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Alltime Album Chart
based on estimated global sales according
to figures and certifications from
the IFPI-members around the world
last update: September 2024

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1 Michael Jackson - Thriller
Epic - 1983 - 69 million
2 Eagles - Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975
Asylum - 1976 - 44 million
3 Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon
Harvest - 1973 - 43 million
4 AC/DC - Back In Black
Atlantic - 1980 - 39 million
5 Soundtrack - The Bodyguard
Arista - 1992 - 38 million
6 Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
Warner Bros. - 1977 - 36 million
7 Soundtrack - Saturday Night Fever
RSO - 1978 - 35 million
8 Eagles - Hotel California
Asylum - 1976 - 35 million
9 Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
Atlantic - 1971 - 34 million
10 Beatles - 1
Apple - 2000 - 33 million
11 Shania Twain - Come On Over
Mercury - 1997 - 33 million
12 Michael Jackson - Bad
Epic - 1987 - 33 million
13 Adele - 21
XL Recordings - 2011 - 33 million
14 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend
Island - 1984 - 32 million
15 Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill
Maverick / Sire - 1995 - 31 million
16 Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Apple - 1967 - 31 million
17 Michael Jackson - Dangerous
Epic - 1991 - 31 million
18 Celine Dion - Let's Talk About Love
550 Music / Epic - 1997 - 31 million
19 Pink Floyd - The Wall
Columbia - 1979 - 31 million
20 Soundtrack - Grease
RSO - 1978 - 30 million
21 Abba - Gold Greatest Hits
Polydor - 1992 - 30 million
22 Queen - Greatest Hits
Elektra / EMI - 1981 - 29 million
23 Guns n' Roses - Appetite For Destruction
Geffen - 1988 - 29 million
24 Celine Dion - Falling Into You
550 Music / Epic - 1996 - 29 million
25 Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms
Warner Bros. - 1985 - 29 million
26 Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A.
Columbia - 1984 - 29 million
27 Soundtrack - Dirty Dancing
RCA - 1987 - 28 million
28 Simon & Garfunkel - Greatest Hits
Columbia - 1972 - 28 million
29 Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell
Epic - 1978 - 28 million
30 U2 - The Joshua Tree
Island - 1987 - 28 million
31 Beatles - Abbey Road
Apple - 1969 - 27 million
32 Soundtrack - Titanic
Sony Classical - 1998 - 27 million
33 Mariah Carey - Music Box
Columbia - 1993 - 27 million
34 Madonna - The Immaculate Collection
Sire - 1990 - 26 million
35 Nirvana - Nevermind
DGC / Geffen - 1991 - 25 million
36 Metallica - Metallica
Elektra / Vertigo - 1991 - 25 million
37 Beatles - 1967-1970
Apple - 1973 - 25 million
38 Beatles - 1962-1966
Apple - 1973 - 25 million
39 Backstreet Boys - Millennium
Jive - 1999 - 25 million
40 Santana - Supernatural
Arista - 1999 - 25 million
41 Adele - 25
XL Recordings - 2015 - 25 million
42 Britney Spears - Baby One More Time
Jive - 1999 - 24 million
43 Eric Clapton - Unplugged
Reprise - 1992 - 24 million
44 Norah Jones - Come Away With Me
Blue Note - 2002 - 24 million
45 Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston
Arista - 1985 - 24 million
46 Elton John - Greatest Hits
MCA - 1974 - 24 million
47 Queen - Greatest Hits II
Capitol / Parlophone - 1991 - 24 million
48 Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet
Mercury - 1986 - 23 million
49 Phil Collins - No Jacket Required
Atlantic - 1985 - 23 million
50 Spice Girls - Spice
Virgin - 1996 - 23 million
51 Madonna - True Blue
Sire - 1986 - 22 million
52 Phil Collins - ...But Seriously
Atlantic - 1989 - 22 million
53 Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
Columbia - 1970 - 22 million
54 Backstreet Boys - Backstreet Boys (Original + U.S.Version)
Jive - 1996 (1997) - 22 million
55 Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
Aftermath / Interscope - 2000 - 22 milliom
56 Beatles - The Beatles (White Album)
Apple - 1968 - million
57 Britney Spears - Oops!...I Did It Again
Jive - 2000 - 22 million
58 Boston - Boston
Epic - 1976 - 21 million
59 Taylor Swift - 1989 (incl. Taylor's Version)
Big Machine / Republic - 2014 (2023) - 21 million
60 Celine Dion - All The Way...A Decade Of Song
550 Music / Epic - 1999 - 21 million
61 Mariah Carey - Daydream
Columbia - 1995 - 21 million
62 Lionel Richie - Can't Slow Down
Motown - 1983 - 21 million
63 Ace Of Base - The Sign / Happy Nation
Arista - 1994 - 21 million
64 Madonna - Like A Virgin
Sire - 1984 - 21 million
65 Prince - Purple Rain
Warner Bros. - 1984 - 21 million
66 Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Capitol - 1975 - 21 million
67 Journey - Greatest Hits
Columbia - 1997 - 21 million
68 Ed Sheeran - Divide
Asylum / Atlantic - 2017 - 20 million
69 Whitney Houston - Whitney
Arista - 1987 - 20 million
70 Eminem - The Eminem Show
Aftermath / Interscope - 2002 - 20 million
71 Bon Jovi - Cross Road (The Very Best Of)
Mercury - 1994 - 20 million
72 Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II
Atlantic - 1969 - 20 million
73 Michael Jackson - Off The Wall
Epic - 1979 - 20 million
74 Michael Jackson - HIStory
Epic - 1995 - 20 million
75 Garth Brooks - No Fences
Capitol - 1990 - 20 million
76 Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman
Elektra - 1988 - 19 million
77 Carole King - Tapestry
Ode - 1971 - 19 million
78 George Michael - Faith
Columbia / Epic - 1987 - 19 million
79 Soundtrack - Top Gun
Columbia - 1986 - 19 million
80 Def Leppard - Hysteria
Mercury - 1987 - 19 million
81 Hootie & The Blowfish - Cracked Rear View
Atlantic - 1994 - 19 million
82 Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory
Warner Bros. - 2000 - 19 million
83 U2 - The Best Of 1980-1990
Island - 1998 - 18 million
84 Billy Joel - Greatest Hits I & II
Columbia - 1985 - 18 million
85 Guns n' Roses - Use Your Illusion 2
Geffen - 1991 - 18 million
86 Green Day - Dookie
Reprise - 1994 - 18 million
87 James Taylor - Greatest Hits
Warner Bros. - 1976 - 18 million
88 Soundtrack - Footloose
Columbia - 1984 - 18 million
89 Supertramp - Breakfast In America
A&M - 1978 - 18 million
90 MC Hammer - Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'em
Capitol - 1990 - 17 million
91 Soundtrack - The Lion King
Disney - 1994 - 17 million
92 Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits
Warner Bros. - 1988 - 17 million
93 U2 - Achtung Baby
Island - 1991 - 17 million
94 ZZ Top - Eliminator
Warner Bros. - 1983 - 17 million
95 Guns n' Roses - Use Your Illusion 1
Geffen - 1991 - 17 million
96 Kenny G - Breathless
Arista - 1992 - 17 million
97 Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory?
Epic - 1995 - 17 million
98 Avril Lavigne - Let Go
Arista - 2002 - 17 million
99 Pearl Jam - Ten
Epic - 1991 - 17 million
100 Cranberries - No Need To Argue
Island - 1994 - 16 million
 

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