28 Million Albums Sold

Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 - Eagles (Elektra)

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26 Million Albums Sold

Thriller - Michael Jackson (Epic)

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23 Million Albums Sold

The Wall- Pink Floyd (Columbia)

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> 22 Million Albums Sold

Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin (Swan Song)

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21 Million Albums Sold

Greatest Hits Volumes I & II - Billy Joel (Columbia)

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19 Million Albums Sold

Rumours - Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros.)

Back in Black - AC/DC (Elektra)

The Beatles - The Beatles (Capitol)

Come On Over - Shania Twain (Mercury Nashville)

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17 Million Albums Sold

Boston - Boston (Epic)

The Bodyguard (Soundtrack) - Whitney Houston (Arista)

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16 Million Albums Sold

Cracked Rear View - Hootie & the Blowfish (Atlantic)

Greatest Hits - Elton John (Island/Mercury)

Hotel California - Eagles (Elektra)

The Beatles 1967-1970 - The Beatles (Capitol)

No Fences - Garth Brooks (Capitol Nashville)

Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissette (Maverick)

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15 Million Albums Sold

Born in the U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen (Columbia)

Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin (Swan Song)

Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd (Capitol)

Saturday Night Fever (Soundtrack) - Bee Gees (Polydor/Atlas)

The Beatles 1962-1966 - The Beatles (Capitol)

Appetite for Destruction - Guns 'N Roses (Geffen)

Double Live - Garth Brooks (Capitol Nashville)

Supernatural - Santana (Arista)

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14 Million Albums Sold

Backstreet Boys - Backstreet Boys (Jive)

Ropin' the Wind - Garth Brooks (Capitol Nashville)

Metallica - Metallica (Elektra)

Bat Out of Hell - Meat Loaf (Epic)

Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits - Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia)

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13 Million Albums Sold

Bruce Springsteen & E St. Band Live 1975-1985 (Box set) - Bruce Springsteen (Columbia)

Greatest Hits 1974-1978 - Steve Miller Band (Capitol)

Purple Rain (Soundtrack) - Prince and the Revolution (Warner Bros.)

Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (Arista)

Millennium - Backstreet Boys (Jive)

. . .Baby One More Time - Britney Spears (Jive)

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12 Million Albums Sold

Wide Open Spaces - Dixie Chicks (Monument)

Yourself or Someone Like You - matchbox twenty (Atlantic)

No Jacket Required - Phil Collins (Atlantic)

Hysteria - Def Leppard (Mercury)

Slippery When Wet - Bon Jovi (Mercury)

II - Boyz II Men (Motown)

Abbey Road - The Beatles (Capitol)

Ten - Pearl Jam (Epic)

Led Zeppelin II - Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)

Breathless - Kenny G (Arista)

Forrest Gump (Soundtrack) - Various Artists (Epic)

Kenny Rogers' Greatest Hits - Kenny Rogers (Capitol Nashville)

Hot Rocks - The Rolling Stones (abkco)

The Woman in Me - Shania Twain (Mercury Nashville)

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11 Million Albums Sold

James Taylor's Greatest Hits - James Taylor (Warner Bros.)

CrazySexyCool - TLC (LaFace)

Falling into You - Celine Dion (550 Music)

Dirty Dancing (Soundtrack) - Various Artists (RCA)

Houses of the Holy - Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles (Capitol)

Eagles Greatest Hits, Vol. II - Eagles (Elektra)

Pieces of You - Jewel (Atlantic)

Titanic (Soundtrack) - (Sony Classical)

Candle in the Wind 1997/Something About the Way... (Single) - Elton John (Rocket)

Devil Without a Cause - Kid Rock (Lava)

No Strings Attached - 'N Sync (Jive)

Human Clay - Creed (Wind-Up Records)

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10 Million Albums Sold

Fly - Dixie Chicks (Monument)

'N Sync - 'N Sync (RCA)

Let's Talk About Love - Celine Dion (550 Music/Epic)

Tragic Kingdom - No Doubt (Trauma/Interscope)

Life After Death - Notorious B.I.G. (Bad Boy/Arista)

Up - Shania Twain (Mercury Nashville)

Best of the Doobies - Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros.)

Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em - Hammer (Capitol)

Dookie - Green Day (Reprise)

The Stranger - Billy Joel (Columbia)

Aerosmith's Greatest Hits - Aerosmith (Columbia)

The Hits - Garth Brooks (Capitol Nashville)

Music Box - Mariah Carey (Columbia)

Unplugged - Eric Clapton (Reprise)

Tapestry - Carole King (Ode)

Greatest Hits - Journey (Columbia)

Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)

The Immaculate Collection - Madonna (Warner Bros.)

Like a Virgin - Madonna (Sire)

Legend - Bob Marley & the Wailers (Island)

Faith - George Michael (Columbia)

Greatest Hits - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (MCA)

Nevermind - Nirvana (DGC)

The Lion King (Soundtrack) - (Walt Disney)

Can't Slow Down - Lionel Richie (Motown)

Daydream - Mariah Carey (Columbia)

Van Halen - Van Halen (Warner Bros.)

Eliminator - ZZ Top (Warner Bros.)

The Joshua Tree - U2 (Island)

1984 (MCMLXXXIV) - Van Halen (Warner Bros.)

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9 Million Albums Sold

Elvis' Christmas Album - Elvis Presley (RCA Records)

Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness - Smashing Pumpkins (Virgin Records)

Hi Infidelity - R.E.O. Speedwagon (Epic)

Top Gun (Soundtrack) - (Columbia)

Footloose (Soundtrack) - (Columbia)

Greatest Hits - Patsy Cline (MCA Nashville)

Mariah Carey - Mariah Carey (Columbia)

Cooleyhighharmony - Boyz II Men (Motown)

Garth Brooks - Garth Brooks (Capitol Nashville)

Licensed To Ill - Beastie Boys (Def Jam Records)

The Sign - Ace Of Base (Arista)

Escape - Journey (Columbia)

Whitney - Whitney Houston (Arista)

The Best Of The Doors - The Doors (Elaktra)

Some Gave All - Billy Ray Cyrus (Mercury)

Pyromania - Def Leppard (Mercury)

John Denver's Greatest Hits - John Denver (RCA)

Brothers in Arms - Dire Straits (Warner Bros.)

1 - The Beatles (Capitol)

All Eyez on Me - 2 Pac (Death Row/Polygram)

Great Band Era - Various (Reader's Digest Music)

Big Willie Style - Will Smith (Columbia)

Greatest Hits - 2 Pac (Interscope)

Oops! . . .I Did It Again - Britney Spears. (Jive)

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8 Million Albums Sold

The Marshall Mathers LP - Eminem (Interscope)

Country Grammer - Nelly (Universal Records)

Hybrid Theory - Linkin Park (Warner Bros.)

The Writing's On The Wall - Destiny's Child (Columbia)

Christina Aguilera - Christina Aguilera (RCA)

Breathe - Faith Hill (Warner Bros.)

The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill - Lauryn Hill (Ruffhouse/Columbia)

R. - R. Kelly (Jive)

Surfacing - Sarah McLachlan (Arista)

Secrets - Toni Braxton (Laface)

Black & Blue - Backstreet Boys (Jive)

Come Away With Me - Norah Jones (Blue Note)

The Eminem Show - Eminem (Interscope)

Speakerboxxx/the Love Below - Outkast (Arista)

Greatest Hits - Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros.)

Bad - Michael Jackson (Epic)

Toys In The Attic - Aerosmith (Columbia)

Time, Love & Tenderness - Michael Bolton (Columbia)

In Pieces - Garth Brooks (Capitol Nashville)

Toni Braxton - Toni Braxton (Laface)

The Chase - Garth Brooks (Capitol Nashville)

Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia)

The Beatles Anthology, Vol 1 - The Beatles (Capitol)

Strait Out Of The Box - George Strait (MCA Nashville)

Achtung Baby - U2 (Island)

Whitesnake - Whitesnake (Geffen)

Core - Stone Temple Pilots (Atlantic)

Hangin' Tough - New Kids On The Block (Columbia)

Grease (Soundtrack) - Various Artists (RSO)

And Justice For All - Metallica (Elektra)

Synchronicity - The Police (A&M)

Miracles: The Holiday Album - Kenny G (Arista)

Led Zeppelin I - Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)

Throwing Copper - Live (Radioactive)

Global All-Time Top 10 Albums

Bestselling albums according to chart expert Hanboo

1. 54 million
Thriller Michael Jackson
2. 42 Million
Black In Black AC/DC
3. 41 Million
Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 The Eagles
4. 40 Million
Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack
5. 37 Million
The Bodyguard Soundtrack
6. 37 Million
Bat Out Of Hell Meat Loaf
7. 35 Million
Dark Side Of The Moon Pink Floyd
8. 35 Million
Come On Over Shania Twain
9. 32 Million
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band The Beatles
10. 32 Million
Dirty Dancing Soundtrack