List of the world's best-selling music albums

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The list of the world's best-selling music albums includes music albums with at least 40 million copies sold. The list contains all types of music albums such as studio albums, compilations, or soundtracks. The information includes unused albums that have been resold.

Due to the methodology of the RIAA record awarding organization , each CD is counted individually for awards for albums with several CDs and a total running time of over 100 minutes. Well-known examples of exceptions to this rule are Pink Floyd 's The Wall and The Beatles ' The Beatles .

Michael Jackson's Thriller is the best-selling album to date and has sold 66 million copies worldwide. With five albums in the list of the world's 100 best-selling albums, Jackson also holds the record for most bestsellers. The Beatles , Madonna and Celine Dion follow with three albums each.

Legend

  1. Studio albums are unmarked.
  2. Greatest hits and compilation albums are marked as follows: *
  3. Soundtrack albums are marked as follows: **

Albums

Interpreter album Year of publication genre Sales figures
Michael Jackson thriller 1982 Pop / Rock / R&B 66 million
AC / DC Back in Black 1980 Hard rock / heavy metal 50 million
Pink Floyd The Dark Side of the Moon 1973 Progressive rock 45 million
Whitney Houston / Various Artists The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album ** 1992 Pop / R&B / Soul 45 million
Michael Jackson bath 1987 Pop / funk / rock 30-45 million
Meat loaf Bat out of hell 1977 Hard rock 43 million
Eagles Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) * 1976 skirt 42 million
Various Artists Dirty Dancing ** 1987 Pop / Rock / R&B / Soul 42 million
Bee Gees / Various Artists Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track ** 1977 Disco 40 million
Fleetwood Mac Rumors 1977 skirt 40 million
Shania Twain Come on over 1997 Country / Pop 40 million

See also

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  15. ↑ Veronica Lee: 'There's a secret dancer inside us all' . In: The Daily Telegraph , September 22, 2006. Retrieved May 3, 2009. 
  16. ↑ Staff Reporter: Bee Gees' Maurice Gibb dies . In: USA Today , Gannett Company , December 1, 2003. Retrieved March 23, 2010. 
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