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List of fastest-selling albums

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This is a list of the fastest-selling albums in global recorded music. To appear on the list, the figure must have been published by a reliable source and all sales must have occurred in the first week of release. This list may include any type of album, including studio albums, extended plays, greatest hits, compilations, soundtracks and remixes. Market order within the article is ranked alphabetically. Albums within each table are listed in order of the number of copies sold and thereafter by the artist's first name.

Argentina

YearAlbumArtistSalesRef.1997
Romances

Brazil

YearAlbumArtistSalesRef.1987
Xegundo Xou da XuxaXuxaurl=https://memoria.bn.gov.br/docreader/DocReader.aspx?bib=325538_01&pagfis=18796title=Rápidasdate=June 14, 1987publisher=Correio de Notíciaslanguage=braccess-date=January 24, 2026}}

Cameroon

YearAlbumArtistSalesRef.1996
Class F/MPetit-Paysurl=https://www.camerounweb.com/CameroonHomePage/entertainment/Petit-Pays-l-artiste-qui-a-le-plus-vendu-d-album-en-une-journ-e-508699title=Petit Pays, l'artiste qui a le plus vendu d'album en une journéedate=April 28, 2020publisher=Camerounweblanguage=fraccess-date=August 8, 2023}}

Canada

YearAlbumArtistSalesRef.20151997199920032000200220022024200820062005
25Adeletitle=Adele Becomes First Act Ever To Sell 1 m in Two Separate Weeksdate=December 4, 2015url=http://www.noise11.com/news/music-news-adele-becomes-first-act-ever-to-sell-1m-in-two-separate-weeks-20151205publisher=Noise11.comaccess-date=December 5, 2015url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190308080818/http://www.noise11.com/news/music-news-adele-becomes-first-act-ever-to-sell-1m-in-two-separate-weeks-20151205archive-date=8 March 2019}}
Let's Talk About Love
MillenniumBackstreet Boysurl=http://www.reocities.com/bsbjenn/a/248.htmltitle=Backstreet falls short of recordauthor=Cantin, Paulpublisher=Canoe Jam!date=November 29, 2000access-date=November 1, 2012archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002451/http://www.reocities.com/bsbjenn/a/248.htmlarchive-date=March 4, 2016url-status=dead}}
Star AcadémieStar Académie
Black & BlueBackstreet Boys
Up!
title=Taylor Swift Smashes Canadian Records with 'The Tortured Poets Department' Exclaim!url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/taylor-swift-smashes-canadian-records-with-the-tortured-poets-departmentaccess-date=May 4, 2024website=Taylor Swift Smashes Canadian Records with 'The Tortured Poets Department' Exclaim!}}
Black IceAC/DC
I Think of You
X&YColdplay

Chile

YearAlbumArtistSalesRef.1994
Segundo Romance

China

YearAlbumArtistSalesRef.2022
Greatest Works of Arturl=https://variety.com/2022/music/artists/jay-chou-album-greatest-works-of-art-1235330408/title=Jay Chou's New Album 'Greatest Works of Art' Is the Star's Most Ambitious Projectdate=August 1, 2022magazine=Varietyaccess-date=September 23, 2023first=Lilylast=Ooi}}

Colombia

YearAlbumArtistSalesRef.19972013201320092007
Tengo Feurl=https://www.nacion.com/archivo/arrasador/VWP5EIC3WBCIRKVVTYGKKGSEDM/story/title=¡Arrasador!url-access=subscriptionlanguage=eswork=La Nacióndate=August 30, 1997access-date=January 14, 2023quote=Disco de platino en Colombia son 60.000 unidades, pero, en el primer día de ventas, Carlos salió con séxtuple disco de platino}}
Loco de AmorJuanesurl=https://www.rcnradio.com/entretenimiento/el-proceso-de-paz-con-las-farc-es-historicamente-necesario-juanes-123943title="El proceso de paz con las Farc es históricamente necesario": Juaneslanguage=espublisher=RCN Radiodate=March 15, 2014access-date=January 12, 2023}}
Corazón Profundo
Clásicos de la Provincia II
La Llave de Mi Corazon

Denmark

YearAlbumArtistSalesRef.2008
Show the WorldMartinurl=https://ekstrabladet.dk/musik/dkmusiknyt/article4333815.ecetitle=36.000 har købt Martindate=June 5, 2008newspaper=Ekstra Bladetlanguage=daaccess-date=September 20, 2023first=Thomaslast=Treo}}

France

YearAlbumArtistSalesRef.20182002201620132015201220112015
Mon Pays C'est l'Amoururl=http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Johnny-Hallyday/news-108412.htmltitle="Mon pays c'est l'amour" : Johnny Hallyday, numéro un des ventes, brise un record historiquetrans-title="My country is love": Johnny Hallyday, number one in sales, breaks a historic recordlast=Goncalvesfirst=Juliendate=October 26, 2018website=chartsinfrance.netlanguage=fraccess-date=October 23, 2021archive-date=March 6, 2019archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306022738/http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Johnny-Hallyday/news-108412.htmlurl-status=live}}
À la Vie, À la Mort!
Encore un Soir
Random Access MemoriesDaft Punk
25Adele
Monkey Me
Bleu Noir
Interstellaires

Germany

YearAlbumArtistSalesRef.2007201720152019
12url=https://www.kleinezeitung.at/kultur/5221128/Bester-Start-seit-15-Jahren_300000-verkaufte-Alben_Rekordstarttitle=300.000 verkaufte Alben: Rekordstart für "Helene Fischer"date=May 19, 2017work=Der Spiegellanguage=deaccess-date=December 19, 2020archive-date=June 24, 2018archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624204605/https://www.kleinezeitung.at/kultur/5221128/Bester-Start-seit-15-Jahren_300000-verkaufte-Alben_Rekordstarturl-status=live}}
Helene Fischer
25Adeleurl=http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/musik/adele-und-25-bester-albumstart-in-deutschland-seit-acht-jahren-a-1064966.htmltitle=Neues Album "25": Adele gelingt das Triple in Deutschlanddate=November 27, 2015work=Der Spiegellanguage=deaccess-date=November 27, 2015archive-date=November 18, 2017archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171118104018/http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/musik/adele-und-25-bester-albumstart-in-deutschland-seit-acht-jahren-a-1064966.htmlurl-status=live}}
UntitledRammsteinurl=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/news/item/651-rammstein-mit-startrekord-auf-platz-eins-der-offiziellen-deutschen-charttitle=Rammstein Mit Startrekord Auf Platz Eins Der Offizilen Deutschen Chartstrans-title=Rammstein Start With A Number One Record On The Official German Chartsdate=May 24, 2019website=www.offiziellecharts.delanguage=dearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023231137/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/news/item/651-rammstein-mit-startrekord-auf-platz-eins-der-offiziellen-deutschen-chartarchive-date=October 23, 2021url-status=liveaccess-date=October 23, 2021}}

Greece

YearAlbumArtistSalesRef.1998
Antidotourl=https://like.philenews.com/celebrities/music/anna-vissi-to-almpoym-antidoto-epanakykloforei-se-vinylio/date=January 25, 2021language=eltitle=Άννα Βίσση: Το άλμπουμ «Αντίδοτο» επανακυκλοφορεί σε βινύλιο!work=Phileleftherosaccess-date=August 14, 2023}}

Ireland

YearAlbumArtistSalesRef.1998
U2Not disclosed

Japan

YearAlbumArtistSalesRef.2001200119981998200220001999199719962002
Distanceurl=http://www.geocities.jp/object_ori/010409a.htmltitle=Japan's Top Selling Albumsauthor=Oricondate=April 9, 2001access-date=October 25, 2012language=jaarchive-date=November 8, 2012archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108162053/http://www.geocities.jp/object_ori/010409a.htmlurl-status=live}}
A Best
B'z The Best "Pleasure"B'zurl=http://www.geocities.jp/object_ori/980601a.htmltitle=Japan's Top Selling Albumsauthor=Oricondate=June 1, 1998access-date=October 25, 2012language=jaarchive-date=October 25, 2012archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025161811/http://www.geocities.jp/object_ori/980601a.htmlurl-status=live}}
B'z The Best "Treasure"url=http://www.geocities.jp/object_ori/980928a.htmltitle=Japan's Top Selling Albumsauthor=Oricondate=September 28, 1998access-date=October 25, 2012language=jaarchive-date=November 8, 2012archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108163558/http://www.geocities.jp/object_ori/980928a.htmlurl-status=live}}
Deep Riverurl=http://www.geocities.jp/object_ori/020701a.htmltitle=Japan's Top Selling Albumsauthor=Oricondate=July 1, 2002access-date=October 25, 2012language=jaarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108163346/http://www.geocities.jp/object_ori/020701a.htmlarchive-date=November 8, 2012url-status=dead}}
Delicious Wayurl=http://www.geocities.jp/object_ori/000710a.htmltitle=Japan's Top Selling Albumsauthor=Oricondate=July 10, 2000access-date=October 25, 2012language=jaarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022041059/http://www.geocities.jp/object_ori/000710a.htmlarchive-date=October 22, 2012url-status=dead}}
First Loveurl=http://www.geocities.jp/object_ori/990322a.htmltitle=Japan's Top Selling Albumsauthor=Oricondate=March 22, 1999access-date=October 25, 2012language=jaarchive-date=November 8, 2012archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108181752/http://www.geocities.jp/object_ori/990322a.htmlurl-status=live}}
ReviewGlayurl=http://www.geocities.jp/object_ori/971013a.htmltitle=Japan's Top Selling Albumsauthor=Oricondate=October 13, 1997access-date=October 25, 2012language=jaarchive-date=November 8, 2012archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108164539/http://www.geocities.jp/object_ori/971013a.htmlurl-status=live}}
Sweet 19 Bluesurl=http://www.geocities.jp/object_ori/960805a.htmltitle=Japan's Top Selling Albumsauthor=Oricondate=August 5, 1996access-date=October 25, 2012language=jaarchive-date=November 8, 2012archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108181112/http://www.geocities.jp/object_ori/960805a.htmlurl-status=live}}
I Am...url=http://www.geocities.jp/object_ori/020114a.htmltitle=Japan's Top Selling Albumsauthor=Oricondate=January 14, 2002access-date=October 25, 2012language=jaarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220152717/http://www.geocities.jp/object_ori/020114a.htmlarchive-date=December 20, 2016url-status=dead}}

Mexico

YearAlbumArtistSalesRef.1990199419971996200420082005
20 Añosurl=https://www.telemundo.com/shows/luis-miguel-la-serie/luis-miguel-celebra-36-anos-de-carrera-con-exitoso-concierto-en-la-ciudad-de-mexico-foto-tmna2714031title=Luis Miguel celebra 36 años de carrera con exitoso concierto en la Ciudad de Méxicowork=La Prensadate=April 16, 2018language=esaccess-date=May 12, 2022}}
Segundo Romance
Romances
Nada Es Igual...
México en la Pielurl=https://www.newspapers.com/image/331638171/url-access=subscriptiontitle=Disco de Luis Miguel registra altas ventas en Latinoaméricadate=November 19, 2004work=La Fronterapage=6Blanguage=esarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522151854/https://www.newspapers.com/image/331638171/archive-date=May 22, 2022url-status=liveaccess-date=May 21, 2022}}
Cómplicesurl=https://www.ultimahora.com/luis-miguel-vende-un-dia-320000-copias-complices-n114028.htmltitle=Luis Miguel vende en un día 320.000 copias de "Cómplices"date=May 6, 2008work=Última Horalanguage=esarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107020100/https://www.ultimahora.com/luis-miguel-vende-un-dia-320000-copias-complices-n114028.htmlarchive-date=January 7, 2022url-status=liveaccess-date=May 12, 2022}}
Nuestro AmorRBDurl=https://www.proquest.com/docview/377631497title=La tele catapulta vocesdate=October 30, 2005access-date=September 14, 2023page=6newspaper=Palabrafirst=Andrealast=Beltranid=language=esurl-access=subscription}}

New Zealand

YearAlbumArtistSalesRef.201520092013
25Adeleurl=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11552382title=Adele breaks NZ record with new albumwork=The New Zealand Heralddate=November 27, 2015access-date=November 27, 2015archive-date=July 19, 2018archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719113551/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11552382url-status=live}}
I Dreamed a Dream
Pure HeroineLordeurl=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/lordes-pure-heroine-goes-1-platinum-in-first-week/HZSD3LYUBZPT72FEDTNHQL5DAI/title=Lorde's Pure Heroine goes #1, platinum in first weeknewspaper=The New Zealand Heralddate=4 October 2013access-date=12 December 2025url-access=subscriptionarchive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20201010000943/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/lordes-pure-heroine-goes-1-platinum-in-first-week/HZSD3LYUBZPT72FEDTNHQL5DAI/url-status=livearchive-date=2020-10-10}}

Netherlands

YearAlbumArtistSalesRef.2015
25AdeleNot disclosedurl=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11552382title=Adele breaks NZ record with new albumwork=The New Zealand Heralddate=November 27, 2015access-date=November 27, 2015archive-date=July 19, 2018archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719113551/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11552382url-status=live}}

Sierra Leone

YearAlbumArtistSalesRef.20142016
Home and AwayEmmersonurl=https://sierraexpressmedia.com/?p=64367title=Emmerson's New Album On Course To Break Record Salesdate=2014access-date=April 26, 2024work=Sierra Express}}
Survivorurl=https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-06-02-sierra-leone-music-in-the-time-after-ebola/title=Sierra Leone: Music in the time after Eboladate=June 2, 2016access-date=April 26, 2024work=Daily Maverickfirst=Jamielast=Hitchen}}

Spain

YearAlbumArtistSalesRef.2000200220032000
El Alma al Aire
Corazón Latinourl=https://books.google.com/books?id=0A8EAAAAMBAJ&q=David+Bisbal&pg=PA83title=Operación David Bisbaldate=March 13, 2004access-date=March 4, 2023page=83magazine=Billboardfirst=Leilalast=Coboauthor-link=Leila Cobo}}
Divorciourl=https://books.google.com/books?id=TxJZAAAAIBAJ&q=Julio+Iglesias&pg=PA39&article_id=5479,3302459#v=onepagetitle=Julio Iglesias still singing songs of lovedate=February 13, 2004access-date=September 13, 2023page=39newspaper=The Victoria Advocatefirst=Adrianlast=Sainz}}
Alma Caribeñaurl=https://prensahistorica.mcu.es/es/catalogo_imagenes/grupo.do?path=823538&idImagen=2013420471&idBusqueda=15848&posicion=77&presentacion=paginatitle=Gloria Estefan une el ritmo del Caribedate=May 21, 2000access-date=March 3, 2024page=11newspaper=La Tribunafirst=Carloslast=del Amoquote=En tan sólo dos días, Gloria Estefan vendió en España más de 150.000 copias de este Alma Caribeña}}

South Korea

YearAlbumArtistSalesRef.2023202320232023202020242022202320202023
Seventeenth HeavenSeventeenurl=http://www.osen.co.kr/article/G1112212486script-title=ko:세븐틴, K팝 아티스트 최초 초동 500만 돌파…펜타 밀리언셀러trans-title=Seventeen becomes the first K-pop artist to surpass 5 million initial sales... Penta Million Sellerlast=Jangfirst=Woo-youngdate=October 30, 2023work=Osenlanguage=koarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030020150/http://www.osen.co.kr/article/G1112212486archive-date=October 30, 2023url-status=liveaccess-date=October 30, 2023}}
5-StarStray Kidsurl=https://www.raonnews.com/news/article.html?no=14178script-title=ko:스트레이키즈, 놀라운 음반 파워…'461만장' K팝 초동판매량 신기록trans-title=Stray Kids, Amazing Album Power… '4.61 Million Copies' K-Pop Record in Initial Chodong Saleslast=Jangfirst=Seul-gidate=June 9, 2023work=Raon Newslanguage=koarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609045707/https://www.raonnews.com/news/article.html?no=14178archive-date=June 9, 2023url-status=liveaccess-date=June 9, 2023}}
FMLSeventeen
ISTJNCT Dream
Map of the Soul: 7BTS
17 Is Right HereSeventeen
ProofBTS
GoldenJung Kookurl=https://mydaily.co.kr/page/view/2023111021233841401script-title=ko:방탄소년단 정국, '골든' 초동 243만장 돌파…역대 K-팝 솔로 1위 [공식]trans-title=BTS Jungkook's 'Golden' album exceeds 2.43 million copies in the first week... No. 1 K-Pop Solo of All Time [Official]last=Kangfirst=Da-yoondate=November 10, 2023work=My Dailylanguage=koarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110140550/https://mydaily.co.kr/page/view/2023111021233841401archive-date=November 10, 2023url-status=liveaccess-date=November 10, 2023}}
BeBTSurl=http://mstoo.asiae.co.kr/article.php?aid=68950965968script-title=ko:"어나더레벨" 방탄소년단, 'BE' 초동만으로 매출 890억 잭팟 [ST이슈]trans-title=[ST Issue] "Another level" BTS, an 89 billion jackpot just from the initial sales of 'BE'last=Yoonfirst=Hye-youngdate=November 27, 2020work=Sports Todaylanguage=koarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128060537/http://mstoo.asiae.co.kr/article.php?aid=68950965968archive-date=November 28, 2020url-status=liveaccess-date=January 10, 2021}}
The Name Chapter: FreefallTXTurl=https://www.breaknews.com/993572script-title=ko:투모로우바이투게더, 정규 3집 225만장 돌파..2연속 초동 '더블 밀리언셀러'trans-title=Tomorrow X Together has surpassed 2.25 million copies of its third full-length album..2nd consecutive initial "Double Million Seller"last=Parkfirst=Dong-jedate=October 20, 2023work=Break Newslanguage=koarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021034631/https://www.breaknews.com/993572archive-date=October 21, 2023url-status=liveaccess-date=October 29, 2023}}

United Kingdom

YearAlbumArtistSalesRef.2015199720171963201020052008202520092003
25Adeleurl=http://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/adele-scrubbed-oasiss-now-uk-record-books-bit-complicated/title=Adele has (sort of) scrubbed Oasis's Be Here Now from UK record books. But it's complicated.date=November 27, 2015website=Music Business Worldwidearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151129043239/http://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/adele-scrubbed-oasiss-now-uk-record-books-bit-complicated/archive-date=November 29, 2015url-status=liveaccess-date=November 28, 2015}}
Be Here NowOasis
With the Beatles
ProgressTake That
X&YColdplay
Take That
I Dreamed a Dream
Life for RentDido

Notes

  • Be Here Now (1997) by Oasis debuted at number one based on three-day sales of 696,000 copies, while its first full week actually totaled 813,000 copies.
  • 25 (2015) by Adele sold 439,000 copies in its second week of availability, followed by 450,000 in its fifth.

United States

Before 1991

YearAlbumArtistSalesRef.196319701987196819841986197519711965
John Fitzgerald Kennedy – A Memorial Albumtitle=Guinness Book of World Records 1975url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Rv26phaJLUAC&q=%224,000,000%20copies%22last=McWhirterfirst=Alan R.publisher=Sterlingpage=241year=1975isbn = 9780806900124access-date=February 21, 2013}}
Let It Be
Bad
Purple RainPrince
Live/1975–85
Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
Music
Rubber Soul

Since 1991

YearAlbumArtistSalesRef.20252015200020242001200020002023200220002014201720122005202219992011200419982000201020042008
title=Taylor Swift Achieves Solo Artist Record 15th No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 With 'The Life of a Showgirl'url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/taylor-swift-life-of-a-showgirl-number-one-billboard-200/last=Caulfieldfirst=Keithmagazine=Billboarddate=October 13, 2025access-date=October 13, 2025}}
25Adeleurl=https://www.billboard.com/photos/426851/albums-that-sold-1-million-in-one-weektitle=Albums That Sold 1 Million in One Weekauthor=date=October 23, 2012magazine=Billboardarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512075011/https://www.billboard.com/photos/426851/albums-that-sold-1-million-in-one-weekarchive-date=May 12, 2018url-status=liveaccess-date=October 23, 2021}}
No Strings AttachedNSYNC
last1=Caulfieldfirst1=Keithtitle=Taylor Swift Makes Historic Debut at No. 1 on Billboard 200 With 'The Tortured Poets Department'url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/taylor-swift-tortured-poets-department-debut-number-one-billboard-200-chart/third-largest-sales-week-in-the-modern-era/magazine=Billboardaccess-date=28 April 2024date=28 April 2024}}
CelebrityNSYNC
Eminem
Black & BlueBackstreet Boys
1989 (Taylor's Version)
Eminem
Oops!... I Did It Again
1989
Reputation
Red
50 Cent
Midnights
MillenniumBackstreet Boys
Born This Way
ConfessionsUsher
Double Live
Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored WaterLimp Bizkit
Speak Now
Feels Like Home
Lil Wayne

Notes

  • The Bodyguard (1992) by Whitney Houston sold 1.06 million copies in its Christmas week.
  • 1 (2000) by the Beatles sold 1.25 million copies in its Christmas week.
  • Encore (2004) by Eminem sold 1.58 million copies in its first ten days of availability, after an abbreviated three-day first week.
  • 25 (2015) by Adele sold 1.11 million copies in its second week of availability, followed by 1.16 million in its fifth.

Worldwide

Sales based in a single territory
YearAlbumArtistSales/ShipmentsRef.1991198720152025199520232022200520002002202320231963202020002023200519682010200820012001200019982001202219982000199820232000202420232020199820222002
Dangerous
Bad
25Adele
The Life Of A ShowgirlTaylor Swift5,500,000[131]
HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I
Seventeenth HeavenSeventeen
Greatest Works of Art
X&YColdplaydate=June 7, 2008title=Coldplay Join Hotbed of UK Talent in USurl=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2008/2008-06-07-Music-Week.pdfurl-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251012151341/https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2008/2008-06-07-Music-Week.pdfarchive-date=October 12, 2025access-date=January 25, 2026magazine=Music Weekpages=6–7}}
Black & BlueBackstreet Boys
Elvis: 30 #1 Hits
5-StarStray Kids
FMLSeventeen
John Fitzgerald Kennedy – A Memorial Album
Map of the Soul: 7BTS
1
ISTJNCT Dream
Confessions on a Dance FloorMadonna
Michael
Viva la Vida or Death and All His FriendsColdplay
Invincible
Distance
MusicMadonnaurl=https://books.google.com/books?id=uhAEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Madonna&pg=PA8title=WMI Sets Record With 'Music'date=October 7, 2000magazine=Billboardaccess-date=April 22, 2024page=8}}
Ray of Lighturl=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/ilustrad/fq07089823.htmtitle=40 anos de Michael, Prince e Madonnawork=Folha de S.Paulofirst=Pedro Alexandrelast=Sanchesdate=August 7, 1998access-date=April 11, 2022archive-url=https://archive.today/20220411234421/https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/ilustrad/fq07089823.htmarchive-date=April 11, 2022language=pturl-access=subscription}}
last=Japanfirst=Arama!date=November 27, 2015title=Adele shatters world records set by Utada Hikaru & Ayumi Hamasakiurl=https://aramajapan.com/news/music/adele-shatters-world-records-set-by-utada-hikaru-ayumi-hamasaki/52523/access-date=April 22, 2024website=ARAMA! JAPAN}}
ProofBTS
B'z The Best "Pleasure"B'z
Oops!... I Did It Again
B'z The Best "Treasure"B'z
GoldenJungkook
No Strings AttachedNSYNC
TXT
BeBTS
Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie
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