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TOP ALBUMS
UK SALES ~
WORLD SALES
~ KERRANG
~ OTHERS
BEST SELLING ALBUMS EVER ~ UK
2006
"This is a chart made up of actual sales figures from the last
50 years," - the Official UK Charts Company.
The company took six months
to trawl through everything from 1950s hand-written till receipts to
current chart sales to come up with the top 100 list.
1. "Greatest Hits" (1981), Queen -- 5.4 million
2. "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (1967), Beatles -- 4.8m
3. "(What's The Story) Morning Glory?" (1995), Oasis -- 4.3m
4. "Brothers In Arms" (1985), Dire Straits -- 3.9m
5. "Gold: Greatest Hits" (1992), Abba -- 3.9m
6. "The Dark Side Of The Moon" (1973), Pink Floyd -- 3.7m
7. "Greatest Hits II" (1991), Queen -- 3.6m
8. "Thriller" (1982), Michael Jackson -- 3.5m
9. "Bad" (1987), Michael Jackson -- 3.5m
10. "The Immaculate
Collection" (1990), Madonna -- 3.4m
11.
Stars - Simply Red
12. Come On Over - Shania Twain
13. Rumours - Fleetwood Mac
14. Urban Hymns - Verve
15. No Angel - Dido
16. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
17. Talk On Corners - Corrs
18. Spice - Spice Girls
19. Back To Bedlam - James Blunt
20. White Ladder - David Gray
21. Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf
22. Life For Rent - Dido
23. But Seriously - Phil Collins
24. 1 - Beatles
25. The Man Who - Travis
26. The Joshua Tree - U2
27. Greatest Hits - Abba
28. Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield
29. A Rush Of Blood To The Head - Coldplay
30. I've Been Expecting You - Robbie Williams
31. Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissette
32. Scissor Sisters - Scissor Sisters
33. Legend - Bob Marley & The Wailers
34. Hopes And Fears - Keane
35. War Of The Worlds - Jeff Wayne's Musical Version
36. The Sound Of Music - Original Soundtrack
37. Dirty Dancing - Original Soundtrack
38. Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best Of - George Michael
39. Grease - Original Soundtrack
40. Come Away With Me - Norah Jones
41. X&Y - Coldplay
42. Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman
43. Robson & Jerome - Robson & Jerome
44. Tango In The Night - Fleetwood Mac
45. Parachutes - Coldplay
46. Automatic For The People - REM
47. Whitney - Whitney Houston
48. The Marshall Mathers LP - Eminem
49. Swing When You're Winning - Robbie Williams
50. Graceland - Paul Simon
51. Sing When You're Winning - Robbie Williams
52. Saturday Night Fever - Original Soundtrack
53. The Bodyguard - Original Soundtrack
54. The Very Best Of - Elton John
55. Simply The Best - Tina Turner
56. Kylie: The Album - Kylie Minogue
57. Falling Into You - Celine Dion
58. Life Thru A Lens - Robbie Williams
59. Greatest Hits - Eurythmics
60. Escapology - Robbie Williams
61. Greatest Hits - Robbie Williams
62. Let's Talk About Love - Celine Dion
63. Dangerous - Michael Jackson
64. True Blue - Madonna
65. Appetite For Destruction - Guns 'n' Roses
66. No Jacket Required - Phil Collins
67. Abbey Road - Beatles
68. A New Flame - Simply Red
69. By The Way - Red Hot Chili Peppers
70. Can't Slow Down _ Lionel Richie
71. Songs About Jane - Maroon 5
72. Cross Road: The Best Of - Bon Jovi
73. Stripped - Christina Aguilera
74. Greatest Hits - Simon & Garfunkel
75. Carry On Up The Charts: The Best Of - Beautiful South
76. Play - Moby
77. The Colour Of My Love - Celine Dion
78. Born To Do It - Craig David
79. The Greatest Hits - Texas
80. Nevermind - Nirvana
81. South Pacific - Original Soundtrack
82. Justified - Justin Timberlake
83. American Idiot - Green Day
84. Be Here Now - Oasis
85. Back To Front - Lionel Richie
86. Out Of Time - REM
87. Call Off The Search - Katie Melua
88. Employment - Kaiser Chiefs
89. By Request - Boyzone
90. Bat Out Of Hell II - Meat Loaf
91. Definitely Maybe - Oasis
92. Just Enough Education To Perform - Stereophonics
93. Introducing The Hardline According To.. - Terence Trent D'arby
94. Missundaztood - Pink
95. Let Go - Avril Lavigne
96. Performance And Cocktails - Stereophonics
97. Older - George Michael
98. Parallel Lines - Blondie
99. Fever - Kylie Minogue
100. 10 Good Reasons - Jason Donovan
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Top Selling Albums of
All Time
(worldwide ~ Source:
RIAA)
(VIEW
BEST SELLING SINGLES)
28 Million Albums Sold
Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 - Eagles (Elektra)
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26
Million Albums Sold
Thriller - Michael Jackson (Epic)
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23
Million Albums Sold
The Wall- Pink Floyd (Columbia)
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22
Million Albums Sold
Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin (Swan Song)
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21
Million Albums Sold
Greatest Hits Volumes I & II - Billy Joel (Columbia)
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19
Million Albums Sold
Rumours - Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros.)
Back in Black - AC/DC (Elektra)
The Beatles - The Beatles (Capitol)
Come On Over - Shania Twain (Mercury Nashville)
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17
Million Albums Sold
Boston - Boston (Epic)
The Bodyguard (Soundtrack) - Whitney Houston (Arista)
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16
Million Albums Sold
Cracked Rear View - Hootie & the Blowfish (Atlantic)
Greatest Hits - Elton John (Island/Mercury)
Hotel California - Eagles (Elektra)
The Beatles 1967-1970 - The Beatles (Capitol)
No Fences - Garth Brooks (Capitol Nashville)
Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissette (Maverick)
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15
Million Albums Sold
Born in the U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen (Columbia)
Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin (Swan Song)
Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd (Capitol)*
Saturday Night Fever (Soundtrack) - Bee Gees (Polydor/Atlas)
The Beatles 1962-1966 - The Beatles (Capitol)
Appetite for Destruction - Guns 'N Roses (Geffen)
Double Live - Garth Brooks (Capitol Nashville)
Supernatural - Santana (Arista)
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14
Million Albums Sold
Backstreet Boys - Backstreet Boys (Jive)
Ropin' the Wind - Garth Brooks (Capitol Nashville)
Metallica - Metallica (Elektra)
Bat Out of Hell - Meat Loaf (Epic)
Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits - Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia)
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13
Million Albums Sold
Bruce Springsteen & E St. Band Live 1975-1985 (Box set) - Bruce Springsteen (Columbia)
Greatest Hits 1974-1978 - Steve Miller Band (Capitol)
Purple Rain (Soundtrack) - Prince and the Revolution (Warner Bros.)
Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (Arista)
Millennium - Backstreet Boys (Jive)
. . .Baby One More Time - Britney Spears (Jive)
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12 Million Albums Sold
Wide Open Spaces - Dixie Chicks (Monument)
Yourself
or Someone Like You - matchbox twenty (Atlantic)
No Jacket Required - Phil Collins (Atlantic)
Hysteria - Def Leppard (Mercury)
Slippery When Wet - Bon Jovi (Mercury)
II - Boyz II Men (Motown)
Abbey Road - The Beatles (Capitol)
Ten - Pearl Jam (Epic)
Led Zeppelin II - Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)
Breathless - Kenny G (Arista)
Forrest Gump (Soundtrack) - Various Artists (Epic)
Kenny Rogers' Greatest Hits - Kenny Rogers (Capitol Nashville)
Hot Rocks - The Rolling Stones (abkco)
The Woman in Me - Shania Twain (Mercury Nashville)
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11
Million Albums Sold
James Taylor's Greatest Hits - James Taylor (Warner Bros.)
CrazySexyCool - TLC (LaFace)
Falling into You - Celine Dion (550 Music)
Dirty Dancing (Soundtrack) - Various Artists (RCA)
Houses of the Holy - Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles (Capitol)
Eagles Greatest Hits, Vol. II - Eagles (Elektra)
Pieces of You - Jewel (Atlantic)
Titanic (Soundtrack) - (Sony Classical)
Candle in the Wind 1997/Something About the Way... (Single) - Elton John (Rocket)
Devil Without a Cause - Kid Rock (Lava)
No Strings Attached - 'N Sync (Jive)
Human Clay - Creed (Wind-Up Records)
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10
Million Albums Sold
Fly - Dixie Chicks (Monument)
'N Sync - 'N Sync (RCA)
Let's Talk About Love - Celine Dion (550 Music/Epic)
Tragic Kingdom - No Doubt (Trauma/Interscope)
Life
After Death - Notorious B.I.G. (Bad Boy/Arista)
Up - Shania Twain (Mercury Nashville)
Best of the Doobies - Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros.)
Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em - Hammer (Capitol)
Dookie - Green Day (Reprise)
The Stranger - Billy Joel (Columbia)
Aerosmith's Greatest Hits - Aerosmith (Columbia)
The Hits - Garth Brooks (Capitol Nashville)
Music Box - Mariah Carey (Columbia)
Unplugged - Eric Clapton (Reprise)
Tapestry - Carole King (Ode)
Greatest Hits - Journey (Columbia)
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)
The Immaculate Collection - Madonna (Warner Bros.)
Like a Virgin - Madonna (Sire)
Legend - Bob Marley & the Wailers (Island)
Faith - George Michael (Columbia)
Greatest Hits - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (MCA)
Nevermind - Nirvana (DGC)
The Lion King (Soundtrack) - (Walt Disney)
Can't Slow Down - Lionel Richie (Motown)
Daydream - Mariah Carey (Columbia)
Van Halen - Van Halen (Warner Bros.)
Eliminator - ZZ Top (Warner Bros.)
The Joshua Tree - U2 (Island)
1984 (MCMLXXXIV) - Van Halen (Warner Bros.)
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9 Million Albums Sold
Elvis' Christmas Album - Elvis Presley (RCA Records)
Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness - Smashing Pumpkins (Virgin Records)
Hi Infidelity - R.E.O. Speedwagon (Epic)
Top Gun (Soundtrack) - (Columbia)
Footloose (Soundtrack) - (Columbia)
Greatest Hits - Patsy Cline (MCA Nashville)
Mariah Carey - Mariah Carey (Columbia)
Cooleyhighharmony - Boyz II Men (Motown)
Garth Brooks - Garth Brooks (Capitol Nashville)
Licensed To Ill - Beastie Boys (Def Jam Records)
The Sign - Ace Of Base (Arista)
Escape - Journey (Columbia)
Whitney - Whitney Houston (Arista)
The Best Of The Doors - The Doors (Elaktra)
Some Gave All - Billy Ray Cyrus (Mercury)
Pyromania - Def Leppard (Mercury)
John Denver's Greatest Hits - John Denver (RCA)
Brothers in Arms - Dire Straits (Warner Bros.)
1 - The Beatles (Capitol)
All Eyez on Me - 2 Pac (Death Row/Polygram)
Great Band Era - Various (Reader's Digest Music)
Big Willie Style - Will Smith (Columbia)
Greatest Hits - 2 Pac (Interscope)
Oops! . . .I Did It Again - Britney Spears. (Jive)
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8 Million Albums Sold
The Marshall Mathers LP - Eminem (Interscope)
Country Grammer - Nelly (Universal Records)
Hybrid Theory - Linkin Park (Warner Bros.)
The Writing's On The Wall - Destiny's Child (Columbia)
Christina Aguilera - Christina Aguilera (RCA)
Breathe - Faith Hill (Warner Bros.)
The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill - Lauryn Hill (Ruffhouse/Columbia)
R. - R. Kelly (Jive)
Surfacing - Sarah McLachlan (Arista)
Secrets - Toni Braxton (Laface)
Black & Blue - Backstreet Boys (Jive)
Come Away With Me - Norah Jones (Blue Note)
The Eminem Show - Eminem (Interscope)
Speakerboxxx/the Love Below - Outkast (Arista)
Greatest Hits - Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros.)
Bad - Michael Jackson (Epic)
Toys In The Attic - Aerosmith (Columbia)
Time, Love & Tenderness - Michael Bolton (Columbia)
In Pieces - Garth Brooks (Capitol Nashville)
Toni Braxton - Toni Braxton (Laface)
The Chase - Garth Brooks (Capitol Nashville)
Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia)
The Beatles Anthology, Vol 1 - The Beatles (Capitol)
Strait Out Of The Box - George Strait (MCA Nashville)
Achtung Baby - U2 (Island)
Whitesnake - Whitesnake (Geffen)
Core - Stone Temple Pilots (Atlantic)
Hangin' Tough - New Kids On The Block (Columbia)
Grease (Soundtrack) - Various Artists (RSO)
And Justice For All - Metallica (Elektra)
Synchronicity - The Police (A&M)
Miracles: The Holiday Album - Kenny G (Arista)
Led Zeppelin I - Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)
Throwing
Copper - Live (Radioactive)
Source: RIAA
*
"Dark Side Of The Moon" has sold over a staggering 34 million
copies, this is counting re-issues, remaster issues and special issues
Awesome, . . . it will be more since their appearance this year (2006)
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Top British
Rock Albums of all time
Kerrang! Magazine Feb 2005
1. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
2. Iron Maiden - Number Of The Beast
3. Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks
4. Led Zeppelin - IV
5. Black Sabbath - Paranoid
6. Muse - Absolution
7. The Clash - London Calling
8. Queen - Sheer Heart Attack
9. Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
10. Manic Street Preachers - The Holy Bible
11. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti
12. Judas Priest - British Steel
13. Def Leppard - Hysteria
14. Black Sabbath - Volume 4
15. The Darkness - Permission to Land
16. Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard of Ozz
17. The Wildhearts - Earth vs The Wildhearts
18. Lostprophets - Start Something
19. Queen - A Night at the Opera
20. Muse - Origin of Symmetry
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Global
All-Time Top 10 Albums
according to chart expert Hanboo
"Thriller" - Michael Jackson (54 million)
"Black In Black" - AC/DC (42m)
"Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975" - The Eagles (41m)
"Saturday Night Fever" - (Soundtrack) (40m)
"The Bodyguard" - (Soundtrack) (37m)
"Bat Out Of Hell" - Meat Loaf (37m)
"Dark Side Of The Moon" - Pink Floyd (35m)
"Come On Over" - Shania Twain (35m)
"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" - The Beatles (32m)
"Dirty Dancing" - (Soundtrack) (32m)
