Order |
Artist |
Album |
Released |
Genre |
Total certified copies |
Claimed sales* |
Ref(s) |
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1 |
Michael Jackson |
Thriller |
1982 |
Pop, post-disco, funk, rock |
51.2 |
70 |
[4][5] |
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2 |
AC/DC |
Back in Black |
1980 |
Hard rock |
30.1 |
50 |
[36] |
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3 |
Whitney Houston / various
artists |
The Bodyguard |
1992 |
R&B, soul, pop, soundtrack |
28.7 |
45 |
[43][44] |
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4 |
Pink Floyd |
The Dark Side of the Moon |
1973 |
Progressive rock |
24.8 |
45 |
[46] |
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5 |
Eagles |
Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) |
1976 |
Country rock, soft
rock, folk rock |
41.2 |
44 |
[47] |
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6 |
Meat Loaf |
Bat Out of Hell |
1977 |
Hard rock, glam
rock, progressive rock |
22 |
43 |
[49] |
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7 |
Eagles |
Hotel California |
1976 |
Soft rock |
31.8 |
42 |
[51] |
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8 |
Shania Twain |
Come On Over |
1997 |
Country, pop |
30.4 |
40 |
[54][55] |
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9 |
Fleetwood Mac |
Rumours |
1977 |
Soft rock |
30.3 |
40 |
[59][60] |
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10 |
Bee Gees / Various artists |
Saturday Night Fever |
1977 |
Disco |
22.1 |
40 |
[62][63] |
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11 |
Led Zeppelin |
Led Zeppelin IV |
1971 |
Hard rock, heavy
metal, folk rock |
30.4 |
37 |
[66] |
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12 |
Michael Jackson |
Bad |
1987 |
Pop, rhythm and
blues, funk and rock |
21.2 |
35 |
[73][74][75] |
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13 |
Alanis Morissette |
Jagged Little Pill |
1995 |
Alternative rock |
25.4 |
33 |
[79][80] |
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14 |
Various artists |
Dirty Dancing |
1987 |
Pop, rock, R&B |
24.1 |
32 |
[83] |
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15 |
Celine Dion |
Falling into You |
1996 |
Pop, soft rock |
21.1 |
32 |
[86] |
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16 |
Adele |
21 |
2011 |
Pop, soul |
27.1 |
31 |
[98] |
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17 |
The Beatles |
1 |
2000 |
Rock |
23.2 |
31 |
[100] |
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18 |
Metallica |
Metallica |
1991 |
Heavy metal |
22.7 |
31 |
[102] |
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19 |
Celine Dion |
Let's Talk About Love |
1997 |
Pop, soft rock |
20.5 |
31 |
[106] |
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20 |
Bob Marley and the Wailers |
Legend: The Best of Bob Marley
& The Wailers |
1984 |
Reggae |
22.9 |
30 |
[108] |
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21 |
Guns N' Roses |
Appetite for Destruction |
1987 |
Hard rock |
22.8 |
30 |
[111][112] |
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22 |
Bruce Springsteen |
Born in the U.S.A. |
1984 |
Heartland rock |
22 |
30 |
[116] |
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23 |
ABBA |
Gold: Greatest Hits |
1992 |
Pop, disco |
21.6 |
30 |
[121] |
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24 |
Dire Straits |
Brothers in Arms |
1985 |
Roots rock, blues
rock, soft rock |
21.1 |
30 |
[125][126] |
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25 |
Santana |
Supernatural |
1999 |
Latin rock |
20.8 |
30 |
[127] |
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26 |
Madonna |
The Immaculate Collection |
1990 |
Pop, dance |
20.8 |
30 |
[130] |
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27 |
Pink Floyd |
The Wall |
1979 |
Progressive rock |
18.9 |
30 |
[133] |
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28 |
The Beatles |
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club
Band |
1967 |
Rock |
18.3 |
30 |
[134] |
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29 |
Michael Jackson |
Dangerous |
1991 |
New jack swing, R&B and pop |
17 |
30 |
[136] |
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30 |
The Beatles |
Abbey Road |
1969 |
Rock |
16.9 |
30 |
[138] |
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31 |
Norah Jones |
Come Away with Me |
2002 |
Jazz |
19.9 |
28 |
[140] |
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32 |
Mariah Carey |
Music Box |
1993 |
Pop, R&B |
17.8 |
28 |
[142] |
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33 |
Various artists |
Grease: The Original Soundtrack
from the Motion Picture |
1978 |
Rock and roll |
15 |
28 |
[144] |
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34 |
Eminem |
The Eminem Show |
2002 |
Hip hop |
19.1 |
27 |
[147][148] |
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35 |
James Horner |
Titanic: Music from the Motion
Picture |
1997 |
Film score |
18.1 |
27 |
[151] |
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36 |
Britney Spears |
...Baby One More Time |
1999 |
Pop |
19.9 |
26 |
[152] |
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37 |
Nirvana |
Nevermind |
1991 |
Grunge, alternative rock |
17.8 |
26 |
[155] |
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38 |
Eric Clapton |
Unplugged |
1992 |
Acoustic rock, acoustic blues |
17 |
26 |
[157] |
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39 |
Queen |
Greatest Hits |
1981 |
Rock |
20.6 |
25 |
[159] |
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40 |
Phil Collins |
No Jacket Required |
1985 |
Pop rock |
17.7 |
25 |
[161] |
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41 |
Whitney Houston |
Whitney Houston |
1985 |
Pop, R&B |
17.6 |
25 |
[165][166] |
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42 |
Eminem |
The Marshall Mathers LP |
2000 |
Hip hop |
17.5 |
25 |
[168] |
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43 |
Linkin Park |
Hybrid Theory |
2000 |
Nu metal, rap
metal, alternative metal |
17.2 |
25 |
[170] |
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44 |
U2 |
The Joshua Tree |
1987 |
Rock |
16.7 |
25 |
[171] |
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45 |
Prince and The Revolution |
Purple Rain |
1984 |
Pop rock, new
wave, R&B |
15.7 |
25 |
[173] |
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46 |
Bon Jovi |
Slippery When Wet |
1986 |
Hard rock, glam metal |
15.3 |
25 |
[175] |
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47 |
Carole King |
Tapestry |
1971 |
Pop |
15.1 |
25 |
[176] |
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48 |
Madonna |
True Blue |
1986 |
Pop, dance |
14.5 |
25 |
[177] |
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49 |
Simon & Garfunkel |
Bridge over Troubled Water |
1970 |
Folk rock |
12.5 |
25 |
[178] |
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50 |
George Michael |
Faith |
1987 |
Pop, R&B, funk, soul |
13.9 |
25 |
[180] |
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51 |
Elton John |
Greatest Hits |
1974 |
Pop |
19.1 |
24 |
[181] |
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52 |
Backstreet Boys |
Millennium |
1999 |
Pop |
18.4 |
24 |
[182] |
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53 |
Adele |
25 |
2015 |
Soul, pop, R&B |
19 |
23 |
[184] |
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54 |
Spice Girls |
Spice |
1996 |
Pop |
16.4 |
23 |
[186][187] |
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55 |
Ace of Base |
Happy Nation/The Sign |
1993 |
Pop |
14.4 |
23 |
[188] |
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56 |
Michael Jackson |
HIStory: Past, Present and Future,
Book I |
1995 |
R&B, pop and hip
hop |
15.2 |
22 |
[191] |
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57 |
Celine Dion |
All the Way... A Decade of Song |
1999 |
Pop |
14.4 |
22 |
[192] |
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58 |
Madonna |
Like a Virgin |
1984 |
Pop, dance |
16.2 |
21 |
[193] |
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59 |
Bon Jovi |
Cross Road |
1994 |
Hard rock, glam metal |
11.6 |
21 |
[194] |
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60 |
Elvis Presley |
Elvis' Christmas Album |
1957 |
Christmas, pop, gospel, rock
and roll |
20.8 |
20 |
[196][197][198] |
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61 |
Boston |
Boston |
1976 |
Arena rock, hard rock |
18.1 |
20 |
[199] |
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62 |
Mariah Carey |
Daydream |
1995 |
Pop, R&B |
15.2 |
20 |
[200] |
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63 |
Green Day |
Dookie |
1994 |
Pop punk, punk
rock, alternative rock |
14.6 |
20 |
[203] |
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64 |
Shania Twain |
The Woman in Me |
1995 |
Country, pop |
14.5 |
20 |
[204] |
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65 |
Britney Spears |
Oops!... I Did It Again |
2000 |
Pop |
14.4 |
20 |
[205] |
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66 |
Whitney Houston |
Whitney |
1987 |
Pop, R&B |
14.4 |
20 |
[207] |
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67 |
Def Leppard |
Hysteria |
1987 |
Hard rock, glam metal |
13.9 |
20 |
[209] |
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68 |
Lauryn Hill |
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill |
1998 |
Neo Soul, R&B and Hip
Hop |
13.7 |
20 |
[210][211][212] |
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69 |
Tracy Chapman |
Tracy Chapman |
1988 |
Folk rock |
13.3 |
20 |
[215] |
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70 |
Lionel Richie |
Can't Slow Down |
1983 |
Pop, R&B, soul |
12.3 |
20 |
[216] |
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71 |
Michael Jackson |
Off the Wall |
1979 |
Disco, pop, funk and R&B |
11.7 |
20 |
[218] |
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72 |
Fugees |
The Score |
1996 |
Alternative hip hop |
11.6 |
20 |
[221] |
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73 |
Oasis |
(What's the Story) Morning Glory? |
1995 |
Britpop, rock |
11.6 |
22 |
[223][224] |
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74 |
Celine Dion |
The Colour of My Love |
1993 |
Pop |
11.1 |
20 |
[225] |
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75 |
Elton John |
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road |
1973 |
rock, pop rock, glam rock |
9.6 |
20 |
[228] |
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76 |
Pink Floyd |
Wish You Were Here |
1975 |
Progressive rock, art
rock, experimental rock |
9.2 |
20 |
[229] |
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77 |
Various artists |
Flashdance: Original Soundtrack
from the Motion Picture |
1983 |
Electro, synthpop |
7.9 |
20 |
[230] |
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