  • United States: 1958
  • Japan: 1989
  • Germany: 1975
  • United Kingdom: 1973
  • France: 1973
  • Canada: 1975
  • Australia: 1997
  • Brazil: 1990
  • Netherlands: 1978
  • Italy: 2009
  • Spain: 1979
  • Sweden: 1987
  • Norway: 1993
  • Denmark: 2001
  • Switzerland: 1989
  • Mexico: 1999
  • Argentina: 1980
  • Belgium: 1995
  • Austria: 1990
  • Poland: 1995
  • Finland: 1971
  • Ireland: 2005
  • New Zealand: July 1978
  • Portugal: 2004
  • before 1975 are required to have their claimed sales figures supported by 30% in certified units.
  • between 1975 and 1990 are required to have their claimed figures supported by 30–50% in certified units. (That is 1.33% for each additional year after 1975.)
  • between 1990 and 2000 are required to have their claimed figures supported by 50–60% in certified units. (That is 1% for each additional year after 1990.)
  • in 2000 and onwards are required to have their claimed figures supported by 60–80% in certified units. (That is 1.33% for each additional year after 2000.)

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