A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Top Ten Highest Selling Albums of all Time

Eagles - Their Greatest Hits 1971 - 1975
Eagles - Their Greatest Hits 1971 - 1975

Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) comprises nine singles released between 1972 and 1975, plus the album track "Desperado." All of these singles except "Tequila Sunrise" charted in the top 40, with five in the top ten, and "One of These Nights" and "Best of My Love" both topping the singles chart.

image: ilxor.com
Michael Jackson - Thriller
Michael Jackson - Thriller

Jackson also currently has the highest number of albums on the list with five, while The Beatles, Madonna and Celine Dion each have three. Groupings are based on different sales benchmarks, the highest being for claims of at least 40 million copies, and the lowest being for claims of 20–29 million copies.

Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV

Led Zeppelin IV was a commercial and critical success, featuring many of the band's best-known songs, including "Black Dog", "Rock and Roll", "Going to California", "Stairway to Heaven", and "When the Levee Breaks". The album is one of the best-selling albums of all time with more than 37 million copies sold.

Pink Floyd - The Wall
Pink Floyd - The Wall

Platinum record for Michael Jackson's Thriller (1982), the best-selling album of all time This is a list of the world's best-selling albums of recorded music. The criteria are that the figure must have been published by a reliable source and the album must have sold at least 20 million copies worldwide.

image: gigwise.com
Billy Joel - Greatest Hits Volume I and II
Billy Joel - Greatest Hits Volume I and II

Greatest Hits – Volume I & Volume II has been certified double diamond by the RIAA, selling over 11.5 million copies (23 million units) and is tied with Pink Floyd's The Wall and Led Zeppelin's Led Zeppelin IV for third most certified album of all time in the US. The album includes hits from 1973 to 1985 in chronological order with one exception.

250 Million or More Records
250 Million or More Records

Platinum record for Michael Jackson's Thriller (1982), the best-selling album of all time This is a list of the world's best-selling albums of recorded music. The criteria are that the figure must have been published by a reliable source and the album must have sold at least 20 million copies worldwide.

200 Million to 249 Million Records
200 Million to 249 Million Records

The claimed sales figure and the total of certified units (for each country) within the provided sources include sales of albums, singles, compilation-albums, music videos as well as downloads of singles and full-length albums.

120 Million to 199 Million Records
120 Million to 199 Million Records

The claimed sales figure and the total of certified units (for each country) within the provided sources include sales of albums, singles, compilation-albums, music videos as well as downloads of singles and full-length albums.