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Alltime Album Chart
based on estimated global sales according
to figures and certifications from
the IFPI-members around the world
last update: February 2010
special thanks to Zago & MJ Dangerous
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1 Michael Jackson - Thriller (inc. 25th Anniversary Reissue) platina.gif (873 bytes)34
Epic - 1983
2 Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon platina.gif (873 bytes)20
Harvest - 1973
3 Soundtrack - Grease platina.gif (873 bytes)20
RSO - 1978
4 Soundtrack - The Bodyguard platina.gif (873 bytes)19
Arista - 1992
5 Eagles - Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 platina.gif (873 bytes)18
Asylum - 1976
6 Soundtrack - Saturday Night Fever platina.gif (873 bytes)18
RSO - 1978
7 Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV platina.gif (873 bytes)17
Atlantic - 1971
8 Shania Twain - Come On Over platina.gif (873 bytes)17
Mercury - 1997
9 AC/DC - Back In Black platina.gif (873 bytes)17
Atlantic - 1980
10 Michael Jackson - Bad platina.gif (873 bytes)16
Epic - 1987

11 Fleetwood Mac - Rumours platina.gif (873 bytes)16
Warner Bros. - 1977
12 Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill platina.gif (873 bytes)16
Maverick / Sire - 1995
13 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend platina.gif (873 bytes)15
Island - 1984
14 Beatles - 1 platina.gif (873 bytes)15
Apple - 2000
15 Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band platina.gif (873 bytes)15
Apple - 1967
16 Michael Jackson - Dangerous platina.gif (873 bytes)15
Epic - 1991
17 Celine Dion - Let's Talk About Love platina.gif (873 bytes)15
550 Music / Epic - 1997
18 Pink Floyd - The Wall platina.gif (873 bytes)15
Columbia - 1979
19 Guns n' Roses - Appetite For Destruction platina.gif (873 bytes)14
Geffen - 1988
20 Celine Dion - Falling Into You platina.gif (873 bytes)14
550 Music / Epic - 1996
21 Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms platina.gif (873 bytes)14
Warner Bros. - 1985
22 Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A. platina.gif (873 bytes)14
Columbia - 1984
23 Eagles - Hotel California platina.gif (873 bytes)14
Asylum - 1976
24 Soundtrack - Dirty Dancing platina.gif (873 bytes)14
RCA - 1987
25 Simon & Garfunkel - Greatest Hits platina.gif (873 bytes)14
Columbia - 1972
26 Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell platina.gif (873 bytes)14
Epic - 1978
27 U2 - The Joshua Tree platina.gif (873 bytes)14
Island - 1987
28 Abba - Gold Greatest Hits platina.gif (873 bytes)14
Polydor - 1992
29 Beatles - Abbey Road platina.gif (873 bytes)13
Apple - 1969
30 Queen - Greatest Hits platina.gif (873 bytes)13
Elektra / EMI - 1981
31 Soundtrack - Titanic platina.gif (873 bytes)13
Sony Classical - 1998
32 Madonna - The Immaculate Collection platina.gif (873 bytes)13
Sire - 1990
33 Mariah Carey - Music Box platina.gif (873 bytes)13
Columbia - 1993
34 Backstreet Boys - Millennium platina.gif (873 bytes)12
Jive - 1999
35 Santana - Supernatural platina.gif (873 bytes)13
Arista - 1999
36 Metallica - Metallica platina.gif (873 bytes)12
Elektra / Vertigo - 1991
37 Nirvana - Nevermind platina.gif (873 bytes)12
DGC / Geffen - 1991
38 Eric Clapton - Unplugged platina.gif (873 bytes)12
Reprise - 1992
39 Beatles - 1962-1966 platina.gif (873 bytes)12
Apple - 1973
40 Beatles - 1967-1970 platina.gif (873 bytes)12
Apple - 1973
41 Britney Spears - Baby One More Time platina.gif (873 bytes)11
Jive - 1999
42 Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet platina.gif (873 bytes)11
Mercury - 1986
43 Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston platina.gif (873 bytes)11
Arista - 1985
44 Elton John - Greatest Hits platina.gif (873 bytes)11
MCA - 1974
45 Phil Collins - No Jacket Required platina.gif (873 bytes)11
Atlantic - 1985
46 Spice Girls - Spice platina.gif (873 bytes)11
Virgin - 1996
47 Madonna - True Blue platina.gif (873 bytes)11
Sire - 1986
48 Norah Jones - Come Away With Me platina.gif (873 bytes)11
Blue Note - 2002
49 Phil Collins - ...But Seriously platina.gif (873 bytes)11
Atlantic - 1989
50 Queen - Greatest Hits II platina.gif (873 bytes)11
Capitol / Parlophone - 1991
51 Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water platina.gif (873 bytes)11
Columbia - 1970
52 Backstreet Boys - Backstreet Boys (Original + U.S.Version) - platina.gif (873 bytes)11
Jive - 1996 (1997)
53 Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP platina.gif (873 bytes)11
Aftermath / Interscope - 2000
54 Beatles - The Beatles (White Album) platina.gif (873 bytes)11
Apple - 1968
55 Boston - Boston platina.gif (873 bytes)10
Epic - 1976
56 Celine Dion - All The Way...A Decade Of Song platina.gif (873 bytes)10
550 Music / Epic - 1999
57 Mariah Carey - Daydream platina.gif (873 bytes)10
Columbia - 1995
58 Lionel Richie - Can't Slow Down platina.gif (873 bytes)10
Motown - 1983
59 Ace Of Base - The Sign / Happy Nation platina.gif (873 bytes)10
Arista - 1994
60 Madonna - Like A Virgin platina.gif (873 bytes)10
Sire - 1984
61 Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here platina.gif (873 bytes)10
Capitol - 1975
62 Prince - Purple Rain platina.gif (873 bytes)10
Warner Bros. - 1984
63 Whitney Houston - Whitney platina.gif (873 bytes)10
Arista - 1987
64 Eminem - The Eminem Show platina.gif (873 bytes)10
Aftermath / Interscope - 2002
65 Bon Jovi - Cross Road (The Very Best Of) platina.gif (873 bytes)10
Mercury - 1994
66 Britney Spears - Oops!...I Did It Again platina.gif (873 bytes)10
Jive - 2000
67 Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II platina.gif (873 bytes)10
Atlantic - 1969
68 Michael Jackson - Off The Wall platina.gif (873 bytes)10
Epic - 1979
69 Michael Jackson - HIStory platina.gif (873 bytes)10
Epic - 1995
70 Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman platina.gif (873 bytes)9
Elektra - 1988
71 Carole King - Tapestry platina.gif (873 bytes)9
Ode - 1971
72 George Michael - Faith platina.gif (873 bytes)9
Columbia / Epic - 1987
73 Soundtrack - Top Gun platina.gif (873 bytes)9
Columbia - 1986
74 Def Leppard - Hysteria platina.gif (873 bytes)9
Mercury - 1987
75 Hootie & The Blowfish - Cracked Rear View platina.gif (873 bytes)9
Atlantic - 1994
76 Garth Brooks - No Fences platina.gif (873 bytes)9
Capitol - 1990
77 Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory platina.gif (873 bytes)9
Warner Bros. - 2000
78 U2 - The Best Of 1980-1990 platina.gif (873 bytes)9
Island - 1998
79 Billy Joel - Greatest Hits I & II platina.gif (873 bytes)9
Columbia - 1985
80 Guns n' Roses - Use Your Illusion 2 platina.gif (873 bytes)9
Geffen - 1991
81 Green Day - Dookie platina.gif (873 bytes)9
Reprise - 1994
82 James Taylor - Greatest Hits platina.gif (873 bytes)9
Warner Bros. - 1976
83 Soundtrack - Footloose platina.gif (873 bytes)9
Columbia - 1984
84 Supertramp - Breakfast In America platina.gif (873 bytes)9
A&M - 1978
85 MC Hammer - Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'em platina.gif (873 bytes)8
Capitol - 1990
86 Soundtrack - The Lion King platina.gif (873 bytes)8
Disney - 1994
87 U2 - Achtung Baby platina.gif (873 bytes)8
Island - 1991
88 ZZ Top - Eliminator platina.gif (873 bytes)8
Warner Bros. - 1983
89 Guns n' Roses - Use Your Illusion 1 platina.gif (873 bytes)8
Geffen - 1991
90 Kenny G - Breathless platina.gif (873 bytes)8
Arista - 1992
91 Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? platina.gif (873 bytes)8
Epic - 1995
92 Pearl Jam - Ten platina.gif (873 bytes)8
Epic - 1991
93 Andrea Bocelli - Romanza platina.gif (873 bytes)8
Philips - 1997
94 Led Zeppelin - Houses Of The Holy platina.gif (873 bytes)8
Atlantic - 1973
95 Cranberries - No Need To Argue platina.gif (873 bytes)8
Island - 1994
96 Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits platina.gif (873 bytes)8
Warner Bros. - 1988
97 Avril Lavigne - Let Go platina.gif (873 bytes)8
Arista - 2002
98 Journey - Greatest Hits platina.gif (873 bytes)8
Columbia - 1988
99 The Police - Synchronictiy platina.gif (873 bytes)8
A&M - 1983
100 Celine Dion - The Colour Of My Love platina.gif (873 bytes)8
550 Music / Epic - 1993

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