Top Selling Albums of All Time (as of November, 2003)

(Numbers in parentheses indicate millions of units sold)

1. Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975- The Eagles (28)
2. Thriller- Michael Jackson (26)
3. The Wall- Pink Floyd (23)
4. Led Zeppelin IV (22)
5. Greatest Hits, Volumes 1 and 2 (1973-1985)- Billy Joel (21)
6. The Beatles [The White Album] (19)*
7. Back In Black- AC/DC (19)
8. Come On Over- Shania Twain (19)
9. Rumours- Fleetwood Mac (19)
10. The Bodyguard (Soundtrack)- Whitney Houston (17)
11. Boston (16)
12. No Fences- Garth Brooks (16)
13. Jagged Little Pill- Alanis Morissette (16)
14. Cracked Rear View- Hootie & The Blowfish (16)
15. The Beatles 1967-1970 (16)*
16. Hotel California- The Eagles (16)
17. Greatest Hits- Elton John (16)
18. Appetite For Destruction- Guns N' Roses (15)
19. Dark Side Of The Moon- Pink Floyd (15)
20. Born In The U.S.A.- Bruce Springsteen (15)
21. Saturday Night Fever (Soundtrack)- Bee Gees (15)*
22. Physical Graffiti- Led Zeppelin (15)*
23. The Beatles 1962-1966 (15)*
24. Garth Double Live (15)*
25. Ropin' The Wind- Garth Brooks (14)
26. Supernatural- Santana (14)
27. Backstreet Boys (14)
28. Bat Out Of Hell- Meat Loaf (14)
29. Purple Rain- Prince (13)
30. Live 1975-85- Bruce Springsteen (13)*
31. Baby One More Time- Britney Spears (13)
32. Greatest Hits- Simon & Garfunkel (13)
33. Millennium- Backstreet Boys (13)
34. Whitney Houston (13)
35. Metallica (13)
36. Slippery When Wet- Bon Jovi (12)
37. II- Boyz II Men (12)
38. Hysteria- Def Leppard (12)
39. Forrest Gump- soundtrack (12)
40. Breathless- Kenny G (12)
41. Greatest Hits- Kenny Rogers (12)
42. Led Zeppelin II (12)
43. The Woman In Me- Shania Twain (12)
44. No Jacket Required- Phil Collins (12)
45. Abbey Road- The Beatles (12)
46. Yourself Or Someone Like You- Matchbox 20 (12)
47. Hot Rocks 1964 - 1971- Rolling Stones (12)
48. Wide Open Spaces- Dixie Chicks (12)
49. Ten- Pearl Jam (12)

*-each disc in a multidisc set counts as one unit (i.e. a double album counts as 2)


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