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The 25 Best Selling
Albums Of All Time

Best Selling Albums of all time

1

Thiller

Artist: Michael Jackson

Album: Thriller

Year: 1982

Genre: pop, post-disco, funk, rock

Sales: 70 million

Description: Thriller is the sixth studio album by American singer and songwriter Michael Jackson,...  

2

Thiller

Artist: AC/DC

Album: Back in Black

Year: 1980

Genre: hard rock

Sales: 50 million

Description: Back in Black is the seventh studio album by Australian rock band AC/DC. It was relea...  

3

Thiller

Artist: Whitney Houston

Album: The Bodyguard

Year: 1992

Genre: r&b, soul, pop, soundtrack

Sales: 45 million

Description: The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album is a soundtrack album from the film of the s...  

4

Thiller

Artist: Eagles

Album: Greatest Hits (1971–1975)

Year: 1976

Genre: country rock, soft rock, folk rock

Sales: 44 million

Description: Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) is the first compilation album by the American rock b...  

5

Thiller

Artist: Pink Floyd

Album: The Dark Side of the Moon

Year: 1973

Genre: progressive rockpsychedelia

Sales: 44 million

Description: The Dark Side of the Moon is the eighth studio album by the English rock band Pink Fl...  

6

Thiller

Artist: Eagles

Album: Hotel California

Year: 1976

Genre: soft rock

Sales: 42 million

Description: Hotel California is the fifth studio album by American rock band Eagles. Released on ...  

7

Thiller

Artist: Shania Twain

Album: Come On Over

Year: 1997

Genre: country, pop

Sales: 40 million

Description: Come On Over is the third studio album recorded by Canadian country music singer Shan...  

8

Thiller

Artist: Fleetwood Mac

Album: Rumours

Year: 1977

Genre: soft rock

Sales: 40 million

Description: Rumours is the eleventh studio album by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac, rel...  

9

Thiller

Artist: Bee Gees / Various Artists

Album: Saturday Night Fever

Year: 1977

Genre: disco

Sales: 40 million

Description: Saturday Night Fever is the soundtrack album from the 1977 film Saturday Night Fever ...  

10

Thiller

Artist: Various Artists

Album: Grease

Year: 1978

Genre: rock and roll

Sales: 38 million

Description: Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture is the original motion pictur...  

11

Thiller

Artist: Led Zeppelin

Album: Led Zeppelin IV

Year: 1971

Genre: hard rock, heavy metal, folk rock

Sales: 37 million

Description: The untitled fourth studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, commonly know...  

12

Thiller

Artist: Michael Jackson

Album: Bad

Year: 1987

Genre: pop, r&b, funk and rock

Sales: 35 million

Description: Bad is the seventh studio album by American singer and songwriter Michael Jackson. It...  

13

Thiller

Artist: Alanis Morissette

Album: Jagged Little Pill

Year: 1995

Genre: alternative rock

Sales: 33 million

Description: Jagged Little Pill is the third studio album by Canadian singer Alanis Morissette, re...  

14

Thiller

Artist: Celine Dion

Album: Falling into You

Year: 1996

Genre: pop, soft rock

Sales: 32 million

Description: Falling into You is the fourth English-language studio album by Canadian singer Celin...  

15

Thiller

Artist: The Beatles

Album: Sgt. Pepper

Year: 1967

Genre: rock

Sales: 32 million

Description: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth studio album by the English rock ...  

16

Thiller

Artist: Various Artists

Album: Dirty Dancing

Year: 1987

Genre: pop, rock, r&b

Sales: 32 million

Description: Dirty Dancing: Original Soundtrack from the Vestron Motion Picture is the original so...  

17

Thiller

Artist: Michael Jackson

Album: Dangerous

Year: 1991

Genre: new jack swing, pop, r&b

Sales: 32 million

Description: Dangerous is the eighth studio album by American singer Michael Jackson. It was relea...  

18

Thiller

Artist: Adele

Album: 21

Year: 2011

Genre: pop, soul

Sales: 31 million

Description: 21 is the second studio album by English singer-songwriter Adele. It was released on ...  

19

Thiller

Artist: The Beatles

Album: 1

Year: 2000

Genre: rock

Sales: 31 million

Description: 1 is a compilation album by the English rock band the Beatles, originally released on...  

20

Thiller

Artist: Metallica

Album: Metallica

Year: 1991

Genre: heavy metal

Sales: 31 million

Description: Metallica is the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica. Released ...  

21

Thiller

Artist: Celine Dion

Album: Let's Talk About Love

Year: 1997

Genre: pop, soft rock

Sales: 31 million

Description: Let's Talk About Love is the fifth English-language studio album by Canadian singer C...  

22

Thiller

Artist: The Beatles

Album: Abbey Road

Year: 1969

Genre: rock

Sales: 31 million

Description: Abbey Road is the eleventh studio album released by the English rock band the Beatles...  

23

Thiller

Artist: Guns N' Roses

Album: Appetite for Destruction

Year: 1987

Genre: hard rock

Sales: 30 million

Description: Appetite for Destruction is the debut studio album by American hard rock band Guns N'...  

24

Thiller

Artist: Bruce Springsteen

Album: Born in the U.S.A.

Year: 1984

Genre: heartland rock

Sales: 30 million

Description: Born in the U.S.A. is the seventh studio album by American rock singer-songwriter Bru...  

25

Thiller

Artist: Meat Loaf

Album: Bat Out of Hell

Year: 1977

Genre: hard rock

Sales: 30 million

Description: Bat Out of Hell is the 1977 debut album by American rock singer Meat Loaf and compose...