The Recording Industry Association of America's Top-Selling Albums of All Time*
29 Million
Eagles: Their Greatest Hits, 1971–1975, Eagles (Asylum)
27 Million
Thriller, Michael Jackson (Epic)
23 Million
Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)
The Wall, Pink Floyd (Columbia)
21 Million
Greatest Hits, Volumes I & II, Billy Joel (Columbia)
Back in Black, AC/DC (Epic)
20 Million
Double Live, Garth Brooks (Capitol Nashville)
Come On Over, Shania Twain (Mercury Nashville)
19 Million
The Beatles, The Beatles (Capitol)
Rumours, Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros.)
17 Million
The Bodyguard (soundtrack), Whitney Houston (Arista)
Boston, Boston (Epic)
16 Million
Physical Graffiti, Led Zeppelin (Swan Song)
The Beatles: 1967–1970, The Beatles (Capitol)
Greatest Hits, Elton John (Island/Mercury)
Hotel California, Eagles (Elektra)
Cracked Rear View, Hootie & the Blowfish (Atlantic)
No Fences, Garth Brooks (Capitol Nashville)
Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette (Maverick)
15 Million
Appetite for Destruction, Guns 'N Roses (Geffen)
Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd (Capitol)
Saturday Night Fever (soundtrack), Bee Gees (Polydor/Atlas)
Born in the U.S.A., Bruce Springsteen (Columbia)
The Beatles: 1962–1966, The Beatles (Capitol)
Supernatural, Santana (Arista)
14 Million
Metallica, Metallica (Elektra)
Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits, Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia)
…Baby One More Time, Britney Spears (Jive)
Greatest Hits, Journey (Capitol)
Bat Out of Hell, Meat Loaf (Epic)
Backstreet Boys, Backstreet Boys (Jive)
Ropin' the Wind, Garth Brooks (Capitol Nashville)
13 Million
Purple Rain (soundtrack), Prince and the Revolution (Warner Bros.)
Greatest Hits: 1974–1978, Steve Miller Band (Capitol)
Millennium, Backstreet Boys (Jive)
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band Live: 1975–1985 (box set), Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band (Columbia)
Whitney Houston, Whitney Houston (Arista)
12 Million
Led Zeppelin II, Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)
Abbey Road, The Beatles (Capitol)
No Jacket Required, Phil Collins (Atlantic)
The Woman in Me, Shania Twain (Mercury Nashville)
Ten, Pearl Jam (Epic)
Forrest Gump (soundtrack) (Epic)
Wide Open Spaces, Dixie Chicks (Monument)
Yourself or Someone Like You, Matchbox Twenty (Atlantic)
Hot Rocks, The Rolling Stones (abkco)
II, Boyz II Men (Motown)
Kenny Rogers's Greatest Hits, Kenny Rogers (Capitol Nashville)
Slippery When Wet, Bon Jovi (Mercury)
Hysteria, Def Leppard (Mercury)
Breathless, Kenny G (Arista)
Pieces of You, Jewel (Atlantic)
11 Million
Up!, Shania Twain (Mercury Nashville)
Human Clay, Creed (Wind-Up Records)
CrazySexyCool, TLC (LaFace)
Dirty Dancing (soundtrack) (RCA)
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles (Capitol)
James Taylor's Greatest Hits, James Taylor (Warner Bros.)
Eagles Greatest Hits, Vol. II, Eagles (Elektra)
Falling into You, Celine Dion (Epic)
No Strings Attached, 'N Sync (Jive)
Devil Without a Cause, Kid Rock (Lava)
Houses of the Holy, Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)
Titanic (soundtrack) (Sony Classical)
10 Million
'N Sync, 'N Sync (RCA)
Life After Death, Notorious B.I.G. (Bad Boy/Arista)
Let's Talk About Love, Celine Dion (550 Music/Epic)
Aerosmith's Greatest Hits, Aerosmith (Columbia)
Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)
Greatest Hits, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (MCA)
The Stranger, Billy Joel (Columbia)
The Immaculate Collection, Madonna (Warner Bros.)
Fly, Dixie Chicks (Monument)
Eliminator, ZZ Top (Warner Bros.)
Best of the Doobies, Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros.)
Van Halen, Van Halen (Warner Bros.)
Faith, George Michael (Columbia)
Music Box, Mariah Carey (Columbia)
Like a Virgin, Madonna (Sire)
Unplugged, Eric Clapton (Reprise)
Can't Slow Down, Lionel Richie (Motown)
Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em, Hammer (Capitol)
Tapestry, Carole King (Ode)
The Lion King (Soundtrack) (Walt Disney)
The Joshua Tree, U2 (Island)
Nevermind, Nirvana (DGC)
Legend, Bob Marley & the Wailers (Island)
Tragic Kingdom, No Doubt (Trauma/Interscope)
1984 (MCMLXXXIV), Van Halen (Warner Bros.)
Dookie, Green Day (Reprise)
The Hits, Garth Brooks (Capitol Nashville)
Daydream, Mariah Carey (Columbia)
Come Away With Me, Norah Jones (Blue Note)
Pyromania, Def Leppard (Mercury)
Greatest Hits, Patsy Cline (MCA)
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, Outkast (So So Def)
Hybrid Theory, Linkin Park (Warner Bros.)
Oops!…I Did it Again, Britney Spears (Jive)
Songs in the Key of Life, Stevie Wonder (Motown)
1, The Beatles (Capitol)