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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