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Best-selling Albums in The World Ever
(rank, estimated world sales in millions, RIAA Certified Platinum level,
Soundscan sales 1991-now if known, TITLE, Artist (year).
01 52 26 00.0 THRILLER Michael Jackson (1983)
02 42 19 00.0 BACK IN BLACK AC/DC (1980)
03 41 27 00.0 GREATEST HITS 1971-75 The Eagles (1976)
04 40 15 00.0 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER Soundtrack (1978 )
05 37 14 00.0 BAT OUT OF HELL Meat Loaf (1978 )
06 37 17 11.7 THE BODYGUARD Soundtrack (1992)
07 35 19 14.5 COME ON OVER Shania Twain (1997)
08 34 15 06.3 THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON Pink Floyd (1973)
09 32 11 02.8 SGT.PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND The Beatles (1967)
10 32 11 00.0 DIRTY DANCING Soundtrack (1987)
11 30 22 00.0 LED ZEPPELIN IV Led Zeppelin (1971)
12 30 19 00.0 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac (1977)
13 30 10 09.2 LET'S TALK ABOUT LOVE Celine Dion (1997)
14 30 13 12.0 MILLENNIUM Backstreet Boys (1999)
15 29 12 02.6 ABBEY ROAD The Beatles (1969)
16 29 11 10.5 FALLING INTO YOU Celine Dion (1996)
17 29 11 10.0 TITANIC Soundtrack (1998 )
18 28 16 14.1 JAGGED LITTLE PILL Alanis Morissette (1995)
19 27 08 04.6 GREASE Soundtrack (1978 )
20 27 08 06.2 BAD Michael Jackson (1987)
21 27 07 05.8 DANGEROUS Michael Jackson (1991)
22 27 08 08.7 1 The Beatles (2000)
23 26 16 00.0 HOTEL CALIFORNIA The Eagles (1976)
24 26 10 07.1 MUSIC BOX Mariah Carey (1993)
25 25 08 00.0 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER Simon & Garfunkel (1970)
26 25 09 00.0 BROTHERS IN ARMS Dire Straits (1985)
27 25 15 02.1 APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION Guns & Roses (1988 )
28 25 14 10.0 BACKSTREET BOYS Backstreet Boys (1998 )
29 25 14 11.2 SUPERNATURAL Santana (1999)
30 24 15 00.0 BORN IN THE USA Bruce Springsteen (1984)
31 24 12 00.0 SLIPPERY WHEN WET Bon Jovi (1986)
32 24 13 10.4 ... BABY ONE MORE TIME Britney Spears (1999)
33 23 12 00.0 WHITNEY HOUSTON Whitney Houston (1985)
34 23 10 04.6 THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION Madonna (1990)
35 23 06 05.0 GOLD - GREATEST HITS Abba (1992)
36 23 10 07.5 DAYDREAM Mariah Carey (1995)
37 23 07 07.3 SPICE Spice Girls (1996)
38 22 12 00.0 TAPESTRY Carole King (1971)
39 22 10 00.0 CAN'T SLOW DOWN Lionel Richie (1983)
40 22 07 00.0 TRUE BLUE Madonna (1986)
41 22 13 13.3 METALLICA Metallica (1991)
42 21 08 00.0 SOUND OF MUSIC Soundtrack (1965)
43 21 13 00.0 GREATEST HITS Simon & Garfunkel (1972)
44 21 09 04.9 THE SIGN/HAPPY NATION Ace Of Base (1994)
45 21 04 03.6 NO ANGEL Dido (2001)
46 20 08 01.8 1967-1970 The Beatles (1973)
47 20 00 00.0 SPIRITS HAVING FLOWN The Bee Gees (1979)
48 20 11 00.0 THE WALL Pink Floyd (1979)
49 20 10 00.0 LIKE A VIRGIN Madonna (1984)
50 20 10 00.0 PLEASE HAMMER DON'T HURT 'EM MC Hammer (1990)
51 20 07 06.9 RICKY MARTIN Ricky Martin (1999)
52 19 07 01.6 1962-1966 The Beatles (1973)
53 19 15 00.0 GREATEST HITS Elton John (1974)
54 19 09 00.0 WHITNEY Whitney Houston (1987)
55 19 09 08.9 OOPS! ...I DID IT AGAIN Britney Spears (2000)
56 18 10 02.2 THE BEATLES (WHITE ALBUM) The Beatles (1968 )
57 18 16 00.0 BOSTON Boston (1976)
58 18 13 00.0 PURPLE RAIN Prince (1984)
59 18 10 01.0 THE JOSHUA TREE U2 (1987)
60 18 12 07.5 THE WOMAN IN ME Shania Twain (1995)
61 18 04 03.5 (WHAT'S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY Oasis (1995)
62 18 06 05.4 THE SCORE Fugees (1996)
63 18 06 06.1 ALL THE WAY...A DECADE OF SONG Celine Dion (1999)
64 18 04 00.0 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA Supertramp (1979)
65 17 12 01.9 HYSTERIA Def Leppard (1987)
66 17 06 00.0 COMES ALIVE Peter Frampton (1976)
67 17 16 10.0 CRACKED REAR VIEW Hootie & The Blowfish (1995)
68 17 07 05.0 HISTORY Michael Jackson (1995)
69 17 02 03.4 ROMANZA Andrea Bocelli (1997)
70 17 04 04.3 SPICE WORLD Spice Girls (1997)
71 17 08 08.9 THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP Eminem (2000)
72 16 00 00.0 TUBULAR BELLS Mike Oldfield (1973)
73 16 07 00.0 OFF THE WALL Michael Jackson (1979)
74 16 10 00.0 FAITH George Michael (1987)
75 16 16 08.8 NO FENCES Garth Brooks (1991)
76 16 07 05.2 USE YOUR ILLUSION I Guns & Roses (1991)
77 16 10 07.3 UNPLUGGED Eric Clapton (1992)
78 16 06 06.7 JANET. Janet Jackson (1993)
79 16 11 11.0 NO STRINGS ATTACHED 'N Sync (2000)
80 15 00 00.0 MERRY CHRISTMAS Bing Crosby (1957)
81 15 12 00.0 II Led Zeppelin (1969)
82 15 12 00.0 GREATEST HITS Kenny Rogers (1980)
83 15 04 03.7 RAY OF LIGHT Madonna (1998 )
84 15 10 07.2 LEGEND Bob Marley & The Wailers (1984)
85 15 12 00.0 NO JACKET REQUIRED Phil Collins (1985)
86 15 10 00.0 GREATEST HITS VOL.1& 2 Billy Joel (1985)
87 15 04 00.0 ...BUT SERIOUSLY Phil Collins (1989)
88 15 07 00.0 TO THE EXTREME Vanilla Ice (1990)
89 15 07 05.3 USE YOUR ILLUSION II Guns & Roses (1991)
90 15 08 05.0 ACHTUNG BABY U2 (1991)
91 15 04 03.1 AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE REM (1992)
92 15 05 03.9 BAT OUT OF HELL II - BACK INTO HELL Meat Loaf (1993)
93 15 06 04.2 THE COLOUR OF MY LOVE Celine Dion (1994)
94 15 10 00.0 GREATEST HITS VOL.2 The Eagles (1982)
95 15 08 07.8 TRAGIC KINGDOM No Doubt (1996)
96 15 12 07.7 YOURSELF OR SOMEONE LIKE YOU Matchbox 20 (1997)
97 15 07 06.1 THE MISEDUCATION OF LAURYN HILL Lauryn Hill (1998 )
98 15 03 03.0 LAUNDRY SERVICE Shakira (2001)
99 15 08 07.5 THE LION KING Soundtrack (1994)
source: RIAA
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