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[[File:Musical Plate and tape.jpg|thumb|Platinum record for [[Michael Jackson]]'s ''[[Thriller (Michael Jackson album)|Thriller]]'' (1982), the best-selling album of all time]]
This is a list of the world's best-selling albums of [[Comparison of recording media|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 [[record sales|album must have sold]] at least 20 million copies and [[music recording certification|certified]] at least 10 million units (the equivalent of a [[RIAA certification|diamond certification]] by the [[RIAA]]).{{efn|name=cert}} This list can contain any types of album, including [[studio album]]s, [[extended play]]s, [[greatest hits]], [[compilation album|compilations]], various artists, [[Soundtrack album|soundtracks]] and [[remix album|remixes]]. The figures given do not take into account the [[resale]] of [[used good|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]]).
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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 (album)|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)|Saturday Night Fever]]'' [[Soundtrack album|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/riaa-debuts-album-award-streams/ |title=RIAA Debuts Album Award with Streams|work=RIAA|date=1 February 2016|access-date=September 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202081752/http://www.riaa.com/riaa-debuts-album-award-streams/|archive-date=February 2, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/about-awards/|title=Gold & Platinum|work=RIAA|access-date=September 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109215629/http://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/about-awards/|archive-date=January 9, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> For example, in the update of the certification for ''[[Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975)]]'' by the [[Eagles (band)|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8470996/riaa-eagles-greatest-hits-certified-38x-platinum-passing-thriller |title=RIAA: Eagles' Greatest Hits Certified 38x Platinum, Passing 'Thriller'|date=August 20, 2018 |agency=Associated Press|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928023328/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8470996/riaa-eagles-greatest-hits-certified-38x-platinum-passing-thriller|archive-date=September 28, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
The '''world's best-selling album''' cannot be listed officially, since there is no international body to count global record sales. Historical data before the [[1980s]] and from [[developing countries]] are also incomplete. Information is also lacking for non-English language albums.
 
[[Michael Jackson]]'s ''[[Thriller (Michael Jackson album)|Thriller]]'', estimated to have sold 70 million copies worldwide, is the best-selling album ever.<ref name="bbc.com">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-17935650|title=Adele's 21 overtakes sales of Thriller in UK album list|work=BBC News|date=May 4, 2012|access-date=July 2, 2021|archive-date=June 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611174537/https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-17935650|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="zeenews.india.com">{{Cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/musicworld/mj-nearly-scrapped-thriller-release_42076.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926073042/https://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/musicworld/mj-nearly-scrapped-thriller-release_42076.html |archive-date=2020-09-26|title=MJ nearly scrapped 'Thriller' release &#124; Music News &#124; Zee News|date=September 26, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Guinness">{{cite web|title=Best-selling album|work=[[Guinness World Records]] |url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/70133-best-selling-album|access-date=June 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204004808/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/70133-best-selling-album|archive-date=December 4, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.
Albums are listed in alphabetical order of the artists name, rather than albums sold. Groupings are based on different sales benchmarks. Entries marked with an asterisk (*) are [[double albums]], but they are counted once for each sale. Multiple entries from the same artist are listed in chronological order:
 
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.<ref name="31. Global Sales of Recorded Music by Country in 2010 (page 24)">{{cite web|url=http://www.riaj.or.jp/e/issue/pdf/RIAJ2012E.pdf|publisher=[[RIAJ]]|title=31. Global Sales of Recorded Music by Country in 2010 (page 24)|year=2012|access-date=April 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018142555/http://www.riaj.or.jp/e/issue/pdf/RIAJ2012E.pdf|archive-date=October 18, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
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==Legend==
== Album(s) alleged to have sold at least 100 million copies==
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center;"
 
! colspan="2"|Colors
:{| class="wikitable"
! Artist !! Album !! Year of release !! Genre !! Source
|-
|style="background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle, #f8f9fa); width:20px;"|
| [[Michael Jackson]] || ''[[Thriller (album)|Thriller]]'' || 1982 || [[Pop]] ||[http://www.mtv.co.uk/channel/mtvuk/news/16112006/jackos_back][http://www.prince.org/msg/8/208418][http://www.vh1.com/artists/boards/main.jhtml/michael_jackson/ViewThread?index=0&mID=5825455&offset=0&tID=1157727]
|Studio albums
|-
|style="background-color:#FFFAE6; width:20px;"|
|}
|Greatest hits and compilations
 
== Albums alleged to have sold at least 40 million copies==
 
:{| class="wikitable"
! Artist !! Album !! Year of release !! Genre !! Source
|-
|style="background-color:#E6F2FF; width:20px;"|
| [[AC/DC]] || ''[[Back in Black]]'' || 1980 || [[Hard Rock]] ||[http://www.everyhit.co.uk/recordalb.html]
|Soundtracks
|-
|style="background-color:#FBE9F7; width:20px;"|
| [[The Eagles]] || ''[[Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975)]]'' || 1976 || [[Classic Rock]] ||[http://www.everyhit.co.uk/recordalb.html]
|Live albums
|-
| [[Pink Floyd]]|| ''[[The Dark Side of the Moon]]'' || 1973 || [[Progressive rock]] || [http://www.everyhit.co.uk/recordalb.html]
|-
|[[Various Artists]] || ''[[Saturday Night Fever (soundtrack)|Saturday Night Fever]]'' || 1977 || [[Disco]] ||
[http://www.everyhit.co.uk/recordalb.html]
|-
|[[Whitney Houston]] || ''[[The Bodyguard (soundtrack)|The Bodyguard]]'' || 1992 || Pop/Soul/R&B ||[http://www.musicweb-international.com/film/titanic.htm]
|}
 
==40 million copies or more==
==Albums alleged to have sold at least 30 million copies==
''*All sales figures are shown in millions''
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; text-align: center"
:{| class="wikitaKL;J;OHJJBH
|-style="background:#e8e8e8;"
 
!scope="col"|Artist
 
!scope="col"|Album
 
!scope="col"|Released
 
!scope="col"|Genre
! Artist !! Album !! Year of release !! Genre !! Source
!scope="col"|[[Music recording certification|Total certified copies]]<br /><small>{{nowrap|([[List of music recording certifications|from available markets]])}}</small>*
!scope="col"|Reported sales*
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Reference column heading}}
|-
| {{sortname|Michael|Jackson}}
| [[Alanis Morissette]] || ''[[Jagged Little Pill]]'' ||1995 || Alternative || [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2005_March_4/ai_n11843352][http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/alanis.html]
| ''[[Thriller (album)|Thriller]]''
| 1982
| [[Pop music|Pop]], [[post-disco]], [[funk]], [[Rock music|rock]]
| {{ntsh|51.3}}
{{hidden
| 51.3
|* [[Recording Industry Association of America|US]]: 34 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* [[Recording Industry Association of Japan|JPN]]: 100,000<ref name="The Record"/>
* [[British Phonographic Industry|UK]]: 4.5 million<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* [[Bundesverband Musikindustrie|GER]]: 1.5 million<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|FRA]]: 1 million<ref name="InfoDisc Les Certifications depuis 1973 (albums)"/>
* [[Music Canada|CAN]]: 3 million<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* [[Australian Recording Industry Association|AUS]]: 1.19 million<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* [[Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas|MEX]]: 2.6 million<ref name="AMPROFON Certification Database"/>
* [[NVPI|NLD]]: 800,000<ref name="Dutch Certifications"/>
* [[Federation of the Italian Music Industry|ITA]]: 200,000<ref name="FIMI Certification Database"/>
* [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|SWE]]: 400,000<ref name="Swedish Certifications" />
* [[Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers|ARG]]: 500,000<ref name="CAPIF Diamond awards"/>
* [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|SWI]]: 300,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|AUT]]: 400,000<ref name="Austrian Certifications" />
* [[Musiikkituottajat|FIN]]: 119,061<ref name="Finnish Certifications Database"/>
* [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|NZ]]: 180,000<ref name="New Zealand Certifications"/><ref name="NZ Album Certifications 2007-July 2011"/>
* [[IFPI|HKG]]: 15,000<ref name="Hong Kong Gold Disc Award"/>
* [[IFPI Danmark|DEN]]: 480,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.dk/sites/default/files/2018-06/pladebranchen08.pdf |title=Pladebranchen.08 |access-date=July 27, 2021 |archive-date=July 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709183432/http://www.ifpi.dk/sites/default/files/2018-06/pladebranchen08.pdf |url-status=live}}{{full citation needed|date=April 2022|reason=Need to be able to find the info easier}}{{verify source|date=April 2022 |reason=source is in Danish (I thhink)}}</ref>
* [[IFPI Danmark|DEN]]: 60,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ifpi.dk/node/9923 |title=Michael Jackson "Thriller" {{!}} IFPI<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=July 27, 2021 |archive-date=June 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603164617/http://ifpi.dk/node/9923 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Association of Hungarian Record Companies|HUN]]: 6,000<ref name="slagerlistak.hu">{{Cite web |language=hu |url=https://slagerlistak.hu/arany-es-platinalemezek/adatbazis/2010 |title=Adatbázis - Arany- és platinalemezek |website=Hivatalos magyar slágerlisták |access-date=July 27, 2021 |archive-date=October 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008112345/https://slagerlistak.hu/arany-es-platinalemezek/adatbazis/2010 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa|POR]]: 40,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.afp.org.pt/estatisticas.php |title=Discos de Ouro e Platina|publisher=AFP - Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa |date=March 4, 2010 |access-date=January 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100304085452/http://www.afp.org.pt/estatisticas.php|archive-date=March 4, 2010}}</ref>
}}
| 70
| <ref>{{Cite web |last=Wightman |first=Catriona |date=2009-09-27 |title=Jackson 'planned to scrap Thriller' |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a179318/jackson-planned-to-scrap-thriller/ |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=[[Digital Spy]] |language=en-GB |quote=It went on to sell 70 million copies worldwide.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Siklos |first=Richard |date=October 23, 2009 |title=The fight over Michael Jackson's millions - Oct. 23, 2009 |url=https://money.cnn.com/2009/10/23/news/companies/michael_jackson_money_assets.fortune/index.htm?postversion=2009102304 |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=[[CNN]] |quote=His album "Thriller" has sold more than 70 million copies, and he is the biggest-selling recording artist of all time.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-10-25 |title=Michael Jackson fans dance to Thriller across the globe |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/michael-jackson/6431385/Michael-Jackson-fans-dance-to-Thriller-across-the-globe.html |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] |language=en |quote=Released more that a quarter of a century ago, the album Thriller remains the best-selling album of all time, with estimated sales between 70-110 million copies worldwide.}}</ref>
|-
| [[AC/DC]]
| [[Backstreet Boys]] || ''[[Millennium (Backstreet Boys album)|Millennium]]'' || 1999 || Pop ||[http://www.ananova.com/entertainment/story/sm_66799.html]
| ''[[Back in Black]]''
|-
| 1980
| [[The Beatles]] || ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]'' || 1967 || Rock || [http://www.mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=508]
| [[Hard rock]]
|-
| {{ntsh|31.2}}
| [[Boyz II Men]] || ''[[II (Boyz II Men album)|II]]'' || 1995 || [[Pop Music|Pop]]/[[R&B]] || [http://www.mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=508]
{{hidden
|-
| 31.2
| [[Céline Dion]] || ''[[Falling Into You]]'' || 1996 || Pop ||[http://www.angelfire.com/pop/divacelinedion/Sales.html]
|* US: 27 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
|-
* UK: 1 million<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
| [[Céline Dion]] || ''[[Let's Talk About Love]]'' || 1997 || Pop || [http://www.angelfire.com/pop/divacelinedion/Sales.html]
* GER: 1 million<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
|-
* FRA: 600,000<ref name="InfoDisc Les Certifications depuis 1973 (albums)"/>
| [[Fleetwood Mac]] || ''[[Rumours]]'' || 1977 || Rock || [http://www.mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=508]
* CAN: 1 million<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 840,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* ITA: 150,000<ref name="FIMI Certification Database"/>
* SPA: 150,000<ref name="Spanish Certifications"/><ref name=Salaverri-1979-1990/><ref name=Salaverri-2000-2002/>
* BRA: 100,000<ref name="Brazil's Certification Database"/>
* DEN: 40,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.dk/node/7564 |title=2018-117 (AC/DC "Back In Black") |website=IFPI Denmark |access-date=May 22, 2022}}</ref>
* ARG: 160,000<ref name="Archived CAPIF certifications to 2010"/>
* SWI: 100,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* AUT: 50,000<ref name="Austrian Certifications" />
* [[Polish Music Charts|POL]]: 10,000<ref name="Polish certification awards 1995-present">{{cite web|url=http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/|title=Polish certification awards 1995–present|publisher=[[ZPAV]]|language=pl|access-date=June 14, 2022}}</ref>
* NZ: 90,000<ref name="New Zealand Certifications"/>
}}
| 50
| <ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/review/album-review/6642057/acdc-back-35-years-classic-track-by-track-album-review|title=AC/DC's 'Back In Black' at 35: Classic Track-by-Track Album Review |last=Partridge|first=Kenneth|magazine=Billboard|date=July 25, 2015|access-date=July 31, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170219202123/http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/album-review/6642057/acdc-back-35-years-classic-track-by-track-album-review|archive-date=February 19, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
|- style="background:#E6F2FF"
| {{sortname|Whitney|Houston}} / various artists
| ''[[The Bodyguard (soundtrack)|The Bodyguard]]''
| 1992
| [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[Soul music|soul]], [[Pop music|pop]], [[Soundtrack album|soundtrack]]
| {{ntsh|29.7}}
{{hidden
| 29.7
|* US: 19 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* JPN: 2 million<ref name="RIAJ History 1990-1999">{{cite web|url=http://www.riaj.or.jp/chronicle/1900/1990.html|title=Recording Industry Association of Japan - The History of music recordings industry during the 1990s|language=ja|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of Japan]]|access-date=August 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214001349/http://www.riaj.or.jp/chronicle/1900/1990.html |archive-date=February 14, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=年度別ミリオンセラー一覧 (Million Seller List by Year) |publisher=Recording Industry Association of Japan|language=ja|access-date=May 24, 2022 |url=http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/others/mil.html}}</ref>
* UK: 2.1 million<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 1.5 million<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 1 million<ref name="InfoDisc Les Certifications depuis 1973 (albums)"/>
* CAN: 1 million<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 350,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* [[Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos|BRA]]: 750,000<ref name="Brazil's Certification Database"/>
* NLD: 100,000<ref name="Dutch Certifications"/>
* ITA: 25,000<ref name="FIMI Certification Database"/>
* SWE: 100,000<ref name="Swedish Certifications" />
* SPA: 600,000<ref name="Spanish Certifications"/><ref name=Salaverri-1991-1995/>
* ARG: 240,000<ref name="Archived CAPIF certifications to 2010"/>
* [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|BEL]]: 200,000<ref name="Belgium's Gold/Platinum Certification database 1995-present"/>
* POL: 50,000<ref name="Polish certification awards 1995-present"/>
* SWI: 250,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* AUT: 200,000<ref name="Austrian Certifications" />
* [[IFPI|NOR]]: 200,000<ref name="Norwegian Certifications">{{cite certification|region=Norway|type=album|certyear=1994|access-date=July 30, 2012}}</ref>
* FIN: 56,486<ref name="Finnish Certifications Database"/>
* NZ: 15,000<ref name="New Zealand Certifications"/>
}}
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| <ref>{{cite web | last=McLean | first=Craig | title='Whitney was a natural beauty, not a natural actress': inside Hollywood's big Bodyguard gamble | website=The Telegraph | date=2022-12-05 | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/bodyguard-how-whitney-houstons-soundtrack-conquered-world/ | access-date=2025-08-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title='The Bodyguard' Soundtrack: 25 Years After Whitney Houston's Masterpiece | website=GRAMMY.com | date=1995-07-05 | url=https://www.grammy.com/news/bodyguard-soundtrack-25-years-after-whitney-houstons-masterpiece | access-date=2025-08-04}}</ref>
|-
| [[Pink Floyd]]
| [[James Horner]] || ''[[Titanic (soundtrack)|Titanic]]'' (soundtrack) || 1997 || Classic || [http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/celinedion]
| ''[[The Dark Side of the Moon]]''
| 1973
| [[Progressive rock]]
| {{ntsh|25.1}}
{{hidden
| 25.6
|* US: 15 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* UK: 4.8 million<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 1.5 million<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 400,000<ref name="InfoDisc Les Certifications depuis 1973 (albums)"/>
* CAN: 2 million<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 980,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* ITA: 300,000<ref name="FIMI Certification Database"/>
* ARG: 240,000<ref name="Archived CAPIF certifications to 2010"/>
* BEL: 25,000<ref name="Belgium's Gold/Platinum Certification database 1995-present"/>
* POL: 100,000<ref name="Polish certification awards 1995-present"/>
* AUT: 100,000<ref name="Austrian Certifications" />
* NZ: 240,000<ref name="Seven Top Certified New Zealand Albums 2007">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wyU5AQAAIAAJ&q=x+platinum|author=Scapolo, Dean|title=The Complete New Zealand Music Charts 1966–2006|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand]]|year=2007|isbn=978-1-877443-00-8|access-date=March 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418041554/https://books.google.com/books?id=wyU5AQAAIAAJ&q=x+platinum|archive-date=April 18, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}
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| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1552399/pink-floyd-the-dark-side-of-the-moon-at-40-classic-track-by-track-review|title=Pink Floyd, 'The Dark Side of the Moon' At 40: Classic Track-By-Track Review|first=Richard|last=Smirke|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=March 16, 2013|access-date=June 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160706221342/http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1552399/pink-floyd-the-dark-side-of-the-moon-at-40-classic-track-by-track-review|archive-date=July 6, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
|- style="background:#FFFAE6;"
| [[Eagles (band)|Eagles]]
| ''[[Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975)]]''
| 1976
| [[Country rock]], [[soft rock]], [[folk rock]]
| {{ntsh|41.2}}
{{hidden
| 41.2
|* US: 38 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* UK: 600,000<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* CAN: 2 million<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 560,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* HKG: 15,000<ref name="Hong Kong Gold Disc Award"/>
}}
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| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/classic-album-eagles-harrogates-vinyl-sessions-fundraiser-harrogate-hospital-charity-3076636 |title=Classic Album Eagles Harrogates Vinyl Sessions Fundraiser Harrogate Hospital Charity |last=Chalmers|first=Graham |date=December 22, 2020|publisher=Harrogate Advertiser |access-date=December 22, 2020|archive-date=December 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222214427/https://www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/classic-album-eagles-harrogates-vinyl-sessions-fundraiser-harrogate-hospital-charity-3076636|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[Eagles (band)|Eagles]]
| [[Led Zeppelin]] || [[Image:Zoso.svg|60px]] (''[[Led Zeppelin IV]]'') || 1971 || [[Rock music|Classic Rock]] || [http://www.mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=508]
| ''[[Hotel California (Eagles album)|Hotel California]]''
| 1976
| [[Soft rock]]
| {{ntsh|31.8}}
{{hidden
| 31.8
|* US: 26 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* UK: 1.8 million<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 500,000<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 1 million<ref name="InfoDisc Les Certifications depuis 1973 (albums)"/>
* CAN: 1 million<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 630,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* NLD: 100,000<ref name="Dutch Certifications"/>
* ITA: 25,000<ref name="FIMI Certification Database"/>
* SPA: 400,000<ref name="Spanish Certifications"/>
* DEN: 10,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.dk/node/10808 |title=Eagles "Hotel California" |website=IFPI Denmark |access-date=May 22, 2022}}</ref>
* SWI: 200,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* AUT: 25,000<ref name="Austrian Certifications" />
* FIN: 30,933<ref name="Finnish Certifications Database"/>
* NZ: 135,000<ref name="New Zealand Certifications"/>
* HKG: 15,000<ref name="Hong Kong Gold Disc Award"/>
}}
| 42
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/news/20181027/black-jacket-symphony-to-re-create-eagles-hotel-california|title=Black Jacket Symphony to re-create Eagles' "Hotel California" |publisher=Tuscaloosanews.com|date=October 27, 2018|access-date=October 27, 2018 |archive-date=October 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181027171034/https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/news/20181027/black-jacket-symphony-to-re-create-eagles-hotel-california|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{sortname|Shania|Twain}}
| [[Meat Loaf]] || ''[[Bat out of Hell]] || 1977 || [[Wagnerian Rock]] ||[http://www.jimsteinman.com/00classicr3.htm]
| ''[[Come On Over]]''
| 1997
| [[Country music|Country]], [[Pop music|pop]]
| {{ntsh|30.7}}
{{hidden
| 30.7
|* US: 20 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* JPN: 100,000<ref name="The Record"/>
* UK: 3.6 million<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 750,000<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 300,000<ref name="Les certifications 2011"/>
* CAN: 2 million<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 1.750 million<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* BRA: 100,000<ref name="Brazil's Certification Database"/>
* MEX: 100,000<ref name="AMPROFON Certification Database"/>
* NLD: 500,000<ref name="Dutch Certifications"/>
* SWE: 240,000<ref name="Swedish Certifications" />
* SPA: 100,000<ref name="Spanish Certifications"/>
* DEN: 140,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.dk/node/3982 |title=2018-22 (Shania Twain "Come on Over") |website=IFPI Denmark |access-date=May 22, 2022}}</ref>
* ARG: 120,000<ref name="Archived CAPIF certifications to 2010"/>
* BEL: 150,000<ref name="Belgium's Gold/Platinum Certification database 1995-present"/>
* SWI: 150,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* AUT: 25,000<ref name="Austrian Certifications" />
* NOR: 300,000<ref name="Norwegian Certifications"/>
* FIN: 38,958<ref name="Finnish Certifications Database"/>
* NZ: 315,000<ref name="NZ Album Certifications 2007-July 2011"/>
}}
| 40
| <ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-03-12 |title=Biggest-selling studio album by a female solo artist |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/383776-biggest-selling-studio-album-by-a-female-solo-artist |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=Guinness World Records |language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-04 |title=Exclusive: Shania Twain celebrates 25 years of Come On Over |url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/originals/exclusive-shania-twain-celebrates-25-years-of-come-on-over-and-new-album-queen-of-me/ |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=GAY TIMES |language=en-GB}}</ref>
|-
| [[Fleetwood Mac]]
| [[Pink Floyd]] || ''[[The Wall]]''* || 1979 || Progressive Rock || [https://mttabor.pps.k12.or.us/students/webpages6th-4-06/Alec's%20Webpage/alecindex.html]
| ''[[Rumours (album)|Rumours]]''
| 1977
| [[Soft rock]]
| {{ntsh|30.3}}
{{hidden
| 30.3
|* US: 21 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* UK: 4.5 million<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 1.25 million<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 300,000<ref name="Les certifications 2011"/>
* CAN: 2 million<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 910,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* NLD: 100,000<ref name="Dutch Certifications"/>
* ITA: 25,000<ref name="FIMI Certification Database"/>
* SPA: 50,000<ref name=Salaverri-1996-1999/>
* DEN: 40,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.dk/node/9649 |title=Fleetwood Mac "Rumours" |website=IFPI Denmark |access-date=May 22, 2022}}</ref>
* NZ: 195,000<ref>{{cite certification|region=New Zealand|type=album|title=Rumours|id=2013-04-12|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|artist=Fleetwood Mac}}</ref>
* HKG: 15,000<ref name="Hong Kong Gold Disc Award"/>
}}
| 40
| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/26/showbiz/fleetwood-mac-rumours/index.html |title=Fleetwood Mac's 'Rumours' at 35: Still the 'perfect album'|first=Katie|last=McLaughlin|publisher=[[CNN]]|date=June 27, 2012 |access-date=December 13, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629033359/http://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/26/showbiz/fleetwood-mac-rumours/index.html|archive-date=June 29, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/fleetwood-mac-expanding-rumours-for-35th-anniversary-20121212|title=Fleetwood Mac Expanding 'Rumours' for 35th Anniversary|first=Don|last=Arnold|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=December 12, 2012|access-date=March 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130202003345/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/fleetwood-mac-expanding-rumours-for-35th-anniversary-20121212|archive-date=February 2, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[Meat Loaf]]
| [[Shania Twain]] || ''[[Come on Over (Shania Twain album)|Come on Over]]'' || 1997 || Pop/Country ||
| ''[[Bat Out of Hell]]''
[http://www.shania.com/sales.htm][http://www.everyhit.co.uk/recordalb.html]
| 1977
| [[Hard rock]], [[glam rock]], [[progressive rock]]
| {{ntsh|22}}
{{hidden
| 22
|* US: 14 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* UK: 3.3 million<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 500,000<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* CAN: 2 million<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 1.820 million<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* NLD: 100,000<ref name="Dutch Certifications"/>
* DEN: 40,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.dk/node/4826 |title=2016-2856 (Meat Loaf "Bat Out of Hell") |website=IFPI Denmark |access-date=May 22, 2022}}</ref>
* SWI: 25,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* NOR: 25,000<ref name="Norwegian Certifications"/>
* NZ: 255,000<ref name="Seven Top Certified New Zealand Albums 2007"/>
}}
| 40
| <ref>{{Cite magazine |agency=Associated Press |date=2022-01-21 |title=Meat Loaf, 'Bat Out of Hell' Rock Superstar Dies at 74 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/meat-loaf-bat-out-of-hell-dead-74-obituary-1235021357/ |access-date=2023-03-31 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>
|- style="background:#E6F2FF"
| [[Bee Gees]] / Various artists
| ''[[Saturday Night Fever (soundtrack)|Saturday Night Fever]]''
| 1977
| [[Disco]]
| {{ntsh|22.1}}
{{hidden
| 22.1
|* US: 16 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* UK: 2.1 million<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 1.5 million<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 200,000<ref name="InfoDisc Les Certifications depuis 1973 (albums)"/>
* CAN: 1.4 million<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 770,000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=40351|title=Top 200 Highest Selling Albums in Australia|author=BigKev|work=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|publisher=Hung Medien|date=December 14, 2012|access-date=June 22, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106201651/http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=40351|archive-date=November 6, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>
* NLD: 100,000<ref name="Dutch Certifications"/>
* ITA: 25,000<ref name="FIMI Certification Database"/>
* HKG: 15,000<ref name="Hong Kong Gold Disc Award"/>
}}
| 40
| <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1685455/bee-gees-robin-gibb-dead-died-62.jhtml|title=Bee Gees' Robin Gibb Dead At 62|first=Katie|last=Byrne|publisher=[[MTV]]|date=May 20, 2012|access-date=March 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419164046/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1685455/bee-gees-robin-gibb-dead-died-62.jhtml|archive-date=April 19, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20030112/gibb12/maurice-gibb-53-of-discos-bee-gees-saturday-night-fever-album-defined-era|title=Maurice Gibb, 53, of disco's Bee Gees: 'Saturday Night Fever' album defined era|agency=The Associated Press|newspaper=[[The Seattle Times]]|date=January 12, 2013|access-date=March 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525013728/http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20030112&slug=gibb12|archive-date=May 25, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}
 
==Albums alleged to have sold at least 2530–39 million copies ==
''*All sales figures are shown in millions''<!-- highlight studio albums -->
 
:{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; text-align: center"
|-style="background:#e8e8e8;"
! Artist !! Album !! Year of release !! Genre !! Source
!scope="col"|Artist
!scope="col"|Album
!scope="col"|Released
!scope="col"|Genre
!scope="col"|[[Music recording sales certification|Total certified copies]]<br /><small>{{nowrap|([[List of music recording certifications|from available markets]])}}</small>*
!scope="col"|Claimed sales*
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Reference column heading}}
|-
| [[Led Zeppelin]]
| [[ABBA]] || ''[[Gold - Greatest Hits]]'' ||1992 || Pop || [http://www.abba-world.net/facts/abba.htm]
| ''[[Led Zeppelin IV]]''
| 1971
| [[Hard rock]], [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]], [[folk rock]]
| {{ntsh|30.4}}
{{hidden
| 30.4
|* [[Recording Industry Association of America|US]]: 24 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* [[British Phonographic Industry|UK]]: 1.8 million<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* [[Bundesverband Musikindustrie|GER]]: 750,000<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|FRA]]: 600,000<ref name="Les certifications 2011"/>
* [[Music Canada|CAN]]: 2 million<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* [[Australian Recording Industry Association|AUS]]: 630,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* [[Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos|BRA]]: 250,000<ref name="Brazil's Certification Database"/>
* [[NVPI|NLD]]: 100,000<ref name="Dutch Certifications"/>
* [[Federation of the Italian Music Industry|ITA]]: 50,000<ref name="FIMI Certification Database"/>
* [[Productores de Música de España|SPA]]: 100,000<ref name=Salaverri-2000-2002/>
* [[IFPI|NOR]]: 40,000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ifpi.no/trofe/trofeoversikt/?aar=&searchterm=Led+Zeppelin|title=IFPI Norway: Led Zeppelin |work=IFPI Norway|date=April 17, 2020 |access-date=May 22, 2022 }}</ref>
* [[Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers|ARG]]: 60,000<ref name="Archived CAPIF certifications to 2010"/>
* [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|SWI]]: 50,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
}}
| 37
| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://wror.com/2018/11/08/by-the-numbers-led-zeppelin-iv/|title=BY THE NUMBERS Led Zeppelin IV|work=WROR|access-date=February 14, 2021|archive-date=May 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210522231403/https://wror.com/2018/11/08/by-the-numbers-led-zeppelin-iv/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|Michael|Jackson}}
|''[[Bad (album)|Bad]]''
|1987
|[[Pop music|Pop]], [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[funk]], [[Rock music|rock]]
|{{Ntsh|21.5}}{{Hidden|21.5|* US: 11 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* [[RIAJ|JPN]]: 100,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html |title=一般社団法人 日本レコード協会<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=July 27, 2021 |archive-date=February 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190208123936/https://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* UK: 4.2 million<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 2 million<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 1 million<ref name="InfoDisc Les Certifications depuis 1973 (albums)"/>
* CAN: 1,000,000<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 420,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* NLD: 100,000<ref name="Dutch Certifications"/>
* SPA: 300,000<ref name="Spanish Certifications"/>
* [[Swedish Recording Industry Association|SWE]]: 200,000<ref name="Swedish Certifications" />
* [[IFPI Danmark|DEN]]: 80,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ifpi.dk/node/9717 |title=Michael Jackson "Bad" {{!}} IFPI<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=July 27, 2021 |archive-date=July 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727072828/http://ifpi.dk/node/9717 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* NOR: 100,000<ref name="Gold and Platinum Awards 1987"/>
* [[Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas|MEX]]: 350,000<ref name="AMPROFON Certification Database"/>
* SWI: 100,000<ref name="Gold and Platinum Awards 1987"/>
* [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|AUT]]: 200,000<ref name="Austrian Certifications" />
* [[Musiikkituottajat|FIN]]: 51,287<ref name="Finnish Certifications Database"/>
* [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|NZ]]: 135,000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/albums/2012-09-28 |title=Official Top 40 Albums |date=1 October 2012 |work=The Official NZ Music Charts|publisher=[[Recorded Music New Zealand]]|access-date=January 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801011947/http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=2047|archive-date=August 1, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>
* HKG: 15,000<ref name="Hong Kong Gold Disc Award"/>
* [[Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa|POR]]: 40,000<ref name="Music & Media (14-01-1989)">{{cite web |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1989/M&M-1989-01-14.pdf|title=Music & Media (14-01-1989)(page-11)|work=[[Music & Media]]|date=January 11, 1989|access-date=November 13, 2021 |via=Worldradiohistory.com}}</ref>
* ITA: 100,000<ref name="FIMI Certification Database"/>}}
|35
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 31, 2017 |title=Michael Jackson's 'Bad' released 30 years ago |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/michael-jacksons-bad-released-30-years-ago/story?id=49550384 |access-date=June 30, 2024 |work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]}}</ref>
|-
| {{sortname|Alanis|Morissette}}
| [[The Beatles]] || ''[[Abbey Road (album)|Abbey Road]]'' || 1969 || Rock || [http://www.mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=508]
| ''[[Jagged Little Pill]]''
| 1995
| [[Alternative rock]]
| {{ntsh|26.4}}
{{hidden
| 26.4
|* US: 17 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* UK: 3 million<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 1 million<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 300,000<ref name="Les certifications 2011"/>
* CAN: 2 million<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 980,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* BRA: 500,000<ref name="Brazil's Certification Database"/>
* NLD: 400,000<ref name="Dutch Certifications"/>
* SPA: 300,000<ref name="Spanish Certifications"/>
* SWE: 200,000<ref name="Swedish Certifications" />
* DEN: 180,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.dk/node/10533 |title=Alanis Morissette "Jagged Little Pill" |website=IFPI Denmark |access-date=July 6, 2022}}</ref>
* ARG: 60,000<ref name="Archived CAPIF certifications to 2010"/>
* [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|BEL]]: 100,000<ref name="Belgium's Gold/Platinum Certification database 1995-present"/>
* [[Polish Music Charts|POL]]: 50,000<ref name="Polish certification awards 1995-present"/>
* SWI: 50,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* NOR: 50,000<ref name="Norwegian Certifications"/>
* AUT: 100,000<ref name="Austrian Certifications" />
* FIN: 65,860<ref name="Finnish Certifications Database"/>
* NZ: 15,000<ref>{{cite certification|region=New Zealand|type=album|title=Jagged Little Pill|id=1997-04-25|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|artist=Alanis Morissette}}</ref>
* POR: 80,000<ref name="Portugal Top 30 Artists 2009"/>
}}
| 33
| <ref>{{cite news |last=Montgomery |first=James |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1630912/oughta-know-story-behind-beyonces-grammy-cover.jhtml |title='You Oughta Know': The Story Behind Beyonce's Grammy Cover |work=[[MTV News]] |date=February 1, 2010 |access-date=June 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605150507/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1630912/oughta-know-story-behind-beyonces-grammy-cover.jhtml |archive-date=June 5, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/alanis-morissette-interview-jagged-little-pill-anniversary-new-album-a9557041.html |title=Alanis Morissette: 'I would put guardians around 19-year-old Alanis who weren't exploiting and using her' |last=Hubbard |first=Chloe |work=[[The Independent]] |date=June 11, 2020 |access-date=June 21, 2021 |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614172835/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/alanis-morissette-interview-jagged-little-pill-anniversary-new-album-a9557041.html |url-status=live |archive-date=June 14, 2020 |quote=Her 1995 album ''Jagged Little Pill'' is a pop-rock classic that sold more than 33 million copies worldwide.}}</ref>
|- style="background:#E6F2FF"
| Various artists
| ''[[Dirty Dancing (soundtrack)|Dirty Dancing]]''
| 1987
| [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Rock music|rock]], [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
| {{ntsh|24.1}}
{{hidden
| 24.1
|* US: 14 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* UK: 3 million<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 3.250 million<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 1 million<ref name="InfoDisc Les Certifications depuis 1973 (albums)"/>
* CAN: 1 million<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 770,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* BRA: 100,000<ref name="Brazil's Certification Database"/>
* NLD: 100,000<ref name="Dutch Certifications"/>
* ITA: 25,000<ref name="FIMI Certification Database"/>
* SPA: 400,000<ref name=Salaverri-1991-1995/>
* SWE: 100,000<ref name="Swedish Certifications" />
* DEN: 60,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ifpi.dk/node/3870 |title=2018-55 (Soundtrack "Dirty Dancing") |website=IFPI Denmark |access-date=July 8, 2022}}</ref>
* POL: 50,000<ref name="Polish certification awards 1995-present"/>
* SWI: 250,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* NZ: 15,000<ref name="NZ Album Certifications 2007-July 2011"/>
* HKG: 7,500<ref name="Hong Kong Gold Disc Award"/>
}}
| 32
| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://latimes.com/entertainment/news/arts/la-ca-dirty-dancing10-2009may10,0,1950133.story|title='Dirty Dancing,' the mega-hit musical|first=Chris|last=Lee|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=May 10, 2009|access-date=December 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106030940/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/arts/la-ca-dirty-dancing10-2009may10,0,1950133.story|archive-date=November 6, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>
<!--Replaced reference that had issues: title of article is from Time Magazine vice Billboard, and page in Google Books looked like and ad instead of an official Billboard Magazine article.-->
|-
| {{sortname|Celine|Dion}}
| [[The Beatles]] || ''[[The Beatles 1|1]]'' || 2000 || Rock/Pop || [http://www.visitbeatlesliverpool.com/beatles.htm]
| ''[[Falling into You]]''
| 1996
| [[Pop music|Pop]], [[soft rock]]
| {{ntsh|21.1}}
{{hidden
| 21.1
|* US: 12 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* JPN: 800,000<ref name="The Record"/>
* UK: 2.1 million<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 1.25 million<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 1 million<ref name="Les certifications 2011"/>
* CAN: 1 million<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 910,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* BRA: 100,000<ref name="Brazil's Certification Database"/>
* NLD: 600,000<ref name="Dutch Certifications"/>
* SPA: 200,000<ref name="Spanish Certifications"/>
* SWE: 200,000<ref name="Swedish Certifications" />
* DEN: 160,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.dk/node/4462 |title=2017-48 (Celine Dion "Falling Into You") |website=IFPI Denmark |access-date=May 25, 2022}}</ref>
* ARG: 60,000<ref name="Archived CAPIF certifications to 2010"/>
* BEL: 200,000<ref name="Belgium's Gold/Platinum Certification database 1995-present"/>
* POL: 100,000<ref name="Polish certification awards 1995-present"/>
* SWI: 150,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* NOR: 150,000<ref name="Norwegian Certifications"/>
* AUT: 100,000<ref name="Austrian Certifications" />
* FIN: 51,952<ref name="Finnish Certifications Database"/>
* NZ: 15,000<ref name="New Zealand Certifications"/>
}}
| 32
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Celine Dion celebrates 25 years of multi-million selling Falling Into You album |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/celine-dion-celebrates-25th-anniversary-of-multi-million-selling-falling-in-you-album__32576/ |access-date=2022-08-10 |website=www.officialcharts.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|Michael|Jackson}}
| [[Bon Jovi]] || ''[[Slippery When Wet]]'' || 1986 || Rock || [http://www.mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=508]
|''[[Dangerous (Michael Jackson album)|Dangerous]]''
|1991
|[[New jack swing]], [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[Pop music|pop]]
|{{ntsh|17.0}}
{{hidden
| 17.0
|* US: 8 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* JPN: 400,000<ref name="The Record"/>
* UK: 1.8 million<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 2 million<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 1 million<ref name="Les certifications 2011"/>
* CAN: 600,000<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 700,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* BRA: 100,000<ref name="Brazil's Certification Database"/>
* MEX: 600,000<ref name="AMPROFON Certification Database"/>
* NLD: 300,000<ref name="Dutch Certifications"/>
* SWE: 300,000<ref name="Swedish Certifications" />
* SPA: 600,000<ref name="Spanish Certifications"/>
* SWI: 250,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* AUT: 200,000<ref name="Austrian Certifications" />
* DEN: 60,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ifpi.dk/?q=content%2Fguld-og-platin-i-august |title=Guld og platin i august {{!}} ifpi.dk<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=March 20, 2012 |archive-date=March 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320130813/http://ifpi.dk/?q=content%2Fguld-og-platin-i-august |url-status=live }}</ref>
* FIN: 61,896<ref name="Finnish Certifications Database"/>
* NZ: 90,000<ref name="NZ Album Certifications 2007-July 2011"/>
* ITA: 60,000<ref name="FIMI Certification Database"/>
}}
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|<ref name="telegraphwwsales">{{Cite news |date=June 26, 2009 |title=Michael Jackson's best selling studio albums |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/michael-jackson/5648176/Michael-Jacksons-best-selling-studio-albums.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191017165055/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/michael-jackson/5648176/Michael-Jacksons-best-selling-studio-albums.html |archive-date=October 17, 2019 |access-date=January 29, 2020 |work=Daily Telegraph |issn=0307-1235 |quote=32 Million (Dangerous)}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jim-YANOn5AC&dq=michael+jackson+dangerous+32+million+billboard&pg=RA8-PA9 |title=Billboard Magazine - Best Selling Albums of all Time |date=2011-10-01 |isbn=0006-2510 |language=en |quote=Dangerous (32,000,000 copies)}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Fernandez |first=Alexandre |date=August 29, 2008 |title=Expresso Popular (SP) - 2007 a 2019 - DocReader Web |url=https://memoria.bn.gov.br/docreader/DocReader.aspx?bib=893978&pagfis=94473 |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=Expresso Popular |quote=Dangerous (32 Million Copies)}}</ref>
|-
| [[Adele]]
| [[Britney Spears]] || ''[[...Baby One More Time]]'' || 1999 || Pop || [http://www.amazon.com/gp/richpub/syltguides/fullview/1QNFA355IBSSP]
| ''[[21 (Adele album)|21]]''
| 2011
| [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Soul music|soul]]
| {{ntsh|27.1}}
{{hidden
| 27.4
|* US: 14 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* JPN: 100,000<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tokyohive.com/2012/03/riaj-reveals-hard-copy-sales-certifications-for-february-2012/ |title=RIAJ reveals hard copy sales certifications for February 2012 |publisher=RIAJ |language=ja |access-date=19 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313155351/http://www.tokyohive.com/2012/03/riaj-reveals-hard-copy-sales-certifications-for-february-2012/ |archive-date=March 13, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* UK: 5.4 million<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 1.6 million<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* CAN: 1.6 million<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 1.19 million<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* BRA: 480,000<ref name="Brazil's Certification Database"/>
* NLD: 200,000<ref name="Dutch Certifications"/>
* ITA: 480,000<ref name="FIMI Certification Database"/>
* SWE: 120,000<ref name="Swedish Certifications" />
* SPA: 300,000<ref name="Spanish Certifications"/>
* ARG: 80,000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prensariomusica.com/PDF_MUSICA_463/MUSICA_463_1.pdf|title=Prensario musica & video No. 463 – Sony Music: Serrat-Sabina, Michel Teló, Adele y Bersuit|publisher=Prensario musica & video|date=March 2012|language=es|id=Search "doble platino and ''21''"|access-date=30 October 2012}}{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* DEN: 180,000<ref>{{cite certification|region=Denmark|type=album|artist=Adele|title=21|certyear=2013|id=7|access-date=6 February 2013}}</ref>
* BEL: 180,000<ref name="Belgium's Gold/Platinum Certification database 1995-present"/>
* POL: 200,000<ref name="Polish certification awards 1995-present"/>
* SWI: 210,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* MEX: 480,000<ref name="AMPROFON Certification Database"/>
* NOR: 30,000<ref>{{cite web|title=Trofe Oversikt|language=no |url=http://ifpi.no/component/rstrophybridge/|publisher=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]]|access-date=21 September 2014|id=Search "Adele"|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924040905/http://www.ifpi.no/component/rstrophybridge/|archive-date=September 24, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
* AUT: 20,000<ref name="Austrian Certifications" />
* [[National Federation of Phonogram Producers|RUS]]: 10,000<ref name="Lenta.ru: Адель в платине">{{cite web|title=Lenta.ru: Адель в платине|language=ru |work=[[lenta.ru]] |url=http://lenta.ru/articles/2012/03/30/chart/ |publisher=Лента.Ру|access-date=30 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121227015741/http://lenta.ru/articles/2012/03/30/chart/|archive-date=December 27, 2012}}</ref>
* FIN: 83,234<ref name="Finnish Certifications Database"/>
* [[Association of Hungarian Record Companies|HUN]]: 6,000<ref>{{cite web |language=hu |url=https://slagerlistak.hu/arany-es-platinalemezek/adatbazis/2015 |title=Arany- és platinalemezek 2015|publisher=[[Mahasz]] |access-date=27 May 2022}}</ref>
* [[Irish Recorded Music Association|IRE]]: 270,000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2012/0803/439253-adele/|title=Adele sells over 250,000 albums in Ireland |publisher=[[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]]|date=2012-08-03 |access-date=2013-03-31}}</ref>
* NZ: 195,000<ref>{{cite certification|region=New Zealand|type=album|title=21|id=2015-12-18|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|artist=Adele}}</ref>
* POR: 30,000<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.artistas-espectaculos.com/topafp/pt/201211.htm |publisher=Artistas-espectaculos.com |language=pt |access-date=5 July 2012 |title=Top AFP - Semana 11 de 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120427010214/http://www.artistas-espectaculos.com/topafp/pt/201211.htm |archive-date=27 April 2012}}</ref>
* [[IFPI Greece|GRE]]: 3,000<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.gr/chart01.htm |title=OFFICIAL CYTA- IFPI CHARTS Top-75 Albums Sales Chart |language=el |publisher=[[IFPI Greece]] |access-date=27 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918125032/http://www.ifpi.gr/chart01.htm |archive-date=18 September 2012}}</ref>
}}
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|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-adele-idUSKBN12V20I|title=Adele says she battled depression, before and after son's birth|last=Serjeant|first=Jill|editor-last=Osterman|editor-first=Cynthia |date=31 October 2016|magazine=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|publisher=[[Reuters]]|access-date=14 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827173918/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-adele-idUSKBN12V20I|archive-date=August 27, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
|- style="background:#FFFAE6;"
| {{sortname|The|Beatles}}
| ''[[1 (Beatles album)|1]]''
| 2000
| [[Rock music|Rock]]
| {{ntsh|23.2}}
{{hidden
| 23.2
|* US: 11 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* JPN: 2 million<ref name="The Record"/>
* UK: 3.6 million<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 1.65 million<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 600,000<ref name="Les certifications 2011"/>
* CAN: 1 million<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 700,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* BRA: 250,000<ref name="Brazil's Certification Database"/>
* NLD: 160,000<ref name="Dutch Certifications"/>
* ITA: 100,000<ref name="FIMI Certification Database"/>
* SWE: 160,000<ref name="Swedish Certifications" />
* SPA: 500,000<ref name="Spanish Certifications"/>
* ARG: 120,000<ref name="Archived CAPIF certifications to 2010"/>
* BEL: 250,000<ref name="Belgium's Gold/Platinum Certification database 1995-present"/>
* SWI: 150,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* NOR: 150,000<ref name="Norwegian Certifications"/>
* AUT: 150,000<ref name="Austrian Certifications" />
* DEN: 200,000<ref>{{cite certification|region=Denmark|type=album|title=One|artist=Beatles|award=Platinum|certyear=2009|id=39|source=chart}}</ref>
* POL: 100,000<ref name="Polish certification awards 1995-present"/>
* FIN: 77,466<ref name="Finnish Certifications Database"/>
* NZ: 225,000<ref name="New Zealand Certifications"/>
* POR: 120,000<ref name="Portugal Top 30 Artists 2009"/>
}}
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| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-beatles8-2009apr08,0,242705.story|title=Beatles' catalog will be reissued September 9 in remastered versions|last=Lewis|first=Randy|date=April 8, 2009|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=May 2, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090411024440/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-beatles8-2009apr08,0,242705.story|archive-date=April 11, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[Metallica]]
| [[Dire Straits]] || ''[[Brothers in Arms (Dire Straits album)|Brothers in Arms]]'' || 1985 || Rock || [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2859527.stm]
| ''[[Metallica (album)|Metallica]]''
| 1991
| [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]]
| {{ntsh|27}}
{{hidden
| 27
|* US: 20 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* JPN: 200,000<ref name="The Record"/>
* UK: 900,000<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 2 million<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 300,000<ref name="InfoDisc Les Certifications depuis 1973 (albums)"/>
* CAN: 1 million<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 910,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* NLD: 200,000<ref name="Dutch Certifications"/>
* ITA: 50,000<ref name="FIMI Certification Database"/>
* SWE: 100,000<ref name="Swedish Certifications" />
* MEX: 75,000<ref name="AMPROFON Certification Database"/>
* ARG: 300,000<ref name="Archived CAPIF certifications to 2010"/>
* BEL: 100,000<ref name="Belgium's Gold/Platinum Certification database 1995-present"/>
* POL: 70,000<ref name="Polish certification awards 1995-present"/>
* NOR: 150,000<ref name="Norwegian Certifications"/>
* DEN: 140,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.dk/node/8330 |title=Metallica "Metallica" |website=IFPI Denmark |access-date=May 22, 2022}}</ref>
* SWI: 200,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* AUT: 100,000<ref name="Austrian Certifications" />
* FIN: 112,856<ref name="Finnish Certifications Database"/>
* NZ: 150,000<ref name="NZ Album Certifications 2007-July 2011"/>
}}
| 31
| <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/music/article/Kirk-Hammett-Some-kind-of-monster-fan-3850850.php#page-2|title=Kirk Hammett: Some kind of monster fan|first=Aidin|last=Vaziri|newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|date=October 10, 2012|access-date=December 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121117071740/http://www.sfgate.com/music/article/Kirk-Hammett-Some-kind-of-monster-fan-3850850.php#page-2|archive-date=November 17, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{sortname|Celine|Dion}}
| [[The Eagles]] || ''[[Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975)]]'' || 1976 || Rock || [http://www.riaa.com/news/newsletter/120602.asp][http://archives.cnn.com/1999/SHOWBIZ/Music/12/08/eagles/]
| ''[[Let's Talk About Love]]''
| 1997
| [[Pop music|Pop]], [[soft rock]]
| {{ntsh|20.5}}
{{hidden
| 20.5
|* US: 11 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* JPN: 1 million<ref name="The Record"/>
* UK: 1.8 million<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 1.5 million<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 1 million<ref name="Les certifications 2011"/>
* CAN: 1 million<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 490,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* NLD: 500,000<ref name="Dutch Certifications"/>
* SWE: 240,000<ref name="Swedish Certifications" />
* SPA: 400,000<ref name="Spanish Certifications"/>
* DEN: 220,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.dk/node/8575 |title=Celine Dion "Let's Talk About Love" |website=IFPI Denmark |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref>
* ARG: 120,000<ref name="Archived CAPIF certifications to 2010"/>
* BEL: 200,000<ref name="Belgium's Gold/Platinum Certification database 1995-present"/>
* POL: 200,000<ref name="Polish certification awards 1995-present"/>
* SWI 300,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* NOR: 200,000<ref name="Norwegian Certifications"/>
* AUT: 100,000<ref name="Austrian Certifications" />
* FIN: 97,744<ref name="Finnish Certifications Database"/>
* NZ: 135,000<ref>{{cite book|author=Scapolo, Dean|title=The Complete New Zealand Music Charts 1966–2006|publisher=Maurienne House|year=2007|isbn=978-1-877443-00-8}}</ref>
* HKG: 40,000<ref name="Hong Kong Gold Disc Award"/>
* [[Uruguay|URY]]: 3,000<ref>{{cite certification|region=Uruguay|award=Gold|type=album|certyear=1999}}</ref>
}}
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| <ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jim-YANOn5AC&dq=let%27s+talk+about+love+celine+dion+31+million&pg=RA8-PA9 |title=(advertisement) |magazine=Billboard |date=2011-10-01 |pages=10 |language=en}}</ref>
|- style="background:#FFFAE6;"
| {{sortname|Bob|Marley}} [[Bob Marley and the Wailers|and the Wailers]]
| ''[[Legend (Bob Marley & The Wailers album)|Legend: The Best of Bob Marley & The Wailers]]''
| 1984
| [[Reggae]]
| {{ntsh|25.9}}
{{hidden
| 25.9
|* US: 18 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* UK: 4.260 million<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 500,000<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 1 million<ref name="Les certifications 2011"/>
* CAN: 200,000<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 420,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* NLD: 100,000<ref name="Dutch Certifications"/>
* ITA: 100,000<ref name="FIMI Certification Database"/>
* SWE: 50,000<ref name="Swedish Certifications" />
* SPA: 100,000<ref name=Salaverri-1996-1999/>
* ARG: 240,000<ref name="Archived CAPIF certifications to 2010"/>
* BEL: 200,000<ref name="Belgium's Gold/Platinum Certification database 1995-present"/>
* NOR: 25,000<ref name="Norwegian Certifications"/>
* SWI: 300,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* AUT: 100,000<ref name="Austrian Certifications" />
* FIN: 36,703<ref name="Finnish Certifications Database"/>
* NZ: 300,000<ref name="New Zealand Certifications"/>}}
| 30
| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/bob-marley-legend/|title=Bob Marley: Legend|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=August 6, 2017|access-date=August 6, 2017}}</ref>
|-
|[[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]]
| [[Guns N' Roses]] || ''[[Appetite for Destruction]]'' || 1987 || Hard Rock || [http://www.ticketspecialists.com/concert/guns_n_roses_tickets.htm]
|''[[Nevermind]]''
|1991
|[[Grunge]], [[alternative rock]]
|{{ntsh|24.8}}
{{hidden
| 24.8
|* US: 13 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* JPN: 600,000<ref name="RIAJ certifications">{{cite web|url=http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/index.html|title=RIAJ: ゴールド等認定作品|trans-title=Certified Gold Pieces|language=ja|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of Japan]]|access-date=2010-05-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010135747/http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/index.html|archive-date=October 10, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
* UK: 2.7 million<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 1 million<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 1 million<ref name="InfoDisc Les Certifications depuis 1973 (albums)"/>
* CAN: 1 million<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 350,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* BRA: 250,000<ref name="Brazil's Certification Database"/>
* NLD: 100,000<ref name="Dutch Certifications"/>
* ITA: 150,000<ref name="FIMI Certification Database"/>
* SPA: 100,000<ref name=Salaverri-1991-1995/>
* SWE: 200,000<ref name="Swedish Certifications" />
* DEN: 120,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.dk/node/3981 |title=2018-23 (Nirvana "Nevermind") |website=IFPI Denmark |access-date=May 23, 2022}}</ref>
* MEX: 200,000<ref name="AMPROFON Certification Database"/>
* ARG: 180,000<ref name="Archived CAPIF certifications to 2010"/>
* BEL: 400,000<ref name="Belgium's Gold/Platinum Certification database 1995-present"/>
* POL: 160,000<ref name="Polish certification awards 1995-present"/>
* SWI: 50,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* AUT: 50,000<ref name="Austrian Certifications" />
* FIN: 46,830<ref name="Finnish Certifications Database"/>
* NZ: 105,000<ref name="New Zealand Certifications"/>
* POR: 40,000<ref name="Gold and Platinum Awards 1987"/>}}
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|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-09-23 |title=Nevermind at 30: How the Nirvana album shook the world |url=https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20210922-nevermind-at-30-how-the-nirvana-album-shook-the-world |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Galiher |first=Stephen Andrew |date=2024-12-20 |title=Nirvana's 'Nevermind' Is Still on the Billboard Hot 200 Chart |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/nirvanas-nevermind-is-still-on-the-billboard-hot-200-chart/ |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=VICE |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| [[Guns N' Roses]]
| [[Tupac Shakur]] || ''[[The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory]]'' ||1996 || Rap || [http://www.hitemup.com/tupac/lawsuit-agnant.html]
| ''[[Appetite for Destruction]]''
| 1987
| [[Hard rock]]
| {{ntsh|22.8}}
{{hidden
| 22.8
|* US: 18 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* JPN: 200,000<ref name="The Record"/>
* UK: 1,200,000<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 500,000<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 200,000<ref name="Les certifications 2011"/>
* CAN: 1 million<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 490,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* BRA: 350,000<ref name="Brazil's Certification Database"/>
* NLD: 100,000<ref name="Dutch Certifications"/>
* ITA: 100,000<ref name="FIMI Certification Database"/>
* SPA: 50,000<ref name=Salaverri-1979-1990/>
* SWE: 80,000<ref name="Swedish Certifications" />
* DEN: 80,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.dk/node/9869 |title=Guns N' Roses "Appetite for Destruction" |website=IFPI Denmark |access-date=May 25, 2022}}</ref>
* MEX: 100,000<ref name="AMPROFON Certification Database"/>
* ARG: 180,000<ref name="Archived CAPIF certifications to 2010"/>
* SWI: 50,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* AUT: 100,000<ref name="Austrian Certifications" />
* FIN: 25,000<ref name="Finnish Certifications Database"/>
* NZ: 75,000<ref name="New Zealand Certifications"/>
}}
| 30
| <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/11/19/2494907_american-masters-highlights-david.html|title='American Masters' highlights David Geffen's influence but only hints at a dark side |first=Sara|last=Smith|work=[[The Kansas City Star]]|date=November 18, 2012|access-date=March 1, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309044138/http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/11/19/2494907_american-masters-highlights-david.html |archive-date=March 9, 2014}}
</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first=Laurie|last=Havelock |url=http://news.qthemusic.com/2012/08/column_-_still_hungry_25_years.html |title=Column - Still hungry? 25 years of Guns'N'Roses' Appetite For Destruction |magazine=[[Q magazine]] |date=August 9, 2012 |access-date=March 1, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311063307/http://news.qthemusic.com/2012/08/column_-_still_hungry_25_years.html|archive-date=March 11, 2014}}</ref>
|-
| {{sortname|Bruce|Springsteen}}
 
| ''[[Born in the U.S.A.]]''
| [[Madonna]] || ''[[The Immaculate Collection (album)|The Immaculate Collection ]]'' || 1990 || Pop || [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2859527.stm]
| 1984
| [[Heartland rock]]
| {{ntsh|22}}
{{hidden
| 22
|* US: 17 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* UK: 900,000<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 1 million<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 300,000<ref name="Les certifications 2011"/>
* CAN: 1 million<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 910,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* ITA: 50,000<ref name="FIMI Certification Database"/>
* SPA: 50,000<ref name=Salaverri-1979-1990/>
* DEN: 60,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.dk/node/11229 |title=Bruce Springsteen "Born in the USA" |website=IFPI Denmark |access-date=May 24, 2022}}</ref>
* MEX: 250,000<ref name="AMPROFON Certification Database"/>
* BEL: 75,000<ref name="Music & Media (27-12-1986)"/>
* SWI: 100,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* FIN: 108,913<ref name="Finnish Certifications Database"/>
* NZ: 255,000<ref name="New Zealand Certifications"/>
}}
| 30
| <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsfilmtv/music/bruce-springsteen-still-shows-whos-boss-200576.html|title=Bruce Springsteen still shows who's boss|last=Forde|first=Ian|work=[[Irish Examiner]]|date=July 13, 2012|access-date=September 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019152223/http://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsfilmtv/music/bruce-springsteen-still-shows-whos-boss-200576.html|archive-date=October 19, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
|- style="background:#FFFAE6;"
| [[ABBA]]
| ''[[Gold: Greatest Hits (ABBA album)|Gold: Greatest Hits]]''
| 1992
| [[Pop music|Pop]], [[disco]]
| {{ntsh|21.9}}
{{hidden
| 21.9
|* US: 6 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* JPN: 600,000<ref name="RIAJ certifications"/>
* UK: 6.3 million<ref name=bpi>{{cite certification|region=United Kingdom|artist=ABBA |access-date=31 July 2024}}</ref>
* GER: 2.5 million<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 1 million<ref name="Les certifications 2011"/>
* CAN: 1 million<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 1.19 million<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* BRA: 100,000<ref name="Brazil's Certification Database"/>
* NLD: 100,000<ref name="Dutch Certifications"/>
* ITA: 100,000<ref name="FIMI Certification Database"/>
* SPA: 500,000<ref name="Spanish Certifications"/>
* SWE: 500,000<ref name="Swedish Certifications" />
* SWI: 500,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* MEX: 250,000<ref name="AMPROFON Certification Database"/>
* ARG: 240,000<ref name="Archived CAPIF certifications to 2010"/>
* BEL: 350,000<ref name="Belgium's Gold/Platinum Certification database 1995-present"/>
* AUT: 150,000<ref name="Austrian Certifications" />
* DEN: 570,000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Uge 52, 2011 |url=http://www.hitlisten.nu/default.asp?w=52&y=2011&list=a40 |website=Hitlisten.nu |access-date=June 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714201447/http://www.hitlisten.nu/default.asp?w=52&y=2011&list=a40 |archive-date=14 July 2014}}</ref>
* POL: 100,000<ref name="Polish certification awards 1995-present"/>
* FIN: 145,962<ref name="Finnish Certifications Database"/>
* NZ: 240,000<ref name="New Zealand Certifications"/>
* POR: 20,000<ref name="Portugal Top 30 Artists 2009"/>
* RUS: 10,000<ref name="Archived Russian international certifications 2008">{{cite web|url=http://2m-online.ru/gold_n_platinum/detail.php?COUNTRY=5078|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216165239/http://2m-online.ru/gold_n_platinum/detail.php?COUNTRY=5078|archive-date=16 February 2009|title=Золотой и платиновый альбом в России – International 2008|language=ru|date=2008|access-date=24 September 2012|publisher=National Federation of Phonograph Producers}}</ref>}}
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| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/apr/27/abba-announce-first-new-songs-for-35-years|title=Abba announce first new songs for 35 years|first=Alex|last=Needham|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=27 April 2018|access-date=1 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180501190612/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/apr/27/abba-announce-first-new-songs-for-35-years|archive-date=May 1, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[Dire Straits]]
| [[Mariah Carey]] || ''[[Daydream (album)|Daydream]] '' || 1995 || Pop/R&B ||[http://forums.hollywood.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/97560421/m/441109095]
| ''[[Brothers in Arms (album)|Brothers in Arms]]''
| 1985
| [[Roots rock]], [[blues rock]], [[soft rock]]
| {{ntsh|21.1}}
{{hidden
| 21.1
|* US: 9 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* UK: 4.2 million<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 500,000<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 3 million<ref name="Les certifications 2011"/>
* CAN: 1 million<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 1.19 million<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* ITA: 550,000<ref name="FIMI Certification Database"/><ref name="Gold and Platinum Awards 1987"/>
* SPA: 300,000<ref name=Salaverri-1979-1990/>
* SWE: 50,000<ref name="Swedish Certifications" />
* ARG: 30,000<ref name="Archived CAPIF certifications to 2010"/>
* BEL: 200,000<ref name="Belgium's Gold/Platinum Certification database 1995-present"/>
* DEN: 120,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.dk/node/3828 |title=2018-69 (Dire Straits "Brothers in Arms") |website=IFPI Denmark |access-date=May 22, 2022}}</ref>
* SWI: 300,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* AUT: 200,000<ref name="Austrian Certifications" />
* POL: 50,000<ref name="Polish certification awards 1995-present"/>
* FIN: 116,784<ref name="Finnish Certifications Database"/>
* NZ: 360,000<ref name="Seven Top Certified New Zealand Albums 2007"/>
* HKG: 15,000<ref name="Hong Kong Gold Disc Award"/>
}}
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| <ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2859527.stm|title=Mark Knopfler hurt in crash|work=[[BBC News]]|date=March 18, 2003|access-date=November 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120801192606/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2859527.stm|archive-date=August 1, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>
{{cite news|url=http://www.dw.de/europe-in-concert-mark-knopfler-2012-03-09/e-15757542-9798|title=Mark Knopfler {{!}} Europe in Concert |publisher=[[Deutsche Welle]]|year=2012|access-date=June 18, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102040540/http://www.dw.de/europe-in-concert-mark-knopfler-2012-03-09/e-15757542-9798|archive-date=November 2, 2013}}</ref>
|- style="background:#FFFAE6;"
|[[Madonna]]
|''[[The Immaculate Collection]]''
|1990
|[[Pop music|Pop]], [[Dance music|dance]]
| {{ntsh|21}}
{{hidden
| 21
|* US: 11 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* JPN: 800,000<ref name="The Record"/>
* UK: 3.9 million<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 750,000<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 1 million<ref name="InfoDisc Les Certifications depuis 1973 (albums)"/>
* CAN: 700,000<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 980,000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/chart/catalogue-albums/94|title=ARIA Catalogue Albums Chart – 06/08/2012 |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|date=August 2012|access-date=April 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006023207/http://www.ariacharts.com.au/chart/catalogue-albums/94|archive-date=October 6, 2012}}</ref>
* BRA: 500,000<ref name="Brazil's Certification Database"/>
* NLD: 300,000<ref name="Dutch Certifications"/>
* SWE: 50,000<ref name="Swedish Certifications" />
* SPA: 300,000<ref name="Spanish Certifications"/>
* ARG: 360,000<ref name="Archived CAPIF certifications to 2010"/>
* SWI: 50,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* AUT: 50,000<ref name="Austrian Certifications" />
* DEN: 80,000<ref>{{cite certification|region=Denmark|type=album|title=The Immaculate Collection|artist=Madonna|certyear=2006|id=35|source=chart}}</ref>
* FIN: 92,500<ref name="Finnish Certifications Database"/>
* NZ: 105,000<ref name="New Zealand Certifications"/>}}
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|<ref name="immaculatecollection">{{cite news |url=http://newsroom.mtv.com/2011/08/16/happy-birthday-madonna/ |access-date=August 18, 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120712132240/http://newsroom.mtv.com/2011/08/16/happy-birthday-madonna/ |archive-date=July 12, 2012 |title=Happy Birthday, Madonna!|first=John|last=Mitchell |publisher=MTV (MTV Networks)|date=August 16, 2011}}</ref>
|-
| [[Santana (band)|Santana]]
| [[Mariah Carey]] || ''[[Music Box (album)|Music Box]] '' || 1993 || Pop/R&B ||[http://www.ticketspecialists.com/concert/mariah_carey_tickets.htm]
| ''[[Supernatural (Santana album)|Supernatural]]''
| 1999
| [[Latin rock]]
| {{ntsh|20.8}}
{{hidden
| 20.8
|* US: 15 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* JPN: 200,000<ref name="The Record"/>
* UK: 900,000<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 1 million<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 600,000<ref name="Les certifications 2011"/>
* CAN: 1 million<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 280,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* BRA: 250,000<ref name="Brazil's Certification Database"/>
* NLD: 200,000<ref name="Dutch Certifications"/>
* ITA: 25,000<ref name="FIMI Certification Database"/>
* SWE: 80,000<ref name="Swedish Certifications" />
* SPA: 300,000<ref name="Spanish Certifications"/>
* MEX: 300,000<ref name="AMPROFON Certification Database"/>
* ARG: 120,000<ref name="Archived CAPIF certifications to 2010"/>
* BEL: 100,000<ref name="Belgium's Gold/Platinum Certification database 1995-present"/>
* POL: 100,000<ref name="Polish certification awards 1995-present"/>
* SWI: 200,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* AUT: 100,000<ref name="Austrian Certifications" />
* FIN: 50,291<ref name="Finnish Certifications Database"/>
* NZ: 60,000<ref name="New Zealand Certifications"/>}}
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| <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/292577/viva-santana.html|title=Viva Santana!|first=Joel|last=Premkumar|work=[[Deccan Herald]]|date=November 18, 2012|access-date=November 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102002220/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/292577/viva-santana.html|archive-date=November 2, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[Pink Floyd]]
| [[Metallica]] || ''[[Metallica (album)|Metallica]]'' a.k.a. ''The Black Album'' || 1991 || Metal || [http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/7567/image003sk9.jpg]
| ''[[The Wall]]''
| 1979
| [[Progressive rock]]
| {{ntsh|19.28}}
{{hidden
| 19.2
|* US: 11.5 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* UK: 900,000<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 2 million<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 1 million<ref name="InfoDisc Les Certifications depuis 1973 (albums)"/>
* CAN: 2 million<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 770,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* NLD: 135,000<ref name="Dutch Certifications"/>
* ITA: 25,000<ref name="FIMI Certification Database"/>
* SPA: 100,000<ref name="Spanish Certifications"/>
* DEN: 120,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.dk/node/10125 |title=Pink Floyd "The Wall" |website=IFPI Denmark |access-date=May 22, 2022}}</ref>
* ARG: 60,000<ref name="Archived CAPIF certifications to 2010"/>
* POL: 120,000<ref name="Polish certification awards 1995-present"/>
* SWI: 100,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* NZ: 210,000<ref name="New Zealand Certifications"/>
* HKG: 15,000<ref name="Hong Kong Gold Disc Award"/>
}}
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| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2010/09/22/how-the-wall-gets-built-in-the-first-place/|title=How The Wall gets built in the first place|first=Christopher|last=Borrelli|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=September 22, 2010|access-date=June 18, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102102159/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-09-22/entertainment/ct-live-0922-waters-the-wall-20100922_1_bricks-wall-cardboard|archive-date=November 2, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{sortname|The|Beatles}}
| [[Michael Jackson]] || ''[[Bad (album)|Bad]]'' || 1987 || Pop/R&B || [http://www.mjinf.co.uk/Bad/Bad.htm]
| ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]''
| 1967
| [[Rock music|Rock]]
| {{ntsh|18.17}}
{{hidden
| 18.3
|* US: 11 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* UK: 5.1 million<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 500,000<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 100,000<ref name="InfoDisc Les Certifications depuis 1973 (albums)"/>
* CAN: 800,000<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 280,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* BRA: 100,000<ref name="Brazil's Certification Database"/>
* ITA: 50,000<ref name="FIMI Certification Database"/>
* ARG: 300,000<ref name="Archived CAPIF certifications to 2010"/>
* NZ: 90,000<ref name="NZ Album Certifications 2007-July 2011"/>
}}
| 30
| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2017/04/gr_symphony_to_perform_tribute.html|title=GR Symphony to perform tribute show to iconic Beatles album|publisher=[[The Ann Arbor News]]|date=April 24, 2017|access-date=April 24, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| {{sortname|The|Beatles}}
| [[Michael Jackson]] || ''[[Dangerous (album)|Dangerous]]'' || 1991 || Pop/R&B || [http://www.mjinf.co.uk/Dangerous/Dangerous.htm]
| ''[[Abbey Road]]''
|-
| 1969
| [[Queen (band)|Queen]] || ''[[Greatest Hits (Queen)|Greatest Hits]]'' || 1981 || Rock ||
| [[Rock music|Rock]]
|-
| {{ntsh|16.9}}
| [[Carlos Santana|Santana]] || ''[[Supernatural (album)|Supernatural]]'' || 1999 || Rock || [http://www.mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=508]
{{hidden
|-
| 16.9
| [[Simon & Garfunkel]] || ''[[Bridge over Troubled Water]]'' || 1970 || Folk/Rock || [http://www.mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=508]
|* US: 12 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
|-
* UK: 2.4 million<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
| [[Various Artists]] || ''[[Grease (film)|Grease]]'' (soundtrack) || 1978 || Pop || [http://www.mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=508]
* GER: 500,000<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
|-
* FRA: 100,000<ref name="InfoDisc Les Certifications depuis 1973 (albums)"/>
 
* CAN: 1 million<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 210,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* ITA: 50,000<ref name="FIMI Certification Database"/>
* DEN: 60,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.dk/node/9239 |title=The Beatles "Abbey Road" |website=IFPI Denmark |access-date=May 22, 2022}}</ref>
* ARG: 500,000<ref name="CAPIF Diamond awards"/>
* BEL: 50,000<ref name="Belgium's Gold/Platinum Certification database 1995-present"/>
* NZ: 75,000<ref name="NZ Album Certifications 2007-July 2011"/>
}}
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| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/markbeech/2019/08/08/beatles-reveal-unheard-abbey-road-treasures-50-years-after-cover-shot/?sh=6cda37122e8a|title=Beatles Reveal Unheard 'Abbey Road' Treasures, 50 Years After Cover Shot|work=[[Forbes]]|date=August 8, 2019|access-date=August 8, 2019}}</ref>
|}
 
==Albums alleged to have sold at least 2020–29 million copies ==
''*All sales figures are shown in millions''
 
:{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; text-align: center"
! scope="col" |Artist
! Artist !! Album !! Year of release !! Genre !! Source
! scope="col" |Album
! scope="col" |Released
! scope="col" |Genre
!scope="col"|[[Music recording certification|Total certified copies]]<br /><small>{{nowrap|([[List of music recording certifications|from available markets]])}}</small>*
! scope="col" |Claimed sales*
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Reference column heading}}
|-
| {{sortname|Norah|Jones}}
| [[Ace of Base]] || ''[[Happy Nation]]/[[The Sign]]'' || 1993 || Pop || [http://www.mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=508]
| ''[[Come Away with Me]]''
| 2002
| [[Acoustic pop]]
| {{ntsh|19.9}}
{{hidden
| 19.9
|* [[Recording Industry Association of America|US]]: 12 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* [[Recording Industry Association of Japan|JPN]]: 500,000<ref name="The Record"/>
* [[British Phonographic Industry|UK]]: 2.4 million<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* [[Bundesverband Musikindustrie|GER]]: 750,000<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|FRA]]: 1 million<ref name="Les certifications 2011"/>
* [[Music Canada|CAN]]: 1 million<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* [[Australian Recording Industry Association|AUS]]: 770,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* [[Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos|BRA]]: 125,000<ref name="Brazil's Certification Database"/>
* [[NVPI|NLD]]: 160,000<ref name="Dutch Certifications"/>
* [[Federation of the Italian Music Industry|ITA]]: 25,000<ref name="FIMI Certification Database"/>
* [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|SWE]]: 60,000<ref name="Swedish Certifications" />
* [[Productores de Música de España|SPA]]: 100,000<ref name="Spanish Certifications"/>
* [[IFPI Danmark|DEN]]: 220,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.dk/node/10803 |title=Norah Jones "Come Away With Me" |website=IFPI Denmark |access-date=June 10, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers|ARG]]: 80,000<ref name="Archived CAPIF certifications to 2010"/>
* [[Belgian Entertainment Association|BEL]]: 100,000<ref name="Belgium's Gold/Platinum Certification database 1995-present"/>
* [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|SWI]]: 120,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|AUT]]: 80,000<ref name="Austrian Certifications" />
* [[Polish Music Charts|POL]]: 200,000<ref name="Polish certification awards 1995-present"/>
* [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|NZ]]: 165,000<ref name="New Zealand Certifications"/>
* [[Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa|POR]]: 80,000<ref name="Portugal Top 30 Artists 2009"/>}}
| 28
| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/come-away-with-norah-jones-39084305.html|title=Come away with Norah Jones. . .|work=[[Irish Independent]]|date=March 29, 2020|access-date=March 29, 2020}}</ref>
|- style="background:#E6F2FF"
| Various artists
| ''[[Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture]]''
| 1978
| [[Rock and roll]]
| {{ntsh|20}}
{{hidden
| 20|*US: 13 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* UK: 2.7 million<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 1.25 million<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 400,000<ref name="InfoDisc Les Certifications depuis 1973 (albums)"/>
* CAN: 1 million<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 980,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* ITA: 50,000<ref name="FIMI Certification Database"/>
* SPA: 300,000<ref name="Spanish Certifications"/>
* DEN: 140,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.dk/node/9849 |title="Grease (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)" |website=IFPI Denmark |access-date=August 23, 2022}}</ref>
* BEL: 25,000<ref name="Belgium's Gold/Platinum Certification database 1995-present"/>
* NOR: 50,000<ref name="Norwegian Certifications"/>
* SWI: 25,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* NZ: 90,000<ref name="New Zealand Certifications"/>
* [[IFPI|HKG]]: 20,000<ref name="Hong Kong Gold Disc Award"/>
}}
| 28
| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tampabay.com/arts-entertainment/grease-prequel-will-reveal-details-of-sandy-and-dannys-summer-nights-20190410/|title=Retro top 10 - this week in 1978|work=[[Irish Independent]]|date=October 19, 2019|access-date=July 9, 2022|first=Josh|last=Fiallo|archive-date=October 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191020231800/https://www.independent.ie/regionals/argus/lifestyle/retro-top-10-this-week-in-1978-38593440.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Mariah Carey]]
| [[Barbra Streisand]] ||''[[Guilty]]''* || 1980 || Rock/Pop || [http://barbrastreisand.com/bio_bio.html]
|[[Music Box (Mariah Carey album)|''Music Box'']]
|1993
|[[Pop music|Pop]], [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
|{{Ntsh|17.8}}
{{Hidden|17.8|* US: 10 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* JPN: 1 million<ref name="The Record"/>
* UK: 1.5 million<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 1 million<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 1 million<ref name="Les certifications 2011"/>
* CAN: 700,000<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 840,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* BRA: 100,000<ref name="Brazil's Certification Database"/>
* NLD: 600,000<ref name="Dutch Certifications"/>
* SWE: 100,000<ref name="Swedish Certifications" />
* SPA: 400,000<ref name=Salaverri-1991-1995/>
* BEL: 100,000<ref name="Belgium's Gold/Platinum Certification database 1995-present"/>
* [[IFPI|NOR]]: 160,000<ref name="Norwegian Certifications"/>
* SWI: 200,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* AUT: 100,000<ref name="Austrian Certifications" />
* [[Musiikkituottajat|FIN]]: 47,382<ref name="Finnish Certifications Database"/>
* NZ: 15,000<ref name="New Zealand Certifications"/>}}
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|<ref name="globalsales">{{cite magazine |last=Macias |first=Ernest |date=December 6, 2017 |title=The Catch-Up: Your guide to Mariah Carey's glittering career |url=http://ew.com/music/2017/12/06/catch-up-mariah-carey/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206223232/http://ew.com/music/2017/12/06/catch-up-mariah-carey/ |archive-date=December 6, 2017 |access-date=December 10, 2017 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref><ref name="Mims">{{Cite magazine |last=Mims |first=Taylor |date=2019-07-22 |title=Mariah Carey Returns to CAA for Representation in All Areas |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/mariah-carey-returns-caa-representation-in-all-areas/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207120819/https://www.billboard.com/pro/mariah-carey-returns-caa-representation-in-all-areas/ |archive-date=February 7, 2022 |access-date=2022-02-07 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| [[Eminem]]
| [[The Beatles]] || ''[[The Beatles 1962-1966|1962-1966]]''* || 1973 || Rock/Pop || [http://www.mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=508]
| ''[[The Eminem Show]]''
| 2002
| [[Hip hop]]
| {{ntsh|19.1}}
{{hidden
| 19.1
|* US: 12 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* JPN: 600,000<ref name="The Record"/>
* UK: 1.8 million<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 900,000<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 600,000<ref name="Les certifications 2011"/>
* CAN: 1 million<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 1.07 million<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* BRA: 50,000<ref name="Brazil's Certification Database"/>
* NLD: 80,000<ref name="Dutch Certifications"/>
* ITA: 50,000<ref name="FIMI Certification Database"/>
* SWE: 120,000<ref name="Swedish Certifications" />
* SPA: 100,000<ref name=Salaverri-2000-2002/>
* DEN: 140,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.dk/node/10355 |title=Eminem "The Eminem Show" |website=IFPI Denmark |access-date=June 10, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas|MEX]]: 75,000<ref name="AMPROFON Certification Database"/>
* ARG: 40,000<ref name="Archived CAPIF certifications to 2010"/>
* BEL: 50,000<ref name="Belgium's Gold/Platinum Certification database 1995-present"/>
* NOR: 50,000<ref name="Norwegian Certifications"/>
* SWI: 120,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* AUT: 60,000<ref name="Austrian Certifications" />
* POL: 50,000<ref name="Polish certification awards 1995-present"/>
* FIN: 62,212<ref name="Finnish Certifications Database"/>
* NZ: 135,000<ref name="New Zealand Certifications"/>
* POR: 40,000<ref name="Portugal Top 30 Artists 2009"/>}}
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| <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.statisticbrain.com/eminem-album-sales-statistics/|title=Eminem Total Albums Sold|date=July 11, 2017|publisher=Statisticbrain|access-date=January 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224222200/https://www.statisticbrain.com/eminem-album-sales-statistics/|archive-date=December 24, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://themusicnetwork.com/news/eminem-music-to-hit-stock-exchange-in-deal-offered-by-his-producers|title=Eminem music to hit stock exchange in deal offered by his producers|date=September 26, 2017|publisher=themusicnetwork|access-date=January 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126185237/https://themusicnetwork.com/news/eminem-music-to-hit-stock-exchange-in-deal-offered-by-his-producers|archive-date=January 26, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|- style="background:#E6F2FF"
| {{sortname|James|Horner}}
| ''[[Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture]]''
| 1997
| [[Film score]]
| {{ntsh|18.1385}}
{{hidden
| 18.1
|* US: 11 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* JPN: 1 million<ref name="RIAJMlist">{{cite web|url=http://www18.ocn.ne.jp/~hbr/jp1mal_e.htm|title=List of the albums certified "Million" by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (1989–2011)|date=September 12, 2011|access-date=October 24, 2011|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120805230217/http://www18.ocn.ne.jp/~hbr/jp1mal_e.htm|archive-date=August 5, 2012}}</ref>
* UK: 900,000<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 1.25 million<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 1 million<ref name="InfoDisc Les Certifications depuis 1973 (albums)"/>
* CAN: 1 million<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 350,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* NLD: 175,000<ref name="Dutch Certifications"/>
* SWE: 160,000<ref name="Swedish Certifications" />
* SPA: 400,000<ref name="Spanish Certifications"/>
* ARG: 60,000<ref name="Archived CAPIF certifications to 2010"/>
* BEL: 150,000<ref name="Belgium's Gold/Platinum Certification database 1995-present"/>
* POL: 140,000<ref name="Polish certification awards 1995-present"/>
* SWI: 200,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* AUT: 100,000<ref name="Austrian Certifications" />
* NOR: 100,000<ref name="Norwegian Certifications"/>
* FIN: 73,509<ref name="Finnish Certifications Database"/>
* NZ: 60,000<ref name="NZ Chart History 1966-2006">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wyU5AQAAIAAJ|author=Scapolo, Dean|title=The Complete New Zealand Music Charts 1966–2006|publisher=Maurienne House|year=2007|isbn=978-1-877443-00-8}}
</ref>
* HKG: 20,000<ref name="Hong Kong Gold Disc Award"/>
}}
| 27
| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/titanic-music-composer-james-horner-dead/article7345654.ece|title='Titanic' music composer James Horner dies|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=June 23, 2015|access-date=June 23, 2015}}</ref>
|- style="background:#FBE9F7;"
| {{sortname|Eric|Clapton}}
| ''[[Unplugged (Eric Clapton album)|Unplugged]]''
| 1992
| [[Acoustic rock]], [[acoustic blues]]
| {{ntsh|17}}
{{hidden
| 17
|* US: 10 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* JPN: 800,000<ref name="The Record"/>
* UK: 1.2 million<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 1.250 million<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 600,000<ref name="Les certifications 2011"/>
* CAN: 1 million<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 560,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* BRA: 250,000<ref name="Brazil's Certification Database"/>
* NLD: 400,000<ref name="Dutch Certifications"/>
* ITA: 25,000<ref name="FIMI Certification Database"/>
* SWE: 100,000<ref name="Swedish Certifications" />
* SPA: 300,000<ref name=Salaverri-1991-1995/>
* DEN: 60,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.dk/node/11088 |title=Eric Clapton "Unplugged" |website=IFPI Denmark |access-date=June 10, 2022}}</ref>
* ARG: 120,000<ref name="Archived CAPIF certifications to 2010"/>
* BEL: 100,000<ref name="Belgium's Gold/Platinum Certification database 1995-present"/>
* SWI: 100,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* AUT: 100,000<ref name="Austrian Certifications" />
* POL: 50,000<ref name="Polish certification awards 1995-present"/>
* FIN: 45,034<ref name="Finnish Certifications Database"/>
* NZ: 15,000<ref name="New Zealand Certifications"/>}}
| 26
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/blog/post/nathan-east-eric-clapton|title=Bassist Nathan East on Eric Clapton and "Change the World," Plus, Watch His Documentary|last=Steffen|first=Chris|website=[[AllMusic]]|date=January 23, 2015|access-date=October 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107155847/https://www.allmusic.com/blog/post/nathan-east-eric-clapton|archive-date=November 7, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
|- style="background:#FFFAE6;"
| [[Queen (band)|Queen]]
| ''[[Greatest Hits (Queen album)|Greatest Hits]]''
| 1981
| [[Rock music|Rock]]
| {{ntsh|20.6}}
{{hidden
| 20.6
|* US: 9 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* JPN: 100,000<ref name="The Record"/>
* UK: 6.9 million<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 1.750 million<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 200,000<ref name="Les certifications 2011"/>
* CAN: 300,000<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 1.05 million<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* BRA: 250,000<ref name="Brazil's Certification Database"/>
* NLD: 100,000<ref name="Dutch Certifications"/>
* ITA: 50,000<ref name="FIMI Certification Database"/>
* SWE: 50,000<ref name="Swedish Certifications" />
* SPA: 50,000<ref name=Salaverri-1979-1990/>
* ARG: 180,000<ref name="Archived CAPIF certifications to 2010"/>
* SWI: 250,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* AUT: 200,000<ref name="Austrian Certifications" />
* POL: 50,000<ref name="Polish certification awards 1995-present"/>
* FIN: 55,058<ref name="Finnish Certifications Database"/>
* NZ: 150,000<ref name="New Zealand Certifications"/>}}
| 25
| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17657389|title=Queen retain UK album sales crown|work=[[BBC News]]|date=April 9, 2012|access-date=November 24, 2012|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/67Q0hKnWr?url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17657389|archive-date=May 4, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{sortname|Britney|Spears}}
| ''[[...Baby One More Time (album)|...Baby One More Time]]''
| 1999
| [[Pop music|Pop]]
| {{ntsh|20.160}}
{{hidden
| 20.1
|* US: 14 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* JPN: 200,000<ref name="The Record"/>
* UK: 1.2 million<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 750,000<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 600,000<ref name="Les certifications 2011"/>
* CAN: 1 million<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 280,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* BRA: 100,000<ref name="Brazil's Certification Database"/>
* NLD: 300,000<ref name="Dutch Certifications"/>
* SWE: 80,000<ref name="Swedish Certifications" />
* SPA: 300,000<ref name=Salaverri-1996-1999/>
* DEN: 60,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ifpi.dk/node/12851 |title=Britney Spears "Baby One More Time" |website=IFPI Denmark |access-date=January 11, 2024}}</ref>
* MEX: 375,000<ref name="AMPROFON Certification Database"/>
* ARG: 240,000<ref name="Archived CAPIF certifications to 2010"/>
* BEL: 150,000<ref name="Belgium's Gold/Platinum Certification database 1995-present"/>
* NOR: 50,000<ref name="Norwegian Certifications"/>
* SWI: 100,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* AUT: 50,000<ref name="Austrian Certifications" />
* POL: 100,000<ref name="Polish certification awards 1995-present"/>
* NZ: 45,000<ref name="New Zealand Certifications"/>}}
| 25
| <ref name="BOMTsales">{{Cite web |date=January 11, 2019 |title=20 years later, what's the legacy of Britney Spears' hit debut album?|url=https://www.cbc.ca/radio/q/friday-january-11-2019-dream-hampton-rafael-lozano-hemmer-and-more-1.4973278/20-years-later-what-s-the-legacy-of-britney-spears-hit-debut-album-1.4973319 |access-date=March 8, 2024 |work=[[CBC Radio One]] |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| [[Bon Jovi]]
| [[The Beatles]] || ''[[The Beatles 1967-1970|1967-1970]]''* || 1973 || Rock/Pop || [http://www.mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=508]
| ''[[Slippery When Wet]]''
| 1986
| [[Hard rock]], [[glam metal]]
| {{ntsh|18.3}}
{{hidden
| 18.3
|* US: 15 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* UK: 900,000<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 500,000<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* CAN: 1 million<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 420,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* SPA: 100,000<ref name=Salaverri-1979-1990/>
* NOR: 50,000<ref name="Gold and Platinum Awards 1987"/>
* DEN: 10,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.dk/node/10441 |title=Bon Jovi "Slippery When Wet" |website=IFPI Denmark |access-date=June 10, 2022}}</ref>
* SWI: 250,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* FIN: 73,564<ref name="Finnish Certifications Database"/>
* NZ: 15,000<ref name="New Zealand Certifications"/>}}
| 25
| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/bon-jovi-you-give-love-a-bad-name-song/|title='You Give Love A Bad Name': Bon Jovi's First Anthem|first=Paul|last=Sexto|work=[[Universal Music Group]]|date=November 29, 2021|access-date=November 29, 2021}}</ref>
|- style="background:#FFFAE6;"
| [[Journey (band)|Journey]]
| ''[[Greatest Hits (Journey album)|Greatest Hits]]''
| 1988
| [[Rock music|Rock]], [[hard rock]], [[pop rock]]
| {{ntsh|18.3}}
{{hidden
| 18.3
|* US: 18 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* UK: 300,000<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* CAN: 50,000<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* IRE: 15,000<ref name="The Irish Charts: Certifications">{{cite web|url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/awards/multi_platinum.htm|title=The Irish Charts: Certifications|publisher=IRMA|access-date=2022-06-12}}</ref>}}
| 25
| <ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Graff |first1=Gary |title=Steve Perry Won't Stop Recording, but Touring Is Another Story |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/steve-perry-wont-stop-recording-but-touring-is-another-story-513426/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=March 11, 2024 |date=January 4, 2012}}</ref>
|-
| {{sortname|Whitney|Houston}}
| [[The Bee Gees]] || ''[[Spirits Having Flown]]'' || 1979 || Disco || [http://www.mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=508]
| ''[[Whitney Houston (album)|Whitney Houston]]''
| 1985
| [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
| {{ntsh|16.6}}
{{hidden
| 17.7
|* US: 14 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* UK: 1.2 million<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 500,000<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 100,000<ref name="InfoDisc Les Certifications depuis 1973 (albums)"/>
* CAN: 1 million<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 280,000<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.aria.com.au/Issue1148.pdf|title=ARIA Top 100 Albums – Week Commencing 27th February 2012 Issue No.1148 (for single "I Will Always Love You" and albums "The Bodyguard Soundtrack", "Whitney Houston")|work=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|date=February 27, 2012|access-date=June 11, 2022|archive-date=March 20, 2012|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20120320232831/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20120316-0000/Issue1148.pdf|url-status=live}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
* NLD: 100,000<ref name="Dutch Certifications"/>
* SWE: 200,000<ref name="Swedish Certifications" />
* NOR: 100,000<ref name="Gold and Platinum Awards 1987"/>
* BEL: 25,000<ref name="Music & Media (27-12-1986)"/>
* SWI: 50,000<ref name="Houston Attains Global Stardom">{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6CQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT66|title=Houston Attains Global Stardom|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 11, 2022|date=August 9, 1986}}</ref>
* AUT: 50,000<ref name="Austrian Certifications" />
* FIN: 29,109<ref name="Finnish Certifications Database"/>
* HKG: 15,000<ref name="Hong Kong Gold Disc Award"/>
* NZ: 15,000<ref name="New Zealand Certifications"/>}}
| 25
| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/feb/12/whitney-houston-obituary| title=Whitney Houston obituary| work=[[The Guardian]]| date=February 12, 2012| access-date=March 9, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.voanews.com/a/singer-whitney-houston-memorialized-at-pre-grammy-awards-gala-139178279/151922.html|title=Music Industry Pays Tribute to Whitney Houston|work=[[Voice of America]]|date=February 11, 2012|access-date=November 30, 2017}}</ref>
|-<!-- highlight studio albums -->
| {{sortname|Phil|Collins}}
| ''[[No Jacket Required]]''
| 1985
| [[Pop rock]]
| {{ntsh|17.7}}
{{hidden
| 17.7
|* US: 12 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* UK: 1.8 million<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 1.5 million<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 600,000<ref name="Les certifications 2011"/>
* CAN: 1 million<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 70,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* NLD: 100,000<ref name="Dutch Certifications"/>
* ITA: 250,000<ref name="Gold and Platinum Awards 1987"/>
* SPA: 100,000<ref name=Salaverri-2000-2002/>
* ARG: 180,000<ref name="Archived CAPIF certifications to 2010"/>
* SWI: 100,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* AUT: 50,000<ref name="Austrian Certifications" />
* FIN: 34,203<ref name="Finnish Certifications Database"/>
* NZ: 15,000<ref name="New Zealand Certifications"/>}}
| 25
| <ref>{{cite magazine |title=40 Albums Baby Boomers Loved That Millennials Don't Know |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=May 14, 2014 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/40-albums-baby-boomers-loved-that-millennials-dont-know-20140514/phil-collins-no-jacket-required-1985-19691231 |access-date=February 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306164922/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/40-albums-baby-boomers-loved-that-millennials-dont-know-20140514/phil-collins-no-jacket-required-1985-19691231 |archive-date=March 6, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[Eminem]]
| [[Billy Joel]] || ''[[Greatest Hits (Billy Joel albums)|Greatest Hits, Vols. 1 & 2]]''* || 1985 || Pop/Rock || [http://www.denverpost.com/entertainment/ci_4133162]
| ''[[The Marshall Mathers LP]]''
| 2000
| [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| {{ntsh|17.5}}
{{hidden
| 17.5
|* US: 11 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* JPN: 200,000<ref name="The Record"/>
* UK: 2.4 million<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 900,000<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 600,000<ref name="Les certifications 2011"/>
* CAN: 800,000<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 280,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* BRA: 100,000<ref name="Brazil's Certification Database"/>
* NLD: 80,000<ref name="Dutch Certifications"/>
* ITA: 25,000<ref name="FIMI Certification Database"/>
* SWE: 160,000<ref name="Swedish Certifications" />
* SPA: 100,000<ref name=Salaverri-2000-2002/>
* DEN: 100,000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Uge 3, 2001 |url=http://hitlisten.nu/default.asp?w=3&y=2001&list=a40 |website=Hitlisten.nu |access-date=June 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613184206/http://hitlisten.nu/default.asp?w=3&y=2001&list=a40 |archive-date=2018-06-13 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* MEX: 150,000<ref name="AMPROFON Certification Database"/>
* ARG: 30,000<ref name="Archived CAPIF certifications to 2010"/>
* BEL: 100,000<ref name="Belgium's Gold/Platinum Certification database 1995-present"/>
* NOR: 100,000<ref name="Norwegian Certifications"/>
* SWI: 200,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* AUT: 50,000<ref name="Austrian Certifications" />
* POL: 100,000<ref name="Polish certification awards 1995-present"/>
* FIN: 40,055<ref name="Finnish Certifications Database"/>
* NZ: 75,000<ref name="New Zealand Certifications"/>}}
| 25
| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mlive.com/life/2020/05/how-to-chat-live-with-eminem-during-his-the-marshall-mathers-lp-anniversary-livestream.html|title=How to chat live with Eminem during his 'The Marshall Mathers LP' anniversary livestream|work=[[The Ann Arbor News]]|date=May 27, 2020|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
|-
| [[Linkin Park]]
| [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]] || ''[[Parallel Lines]]'' || 1977 || Pop/Rock/Disco || [http://www.blondie.net/biography.shtml]
| ''[[Hybrid Theory]]''
| 2000
| [[Nu metal]], [[rap metal]], [[alternative metal]]
| {{ntsh|17.2}}
{{hidden
| 17.2
|* US: 12 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* JPN: 200,000<ref name="The Record"/>
* UK: 1.8 million<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 900,000<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 200,000<ref name="Les certifications 2011"/>
* CAN: 500,000<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 350,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* BRA: 250,000<ref name="Brazil's Certification Database"/>
* NLD: 80,000<ref name="Dutch Certifications"/>
* ITA: 100,000<ref name="FIMI Certification Database"/>
* SWE: 80,000<ref name="Swedish Certifications" />
* SPA: 100,000<ref name=Salaverri-2000-2002/>
* DEN: 80,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.dk/node/7755 |title=Linkin Park "Hybrid Theory" |website=IFPI Denmark |access-date=June 10, 2022}}</ref>
* MEX: 150,000<ref name="AMPROFON Certification Database"/>
* ARG: 60,000<ref name="Archived CAPIF certifications to 2010"/>
* BEL: 100,000<ref name="Belgium's Gold/Platinum Certification database 1995-present"/>
* SWI: 50,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* AUT: 50,000<ref name="Austrian Certifications" />
* POL: 100,000<ref name="Polish certification awards 1995-present"/>
* FIN: 62,629<ref name="Finnish Certifications Database"/>
* NZ: 75,000<ref name="New Zealand Certifications"/>}}
| 25
| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.musicweek.com/labels/read/team-linkin-park-on-what-the-modern-industry-can-learn-from-hybrid-theory/081811|title=Team Linkin Park on what the modern industry can learn from Hybrid Theory|work=[[Music Week]]|date=November 6, 2020|access-date=November 6, 2020}}</ref>
|-
| [[U2]]
| [[Britney Spears]] || ''[[Oops!... I Did It Again]]'' || 2000 || Pop || [http://popdirt.com/article35150.html]
| ''[[The Joshua Tree]]''
| 1987
| [[Rock music|Rock]]
| {{ntsh|16.7}}
{{hidden
| 16.7
|* US: 10 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* UK: 2.7 million<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 1 million<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 600,000<ref name="Les certifications 2011"/>
* CAN: 1 million<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 350,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* NLD: 100,000<ref name="Dutch Certifications"/>
* ITA: 25,000<ref name="FIMI Certification Database"/>
* SPA: 400,000<ref name=Salaverri-1979-1990/><ref name=Salaverri-2000-2002/>
* MEX: 100,000<ref name="AMPROFON Certification Database"/>
* ARG: 60,000<ref name="Archived CAPIF certifications to 2010"/>
* SWI: 50,000<ref name="Gold and Platinum Awards 1987"/>
* AUT: 150,000<ref name="Austrian Certifications" />
* FIN: 27,965<ref name="Finnish Certifications Database"/>
* NZ: 210,000<ref name="New Zealand Certifications"/>}}
| 25
| <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishnews.com/news/25th-birthday-of-u2-s-joshua-tree-album-1139438|title=25th birthday of U2's Joshua Tree album|first=Simon|last=Cunningham|work=[[The Irish News]]|date=March 9, 2012|access-date=November 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102035554/http://www.irishnews.com/news/25th-birthday-of-u2-s-joshua-tree-album-1139438|archive-date=November 2, 2013}}</ref>
|- style="background:#E6F2FF"
|[[Prince (musician)|Prince]] and [[The Revolution (band)|The Revolution]]
|''[[Purple Rain (album)|Purple Rain]]''
|1984
|[[Pop rock]], [[New wave music|new wave]], [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
| {{ntsh|15.7}}
{{hidden
| 15.7
|* US: 13 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* UK: 600,000<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 750,000<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 300,000<ref name="Les certifications 2011"/>
* CAN: 600,000<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 210,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* NLD: 100,000<ref name="Dutch Certifications"/>
* ITA: 25,000<ref name="FIMI Certification Database"/>
* SPA: 50,000<ref name=Salaverri-1996-1999/>
* DEN: 10,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.dk/node/10948 |title=Prince "Purple Rain" |website=IFPI Denmark |access-date=June 10, 2022}}</ref>
* SWI: 50,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* AUT: 25,000<ref name="Gold and Platinum Awards 1987"/>
* NZ: 75,000<ref name="New Zealand Certifications"/>}}
|25
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.axs.com/prince-s-purple-rain-reissue-re-enters-top-200-albums-in-the-top-5-120524|title=Prince's 'Purple Rain' reissue re-enters Top 200 Albums in the top 5|work=AXS|access-date=2018-09-15|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915154858/https://www.axs.com/prince-s-purple-rain-reissue-re-enters-top-200-albums-in-the-top-5-120524|archive-date=September 15, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{sortname|Carole|King}}
| [[Bruce Springsteen]] || ''[[Born in the U.S.A.]]'' || 1984 || Rock || [http://www.mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=508]
| ''[[Tapestry (Carole King album)|Tapestry]]''
| 1971
| [[Pop music|Pop]]
| {{ntsh|15.1}}
{{hidden
| 15.1
|* US: 14 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* UK: 600,000<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* AUS: 560,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* NZ: 15,000<ref name="New Zealand Certifications"/>}}
| 25
| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/books/2012/04/19/life-memoir-carole-king-traces-complex-life-early-success-song-writer-memoir-performer-and-trail-troubled-relationships-king-weaves-tapestry/T5woyB9T4tDv1qgoQhKR2K/story.html|title='A Natural Woman' by Carole King|first=James|last=Rosen|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|date=April 19, 2012|access-date=November 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102120430/http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/books/2012/04/19/life-memoir-carole-king-traces-complex-life-early-success-song-writer-memoir-performer-and-trail-troubled-relationships-king-weaves-tapestry/T5woyB9T4tDv1qgoQhKR2K/story.html|archive-date=November 2, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[Madonna]]
| [[Céline Dion]] || '' [[All the Way... A Decade of Song]] || 1999 || Pop ||
| ''[[True Blue (Madonna album)|True Blue]]''
[http://www.angelfire.com/pop/divacelinedion/Sales.html]
| 1986
| [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Dance music|dance]]
| {{ntsh|14.5}}
{{hidden
| 14.5
|* US: 7 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* JPN: 100,000<ref name="The Record"/>
* UK: 2.1 million<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 1 million<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 1 million<ref name="Les certifications 2011"/>
* CAN: 1 million<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 280,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* BRA: 100,000<ref name="Brazil's Certification Database"/>
* NLD: 100,000<ref name="Dutch Certifications"/>
* ITA: 800,000<ref name="Gold and Platinum Awards 1987"/>
* SPA: 300,000<ref name=Salaverri-1979-1990/>
* ARG: 240,000<ref name="Archived CAPIF certifications to 2010"/>
* BEL: 75,000<ref name="Music & Media (27-12-1986)"/>
* NOR: 100,000<ref name="Gold and Platinum Awards 1987"/>
* SWI: 150,000<ref name="Gold and Platinum Awards 1987"/>
* AUT: 50,000<ref name="Gold and Platinum Awards 1987"/>
* FIN: 53,912<ref name="Finnish Certifications Database"/>
* NZ: 75,000<ref name="New Zealand Certifications"/>
* POR: 20,000<ref name="Gold and Platinum Awards 1987"/>}}
| 25
| <ref name="mtvsales">{{cite news|first=Gil|last=Kaufman |title=Madonna And Lionel Richie To Reunite On Billboard Charts? |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1682061/madonna-lionel-richie-top-billboard.jhtml|publisher=MTV (MTV Networks) |date=March 29, 2012 |access-date=April 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331201523/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1682061/madonna-lionel-richie-top-billboard.jhtml |archive-date=March 31, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|- <!-- highlight studio albums -->
| {{sortname|George|Michael}}
| ''[[Faith (George Michael album)|Faith]]''
| 1987
| [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[funk]], [[Soul music|soul]]
| {{ntsh|13.9}}
{{hidden
| 13.9
|* US: 10 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* UK: 1.2 million<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 250,000<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 600,000<ref name="Les certifications 2011"/>
* CAN: 1 million<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 350,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* NLD: 100,000<ref name="Dutch Certifications"/>
* SWE: 50,000<ref name="Swedish Certifications" />
* SPA: 200,000<ref name=Salaverri-1996-1999/>
* DEN: 20,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.dk/node/3783 |title=2018-84 (George Michael "Faith") |website=IFPI Denmark |access-date=June 10, 2022}}</ref>
* ARG: 60,000<ref name="Archived CAPIF certifications to 2010"/>
* NOR: 50,000<ref name="Gold and Platinum Awards 1987"/>
* SWI: 100,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* NZ: 15,000<ref name="New Zealand Certifications"/>}}
| 25
| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/magazine-feature/7647467/george-michael-death-new-music|title=George Michael: Why He Turned His Back on Fame, and the 'Faith'-like Songs He Recorded Before His Death|last=Tannenbaum|first=Rob|date=January 6, 2017|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 3, 2019|archive-date=August 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190825082034/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/magazine-feature/7647467/george-michael-death-new-music|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[Simon & Garfunkel]]
| [[Céline Dion]] || '' [[The Colour of My Love]] || 1993 || Pop ||
| ''[[Bridge over Troubled Water]]''
[http://www.angelfire.com/pop/divacelinedion/Sales.html]
| 1970
| [[Folk rock]]
| {{ntsh|12.5}}
{{hidden
| 12.5
|* US: 8 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* UK: 3.3 million<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 500,000<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 300,000<ref name="Les certifications 2011"/>
* CAN: 400,000<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* SWI: 25,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* FIN: 25,000<ref name="Finnish Certifications Database"/>}}
| 25
| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/8877549/Imagine...-Simon-and-Garfunkel-the-Harmony-Game-BBC-One-My-Transsexual-Summer-Channel-4-review.html|title=Imagine... Simon & Garfunkel: the Harmony Game, BBC One, My Transsexual Summer, Channel 4, review|first=Michael|last=Pilgrim|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=November 8, 2011|access-date=December 13, 2012|___location=London|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130112005931/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/8877549/Imagine...-Simon-and-Garfunkel-the-Harmony-Game-BBC-One-My-Transsexual-Summer-Channel-4-review.html|archive-date=January 12, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>
|- style="background:#FFFAE6;"
| {{sortname|Elton|John}}
| ''[[Greatest Hits (Elton John album)|Greatest Hits]]''
| 1974
| [[Pop music|Pop]]
| {{ntsh|19.1}}
{{hidden
| 19.1
|* US: 17 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* JPN: 200,000<ref name="The Record"/>
* UK: 800,000<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* FRA: 100,000<ref name="Les certifications 2011"/>
* CAN: 1 million<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>}}
| 24
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/elton-johns-greatest-hits-hits-1|title=Elton John's Greatest Hits hits #1|date=April 2010 |publisher=[[History (U.S. TV network)|History]]|access-date=20 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180520192652/https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/elton-johns-greatest-hits-hits-1|archive-date=May 20, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[Backstreet Boys]]
| ''[[Millennium (Backstreet Boys album)|Millennium]]''
| 1999
| [[Pop music|Pop]]
| {{ntsh|18.4}}
{{hidden
| 18.4
|* US: 13 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* JPN: 800,000<ref name="The Record"/>
* UK: 300,000<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 750,000<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* CAN: 1 million<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 210,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* BRA: 500,000<ref name="Brazil's Certification Database"/>
* NLD: 200,000<ref name="Dutch Certifications"/>
* SWE: 80,000<ref name="Swedish Certifications" />
* SPA: 400,000<ref name=Salaverri-1996-1999/>
* MEX: 675,000<ref name="AMPROFON Certification Database"/>
* ARG: 180,000<ref name="Archived CAPIF certifications to 2010"/>
* BEL: 100,000<ref name="Belgium's Gold/Platinum Certification database 1995-present"/>
* NOR: 50,000<ref name="Norwegian Certifications"/>
* SWI: 50,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* AUT: 25,000<ref name="Austrian Certifications" />
* POL: 50,000<ref name="Polish certification awards 1995-present"/>
* FIN: 42,525<ref name="Finnish Certifications Database"/>
* NZ: 30,000<ref name="New Zealand Certifications"/>}}
| 24
| <ref name="BSB sales 2006">{{cite web|url=http://sonybmg.com.au/artist/artistMainBio.do?mode=2&artistId=9949|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070911110126/http://sonybmg.com.au/artist/artistMainBio.do?mode=2&artistId=9949|title=Backstreet Boys – Biography|work=[[Sony BMG]]|year=2006|archive-date=September 11, 2007|quote=The next two BSB albums ("Backstreet's Back" and "Millennium") enjoyed worldwide sales of 24 million copies each.|access-date=September 17, 2013}}</ref>
|-
| [[Adele]]
| [[Cher]] || '' [[Believe]] || 1999 || Pop/Dance ||
| ''[[25 (Adele album)|25]]''
[http://www.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Believe_%28Cher_album%29.html]
| 2015
| [[Soul music|Soul]], [[Pop music|pop]], [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
| {{ntsh|19}}
{{hidden
| 20
|* US: 12 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* UK: 3.6 million<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 1.2 million<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* CAN: 800,000<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 700,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* BRA: 160,000<ref name="Brazil's Certification Database"/>
* ITA: 250,000<ref name="FIMI Certification Database"/>
* SWE: 80,000<ref name="Swedish Certifications" />
* SPA: 120,000<ref name="Spanish Certifications"/>
* DEN: 100,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.dk/node/10380 |title=Adele "25" |website=IFPI Denmark |access-date=June 10, 2022}}</ref>
* BEL: 240,000<ref name="Belgium's Gold/Platinum Certification database 1995-present"/>
* MEX: 210,000<ref name="AMPROFON Certification Database"/>
* NOR: 80,000<ref name="Norwegian Certifications"/>
* SWI: 120,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* AUT: 60,000<ref name="Austrian Certifications" />
* POL: 100,000<ref name="Polish certification awards 1995-present"/>
* FIN: 47,482<ref name="Finnish Certifications Database"/>
* NZ: 180,000<ref name="New Zealand Certifications"/>
* POR: 15,000<ref name="Portugal Top 30 Artists 2009"/>}}
| 23
| <ref>{{Cite web |author=Joe Taysom |date=2022-11-06 |title=The best-selling album of the 21st Century |url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/best-selling-album-21st-century/ |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=faroutmagazine.co.uk}}</ref>
|-
| [[Spice Girls]]
| [[Carole King]] || ''[[Tapestry (album)|Tapestry]]'' || 1971 || Pop || [http://www.mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=508]
| ''[[Spice (album)|Spice]]''
| 1996
| [[Pop music|Pop]]
| {{ntsh|16.4}}
{{hidden
| 16.4
|* US: 7 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* JPN: 400,000<ref name="The Record"/>
* UK: 3 million<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 750,000<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 1 million<ref name="Les certifications 2011"/>
* CAN: 1 million<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 420,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* BRA: 500,000<ref name="Brazil's Certification Database"/>
* NLD: 300,000<ref name="Dutch Certifications"/>
* SWE: 160,000<ref name="Swedish Certifications" />
* SPA: 1 million<ref name=Salaverri-1996-1999/>
* DEN: 120,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.dk/node/3965 |title=2018-27 (Spice Girls "Spice") |website=IFPI Denmark |access-date=June 10, 2022}}</ref>
* MEX: 100,000<ref name="AMPROFON Certification Database"/>
* BEL: 150,000<ref name="Belgium's Gold/Platinum Certification database 1995-present"/>
* NOR: 100,000<ref name="Norwegian Certifications"/>
* SWI: 100,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* AUT: 50,000<ref name="Austrian Certifications" />
* POL: 200,000<ref name="Polish certification awards 1995-present"/>
* FIN: 76,375<ref name="Finnish Certifications Database"/>
* NZ: 15,000<ref name="New Zealand Certifications"/>}}
| 23
|<ref name="31m">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/spice-girls/biography|title=Spice Girls Bio|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=2016-05-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206221436/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/spice-girls/biography|archive-date=December 6, 2017}}</ref><ref name="30m">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nme.com/photos/the-50-best-selling-albums-ever-1419009|title=The 50 best-selling albums ever|work=[[NME]]|date=12 November 2010|access-date=3 January 2016|author=Sarah Anderson|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161031042313/http://www.nme.com/photos/the-50-best-selling-albums-ever-1419009|archive-date=October 31, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[Ace of Base]]
| [[The Eagles]] || ''[[Hotel California]]'' || 1976 || Rock || [http://www.mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=508]
| ''[[Happy Nation]]/[[Happy Nation|The Sign]]''
| 1993
| [[Pop music|Pop]]
| {{ntsh|14.4}}
{{hidden
| 14.4
|* US: 9 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* JPN: 600,000<ref name="The Record"/>
* UK: 600,000<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 1.5 million<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 1 million<ref name="Les certifications 2011"/>
* CAN: 1 million<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 70,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* BRA: 100,000<ref name="Brazil's Certification Database"/>
* NLD: 200,000<ref name="Dutch Certifications"/>
* SPA: 100,000<ref name=Salaverri-1991-1995/>
* SWI: 100,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* AUT: 75,000<ref name="Austrian Certifications" />
* FIN: 82,715<ref name="Finnish Certifications Database"/>
* NZ: 15,000<ref name="New Zealand Certifications"/>}}
| 23
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a78550/ace-of-base-announce-reunion-tour.html|title=Ace Of Base announce reunion tour|first=Alex|last=Fletcher|website=Digital Spy|date=October 26, 2007|access-date=December 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010015046/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a78550/ace-of-base-announce-reunion-tour.html|archive-date=October 10, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Green Day]]
| [[Elton John]] || ''[[Greatest Hits (Elton John album)|Greatest Hits]]'' || 1974 || Pop/Rock || [http://www.mansfield.altervista.org/album_w_sales.htm]
|''[[American Idiot]]''
|2004
|[[Punk rock]]
|{{ntsh|16.4}} {{hidden|11.6|* US: 6 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* JPN: 500,000<ref name="The Record"/>
* UK: 2 million<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 800,000<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 300,000<ref name="Les certifications 2011"/>
* CAN: 1 million<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 420,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* BRA: 93,627<ref name="Brazil's Certification Database"/>
* NLD: 40,000<ref name="Dutch Certifications"/>
* SWE: 60,000<ref name="Swedish Certifications" />
* SPA: 50,000<ref name=Salaverri-1996-1999/>
* MEX: 100,000<ref name="AMPROFON Certification Database"/>
* BEL: 50,000<ref name="Belgium's Gold/Platinum Certification database 1995-present"/>
* SWI: 80,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* AUT: 60,000<ref name="Austrian Certifications" />
* FIN: 23,133<ref name="Finnish Certifications Database"/>
* NZ: 60,000<ref name="New Zealand Certifications"/>}}
|23
|<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |date=2024-08-09 |title=Green Day Releasing Huge 'American Idiot' 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition With Unreleased Demos, Rare B-Sides, Bonus Songs |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/green-day-american-idiot-20th-anniversary-deluxe-edition-box-set-details-1235750204/ |access-date=2024-12-09 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| {{sortname|Michael|Jackson}}
| [[Eminem]] || ''[[The Marshall Mathers LP]]'' || 2000 || Rap ||
|''[[HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I]]''
[http://www.biogs.com/famous/eminem.html]
|1995
|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[Pop music|pop]], [[Hip hop music|hip hop]]
| {{ntsh|15.1}}
{{hidden
| 15.2
|* US: 8 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* JPN: 400,000<ref name="The Record"/>
* UK: 1.2 million<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 1.5 million<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 1 million<ref name="Les certifications 2011"/>
* CAN: 500,000<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 560,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* BRA: 100,000<ref name="Brazil's Certification Database"/>
* NLD: 300,000<ref name="Dutch Certifications"/>
* ITA: 35,000<ref name="FIMI Certification Database"/>
* SWE: 100,000<ref name="Swedish Certifications" />
* SPA: 300,000<ref name=Salaverri-1996-1999/>
* ARG: 60,000<ref name="Archived CAPIF certifications to 2010"/>
* DEN: 250,000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Uge 29, 2009 |url=http://hitlisten.nu/default.asp?w=29&y=2009&list=a40 |website=Hitlisten.nu |access-date=June 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622150908/https://hitlisten.nu/default.asp?w=29&y=2009&list=a40 |archive-date=2017-06-22 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* MEX: 100,000<ref name="AMPROFON Certification Database"/>
* BEL: 250,000<ref name="Belgium's Gold/Platinum Certification database 1995-present"/>
* NOR: 50,000<ref name="Norwegian Certifications"/>
* SWI: 150,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* AUT: 100,000<ref name="Austrian Certifications" />
* POL: 100,000<ref name="Polish certification awards 1995-present"/>
* FIN: 61,352<ref name="Finnish Certifications Database"/>
* NZ: 135,000<ref name="New Zealand Certifications"/>}}
|22
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/eeel45ejjfk/history-past-present-and-future-book-i-1995-2/|title=HIStory: Past, Present And Future, Book I (1995)*|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2020-05-22|archive-date=October 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029142617/https://www.forbes.com/pictures/eeel45ejjfk/history-past-present-and-future-book-i-1995-2/}}</ref>
|- style="background:#FFFAE6;"
| {{sortname|Celine|Dion}}
| ''[[All the Way... A Decade of Song]]''
| 1999
| [[Pop music|Pop]]
| {{ntsh|14.4}}
{{hidden
| 14.4
|* US: 7 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* JPN: 2 million<ref name="The Record"/>
* UK: 1.2 million<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 1.050 million<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 600,000<ref name="Les certifications 2011"/>
* CAN: 1 million<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 350,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* BRA: 250,000<ref name="Brazil's Certification Database"/>
* SWE: 160,000<ref name="Swedish Certifications" />
* SPA: 200,000<ref name=Salaverri-1996-1999/>
* ARG: 60,000<ref name="Archived CAPIF certifications to 2010"/>
* BEL: 150,000<ref name="Belgium's Gold/Platinum Certification database 1995-present"/>
* NOR: 100,000<ref name="Norwegian Certifications"/>
* SWI: 150,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* AUT: 50,000<ref name="Austrian Certifications" />
* POL: 100,000<ref name="Polish certification awards 1995-present"/>
* FIN: 55,713<ref name="Finnish Certifications Database"/>
* NZ: 60,000<ref name="New Zealand Certifications"/>}}
| 22
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://concord.com/roster/ewan-maccoll/|title=Ewan MacColl - Music Publishing|publisher=[[Concord Music]]|access-date=26 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090343/https://concord.com/roster/ewan-maccoll/|archive-date=March 27, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]]
| ''[[(What's the Story) Morning Glory?]]''
| 1995
| [[Britpop]], [[Rock music|rock]]
| {{ntsh|11.5}}
{{hidden
| 11.6
|* US: 4 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* JPN: 200,000<ref name="The Record"/>
* UK: 4.8 million<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 250,000<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 300,000<ref name="Les certifications 2011"/>
* CAN: 800,000<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 560,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* NLD: 50,000<ref name="Dutch Certifications"/>
* ITA: 100,000<ref name="FIMI Certification Database"/>
* SWE: 100,000<ref name="Swedish Certifications" />
* SPA: 200,000<ref name=Salaverri-1996-1999/>
* ARG: 30,000<ref name="Archived CAPIF certifications to 2010"/>
* DEN: 120,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.dk/node/7978 |title=Oasis "(What's The Story) Morning Glory?" |website=IFPI Denmark |access-date=June 10, 2022}}</ref>
* BEL: 25,000<ref name="Belgium's Gold/Platinum Certification database 1995-present"/>
* NOR: 50,000<ref name="Norwegian Certifications"/>
* SWI: 25,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* AUT: 25,000<ref name="Austrian Certifications" />
* FIN: 27,540<ref name="Finnish Certifications Database"/>
* NZ: 15,000<ref name="New Zealand Certifications"/>}}
| 22
| <ref name="Norman Abjorensen">{{cite book|author=Norman Abjorensen|title=Historical Dictionary of Popular Music |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6ZyrDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA375|year=2017|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1-5381-0215-2|pages=375}}</ref><ref name="Omnibus Press">{{cite book|author=Omnibus Press|title=100 Years of British Music |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4v_fBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT239|year=2014|publisher=Omnibus Press |isbn=978-1-78323-565-0|pages=239}}</ref>
|-
| [[Madonna]]
| [[Eminem]] || ''[[The Eminem Show]]'' || 2002 || Rap ||
| ''[[Like a Virgin (album)|Like a Virgin]]''
[http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/09/01/1093938966082.html?from=storyrhs]
| 1984
| [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Dance music|dance]]
| {{ntsh|16.2}}
{{hidden
| 16.2
|* US: 10 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* JPN: 100,000<ref name="The Record"/>
* UK: 900,000<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 750,000<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 600,000<ref name="InfoDisc Les Certifications depuis 1973 (albums)"/>
* CAN: 1 million<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 490,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* ITA: 1 million<ref name="Gold and Platinum Awards 1987"/>
* SPA: 100,000<ref name=Salaverri-1979-1990/>
* BEL: 75,000<ref name="Music & Media (27-12-1986)"/>
* SWI: 100,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* FIN: 35,398<ref name="Finnish Certifications Database"/>
* NZ: 75,000<ref name="New Zealand Certifications"/>}}
| 21
|<ref name="Reporter">{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/people/contrasting-fortunes-as-madonna-and-jacko-turn-50-20090403-9ruh.html|title=Contrasting fortunes as Madonna and Jacko turn 50|author1=Daily|work=[[The Age]]|date=August 15, 2008|access-date=August 24, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811184417/http://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/people/contrasting-fortunes-as-madonna-and-jacko-turn-50-20090403-9ruh.html|archive-date=August 11, 2011}}</ref>
|- style="background:#FFFAE6;"
| [[Bon Jovi]]
| ''[[Cross Road (album)|Cross Road]]''
| 1994
| [[Hard rock]], [[glam metal]]
| {{ntsh|15}}
{{hidden
| 15
|* US: 7 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* JPN: 1 million<ref name="The Record"/>
* UK: 1.8 million<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 1 million<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 300,000<ref name="InfoDisc Les Certifications depuis 1973 (albums)"/>
* CAN: 1 million<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 910,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* ITA: 500,000<ref name="Gold and Platinum Awards 1987"/>
* NLD: 200,000<ref name="Dutch Certifications"/>
* SWE: 100,000<ref name="Swedish Certifications" />
* SPA: 400,000<ref name=Salaverri-1991-1995/>
* ARG: 240,000<ref name="Archived CAPIF certifications to 2010"/>
* BEL: 100,000<ref name="Belgium's Gold/Platinum Certification database 1995-present"/>
* SWI: 150,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* AUT: 150,000<ref name="Austrian Certifications" />
* POL: 50,000<ref name="Polish certification awards 1995-present"/>
* FIN: 123,354<ref name="Finnish Certifications Database"/>
* NZ: 105,000<ref name="NZ Album Certifications 2007-July 2011"/>}}
| 21
| <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nineoclock.ro/bon-jovi-the-most-eagerly-anticipated-concert-of-the-year/#hide|title=Bon Jovi, the most eagerly anticipated concert of the year |newspaper=[[Nine O'Clock]]|date=June 14, 2011|access-date=December 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617202352/http://www.nineoclock.ro/bon-jovi-the-most-eagerly-anticipated-concert-of-the-year/#hide|archive-date=June 17, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[Green Day]]
| [[Garth Brooks]] || ''[[Double Live]]'' || 1990 || Country || [http://www.denverpost.com/entertainment/ci_4133162]
| ''[[Dookie]]''
| 1994
| [[Pop punk]], [[punk rock]], [[alternative rock]]
| {{ntsh|24.6}}
{{hidden
| 24.6
|* US: 20 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* JPN: 200,000<ref name="The Record"/>
* UK: 900,000<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 750,000<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 100,000<ref name="Les certifications 2011"/>
* CAN: 1 million<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 350,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* BRA: 100,000<ref name="Brazil's Certification Database"/>
* ITA: 50,000<ref name="FIMI Certification Database"/>
* SWE: 50,000<ref name="Swedish Certifications" />
* SPA: 100,000<ref name=Salaverri-1991-1995/>
* ARG: 60,000<ref name="Archived CAPIF certifications to 2010"/>
* BEL: 25,000<ref name="Belgium's Gold/Platinum Certification database 1995-present"/>
* DEN: 80,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.dk/node/9718 |title=Green Day "Dookie" |website=IFPI Denmark |access-date=June 12, 2022}}</ref>
* SWI: 25,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* AUT: 50,000<ref name="Austrian Certifications" />
* POL: 50,000<ref name="Polish certification awards 1995-present"/>
* FIN: 35,205<ref name="Finnish Certifications Database"/>
* NZ: 15,000<ref name="New Zealand Certifications"/>
* [[Irish Recorded Music Association|IRE]]: 60,000<ref name="The Irish Charts: Certifications">{{cite web|url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/awards/multi_platinum.htm|title=The Irish Charts: Certifications|publisher=IRMA|access-date=2022-06-12}}</ref>}}
| 20
| <ref>{{cite news |last1=Chandler |first1=Adam |title=Green Day's Album 'Dookie' Is 20 Years Old Today |url=https://www.thewire.com/entertainment/2014/02/green-days-album-dookie-20-years-old-today/357625/ |website=[[The Atlantic#The Wire|The Wire]] |access-date=18 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201205800/https://www.thewire.com/entertainment/2014/02/green-days-album-dookie-20-years-old-today/357625/ |archive-date=1 February 2014 |date=1 February 2014}}</ref>
|-
| [[Hootie & the Blowfish]]
| [[Garth Brooks]] || ''[[No Fences]]'' || 1990 || Country || [http://www.mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=508]
| ''[[Cracked Rear View]]''
| 1994
| [[Roots rock]], [[heartland rock]]
| {{ntsh|23.2}}
{{hidden
| 23.2
|* US: 22 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* UK: 100,000<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* CAN: 1 million<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 140,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>}}
| 20
| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://thenewirmonews.com/drumming-up-memories-jim-sonefeld-of-hootie-the-blowfish-book-signing-event/|title=Drumming Up Memories: Jim Sonefeld of Hootie & The Blowfish Book Signing Event|publisher=The New Irmo News|date=December 13, 2023|access-date=February 18, 2024}}</ref>
|- <!-- highlight studio albums -->
| {{sortname|Elvis|Presley}}
| ''[[Elvis' Christmas Album]]''
| 1957
| [[Christmas music|Christmas]], [[pop music|pop]], [[gospel music|gospel]], [[rock and roll]]
| {{ntsh|20.8}}
{{hidden
| 20.8
|* US: 20 million<ref>{{cite web |title=RIAA: Elvis Presley's Christmas Albums|work=RIAA |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Elvis+Presley&ti=Christmas&lab=&genre=&format=Album&date_option=release&from=&to=&award=&type=&category=&adv=SEARCH#search_section |access-date=July 14, 2022}} Note, the esitimated sales of 20 million for ''Elvis' Christmas Album'' are based on ''various editions'' as stated in the sources. Therefore, RIAA 's certified sales include certifications for both issues of ''Elvis' Christmas Album'' as well as ''It's Christmas Time'' and ''The Wonderful World of Christmas''.</ref>
* UK: 440,000<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* CAN: 400,000<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 35,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>}}
| 20
| <ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/the-25-greatest-christmas-albums-of-all-time-20121219/elvis-presley-elvis-christmas-album-1957-19691231|title=The 25 Greatest Christmas Albums of All Time: 2. Elvis Presley, 'Elvis' Christmas Album' (1957) |last=Dolan|first=Jon|date=December 19, 2012|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=December 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151216045210/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/the-25-greatest-christmas-albums-of-all-time-20121219/elvis-presley-elvis-christmas-album-1957-19691231 |archive-date=December 16, 2015|url-status=live}} Note, while sales of the original album released in 1957 are only 3.85 million, if this is added to the sales of the eponymous 1970 reissue (11.05 million), 1985 ''It's Christmas Time'' reissue (3.71 million), and all other Elvis Presley Christmas albums with a tracklist matching the original album by 90% or more (6.62 million), the sum of 25.2 million is reached.</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://dailyreview.com.au/christmas-albums-are-all-awful-and-kylie-christmas-is-a-worthy-addition/33152/ |title=Christmas Albums Are All Awful (and 'Kylie Christmas' Is a Worthy Addition) |last=Neutze|first=Ben|newspaper=Daily Review: Film, Stage and Music Reviews, Interviews and More |date=November 17, 2015 |publisher=Daily Review|___location=Melbourne, Australia|access-date=December 6, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207191817/https://dailyreview.com.au/christmas-albums-are-all-awful-and-kylie-christmas-is-a-worthy-addition/33152/|archive-date=December 7, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://medium.com/cuepoint/10-christmas-records-that-you-should-download-right-now-11fa9a72abda|title=Cool Christmas Music That Doesn't Suck|last=Boeder|first=Jennifer |date=December 10, 2015|publisher=[[Medium (website)|Medium]] |access-date=December 6, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207191851/https://medium.com/cuepoint/10-christmas-records-that-you-should-download-right-now-11fa9a72abda|archive-date=December 7, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| [[Boston (band)|Boston]]
| [[Green Day]] || ''[[Dookie]]'' ||1994 || Rock || [http://www.greendayauthority.com/TheBand/articles/hammer/bj3.jpg]
| ''[[Boston (album)|Boston]]''
| 1976
| [[Arena rock]], [[hard rock]]
| {{ntsh|18.1}}
{{hidden
| 18.1
|* US: 17 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* UK: 100,000<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* CAN: 1 million<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>}}
| 20
| <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1554450/boston-lead-singer-died-virtually-anonymous.jhtml|title=Brad Delp, Singer For '70s Rock Icons Boston, Died Virtually Anonymous|first=Gil|last=Kaufman|publisher=[[MTV]]|date=March 27, 2007|access-date=November 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120621135044/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1554450/boston-lead-singer-died-virtually-anonymous.jhtml|archive-date=June 21, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| {{sortname|Mariah|Carey}}
| ''[[Daydream (Mariah Carey album)|Daydream]]''
| 1995
| [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
| {{ntsh|15.2}}
{{hidden
| 15.2
|* US: 11 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* JPN: 1 million<ref name="The Record"/>
* UK: 600,000<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 500,000<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 600,000<ref name="Les certifications 2011"/>
* CAN: 700,000<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 350,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* NLD: 100,000<ref name="Dutch Certifications"/>
* SPA: 200,000<ref name=Salaverri-1996-1999/>
* BEL: 50,000<ref name="Belgium's Gold/Platinum Certification database 1995-present"/>
* NOR: 50,000<ref name="Norwegian Certifications"/>
* SWI: 25,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* AUT: 25,000<ref name="Austrian Certifications" />
* POL: 50,000<ref name="Polish certification awards 1995-present"/>
* NZ: 15,000<ref name="New Zealand Certifications"/>}}
| 20
| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2015/10/01/lyrics-mariah-carey-daydream/|title=How well do you know the lyrics to Mariah Carey's 'Daydream'?|first=Matthew|last=Wright|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=2015-10-01|access-date=2017-05-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808075043/http://ew.com/article/2015/10/01/lyrics-mariah-carey-daydream/|archive-date=August 8, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
|- <!-- highlight studio albums -->
| {{sortname|Whitney|Houston}}
| ''[[Whitney (album)|Whitney]]''
| 1987
| [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
| {{ntsh|14.4}}
{{hidden
| 14.5
|* US: 10 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* UK: 2.1 million<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 500,000<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 300,000<ref name="InfoDisc Les Certifications depuis 1973 (albums)"/>
* CAN: 700,000<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* NLD: 100,000<ref name="Dutch Certifications"/>
* SWE: 200,000<ref name="Swedish Certifications" />
* SPA: 200,000<ref name=Salaverri-1979-1990/>
* NOR: 100,000<ref name="Gold and Platinum Awards 1987"/>
* DEN: 20,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.dk/node/10240 |title=Whitney Houston "Whitney" |website=IFPI Denmark |access-date=June 13, 2022}}</ref>
* SWI: 100,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* AUT: 100,000<ref name="Austrian Certifications" />
* FIN: 59,053<ref name="Finnish Certifications Database"/>
* HKG: 15,000<ref name="Hong Kong Gold Disc Award"/>
* NZ: 15,000<ref name="New Zealand Certifications"/>}}
| 20
| <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bet.com/news/national/2013/06/27/this-day-in-black-history-june-27-1987.html|title=This Day in Black History: June 27, 1987|last=Hicks|first=Jonathan P.|date=June 27, 2013|publisher=[[BET]]|access-date=February 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008114540/http://www.bet.com/news/national/2013/06/27/this-day-in-black-history-june-27-1987.html|archive-date=October 8, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{sortname|Shania|Twain}}
| ''[[The Woman in Me (Shania Twain album)|The Woman in Me]]''
| 1995
| [[Country music|Country]], [[Pop music|pop]]
| {{ntsh|14.5}}
{{hidden
| 14.5
|* US: 12 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* UK: 300,000<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* CAN: 2 million<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 210,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>}}
| 20
| <ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jVcOCzR4Hb4C&q=%22it+sold+over+20+million+copies+worldwide%22|title=How the Left Lost Teen Spirit-- (and how They're Getting it Back)|page=228|publisher=[[Akashic Books]]|date=May 1, 2005|access-date=April 13, 2012|isbn=978-0-9719206-8-2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513111134/https://books.google.com/books?id=jVcOCzR4Hb4C&q=%22it+sold+over+20+million+copies+worldwide%22#v=snippet&q=%22it%20sold%20over%2020%20million%20copies%20worldwide%22&f=false|archive-date=May 13, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{sortname|Britney|Spears}}
| ''[[Oops!... I Did It Again (album)|Oops!... I Did It Again]]''
| 2000
| [[Pop music|Pop]]
| {{ntsh|14.4}}
{{hidden
| 14.4
|* US: 10 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* JPN: 200,000<ref name="The Record"/>
* UK: 900,000<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 900,000<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 300,000<ref name="Les certifications 2011"/>
* CAN: 500,000<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 210,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* BRA: 100,000<ref name="Brazil's Certification Database"/>
* NLD: 160,000<ref name="Dutch Certifications"/>
* SWE: 80,000<ref name="Swedish Certifications" />
* SPA: 200,000<ref name=Salaverri-2000-2002/>
* MEX: 300,000<ref name="AMPROFON Certification Database"/>
* ARG: 60,000<ref name="Archived CAPIF certifications to 2010"/>
* BEL: 150,000<ref name="Belgium's Gold/Platinum Certification database 1995-present"/>
* NOR: 50,000<ref name="Norwegian Certifications"/>
* SWI: 100,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* AUT: 100,000<ref name="Austrian Certifications" />
* POL: 100,000<ref name="Polish certification awards 1995-present"/>
* FIN: 54,274<ref name="Finnish Certifications Database"/>
* NZ: 30,000<ref name="New Zealand Certifications"/>}}
| 20
| <ref>
{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.ca.msn.com/music/photos/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=28788021&page=5|title=The Evolution of Britney Spears|first=Emma|last=Roberts|publisher=[[MSN]]|date=May 12, 2011|access-date=December 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140925003058/http://entertainment.ca.msn.com/music/photos/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=28788021&page=5|archive-date=September 25, 2014}}</ref>
|-
| [[Def Leppard]]
| [[Julie Andrews]] and others || ''[[The Sound of Music (film)|The Sound of Music]]'' (soundtrack) ||1965 || Pop || [http://www.mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=508]
| ''[[Hysteria (Def Leppard album)|Hysteria]]''
| 1987
| [[Hard rock]], [[glam metal]]
| {{ntsh|13.9}}
{{hidden
| 13.9
|* US: 12 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* UK: 600,000<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* CAN: 1 million<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 280,000<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.aria.com.au/Issue1457.pdf|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20180129130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20180130-0000/Issue1457.pdf|archive-date=2018-01-29 |title=ARIA Catalogue album chart: 28 January 2018|work=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|date=February 27, 2012|access-date=June 12, 2022}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
* SWE: 50,000<ref name="Swedish Certifications" />
* NOR: 50,000<ref name="Gold and Platinum Awards 1987"/>
* SWI: 50,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* NZ: 15,000<ref name="New Zealand Certifications"/>}}
| 20
| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2012/11/12/def-leppard-hysteria-las-vegas/1696779/|title=Def Leppard setting off 'Hysteria' with Las Vegas run|first=Brian|last=Mansfield|work=[[USA Today]]|date=November 12, 2012|access-date=November 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121122230109/http://usatoday.com/story/life/music/2012/11/12/def-leppard-hysteria-las-vegas/1696779/|archive-date=November 22, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|Lauryn|Hill}}
| [[Linkin Park]] || ''[[Hybrid Theory]]'' || 2000 || Nu Metal/Rapcore || [http://www.linkinpark.com]
|''[[The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill]]''
|1998
|[[Neo soul|Neo Soul]], [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[Hip hop|Hip Hop]]
| {{ntsh|13.4}}
{{hidden
| 13.7
|* US: 10 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* JPN: 1 million<ref name="The Record"/>
* UK: 1.2 million<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* FRA: 300,000<ref name="Les certifications 2011"/>
* CAN: 700,000<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 140,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* NLD: 100,000<ref name="Dutch Certifications"/>
* SWE: 80,000<ref name="Swedish Certifications" />
* SPA: 50,000<ref name=Salaverri-1996-1999/>
* BEL: 50,000<ref name="Belgium's Gold/Platinum Certification database 1995-present"/>
* NOR: 50,000<ref name="Norwegian Certifications"/>
* SWI: 50,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* AUT: 25,000<ref name="Austrian Certifications" />
* NZ: 45,000<ref name="New Zealand Certifications"/>}}
|20
|<ref>{{Cite web|last=Greig|first=Jon|title=Lauryn Hill Says She Was Called 'Crazy' For Calling Out Systemic Racism Over A Decade Ago: Now, It's 'Part Of The Mainstream Chorus' - Blavity|url=https://blavity.com/lauryn-hill-says-she-was-called-crazy-for-calling-out-systemic-racism-over-a-decade-ago-now-its-part-of-the-mainstream-chorus|access-date=2021-01-07|website=Blavity News & Politics|language=en|archive-date=January 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107081258/https://blavity.com/lauryn-hill-says-she-was-called-crazy-for-calling-out-systemic-racism-over-a-decade-ago-now-its-part-of-the-mainstream-chorus|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The Selling of 'The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill'|url=https://www.okayplayer.com/music/the-making-of-lauryn-hill-the-miseducation-of-lauryn-hill.html/amp|access-date=2021-01-07|website=www.okayplayer.com|archive-date=October 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030091257/https://www.okayplayer.com/music/the-making-of-lauryn-hill-the-miseducation-of-lauryn-hill.html/amp|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=20 Years Since Ms. Lauryn Hill's Debut, How Much Has Changed?|url=https://www.papermag.com/lauryn-hill-20-years-2579839113.html|access-date=2021-01-07|website=papermag|date=June 29, 2018|language=en|archive-date=January 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110001830/https://www.papermag.com/lauryn-hill-20-years-2579839113.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{sortname|Tracy|Chapman}}
| ''[[Tracy Chapman (album)|Tracy Chapman]]''
| 1988
| [[Folk rock]]
| {{ntsh|13.3}}
{{hidden
| 13.3
|* US: 6 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* UK: 2.1 million<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 2.250 million<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 1 million<ref name="Les certifications 2011"/>
* CAN: 300,000<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 490,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* BRA: 100,000<ref name="Brazil's Certification Database"/>
* NLD: 100,000<ref name="Dutch Certifications"/>
* ITA: 25,000<ref name="FIMI Certification Database"/>
* SWE: 50,000<ref name="Swedish Certifications" />
* SPA: 300,000<ref name=Salaverri-2000-2002/>
* ARG: 120,000<ref name="Archived CAPIF certifications to 2010"/>
* DEN: 120,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ifpi.dk/node/11291 |title=Tracy Chapman "Tracy Chapman" |website=IFPI Denmark |access-date=June 13, 2022}}</ref>
* SWI: 200,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* AUT: 100,000<ref name="Austrian Certifications" />
* NZ: 15,000<ref name="New Zealand Certifications"/>
* POR: 40,000<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1990/BB-1990-04-14.pdf|title=Floyd, Kaoma Top Sellers in Portugal Certs (page 69)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 13, 2022|date=April 14, 1990}}</ref>}}
| 20
| <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.pri.org/stories/2015-11-20/tracy-chapmans-new-greatest-hits-album-celebrates-quietly-powerful-legacy|title=Tracy Chapman's new greatest hits album celebrates a quietly powerful legacy|last=Wernick|first=Adam|publisher=[[Public Radio International]]|date=November 20, 2015|access-date=February 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121174754/http://www.pri.org/stories/2015-11-20/tracy-chapmans-new-greatest-hits-album-celebrates-quietly-powerful-legacy|archive-date=November 21, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{sortname|Lionel|Richie}}
| ''[[Can't Slow Down (Lionel Richie album)|Can't Slow Down]]''
| 1983
| [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[Soul music|soul]]
| {{ntsh|12.3}}
{{hidden
| 12.3
|* US: 10 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* UK: 900,000<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 250,000<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 100,000<ref name="InfoDisc Les Certifications depuis 1973 (albums)"/>
* CAN: 1 million<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* NLD: 100,000<ref name="Dutch Certifications"/>
* SPA: 50,000<ref name=Salaverri-1979-1990/>
* FIN: 50,608<ref name="Finnish Certifications Database"/>
* NZ: 15,000<ref name="New Zealand Certifications"/>}}
| 20
| <ref>
{{cite news|url=http://blogs.abc.net.au/wa/2008/11/lionel-richie-a.html|title=Lionel Richie and You Are |first=Matthew |last=Perkins |publisher=[[ABC News (Australia)]]|date=November 18, 2008|access-date=December 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130610173756/http://blogs.abc.net.au/wa/2008/11/lionel-richie-a.html|archive-date=June 10, 2013}}</ref>
|-
|{{sortname|Michael|Jackson}}
| [[Lionel Richie]] || ''[[Can't Slow Down (Lionel Richie album)|Can't Slow Down]]'' || 1983 || R&B || [http://www.mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=508]
|''[[Off the Wall]]''
|1979
|[[Disco]], [[Pop music|pop]], [[funk]], [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
| {{ntsh|11.7}}
{{hidden
| 11.8
|* US: 9 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* UK: 1.8 million<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* FRA: 300,000<ref name="InfoDisc Les Certifications depuis 1973 (albums)"/>
* CAN: 100,000<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 350,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* NLD: 100,000<ref name="Dutch Certifications"/>
* ITA: 50,000<ref name="FIMI Certification Database"/>
* DEN: 20,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.dk/node/10361 |title=Michael Jackson "Off the Wall" |website=IFPI Denmark |access-date=June 11, 2022}}</ref>
* NZ: 90,000<ref name="New Zealand Certifications"/>}}
|20
|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/10-things-michael-jacksons-thriller-30-years-release/story?id=17827505#1|title=10 Things About Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' 30 Years After Its Release|last=Fisher|first=Luchina|date=November 30, 2011|access-date=December 13, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6DvhRWXxb?url=http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/10-things-michael-jacksons-thriller-30-years-release/story?id=17827505#1|archive-date= January 25, 2013|publisher=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]}}</ref>
|-
| {{sortname|Celine|Dion}}
| [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] || ''[[Like a Virgin]]'' || 1984 || Pop || [http://www.mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=508]
| ''[[The Colour of My Love]]''
| 1993
| [[Pop music|Pop]]
| {{ntsh|11.1}}
{{hidden
| 11.1
|* US: 6 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* JPN: 600,000<ref name="The Record"/>
* UK: 1.5 million<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 250,000<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 300,000<ref name="InfoDisc Les Certifications depuis 1973 (albums)"/>
* CAN: 1 million<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 630,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* NLD: 300,000<ref name="Dutch Certifications"/>
* SWE: 100,000<ref name="Swedish Certifications" />
* SPA: 100,000<ref name=Salaverri-1996-1999/>
* BEL: 100,000<ref name="Belgium's Gold/Platinum Certification database 1995-present"/>
* NOR: 150,000<ref name="Norwegian Certifications"/>
* SWI: 50,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* AUT: 25,000<ref name="Austrian Certifications" />
* FIN: 40,289<ref name="Finnish Certifications Database"/>
* NZ: 15,000<ref name="New Zealand Certifications"/>}}
| 20
| <ref>{{cite news|url=http://canadianmusichalloffame.ca/this-week-in-history-december-12-to-18/|title=This Week in History: December 12 to 18|first=David|last=Ball|publisher=[[Canadian Music Hall of Fame]]|date=Dec 2011|access-date=November 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140929172529/http://canadianmusichalloffame.ca/this-week-in-history-december-12-to-18/|archive-date=September 29, 2014}}</ref>
|- <!-- highlight studio albums -->
| [[Pink Floyd]]
| ''[[Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd album)|Wish You Were Here]]''
| 1975
| [[Progressive rock]]
| {{ntsh|13.9}}
{{hidden
| 10.9
|* US: 6 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* GER: 1.5 million<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 1 million<ref name="Les certifications 2011"/>
* UK: 600,000<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* AUS: 490,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* ITA: 450,000<ref name="FIMI Certification Database"/>
* SPA: 325,000<ref name=Salaverri-1996-1999/>
* CAN: 300,000<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUT: 100,000<ref name="Austrian Certifications" />
* BRA: 80,000<ref name="Brazil's Certification Database"/>
* ARG: 30,000<ref name="Archived CAPIF certifications to 2010"/>
* POL: 20,000<ref name="Polish certification awards 1995-present"/>}}
| 20
| <ref>{{cite news |url=https://blog.tdstelecom.com/online-life/cheap-tunes-tuesday-pink-floyd/ |title=Cheap Tunes Tuesday: Pink Floyd |first=Krueger |last=Austin |publisher=[[TDS Telecom]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021200754/https://blog.tdstelecom.com/online-life/cheap-tunes-tuesday-pink-floyd/|archive-date=21 October 2018 |date=11 September 2018|access-date=8 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thecurrent.org/feature/2024/09/12/september-12-in-music-history-pink-floyd-released-wish-you-were-here |title=Sept. 12 in Music History: Pink Floyd released 'Wish You Were Here' |publisher=The Current |date=12 September 2024 |access-date=26 January 2025}}</ref>
|- style="background:#FFFAE6;"
| {{sortname|Andrea|Bocelli}}
| ''[[Romanza]]''
| 1997
| [[Operatic pop]]
| {{ntsh|13.3}}
{{hidden
| 10.1
|* US: 3 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* UK: 300,000<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 1 million<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 1.3 million<ref name="Les certifications 2011"/>
* CAN: 1.3 million<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 490,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* BRA: 900,000<ref name="Brazil's Certification Database"/>
* ITA: 30,000<ref name="FIMI Certification Database"/>
* SWE: 80,000<ref name="Swedish Certifications" />
* SPA: 500,000<ref name=Salaverri-2000-2002/>
* ARG: 500,000<ref name="Archived CAPIF certifications to 2010"/>
* BEL: 100,000<ref name="Belgium's Gold/Platinum Certification database 1995-present"/>
* SWI: 350,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* NOR: 150,000<ref name="Norwegian Certifications"/>
* AUT: 50,000<ref name="Austrian Certifications" />
* FIN: 28,592<ref name="Finnish Certifications Database"/>
* NZ: 45,000<ref name="New Zealand Certifications"/>}}
| 20
| <ref>{{Cite web |date=November 7, 2018 |title=Andrea Bocelli, gli album più importanti |url=https://tg24.sky.it/spettacolo/musica/2018/11/07/andrea-bocelli-album-importanti/amp |access-date=August 19, 2024 |work=Sky.tg24}}</ref>
|- <!-- highlight studio albums -->
| {{sortname|Amy|Winehouse}}
| ''[[Back to Black]]''
| 2006
| [[R&B]], [[Soul music|soul]], [[jazz]]
| {{ntsh|13.9}}
{{hidden
| 10
|* US: 2 million<ref name="RIAA Certification Database"/>
* JPN: 100,000<ref name="The Record"/>
* UK: 4.2 million<ref name="BPI certifications"/>
* GER: 1.2 million<ref name="German Certification Database"/>
* FRA: 400,000<ref name="Les certifications 2011"/>
* CAN: 100,000<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database"/>
* AUS: 420,000<ref name="Australian Certifications"/>
* BRA: 250,000<ref name="Brazil's Certification Database"/>
* ITA: 200,000<ref name="FIMI Certification Database"/>
* SPA: 160,000<ref name=Salaverri-1996-1999/>
* BEL: 150,000<ref name="Belgium's Gold/Platinum Certification database 1995-present"/>
* POL: 40,000<ref name="Polish certification awards 1995-present"/>
* DEN: 160,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.dk/node/3783 |title=2018-84 (Amy Winehouse "Back to Black") |website=IFPI Denmark |access-date=June 10, 2022}}</ref>
* AUT: 210,000<ref name="Austrian Certifications" />
* NOR: 40,000<ref name="Gold and Platinum Awards 1987"/>
* SWI: 210,000<ref name="Swiss Certification Database"/>
* [[Musiikkituottajat|FIN]]: 33,884<ref name="Finnish Certifications Database"/>
* [[National Federation of Phonogram Producers|RUS]]: 40,000<ref name="Lenta.ru: Адель в платине">{{cite web|title=Lenta.ru: Адель в платине|language=ru |work=[[lenta.ru]] |url=http://lenta.ru/articles/2012/03/30/chart/ |publisher=Лента.Ру|access-date=30 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121227015741/http://lenta.ru/articles/2012/03/30/chart/|archive-date=December 27, 2012}}</ref>
* NZ: 90,000<ref name="New Zealand Certifications"/>
* [[Association of Hungarian Record Companies|HUN]]: 6,000<ref name="slagerlistak.hu">{{Cite web |language=hu |url=https://slagerlistak.hu/arany-es-platinalemezek/adatbazis/2010 |title=Adatbázis - Arany- és platinalemezek |website=Hivatalos magyar slágerlisták |access-date=July 27, 2021 |archive-date=October 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008112345/https://slagerlistak.hu/arany-es-platinalemezek/adatbazis/2010 |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
| 20
| <ref>{{Cite web|date=July 9, 2015 |title=Amy Winehouse Doc Pushes Late Singer Back Into U.K. Album Charts |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/amy-winehouse-uk-charts-doc-807521/ |access-date=September 20, 2024 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>
|}
 
== Timeline of the best-selling albums ==
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; text-align: center"
|+ Timeline of the highest-selling album record
! scope="col" | Year record set
! scope="col" | Artist
! scope="col" | Album
! scope="col" | Record-setting sales<br />(millions)
! scope="col" | Total sales<br />(millions)
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Reference column heading}}
|- style="background:#E6F2FF"
| 1945
| Various Artists
| ''[[Oklahoma!]]'' (78&nbsp;rpm album)
| 0.5
| 1.0
|<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UxRAAAAAMAAJ&q=%22oklahoma%21%22+%22first+time+that+a+complete+score+of+a+Broadway+musical+was+put+on+wax%2C+by+1945+sales+were+at+half+a+million%22|title=The Book of Golden Discs|last=Murrells|first=Joseph|quote=first time that a complete score of a Broadway musical was put on wax, by 1945 sales were at half a million|publisher=[[Barrie & Jenkins]]|year=1978|access-date=October 17, 2013|isbn=9780214204807|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513094114/https://books.google.com/books?id=UxRAAAAAMAAJ&q=%22oklahoma%21%22+%22first+time+that+a+complete+score+of+a+Broadway+musical+was+put+on+wax%2C+by+1945+sales+were+at+half+a+million%22|archive-date=May 13, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.churchhilltheatre.org/content.php?sec=nws&pg=news6|title="Oklahoma!" may not be the only Broadway musical with an exclamation mark in its title – but if any musical deserves it, this Rodgers and Hammerstein classic does.|last=Heck|first=Peter|publisher=[[Church Hill Theatre]]|___location=[[Church Hill, Maryland|Church Hill]], USA|access-date=October 17, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019063820/http://www.churchhilltheatre.org/content.php?sec=nws&pg=news6|archive-date=October 19, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|After 1946
| [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] || ''[[True Blue (album)|True Blue]]'' || 1986 || Pop || [http://www.mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=508]
|{{sortname|Al|Jolson}}
|''The Jolson Story''
|1
|
|<ref>{{Cite book|last=Murrells|first=Joseph|url=https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr|title=The book of golden discs|date=1978|publisher=London : Barrie & Jenkins|others=Internet Archive|isbn=978-0-214-20512-5}}</ref>
|- style="background:#E6F2FF"
| 1956
| Various Artists
| ''[[Oklahoma!]]'' (LP album)
| 1.75
| 2.5
|<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2TEEaCrPiWsC&q=%22oklahoma!%22%20%221%2C750%2C000%20copies%20by%201956%22|title=Robertson's Book of Firsts: Who Did What for the First Time|last=Robertson|first=Patrick|publisher=[[Bloomsbury Publishing USA]]|date=November 11, 2011|access-date=October 17, 2013|isbn=9781608197385|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101143222/http://books.google.com/books?id=2TEEaCrPiWsC&q=%22oklahoma!%22%20%221%2C750%2C000%20copies%20by%201956%22|archive-date=January 1, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
|- style="background:#E6F2FF"
| 1956/1957
| Various Artists
| ''[[My Fair Lady (Broadway cast recording)|My Fair Lady]]''
| 2
| 5
|<ref name="McHugh">{{cite web|title=Loverly: The Life and Times of My Fair Lady|url=http://bnreview.barnesandnoble.com/t5/University-Presses/Loverly-The-Life-and-Times-of-My-Fair-Lady/ba-p/8759|last=McHugh|first=Dominic|publisher=[[Barnes & Noble]]|date=August 30, 2012|access-date=February 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130322012600/http://bnreview.barnesandnoble.com/t5/University-Presses/Loverly-The-Life-and-Times-of-My-Fair-Lady/ba-p/8759|archive-date=March 22, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=The Broadway cast album: province of a devoted few|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-jun-12-et-broadway-albums12-story.html |last=Marks |first=Peter|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=June 12, 2009|access-date=February 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106030946/http://articles.latimes.com/2009/jun/12/entertainment/et-broadway-albums12 |archive-date=November 6, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7SgEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22sold+more+than+5+million+copies%22|title=Billboard Vol. 78, No. 3: Show Albums Win Longevity Sweepsatakes|last=Gross|first=Mike|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=January 15, 1966|access-date=February 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513120959/https://books.google.com/books?id=7SgEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22sold+more+than+5+million+copies%22|archive-date=May 13, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
|- style="background:#E6F2FF"
| 1960
| Various Artists
| ''[[South Pacific (soundtrack)|South Pacific]]''
| 2.25
| 3
| <ref>{{cite book|title=The Book of Golden Discs|url=https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr|url-access=registration|last=Murrells|first=Joseph|quote=1 million copies were sold by 1958, 2.25 million by 1960, almost 3 million by 1963|publisher=[[Barrie & Jenkins]]|year=1978|isbn=9780214204807}}</ref>
|-
| 1963
| [[MC Hammer]] || ''[[Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em]]'' || 1990 || Rap || [http://www.mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=508]
| {{sortname|Vaughn|Meader}}
| ''[[The First Family (album)|The First Family]]''
| 4
| 7.5
|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P0UEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22as+of+January+10%22|title=Billboard Vol. 75, No. 5: The 'First Family' Story–WOW!|last=Rolontz|first=Bob|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=February 2, 1963|access-date=January 21, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513160908/https://books.google.com/books?id=P0UEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22as+of+January+10%22|archive-date=May 13, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Vaughn Meader, Star as Kennedy Mimicker, Dies at 68|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/30/national/30meader.html|last=Fox|first=Margalit|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=October 30, 2004|access-date=January 21, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140401214644/http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/30/national/30meader.html|archive-date=April 1, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
|- style="background:#E6F2FF"
| 1968
| Various Artists
| ''[[The Sound of Music (soundtrack)|The Sound of Music]]''
| 8{{ref|a|WW}}
|
|<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Beatles Record-Busting LP May Be All-Time Biggest|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thebeatles/articles/story/5933721/beatles_recordbusting_lp_may_be_alltime_biggest |access-date=February 21, 2013|archive-date=January 13, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113154350/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thebeatles/articles/story/5933721/beatles_recordbusting_lp_may_be_alltime_biggest|date=December 21, 1968}}</ref>
|-
| 1969
| [[Michael Jackson]] || ''[[Off the Wall]]'' || 1979 || Pop/R&B || [http://www.mjinf.co.uk/Off%20the%20Wall/Off%20the%20Wall.htm]
| {{sortname|Iron|Butterfly}}
| ''[[In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (album)|In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida]]''
| 8{{ref|a|WW}}
| 30
|<ref>{{cite book|last=March|first=Jeff|title=Echoes of the Sixties|isbn=978-0-8230-83169|publisher=Billboard Books|year=1999|page=17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.pottsmerc.com/news/local/legendary-band-iron-butterfly-to-perform-in-kennett-april/article_469340c8-d38a-55e6-9254-e8e89b63a91a.html|title=Legendary band Iron Butterfly to perform in Kennett April 4|newspaper=The Pottstown Mercury |date=2019-03-21|access-date=2020-03-16|archive-date=June 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603170836/https://www.pottsmerc.com/news/local/legendary-band-iron-butterfly-to-perform-in-kennett-april/article_469340c8-d38a-55e6-9254-e8e89b63a91a.html}}</ref>
|-
| 1973
| [[Norah Jones]] || ''[[Come Away with Me]]'' || 2002 || Jazz || [http://popdirt.com/article46037.html]
| {{sortname|Carole|King}}
| ''[[Tapestry (Carole King album)|Tapestry]]''
| 10+
|
| <ref>{{cite book|title=Carole King|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kceaNBAPr9QC&q=surpassing|author=Taylor, Paula and John Keely|publisher=Creative Education|page=26|year=1976|access-date=February 21, 2013|isbn=978-0-87191-465-1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513233132/https://books.google.com/books?id=kceaNBAPr9QC&q=surpassing|archive-date=May 13, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
|- style="background:#E6F2FF"
| 1975/1976
| Various Artists
| ''[[The Sound of Music (soundtrack)|The Sound of Music]]''
| 10&ndash;15{{ref|b|SM-T}}
|
| <ref>{{cite book|title=Solid Gold: The Popular Record Industry|publisher=[[Transaction Publishers]]|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=42Wb1DeDZjcC&q=%22sound%20of%20music%22%20%2210%20million%20copies%22|page=468|year=1975|access-date=February 21, 2013|isbn=978-1-4128-3479-7|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513152915/https://books.google.com/books?id=42Wb1DeDZjcC&q=%22sound%20of%20music%22%20%2210%20million%20copies%22|archive-date=May 13, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/julie-andrews-mn0000314113|title=Julie Andrews|last=Ruhlmann|first=William|website=Allmusic|access-date=February 24, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130309103104/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/julie-andrews-mn0000314113|archive-date=March 9, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 1976
| [[Ricky Martin]] || ''[[Ricky Martin (1999 album)|Ricky Martin]]'' || 1999 || Pop (Latin) ||
| {{sortname|Carole|King}}
[http://www.mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=508]
| ''[[Tapestry (Carole King album)|Tapestry]]''
|-
| 13.5{{ref|b|SM-T}}
| [[Simon & Garfunkel]] || ''[[Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits]]'' || 1972 || Folk/Rock || [http://www.mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=508]
|- 25
|<ref>{{cite web|title=The Rebel Angels|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2008/04/musicgirls200804#|last=Weller|first=Sheila|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|page=6|date=April 2008|access-date=January 21, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140114232255/http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2008/04/musicgirls200804|archive-date=January 14, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
| [[Spice Girls]] || ''[[Spice (album)|Spice]]'' || 1997 || Pop || [http://www.mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=508]
|- style="background:#E6F2FF"
|-
| 1979
| [[Tina Turner]] || ''[[Private Dancer]]'' || 1984 || Pop/R&B/Rock || [http://www.fantasma.com/tours/bios/fixx.html]
| [[Bee Gees]]/Various Artists
|-
| ''[[Saturday Night Fever (soundtrack)|Saturday Night Fever]]''
| [[U2]] || ''[[The Joshua Tree]]'' || 1987 || Rock || [http://www.umusic.ca/u2]
| 25&ndash;27
|-
| 40
| [[Whitney Houston]] || ''[[Whitney Houston (album)|Whitney Houston]]'' || 1985 || Pop/Soul/R&B || [http://www.mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=508]
| <ref>{{cite book|last=McWhirter|first=Norris|title=Guinness Book of World Records 1981|isbn=978-0-8069-0196-1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TuGxCHuBoaoC&q=saturday |publisher=[[Sterling Publishing|Sterling Publishing Company]] |quote=...25 million copies sold worldwide by May 1, 1979 |page=248|year=1980|access-date=February 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513145319/https://books.google.com/books?id=TuGxCHuBoaoC&q=saturday |archive-date=May 13, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Al Coury Is the Frankenstein of the Record Business: at R.s.o., He Makes Monsters |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20073628,00.html |last=Jerome|first=Jim|date=May 14, 1979|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102152434/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20073628,00.html |archive-date=November 2, 2013 |access-date=February 20, 2013}}</ref>
|-
| 1984
| {{sortname|Michael|Jackson}}
| ''[[Thriller (Michael Jackson album)|Thriller]]''
| 35
| 70
|<ref name="Guinness"/><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Jet Vol. 67, No. 17: Michael Jackson Dominated Headlines with His Music|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=57MDAAAAMBAJ&q=%2235%20million%22|magazine=[[Jet (magazine)|Jet]] |date=1984–1985|publisher = Johnson Publishing Company|access-date=February 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514154633/https://books.google.com/books?id=57MDAAAAMBAJ&q=%2235%20million%22|archive-date=May 14, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}
 
;Notes
==Albums alleged to have sold at least 15 million copies==
{{Plainlist|
* {{note label|a|WW||It is unclear whether this sales figure refers to worldwide sales or US sales.}}
* {{note label|b|SM-T||The exact year in which ''Tapestry'' regained the title of "best-selling album of all time", if it ever regained it at all, is unclear. The album's 1976 sales claim is therefore only listed to be inclusive, as it is plausible that ''Tapestry'' had overtaken ''The Sound of Music'' in sales during this time period.}}
}}
 
==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''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Digital Music Report / Recording Industry in Numbers|url=http://www.ifpi.org/digital-music-report.php|website=ifpi.org|publisher=IFPI|access-date=14 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408131127/http://www.ifpi.org/digital-music-report.php|archive-date=April 8, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
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.
 
:{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;"
! scope="col" style="width:12%;"|Year
! Artist !! Album !! Year of release !! Genre !! Source
! scope="col" style="width:20%;"|Album
! scope="col" style="width:20%;"|Artist(s)
! scope="col" style="width:12%;" | Sales<br /><small>(millions)</small>
! scope="col" style="width:6%;" class="unsortable"|{{Reference column heading}}
|-
|2001
| [[Abrar-ul-Haq]] || ''[[Billo De Ghar]]'' || 1995 || [[Pop music|Pop]] || [http://www.abraronline.com/statistics.asp]
|''[[Hybrid Theory]]''
|[[Linkin Park]]
|9.0
|<ref>{{cite web |title=2000-2005 Top 50 Albums |url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_resources/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061105031613/http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_resources/index.html |publisher=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]] |archive-date=November 5, 2006|access-date=July 6, 2014}}</ref>
|-
|2002
| [[AC/DC]] || ''[[Highway to Hell (album)|Highway to Hell]]'' || 1979 || Rock ||
|''[[The Eminem Show]]''
|[[Eminem]]
|13.9
|<ref name="adele"/>
|-
|2003
| [[Andrea Bocelli]] || ''[[Romanza (Bocelli album)|Romanza]]'' || 1997 || Opera/Pop || [http://www.mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=508]
|''[[Come Away with Me]]''
|{{sortname|Norah|Jones}}
|11.0
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/majors-top-sellers-2003.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061220160601/http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/majors-top-sellers-2003.pdf|title=Top 50 Albums of 2003 |publisher=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]]|archive-date=December 20, 2006|access-date=July 6, 2014}}</ref>
|-
|2004
| [[Avril Lavigne]] || ''[[Let Go (Avril Lavigne album)|Let Go]]'' || 2002 || Rock/Pop || [http://popdirt.com/article46037.html]
|''[[Confessions (Usher album)|Confessions]]''
|[[Usher (entertainer)|Usher]]
|12.0
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bertelsmann.com/media/investor-relations/annual-reports/annual-report-2004.pdf|title=Bertelsmann Annual Report 2004|publisher=[[Bertelsmann Music Group]]|date=2005|access-date=March 14, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150606013339/http://www.bertelsmann.com/media/investor-relations/annual-reports/annual-report-2004.pdf|archive-date=June 6, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|2005
| [[Backstreet Boys]] || ''[[Black & Blue]]'' || 2000 || Pop || [http://www.ukmix.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=20687&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0]
|''[[X&Y]]''
|[[Coldplay]]
|8.3
|<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4865716.stm|title=Coldplay top 2005's global charts|work=[[BBC News]]|date=March 31, 2006|access-date=July 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001023147/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4865716.stm|archive-date=October 1, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>
|- style="background:#E6F2FF"
|2006
|''[[High School Musical (soundtrack)|High School Musical]]''
|style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|[[Various Artists]]
|7.0
|<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20080616005382/en/Walt-Disney-Records-High-School-Musical-Audio#.U8BbU5RdWSo|title=Walt Disney Records' High School Musical Audio Franchise Makes Global Chart History for Second Consecutive Year|publisher=[[Business Wire]]|date=June 16, 2008|access-date=July 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714182733/http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20080616005382/en/Walt-Disney-Records-High-School-Musical-Audio#.U8BbU5RdWSo|archive-date=July 14, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
|- style="background:#E6F2FF"
|2007
|''[[High School Musical 2 (soundtrack)|High School Musical 2]]''
|6.0
|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/global/1307169/high-school-musical-takes-global-top-spot-in-07|title='High School Musical' Takes Global Top Spot In 07|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=June 17, 2008|access-date=July 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151113123413/http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/global/1307169/high-school-musical-takes-global-top-spot-in-07|archive-date=November 13, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|2008
| [[The Beatles]] || ''[[The Beatles (album)|The Beatles]]'' a.k.a. ''The White Album''* || 1968 || Rock || [http://www.mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=508]
|''[[Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends]]''
|[[Coldplay]]
|6.8
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/20090216.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090624051531/http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/20090216.html|title=Viva La Vida top selling global album of 2008|publisher=[[IFPI]]|archive-date=June 24, 2009|date=February 16, 2009|access-date=July 6, 2014}}</ref>
|-
|2009
| [[Bing Crosby]] || ''[[Merry Christmas (Bing Crosby album)|Merry Christmas]]'' || 1957 || Pop (Traditional) || [http://talk.livedaily.com/archive/index.php/t-337057.html]
|''[[I Dreamed a Dream (album)|I Dreamed a Dream]]''
|{{sortname|Susan|Boyle}}
|8.3
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/20100428.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527214408/http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/20100428.html|title=IFPI publishes Recording Industry in Numbers 2010|publisher=[[IFPI]]|archive-date=May 27, 2010|date=April 28, 2010|access-date=July 6, 2014}}</ref>
|-
|2010
| [[Bob Marley]] || ''[[Legend (album)|Legend]]'' || 1984 || Reggae || [http://www.mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=508]
|''[[Recovery (Eminem album)|Recovery]]''
|[[Eminem]]
|5.7
|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/ten-million-and-counting-for-the-unstoppable-adele/046613|title=Ten million and counting for the unstoppable Adele|magazine=[[Music Week]]|date=September 7, 2011|access-date=July 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714183104/http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/ten-million-and-counting-for-the-unstoppable-adele/046613|archive-date=July 14, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|2011
| [[Bone Thugs-N-Harmony]] || ''[[E. 1999 Eternal]]'' || 1995 || Rap |
|rowspan="2"|''[[21 (Adele album)|21]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Adele]]
|18.1
|<ref name="adele">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/adele-heads-ifpi-2011-global-countdown/048435|title=Adele heads IFPI 2011 global countdown|magazine=[[Music Week]]|date=March 26, 2012|access-date=July 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714215913/http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/adele-heads-ifpi-2011-global-countdown/048435|archive-date=July 14, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|2012
| [[Bon Jovi]] || ''[[Cross Road|Cross Road - The Best of Bon Jovi]]'' || 1994 || Rock || [http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/aboutbonjovi/interviews/vh1june2001.htm]
|8.3
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.org/downloads/dmr2013-full-report_english.pdf|title=Digital Music Report 2013|publisher=[[IFPI]]|access-date=July 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180529150621/http://www.ifpi.org/downloads/dmr2013-full-report_english.pdf|archive-date=May 29, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|2013
| [[Bon Jovi]] || ''[[New Jersey]]'' || 1988 || Rock || [http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/aboutbonjovi/interviews/vh1june2001.htm]
|''[[Midnight Memories]]''
|[[One Direction]]
|4.0
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.org/downloads/Digital-Music-Report-2014.pdf|title=Digital Music Report 2014|publisher=[[IFPI]]|access-date=July 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140626030458/http://www.ifpi.org/downloads/Digital-Music-Report-2014.pdf|archive-date=June 26, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
|- style="background:#E6F2FF"
|2014
|''[[Frozen (soundtrack)|Frozen]]''
|Various Artists
|10.0
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.org/downloads/Digital-Music-Report-2015.pdf|title=Digital Music Report 2015|publisher=[[IFPI]]|date=April 14, 2015|access-date=April 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310162132/http://www.ifpi.org/downloads/Digital-Music-Report-2015.pdf|archive-date=March 10, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|2015
| [[Boston (band)|Boston]] || ''[[Boston (album)|Boston]]'' || 1976 || Rock || [http://www.mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=508]
|''[[25 (Adele album)|25]]''
|-
|[[Adele]]
| [[Céline Dion]] || ''[[These Are Special Times]]'' || 1998 || Pop & Classic || [http://www.angelfire.com/pop/divacelinedion/Sales.html]
|17.4
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.org/downloads/GMR2016.pdf|title=Global Music Report 2016|publisher=[[IFPI]]|date=April 12, 2016|access-date=April 14, 2016|archive-url=https://archive.today/20160730180434/http://www.ifpi.org/downloads/GMR2016.pdf|archive-date=July 30, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|2016
| [[The Cranberries]] || ''[[No Need to Argue]]'' || 1994 || Rock || [http://www.cranberries.com/cb/read/stats.html]
|''[[Lemonade (Beyoncé album)|Lemonade]]''
|[[Beyoncé]]
|2.5
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.org/downloads/GMR2017.pdf|title=Global Music Report 2017|publisher=[[IFPI]]|date=April 25, 2017|access-date=April 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170426063757/http://www.ifpi.org/downloads/GMR2017.pdf|archive-date=April 26, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|2017
| [[Def Leppard]] || ''[[Hysteria (album)|Hysteria]]'' || 1987 || Rock || [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003124508]
|''[[÷ (album)|÷]]''
|{{sortname|Ed|Sheeran}}
|6.1
|<ref name="Ifpi2018">{{citation|contribution=Global Top 10 Albums of 2017|page=9|title=IFPI Global Music Report 2018|publisher=[[IFPI]]|access-date=24 April 2018|url=http://www.ifpi.org/downloads/GMR2018.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424202534/http://www.ifpi.org/downloads/GMR2018.pdf|archive-date=April 24, 2018}}</ref>
|- style="background:#E6F2FF"
|2018
|''[[The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack|The Greatest Showman]]''
|{{sortname|Hugh|Jackman}} & Various Artists
|3.5
|<ref name="Ifpi2019">{{cite web|title=Global Music Report 2019|publisher=[[IFPI]]|date=April 2, 2017|access-date=May 18, 2019|url=https://www.ifpi.org/downloads/gmr2019.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512150756/https://www.ifpi.org/downloads/GMR2019.pdf|archive-date=May 12, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
|- style = "background:#FFFAE6;"
|2019
|''[[5x20 All the Best!! 1999–2019]]''
|[[Arashi]]
|3.3
|<ref name="ifpi2020">{{cite web|title=Arashi Awarded Global Album of 2019 for Their 20th Anniversary Compilation 5x20 All the Best...|publisher=[[IFPI]]|date=March 19, 2020|access-date=March 20, 2020|url=https://www.ifpi.org/news/ARASHI-Awarded-Global-Album-of-2019-for-their-20th-anniversary-compilation|archive-date=May 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200509073924/https://www.ifpi.org/news/ARASHI-Awarded-Global-Album-of-2019-for-their-20th-anniversary-compilation|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|2020
| [[The Eagles]] || ''[[The Eagles Greatest Hits, Vol. 2]]'' || 1982 || Rock || [http://www.mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=508]
|''[[Map of the Soul: 7]]''
|[[BTS]]
|4.8
|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9538406/bts-top-ifpi-global-album-sales-chart-2020/|title=BTS Bag 'Unprecedented' 1-2 on IFPI's Global Album Sales Chart For 2020|last=Brandle|first=Lars|date=March 11, 2021|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210311162852/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9538406/bts-top-ifpi-global-album-sales-chart-2020/|archive-date=March 11, 2021|url-status=live|access-date=March 12, 2021}}</ref>
|-
|2021
| [[Elton John]] || ''[[Goodbye Yellow Brick Road]]'' || 1973 || Pop/Rock || [http://www.mansfield.altervista.org/album_w_sales.htm]
|''[[30 (album)|30]]''
|[[Adele]]
|4.7
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ifpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IFPI_Global_Music_Report_2022-State_of_the_Industry.pdf|title=Global Music Report 2022|date=April 4, 2022|publisher=[[IFPI]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404115052/https://www.ifpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IFPI_Global_Music_Report_2022-State_of_the_Industry.pdf|archive-date=April 4, 2022|url-status=live|access-date=May 1, 2022}}</ref>
|-
|2022
| [[Elton John]] || ''[[The Very Best of Elton John]]'' || 1990 || Pop/Rock || [http://www.mansfield.altervista.org/album_w_sales.htm]
|''[[Greatest Works of Art]]''
|[[Jay Chou]]
|7.2
|<ref>{{cite web|title=IFPI Global Charts 2022|url=https://www.ifpi.org/our-industry/global-charts/|access-date=April 9, 2023 |publisher=IFPI}}
*{{cite web|last=McIntyre|first=Hugh|title=BTS, Seventeen, Stray Kids And Blackpink: The 10 Bestselling Albums Globally In 2022 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2023/03/27/bts-seventeen-stray-kids-and-blackpink-the-10-bestselling-albums-globally-in-2022/ |access-date=2023-03-30|website=Forbes}}</ref>
|-
|2023
| [[Elton John]] & [[Hans Zimmer]] || ''[[The Lion King]]'' (soundtrack) || 1994 || Pop || [http://www.mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=508]
|''[[FML (EP)|FML]]''
|-
|[[Seventeen (South Korean band)|Seventeen]]
| [[Enigma (musical project)|Enigma ]] || ''[[MCMXC a.D.]]'' || 1990 || New Age ||
|6.4
[http://harshad.wordpress.com/description-on-enigma-songs/]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=IFPI Global Charts 2023|url=https://www.ifpi.org/our-industry/global-charts/|access-date=March 2, 2024 |publisher=IFPI}}
|-
*{{cite news|title=Seventeen breaks records with over 6 million album sales. See why is it special|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/seventeen-breaks-records-with-over-6-million-album-sales-see-why-is-it-special/articleshow/101525178.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-07-06|website=[[The Economic Times]]| date=July 6, 2023 }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Yoon |first=So-yeon |date=July 5, 2023 |title=Seventeen's 'FML' sells 6.2 million copies, breaks record for K-pop |url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2023/07/05/entertainment/kpop/Seventeen-Pledis-Entertainment-FML/20230705123659910.html |access-date=2023-07-06 |website=Korea JoongAng Daily |language=en |archive-date=July 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230706030730/https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2023/07/05/entertainment/kpop/Seventeen-Pledis-Entertainment-FML/20230705123659910.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
| [[Enya]] || ''[[A Day Without Rain]]'' || 2000 || New Age || [http://www.rhino.com/rzine/pressrelease.lasso?PRID=148]
|-
| [[Eric Clapton]] || ''[[Unplugged (Eric Clapton album)|Unplugged]]'' || 1992 || Rock || [http://www.mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=508]
|-
| [[Evanescence]] || ''[[Fallen (album)|Fallen]]'' || 2003 || Hard Rock || [http://www.theoaklandpress.com/stories/071304/oak_20040713003.shtml]
|-
| [[The Fugees]] || ''[[The Score (album)|The Score]]'' || 1996 || Hip-Hop/R&B || [http://www.mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=508]
|-
| [[George Michael]] || ''[[Faith (George Michael album)|Faith]]'' || 1987 || Pop || [http://www.mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=508]
|-
| [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]] || ''[[We Can't Dance]]'' || 1991 || Rock || [http://www.philcollins.co.uk/biog3.htm]
|-
| [[Guns N' Roses]] || ''[[Use Your Illusion I]]'' || 1991 || Hard Rock || [http://www.mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=508]
|-
| [[Guns N' Roses]] || ''[[Use Your Illusion II]]'' || 1991 || Hard Rock || [http://www.mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=508]
|-
| [[Hootie & The Blowfish]] || ''[[Cracked Rear View]]'' || 1994 || Rock || [http://www.mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=508]
|-
| [[Janet Jackson]] || ''[[janet.]]'' || 1993 || Pop/R&B || [http://talk.livedaily.com/archive/index.php/t-337057.html]
|-
| [[Journey (band)|Journey]] || ''[[Greatest Hits (Journey album)|Greatest Hits]]'' || 1988 || Rock || [http://www.riaa.com/gp/bestsellers/topalbums.asp]
|-
| [[Kenny G.]] || ''[[Breathless (album)|Breathless]]'' || 1992 || Jazz (Contemporary) || [http://www.wsjt.com/kennyg.html]
|-
| [[Kenny Rogers]] || ''[[Greatest Hits (Kenny Rogers album)|Greatest Hits]]'' || 1980 || Country || [http://www.mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=508]
|-
| [[Lauryn Hill]] || ''[[The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill]]'' || 1998 || R&B/Hip-Hop || [http://www.mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=508]
|-
| [[Led Zeppelin]] || ''[[Led Zeppelin II]]'' || 1969 || Classic Rock || [http://www.mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=508]
|-
| [[Led Zeppelin]] || ''[[Houses of the Holy]]'' || 1973 || Classic Rock || [http://talk.livedaily.com/archive/index.php/t-337057.html]
|-
| [[Led Zeppelin]] || ''[[Physical Graffiti]]''* || 1975 || Classic Rock || [http://www.mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=508]
|-
| [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] || ''[[Like a Prayer]]'' || 1989 || Pop || [http://www.beautifulmadonna.com/charts/albumven.html]
|-
| [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] || ''[[Ray of Light]]'' || 1998 || Pop/Dance || [http://www.beautifulmadonna.com/charts/albumven.html]
|-
| [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] || ''[[Music (Madonna album)|Music]]'' || 2000 || Pop/Dance || [http://www.beautifulmadonna.com/charts/albumven.html]
|-
| [[Mariah Carey]] || ''[[Mariah Carey (album)|Mariah Carey]]'' || 1990 || Pop/R&B || [http://www.mariah-carey-fan.com/albmc.htm]
|-
| [[Mariah Carey]] || ''[[Merry Christmas (Mariah Carey album)|Merry Christmas]]'' || 1994 || Pop/R&B || [http://www.mariah-carey-fan.com/albch.htm]
|-
| [[Mariah Carey]] || ''[[Butterfly (Mariah Carey album)|Butterfly]]'' || 1997 || Pop/R&B || [http://www.mariah-carey-fan.com/albbf.htm]
|-
| [[Mariah Carey]] || ''[[Number 1's (Mariah Carey album)|Number 1's]] || 1998 || Pop/R&B || [http://www.mariah-carey-fan.com/albno.htm]
|-
| [[Matchbox Twenty]] || ''[[Yourself or Someone Like You]]'' || 1996 || Rock (Alternative) || [http://www.mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=508]
|-
| [[Meat Loaf]] || ''[[Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell]]'' || 1993 || [[Wagnerian Rock]] || [http://www.mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=508]
|-
| [[Michael Jackson]] || "[[HIStory|HIStory - Past, Present And Future, Book I]]"* || 1995 || Pop/R&B/Rock || [http://www.mjinf.co.uk/HIStory/HIStory.htm]
|-
| [[Mike Oldfield]] || ''[[Tubular Bells]]'' || 1973 || Rock || [http://www.mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=508]
|-
| [['N Sync]] || ''[[No Strings Attached]]'' || 2000 || Pop || [http://www.mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=508]
|-
| [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] || ''[[Nevermind]]'' || 1991 || Rock (Grunge) || [http://talk.livedaily.com/archive/index.php/t-337057.html]
|-
| [[No Doubt]] || ''[[Tragic Kingdom]]'' || 1995 || Rock (Ska) || [http://www.mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=508]
|-
| [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]] || ''[[(What's the Story) Morning Glory?]]'' || 1995 || Rock || [http://www.mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=508]
|-
| [[Pearl Jam]] || ''[[Ten (Pearl Jam album)]]'' || 1991 || Rock (Grunge) || [http://talk.livedaily.com/archive/index.php/t-337057.html]
|-
| [[Peter Frampton]] || ''[[Frampton Comes Alive]]''* || 1976 || Rock || [http://www.mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=508]
|-
| [[Phil Collins]] || ''[[No Jacket Required]]'' || 1985 || Pop || [http://www.mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=508]
|-
| [[Phil Collins]] || ''[[...But Seriously]]'' || 1989 || Pop || [http://talk.livedaily.com/archive/index.php/t-337057.html]
|-
| [[Prince (artist)|Prince]] || ''[[Purple Rain (album)|Purple Rain]]'' || 1984 || Pop/Rock || [http://www.mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=508]
|-
| [[Queen (band)|Queen]] || ''[[Greatest Hits II (Queen)|Greatest Hits II]]'' || 1991 || Rock ||
|-
| [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] || ''[[Californication (album)|Californication]]'' || 1999 || Rock || [http://top40.about.com/od/artistsls/p/redhotchili.htm]
|-
| [[R.E.M. (band)|R.E.M.]] || ''[[Automatic for the People]]'' || 1992 || Rock || [http://talk.livedaily.com/archive/index.php/t-337057.html]
|-
| [[Shania Twain]] || ''[[The Woman in Me]]'' || 1995 || Country || [http://www.artistopia.com/Music-Artists/Pros/Bio.asp?ID=593&Name=Shania%20Twain]
|-
| [[Spice Girls]] || ''[[Spiceworld]]'' || 1997 || Pop || [http://www.mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=508]
|-
| [[Supertramp]] || ''[[Breakfast in America]]'' || 1979 || Rock || [http://www.mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=508]
|-
| [[TLC (music)|TLC]] || ''[[CrazySexyCool]]'' || 1994 || R&B/Hip-Hop || [http://talk.livedaily.com/archive/index.php/t-337057.html]
|-
| [[U2]] || ''[[Achtung Baby]]'' || 1991 || Rock || [http://www.mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=508]
|-
| [[Usher (entertainer)|Usher]] || ''[[Confessions (Usher album)|Confessions]]'' || 2004 || R&B || [http://www.ezilon.com/information/article_13987.shtml]
|-
| [[Vanilla Ice]] || ''[[To the Extreme]]'' || 1990 || Rap || [http://www.mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=508]
|-
| [[Whitney Houston]] || ''[[Whitney (album)|Whitney]]'' || 1987 || Pop/Soul/R&B || [http://www.mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=508]
|-
|2024
|''[[The Tortured Poets Department]]''
|[[Taylor Swift]]
| 5.6
| <ref>{{cite web |author1=PA News Agency |title=Taylor Swift crowned global recording artist of the year for fifth time |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24945099.taylor-swift-crowned-global-recording-artist-year-fifth-time/ |website=The Herald |access-date=18 February 2025 |language=en |date=18 February 2025}}</ref>
|}
 
== See also ==
{{portal|Record production}}
* [[Album era]]
* [[Lists of albums]]
* [[List of fastest-selling albums]]
* [[List of best-selling albums by women]]
* [[List of best-selling albums by country]]
* [[List of best-selling Latin albums]]
* [[List of best-selling remix albums]]
* [[List of best-selling music artists]]
* [[List of best-selling albums of the 21st century]]
* [[List of best-selling singles]]
* [[List of best-selling singles by country]]
 
== Notes ==
{{notelist|40em|refs=
{{efn|name=cert|Certification systems have been established periodically throughout the past half century; thus, certification databases are not able to cover all sales. Some (or all) records released and sold prior to a certification system's establishment year may not be found within the available searchable certification databases. Year of establishment (from largest market to smallest based on ''Retail Value'' each market generates respectively):<ref name="RIAJ Yearbook 2017">{{cite web |url=https://www.riaj.or.jp/riaj/open/open-record!file?fid=1638 |title=RIAJ Yearbook 2017: IFPI Global Music Report 2017 (Page 4) |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of Japan]] |access-date=2018-06-20}}</ref><ref name="Bundesverband Musikindustrie: Internationales">{{cite web |url=https://www.musikindustrie.de/fileadmin/bvmi/upload/06_Publikationen/MiZ_Jahrbuch/2019/Musikindustrie_in_Zahlen_2019_ePaper.pdf |title=Bundesverband Musikindustrie: Internationales: ABB. 28// Umsätze aus dem europäischen Musikverkauf (Page 54)|publisher=[[Bundesverband Musikindustrie]]|access-date=February 27, 2021}}</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=15em}}
* [[Recording Industry Association of America|United States]]: 1958<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/story/ |title=History of the Awards|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]]|access-date=August 6, 2011}}</ref>
* [[Recording Industry Association of Japan|Japan]]: 1989<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/e/about/history.html |title=About RIAJ: History|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of Japan]]|access-date=November 8, 2015}}</ref>
* [[Bundesverband Musikindustrie|Germany]]: 1975<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.musikindustrie.de/markt-bestseller/gold-/platin-und-diamond-auszeichnung/datenbank|title=BVMI: Gold-/Platin-Datenbank|publisher=[[Bundesverband Musikindustrie]]|access-date=August 5, 2019}}</ref>
* [[British Phonographic Industry|United Kingdom]]: 1973<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/brit-certified/about-brit-certified/ |title=About BPI Awards|publisher=[[British Phonographic Industry]]|access-date=June 26, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|France]]: 1973<ref>{{cite web |title=Les Certifications Officielles: Chronologie Albums |publisher=Info Disc |url=http://www.infodisc.fr/Album_Certification_Methodologie.php |access-date=June 26, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Music Canada|Canada]]: 1975<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/faq/#what |title=Music Canada: What is Gold Platinum Certification? |magazine=Music Canada|access-date=June 26, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Australian Recording Industry Association|Australia]]: 1997<ref>{{cite web |title=ARIA: Accreditations|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]] |url=https://www.dropbox.com/sh/k9o2q7p7o4awhqx/AACmNLVzO9Ob5MeNhMvsiMsda?dl=0 |access-date=June 26, 2022}}</ref>{{efn-ua|(online certification-database has begun since 1990. Certifications; however, existed in Australia since the 1970s.)}}
* [[Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos|Brazil]]: 1990<ref name="Brazil's Certification Database"/>
* [[NVPI|Netherlands]]: 1978<ref name="Dutch Certifications"/>
* [[Federation of the Italian Music Industry|Italy]]: 2009<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/certificazioni/certificazioni.kl#/certifications |title=F.I.M.I: Federazione Industria Musicale Itaiana |language=it |publisher=Federation of the Italian Music Industry |access-date=June 26, 2022}}</ref>{{efn-ua|(online certification-database covers certifications issued since 2009. Certifications; however, have existed in Italy since the 1980s.)<ref name="Gold and Platinum Awards 1987"/>}}
* [[Productores de Música de España|Spain]]: 1979<ref name=Salaverri-1979-1990/>
* [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|Sweden]]: 1987<ref name="Swedish Certifications">{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.se/?page_id=67|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517224028/http://www.ifpi.se/?page_id=67|archive-date=May 17, 2011|title=Guld & Platina IFPI|trans-title=Gold & Platinum IFPI|language=sv|publisher=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Sweden]]|access-date=August 31, 2013}}</ref>
* [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|Norway]]: 1993<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.no/sok/lst_trofeer_sok.asp?type=artist |title=Trofeer|publisher=IFPI Norway|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120725054452/http://www.ifpi.no/sok/lst_trofeer_sok.asp?type=artist|access-date=June 26, 2022|archive-date=July 25, 2012|language=pt}}</ref>
* [[IFPI Denmark|Denmark]]: 2001<ref>{{cite web |title=Uge 1, 2001 |url=http://hitlisten.nu/default.asp?w=1&y=2001&list=a40 |website=Hitlisten.nu |access-date=June 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714185256/https://hitlisten.nu/default.asp?w=1&y=2001&list=a40 |archive-date=2014-07-14}}</ref>{{efn-ua|(online certifications for Denmark start from 2001. Certifications; however, existed in Denmark since the early 1990s.)<ref name="Guld- og platinplader er devalueret">{{cite news |date=April 24, 2003 |work=Kultur |url=http://www.b.dk/kultur/guld-og-platinplader-er-devalueret |title=Guld- og platinplader er devalueret|trans-title=Gold and Platinum awards are lowered |language=da |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814232808/http://www.b.dk/kultur/guld-og-platinplader-er-devalueret |archive-date=2014-08-14 |access-date=June 7, 2014}}</ref>}}
* [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|Switzerland]]: 1989<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hitparade.ch/edelmetall/1989 |title=The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community – Awards|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=June 26, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas|Mexico]]: 1999<ref name="AMPROFON Certification Database"/>
* [[Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers|Argentina]]: 1980<ref name="Archived CAPIF certifications to 2010"/>
* [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|Belgium]]: 1995<ref name="Belgium's Gold/Platinum Certification database 1995-present"/>
* [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|Austria]]: 1990<ref name="Austrian Certifications" />
* [[ZPAV|Poland]]: 1995<ref>{{cite web|title=Polish certification awards 1995–present|publisher=[[ZPAV]]|language=pl |url=http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/wyroznienia/platynoweplyty/cd/archiwum.php?year=1995#title |access-date=June 26, 2022}}</ref>
* [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|Finland]]: 1971<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/myontamisrajat |title=Tilastot|trans-title=IFPI Statistics|language=fi |publisher=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]] – Finland |access-date=May 27, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100610024250/http://ifpi.fi/tilastot/myontamisrajat|archive-date=June 10, 2010}}</ref>
* [[Irish Recorded Music Association|Ireland]]: 2005<ref name="Irish certification-database">{{cite news |title=The Irish Charts: Certtifications-Awards|publisher=[[Irish Recorded Music Association]]|url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/awards/index.htm |access-date=February 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208043010/http://www.irishcharts.ie/awards/index.htm|archive-date=February 8, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Recorded Music NZ|New Zealand]]: July 1978<ref>{{cite web |url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/albums/1978-09-01 |title=Official Top 40 Albums |date=6 August 1978 |work=The Official NZ Music Charts|publisher=[[Recorded Music New Zealand]] |access-date=June 26, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa|Portugal]]: 2004<ref>{{cite web|title=Top Oficial AFP (SEMANA 52 de 2004) |url=http://artistas-espectaculos.com/topafp/pt/200452.htm |website=Artistas & Espectaculos|publisher=[[Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120023439/http://artistas-espectaculos.com/topafp/pt/200452.htm|access-date=June 26, 2022|archive-date=November 20, 2010}}</ref>{{efn-ua|(online certification-database covers certifications issued since 2004. Certifications; however, have existed in Portugal since the 1980s.)<ref name="Gold and Platinum Awards 1987"/>}}
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{{notelist-ua}}
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* 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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== References ==
{{Reflist|refs=
 
<ref name="The Record">{{cite web |url=http://www.riaj.or.jp/issue/record/ |title=Publications > The Record|work=[[Recording Industry Association of Japan]]|language=ja|access-date=July 16, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116140557/http://www.riaj.or.jp/issue/record/2001/2001_02.pdf|archive-date=January 16, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
<ref name="BPI certifications">{{cite web |url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award |title=Certified Awards Search|publisher=[[British Phonographic Industry]]|access-date=July 31, 2024}}</ref>
 
<ref name="German Certification Database">{{cite certification |title=Gold-/Platin-Datenbank|region=Germany|access-date=December 6, 2011}}</ref>
 
<ref name="InfoDisc Les Certifications depuis 1973 (albums)">{{cite certification|region=France|type=album|source=infodisc}}</ref>
 
<ref name="Les certifications 2011">{{cite web|title=Les disques d'or |url=http://www.snepmusique.com/fr/page-259165.xml |publisher=Disque en France|work=[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique]] |access-date=September 24, 2013 |language=fr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115155529/http://www.snepmusique.com/fr/page-259165.xml|archive-date=January 15, 2013}}</ref>
 
<ref name="Canada Music Certification Database">{{cite news |url=http://www.musiccanada.com/gpSearchResult.aspx|title=Music Canada: Gold & Platinum search|newspaper=[[Music Canada]]|access-date=March 31, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017073358/http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx|archive-date=October 17, 2012}}</ref>
 
<ref name="Australian Certifications">{{cite web |url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations.htm|title=ARIA Charts – Accreditations|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|access-date=September 15, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721044303/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations.htm|archive-date=July 21, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
<ref name="AMPROFON Certification Database">{{cite web |url=http://www.amprofon.com.mx/certificaciones.php?item=menuCert&contenido=certificados|title=Busqueda de Certificados|publisher=[[AMPROFON]]|language=es|access-date=November 22, 2011 |archive-date=March 23, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130323070233/http://www.amprofon.com.mx/certificaciones.php?item=menuCert&contenido=certificados}}</ref>
 
<ref name="Belgium's Gold/Platinum Certification database 1995-present">{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/goud-platina/1995/albums |title=Goud En Platina|publisher=[[Ultratop]]|access-date=June 14, 2022}}</ref>
 
<ref name="Music & Media (27-12-1986)">{{Cite magazine |magazine=[[Music & Media]] |volume=3 |issue=51/52 |date=December 27, 1986 |page=33 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1986/M&M-1986-12-27.pdf |title=European Gold & Platinum Awards 1986 |access-date=May 22, 2022 |via=Worldradiohistory.com}}</ref>
 
<ref name="Gold and Platinum Awards 1987">{{cite magazine |magazine=[[Music & Media]] |volume=4 |issue=51/52 |date=December 26, 1987 |pages=43–44 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1987/M&M-1987-12-26.pdf |title=The European Best Sellers of 1987 |access-date=June 26, 2022 |via=Worldradiohistory.com |archive-date=March 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308064410/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1987/M%26M-1987-12-26.pdf |url-status=live}}{{verify source|date=April 2022}}</ref>
 
<ref name="Brazil's Certification Database">{{cite web|url=https://pro-musicabr.org.br/home/certificados/ |title=Busca Por Certificados |trans-title=Search By Certificates |website=Certificados |publisher=[[Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos]]|language=pt|access-date=May 24, 2022}}</ref>
 
<ref name="Dutch Certifications">{{cite web |url=https://nvpi.nl/nvpi-audio/marktinformatie/goud-platina/ |title=Goud/Platina |publisher=[[NVPI]] |language=nl |access-date=July 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180823060828/https://nvpi.nl/nvpi-audio/marktinformatie/goud-platina/ |archive-date=August 23, 2018 |trans-title=Gold/Platinum}}</ref>
 
<ref name="FIMI Certification Database">{{cite web |url=http://www.fimi.it/certificazioni.php|title=F.I.M.I: Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|language=it |work=Federation of the Italian Music Industry|access-date=January 16, 2023}}</ref>
 
<ref name="Archived CAPIF certifications to 2010">{{cite web |url=http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?PerDesde_MM=0&PerDesde_AA=0&PerHasta_MM=0&PerHasta_AA=0&interprete=&album=&LanDesde_MM=1&LanDesde_AA=1980&LanHasta_MM=12&LanHasta_AA=2010&Galardon=O&Tipo=1&ACCION2=+Buscar+&ACCION=Buscar&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP|archive-url=https://archive.today/20110706084844/http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?PerDesde_MM=0&PerDesde_AA=0&PerHasta_MM=0&PerHasta_AA=0&interprete=&album=&LanDesde_MM=1&LanDesde_AA=1980&LanHasta_MM=12&LanHasta_AA=2010&Galardon=O&Tipo=1&ACCION2=+Buscar+&ACCION=Buscar&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP|archive-date=July 6, 2011|title=Discos de oro y platino |access-date=September 16, 2012|publisher=[[Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas]] CAPIF |language=es |trans-title=Gold and Platinum Records}}</ref>
 
<ref name="Austrian Certifications">{{cite web |url=https://ifpi.at/auszeichnungen/ |title=IFPI Austria : Gold & Platin |language=de |publisher=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Austria]]|access-date=June 26, 2022|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723062814/http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin|archive-date=July 23, 2011}}</ref>
 
<ref name="CAPIF Diamond awards">{{cite web |url=http://www.capif.org.ar/default.asp?CodOp=DILP&CO=2 |title=Premio Diamante: Los premiados |trans-title=Diamond Award: The winners |publisher=[[Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas]] CAPIF |language=es |access-date=September 16, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20050318194333/http://www.capif.org.ar/default.asp?CodOp=DILP&CO=2 |archive-date=March 18, 2005}}</ref>
 
<ref name="Finnish Certifications Database">{{cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/kultalevyt|title=Tilastot: Kulta- ja platinalevyt |language=fi |trans-title=Statistics: Gold and platinum records |date=February 16, 2003|publisher=[[Musiikkituottajat]] [IFPI Finland] |access-date=October 3, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111010235936/http://ifpi.fi/tilastot/kultalevyt |archive-date=October 10, 2011}}</ref>
 
<ref name="Hong Kong Gold Disc Award">{{cite web |url=http://www.ifpihk.org/content-page/award |title=IFPIHKG Awards |publisher=[[IFPI]] |access-date=January 16, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121226064748/http://www.ifpihk.org/content-page/award|archive-date=December 26, 2012}}</ref>
 
<ref name="New Zealand Certifications">{{cite web |url=http://rianz.org.nz/rianz/oldchart.asp|title=RIANZ: The Official New Zealand Music Chart|publisher=[[RIANZ]]|access-date=December 18, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131127021121/http://rianz.org.nz/rianz/oldchart.asp|archive-date=November 27, 2013}}</ref>
 
<ref name="NZ Album Certifications 2007-July 2011">{{cite web |url=http://www.radioscope.net.nz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=79&Itemid=61 |access-date=July 30, 2012|title=Gold / Platinum Albums|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724195913/http://www.radioscope.net.nz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=79&Itemid=61 |archive-date=July 24, 2011}}</ref>
 
<ref name="Portugal Top 30 Artists 2009">{{cite web |title=Top Oficial AFP (SEMANA 21 de 2009) |website=Artistas & Espectáculos |url=http://artistas-espectaculos.com/topafp/pt/200921.htm |access-date=August 27, 2012 |language=pt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918014341/http://artistas-espectaculos.com/topafp/pt/200921.htm |publisher=[[Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa]]|archive-date=September 18, 2010}}</ref>
 
<ref name="RIAA Certification Database">{{cite web |url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database|title=RIAA: Searchable Database|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]]|access-date=March 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203141448/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database|archive-date=February 3, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
<!--<ref name=Salaverri-1979-1990><ref name=Salaverri-2000-2002><ref name=Salaverri-1991-1995><ref name=Salaverri-1996-1999>-->
<ref name=Salaverri-1979-1990>{{cite book |chapter=1979-1990 |url=http://www.mediafire.com/?x263f6daopkswo8|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año |publisher=Iberautor Promociones Culturales |isbn=978-84-8048-639-2|author=Salaverri, Fernando|date=2005 |pages=913–929|access-date=31 July 2013}}</ref>
 
<ref name=Salaverri-2000-2002>{{cite book |chapter=2000-2002 |url=http://www.mediafire.com/?7q55521w7go6vh6|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año |publisher=Iberautor Promociones Culturales |isbn=978-84-8048-639-2|author=Salaverri, Fernando|date=2005 |pages=952–966|access-date=31 July 2013}}</ref>
 
<ref name=Salaverri-1991-1995>{{cite book|chapter=1991-1995 |url=http://www.mediafire.com/?vqzno2c0fe48zam|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año |publisher=Iberautor Promociones Culturales |isbn=978-84-8048-639-2|author=Salaverri, Fernando|date=2005 |pages=928–939|access-date=24 May 2022}}</ref>
 
<ref name=Salaverri-1996-1999>{{cite book|chapter=1996-1999 |url=http://www.mediafire.com/?pd758fesp2w7i7f|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año |publisher=Iberautor Promociones Culturales |isbn=978-84-8048-639-2|author=Salaverri, Fernando|date=2005 |pages=940–952|access-date=31 July 2013}}</ref>
 
<ref name="Spanish Certifications">{{cite web |url=http://promusicae.es/english.html|title=Spanish Certifications|publisher=[[Productores de Música de España]] |language=es|access-date=2011-12-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316035943/http://promusicae.es/english.html|archive-date=March 16, 2012}}</ref>
 
<ref name="Swedish Certifications">{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.se/?page_id=67|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517224028/http://www.ifpi.se/?page_id=67|archive-date=May 17, 2011|title=Guld & Platina IFPI|trans-title=Gold & Platinum IFPI|language=sv|publisher=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Sweden]]|access-date=August 31, 2013}}</ref>
 
<ref name="Swiss Certification Database">{{cite web |url=http://hitparade.ch/search_certifications.asp?search |title=Hitparade.ch: Edelmetall|publisher=Hung Medien|work=[[Schweizer Hitparade]]|access-date=November 22, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112160150/http://hitparade.ch/search_certifications.asp?search|archive-date=November 12, 2012}}</ref>
 
}}
 
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{{IFPI Global Year-End}}
 
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*[[Best-selling music artist]]
[[Category:Lists of best-selling albums| ]]
*[[Best-selling_singles_worldwide|List of Best Selling Singles Worldwide]]
*[[List of best selling remix album worldwide]]
[[http://www.ukmix.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=38582&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0]] Breakdown of top selling albums.
[[Category:Lists of best seller albums| ]]
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