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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 ...
The figures of total certified units within the tables below are based on certified units of albums, singles (including digital downloads) and videos. Markets' order within the tables is based on Retail Value: each market generates respectively, the largest market at the top and smallest at the bottom. [9] [10]
The following is a list of the best-selling albums in the United States based on RIAA certification and Nielsen SoundScan sales tracking. The criteria are that the album must have been published (including self-publishing by the artist), and the album must have achieved at least a diamond certification from the RIAA.
The Grateful Dead hold the record for the most Top 40 albums on the Billboard 200, with 60 having charted at number 40 or higher. [205] In 2023's year-end chart, Taylor Swift became the first artist to have 5 of the 10 best selling albums in a calendar year.
Taylor Swift, The Weeknd and Sabrina Carpenter had the best selling albums in the UK in 2024, according to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).. In the newly-released list, Swift’s 11th ...
Cracked Rear View is Hootie & the Blowfish's most successful album. While initial sales were modest and it debuted at 127 on the Billboard 200, [17] it topped that chart five times in 1995 [18] and was the best-selling album of 1995 in the United States, selling 7 million copies, [19] besting the second-place Crazysexycool by 2.2 million. [20]
The number of albums that are certified at 10 million copies sold or more by the RIAA is an exclusive list indeed, and while music fans can probably guess a few titles in this club (Michael ...
This is a list of the best-selling albums by year in the United States, published by American music magazine Billboard since 1956 as year-end rankings of album sales. Until 1991, the Billboard album chart was based on a survey of representative retail outlets that determined a ranking, not a tally of actual sales.