The Top Selling Albums of All Time
By Cara, age 13, California
The Eagles - Greatest Hits, 1971-1975
27 Million copies sold:
Michael Jackson - Thriller
23 Million copies sold:
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
Pink Floyd - The Wall
21 Million copies sold:
Billy Joel - Greatest Hits, Volumes 1 & 2
AC/DC - Back in Black
20 Million copies sold:
Garth Brooks - Double Live
Shania Twain - Come On Over
19 Million copies sold:
The Beatles - The Beatles
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
17 Million copies sold:
The Bodyguard Soundtrack
Boston - Boston
16 Million copies sold:
Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti
The Beatles - The Beatles: 1967-1970
Elton John - Greatest Hits
Eagles - Hotel California
Hootie & the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View
Garth Brooks - No Fences
Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill
15 Million copies sold:
Guns 'N Roses - Appetite for Destruction
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack
Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A.
The Beatles - The Beatles: 1962-1966
Santana - Supernatural
14 Million copies sold:
Metallica - Metallica
Simon & Garfunkle - Simon & Garfunkle's Greatest Hits
Britney Spears - ...Baby One More Time
Journey - Greatest Hits
Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell
Backstreet Boys - Backstreet Boys
Garth Brooks - Rompin' the Wind
13 Million copies sold:
Purple Rain Soundtrack
Steve Miller Band - Greatest Hits: 1974-1978
Backstreet Boys- Millennium
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band - Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band Live: 1975-1985
Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston
12 Million copies sold:
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II
The Beatles - Abbey Road
Phil Collins - No Jacket Required
Shania Twain - The Woman In Me
Pearl Jam - Ten
Forrest Gump Soundtrack
Dixie Chicks - Wide Open Spaces
Matchbox Twenty - Yourself or Someone Like You
The Rolling Stones - Hot Rocks
Boyz II Men - II
Kenny Rogers- Kenny Rogers
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet
Def Leppard - Hysteria
Kenny G. - Breathless
Jewel - Pieces of You
11 Million copies sold:
Shania Twain - Up!
Creed - Human Clay
TLC - CrazySexyCool
Dirty Dancing Soundtrack
The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
James Taylor - James Taylor's Greatest Hits
The Eagles - Eagles Greatest Hits, Vol. II
Celine Dion - Falling Into You
'N Sync - No Strings Attached
Kid Rock - Devil Without A Cause
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy
Titanic Soundtrack
10 Million copies sold:
N' Sync - N' Sync
Notorious B.I.G - Life After Death
Celine Dion - Let's Talk About Love
Aerosmith - Aerosmith's Greatest Hits
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
Tom Petty & The Heart Breakers - Greatest Hits
Billy Joel - The Stranger
Madonna - The Immaculate Collection
Dixie Chicks - Fly
ZZ Top - Eliminate
Doobie Brothers - Best of the Doobies
Van Halen - Van Halen
George Michael - Faith
Mariah Carey - Music Box
Madonna - Like A Virgin
Eric Clapton - Unplugged
Lionel Richie - Can't Slow Down
Hammer - Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em
Carole King - Tapestry
The Lion King Soundtrack
U2 - The Joshua Tree
Nirvana - Nevermind
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend
No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom
Van Halen - 1984
Green Day - Dookie
Garth Brooks - The Hits
Mariah Carey - Daydream
Norah Jones - Come Away With Me
Def Leppard - Pyromania
Patsy Cline - Greatest Hits
Outkast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory
Britney Spears - Oops! ... I Did It Again
Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life
The Beatles - 1