The best-selling music albums in history

Since the arrival of streaming, it's become more difficult to compare the popularity of music albums, as people listen to individual songs and mix an artist's music together in one playlist. However, for the old record era, we can draw up a list of the best-sold music albums in history. Is your favorite in the top 30?

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Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982) - 65,800,000 copies

Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon (1973) - 43,300,000 copies

Whitney Houston - The Bodyguard OST (1992) - 41,100,000 copies

Various artists - Grease OST (1978) - 38,100,000 copies

Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV (1971) - 36,800,000 copies

AC/DC - Back in Black (1980) - 35,811,000 copies

Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977) - 35,500,000 copies

Bee Gees and various artists - Saturday Night Fever OST (1977) - 34,800,000 copies

Michael Jackson - Bad (1987) - 33,600,000 copies

Shania Twain - Come On Over (1997) - 33,500,000 copies

Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979) - 31,300,000 copies

Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms (1985) - 30,850,000 copies

Guns 'N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987) - 30,770,000 copies

Metallica - Metallica (1991) - 30,400,000 copies

Adele - 21 (2011) - 30,140,000 copies

Eagles - Hotel California (1976) - 30,050,000 copies

Dirty Dancing -  Dirty Dancing OST (1987) - 29,970,000 copies

Celine Dion - Let's Talk About Love (1997) - 29,800,000 copies

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Michael Jackson - Dangerous (1991) - 29,550,000 copies

Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA (1984) - 29,300,000 copies

Celine Dion - Falling Into You (1996) - 28,100,000 copies

Nirvana - Nevermind (1991) - 27,750,000 copies

U2 - The Joshua Tree (1987) - 26,800,00 copies

The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969) - 26,700,000 copies

Mariah Carey - Music Box (1993) - 26,100,000 copies

The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) - 24,800,000 copies

Norah Jones - Come Away With Me (2002) - 23,900,000 copies

Backstreet Boys - Millennium (1999) - 23,800,000 copies

Britney Spears - ...Baby One More Time (1999) - 23,735,000 copies

Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (1986) - 23,600,000 copies

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