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This is a list of the world's best-selling albums of recorded music in physical mediums, such as vinyl, audio cassettes or compact discs. To appear on the list, the figure must have been published by a reliable source and the album must have sold at least 20 million copies and certified at least 10 million units (the equivalent of a diamond ...
1942 10-inch 78 rpm release of the single "White Christmas" by Bing Crosby 1997 7-inch 45 rpm release of "Candle in the Wind 1997"/"Something About the Way You Look Tonight", double A-side single by Elton John. This is a compendium of the best-selling music singles. The criterion for inclusion is to sell at least ten million copies worldwide.
Three artists tie for having the most songs (including features) in the top 100; the Weeknd, British Albanian singer Dua Lipa, and American musician Bruno Mars each have five. The newest song in the top 100 is currently "Seven" by Jung Kook and Latto (2023), while the oldest song in the top 100 currently is Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" (1975).
Adele's 21 is the best selling album of the 21st century to date, with sales of over 31 million copies worldwide. Her third album 25 is also on the list with sales of over 23 million copies. This is a list of the best-selling albums of the 21st century to date based on IFPI certification and Nielsen SoundScan sales tracking. The criteria are ...
Note - SZA's "Kill Bill" charted every week of 2023 through December 2, 2023, and most likely could have charted all 52 weeks despite Billboard's recurrent rules, due to holiday songs taking up much of the Hot 100 and pushing many non-holiday songs off the chart. Once the holiday season ended, "Kill Bill" returned to the Hot 100 in early 2024.
A greatest hits album is a compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular music artist or band. Albums entitled Greatest Hits, or similar titles, listed alphabetically by band name or artist's last name, include:
List of 2008 albums; List of 2009 albums; List of 2010 albums; List of 2011 albums; List of 2012 albums; List of 2013 albums; List of 2014 albums; List of 2015 albums; List of 2016 albums; List of 2017 albums; List of 2018 albums; List of 2019 albums; List of 2020 albums; List of 2021 albums (January–June) List of 2021 albums (July–December ...
In the original list, most of the selections were albums by white male rock musicians, with the top position held by the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967). In 2012, Rolling Stone published a revised edition, drawing on the original and a later survey of albums released up until the early 2000s.