Get your own Free Home PageThe 25 Best Selling Albums Of All Time
When we talk about 'the best', everyone have their different choices in minds. Because of the different tastes, their 'best's are different. But if we talk about the "best selling" album, we can indicate the best ones from the total sales. Please note that this is not the best selling "rock'n'roll" album 'cause you can see MC Hammer's whereas "THE BEATLE" cannot do. Compiled by Billboard Magazine in early 1996.
1. Thriller / Michael Jackson US sales : 24 million weeks on #1 : 37 weeks on chart : 122 release date : 1 December 1982 |
2. Their Greatest Hits / The Eagles US sales : 22 million weeks on #1 : 5 weeks on chart : 133 release date : 17 February 1976 |
3. Rumours / Fleetwood Mac US sales : 17 million weeks on #1 : 31 weeks on chart : 134 release date : February 1977 |
4. Untitled / Led Zeppelin US sales : 16 million peak position : 2 weeks on chart : 259 release date : 8 November 1971 |
5. The Bodyguard / Whitney Houston / Various Artist US sales : 15 million weeks on #1 : 20 weeks on chart : 141 release date : 17 November 1992 |
6. Born In The U.S.A. US sales : 15 million weeks on #1 : 7 weeks on chart : 139 release date : 4 June 1984 |
7. Boston / Boston US sales : 15 million peak position : 3 weeks on chart : 132 release date : 25 August 1976 |
8. Hotel California / The Eagles US sales : 14million weeks on #1 : 8 weeks on chart : 133 release date : 8 December 1976 |
9. Greatest Hits / Elton John US sales : 13 million weeks on #1 : 10 weeks on chart : 104 release date : 4 November 1974 |
10. Cracked Rear View / Hootie & The Blowfish US sales : 13 million weeks on #1 : 8 weeks on chart : 93 release date : 5 July 1994 |
11. Appetite For Destructions / Guns N'Roses US sales : 13 million weeks on #1 : 5 weeks on chart : 147 release date : 21July 1987 |
12. Dark Side Of The Moon / Pink Floyed US sales : 13 million weeks on #1 : 1 weeks on chart : 741 release date : 15 February 1973 |
13. No Fences / Garth Brooks US sales : 13 million peak postion : 3 weeks on chart : 224 release date : 27 August 1990 |
14. Whitney Houston / Whitney Houston US sales : 12 million weeks on #1 : 14 weeks on chart : 162 release date : 12 February 1985 |
15. Slippery When Wet / Bon Jovi It's fortunate that Jon didn't always believe his first inspiration such as once he was choosing songs to be on this third album. "At first, I didn't want to take "Livin' On A Prayer" to record. When we finished writing it, I think it's not we aimed to do." Lucky them, they didn't cut if out. Slippery When Wet was released in the summer of '86 and became the album that brought them get the platinum 12 times. The title of the album was named after a stript club in Vancouver which was the place they had chosen for recording. Whereas, stories about sex in this album had rapidly pulled the album sales rising , they had a big problem with the album cover which was the pic of a girl in wet tight t-shirt which was banned by PMRC. The band was asked to keep the album back "Thanks God that Dick Asher (PolyGram president at that time) was agree and keep those 500,000 covers back to destroy." Jon says "There's only one place that this cover is still exist, Japan 'cause it's too late to bring 'em bank" And the effects from this album was the births of a lot of pop metal bands (Warrant , Winger...) which affected all areas like an infective disease. And about making this infective disease, Jon Bon Jovi says briftly , "I'm sorry." US sales : 12 million weeks on #1 : 8 (actually, 15 weeks but 8 weeks in row) weeks on chart : 94 (this's impossible, the album must lasted longer than this.) release date : 18 August 1986 |
16. Back In Black / AC/DC US sales : 12 million peak position : 4 weeks on chart : 131 release date : 25 July 1980 |
17. Bat Out Of Hell / Meat Loaf US sales : 12 million peak position : 14 weeks on chart : 82 release date : 30 January 1977 |
18. Saturday Night Fever / The Bee Gees / Various Artist US sales : 11 million weeks on #1 : 24 weeks on chart : 120 release date : 7 November 1977 |
19. Purple Rain / Prince And The Revolution US sales : 11 million weeks on #1 : 24 weeks on chart : 72 release date : 25 June 1984 |
20. Ropin' The Wind / Garth Brooks US sales : 11 million weeks on #1 : 18 weeks on chart : 132 release date : 2 September 1991 |
21. Dirty Dancing / Various Artists US sales : 11 million weeks on #1 : 18 weeks on chart : 96 release date : 4 August 1987 |
22. Hysteria / Def Leppard US sales : 11 million weeks on #1 : 6 weeks on chart : 133 release date : 3 August 1987 |
23. II / Boyz II Men US sales : 11 million weeks on #1 : 5 weeks on chart : 86 release date : 23 August 1994 |
24. Please Hammer Don't Hurt'em / M.C. Hammer US sales : 10 million weeks on #1 : 21 weeks on chart : 108 release date : 12 February 1990 |
25. Tepestry / Carole King US sales : 10 million weeks on #1 : 21 weeks on chart : 108 release date : 12 February 1990 |
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compiled by Soundscan (America) from 8-14 April 1996
| Albums | sales (copies) |
| Thriller Their Greatest Hits (The Eagles) Rumours Untitled IV (Led Zeppelin) The Bodyguard Born In The USA Boston Hotel California Greatest Hits (Elton John) Cracked Rear View Appetite For Destructions Dark Side Of The Moon No Fences Whitney Houston Slippery When Wet Back In Black Bad Out Of Hell Saturday Night Fever Purple Rain Ropin' The Wind Dirty Dancing Hysteria II Please Hammer Don't Hurt'em Tapestry |
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