40 million copies or more
Artist Album Released Genre Sales (millions) Source
Michael Jackson Thriller 1982 Pop / Rock / R&B 65-110 [1][2]
Pink Floyd The Dark Side of the Moon 1973 Progressive rock 50 [3]
AC/DC Back in Black 1980 Hard rock / Heavy metal 49 [4]
Whitney Houston / Various artists The Bodyguard 1992 Soundtrack 44 [5]
Meat Loaf Bat Out of Hell 1977 Hard rock 43 [6]
Eagles Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) 1976 Rock 42 [7]
Various artists Dirty Dancing 1987 Soundtrack 42 [8]
Bee Gees / Various artists Saturday Night Fever 1977 Soundtrack 40 [9]
Fleetwood Mac Rumours 1977 Rock 40 [10]
Shania Twain Come On Over 1997 Country / Pop 40 [11]
30–39 million copies
Artist Album Released Genre Sales (millions) Source
Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin IV 1971 Hard rock / Heavy metal 37 [12]
Alanis Morissette Jagged Little Pill 1995 Rock 33 [13]
The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 1967 Rock 32 [14]
Celine Dion Falling into You 1996 Pop 32 [15]
Mariah Carey Music Box 1993 Pop / R&B 32 [16]
Michael Jackson Dangerous 1991 Pop / Rock 32 [17]
The Beatles 1 2000 Rock 31 [18]
Celine Dion Let's Talk About Love 1997 Pop 31 [19]
Backstreet Boys Millennium 1999 Pop 30 [20][21]
Bee Gees Spirits Having Flown 1979 Disco / Pop 30 [22]
Bruce Springsteen Born in the U.S.A. 1984 Rock 30 [23]
Dire Straits Brothers in Arms 1985 Rock 30 [24]
James Horner Titanic 1997 Soundtrack 30 [25]
Madonna The Immaculate Collection 1990 Pop / Dance 30 [26][27]
Michael Jackson Bad 1987 Pop / Rock 30 [17][28]
Pink Floyd The Wall 1979 Progressive rock 30 [29]
Nirvana Nevermind 1991 Grunge / Alternative rock 30 [30]
20–29 million copies
Artist Album Released Genre Sales (millions) Source
ABBA ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits 1992 Pop 28 [31]
Backstreet Boys Backstreet's Back 1997 Pop 28 [32]
Bon Jovi Slippery When Wet 1986 Hard rock 28 [33]
Guns N' Roses Appetite for Destruction 1987 Hard rock / Heavy metal 28 [34]
Spice Girls Spice 1996 Pop 28 [35]
Various artists Grease 1978 Soundtrack 28 [25]
Santana Supernatural 1999 Rock 27 [36]
Britney Spears ...Baby One More Time 1999 Pop 26 [37]
Carole King Tapestry 1971 Pop 25 [38]
Madonna True Blue 1986 Pop 25 [39]
Mariah Carey Daydream 1995 Pop / R&B 25 [40]
Metallica Metallica 1991 Heavy metal 25 [41][42]
Queen Greatest Hits 1981 Rock 25 [43]
Simon & Garfunkel Bridge over Troubled Water 1970 Folk Rock 25 [44]
U2 The Joshua Tree 1987 Rock 25 [45]
Whitney Houston Whitney Houston 1985 Pop / R&B 25 [46]
Backstreet Boys Black & Blue 2000 Pop 24 [32]
Linkin Park Hybrid Theory 2000 Nu metal / Rap metal / Alternative rock 24 [47]
Ace of Base Happy Nation/The Sign 1993 Pop 23 [48]
Oasis (What's the Story) Morning Glory? 1995 Britpop / Rock 22 [49][50]
Eminem The Marshall Mathers LP 2000 Rap / Hip-hop 22 [51]
Bon Jovi Cross Road 1994 Rock 21 [52]
Madonna Like a Virgin 1984 Pop / Dance 21 [53]
Adele 21 2011 Pop / Soul 20 [54]
Barbra Streisand Guilty 1980 Pop 20 [55]
Andrea Bocelli Romanza 1997 Pop / Operatic Pop 20 [56]
Billy Ray Cyrus Some Gave All 1992 Country 20 [57]
Bob Marley & The Wailers Legend: The Best of Bob Marley & The Wailers 1984 Reggae 20 [58]
Boston Boston 1976 Hard Rock 20 [59]
Britney Spears Oops!... I Did It Again 2000 Pop 20 [60]
Céline Dion The Colour of My Love 1993 Pop 20 [61]
Cher Believe 1998 Pop / Dance 20 [62]
Def Leppard Hysteria 1987 Hard rock 20 [63]
Eminem The Eminem Show 2002 Rap / Hip-hop 20 [51]
Janet Jackson janet. 1993 Pop / R&B 20 [64]
Madonna Ray of Light 1998 Pop / Electronic 20 [65]
Michael Jackson HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I 1995 Pop / Rock / R&B 20 [66]
Michael Jackson Off the Wall 1979 Soul / Disco / R&B 20 [66][67]
Norah Jones Come Away with Me 2002 Jazz 20 [68]
Prince & The Revolution Purple Rain 1984 Soundtrack 20 [25]
Shania Twain Up! 2002 Country/pop 20 [69]
Shania Twain The Woman in Me 1995 Country/pop 20 [70]
Tina Turner Private Dancer 1984 Rock 20 [71]
Usher Confessions 2004 R&B 20 [72]
Whitney Houston Whitney 1987 Pop / R&B 20 [73]
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