The highest-selling studio albums in the history of recorded music. This comprehensive dataset is meticulously compiled from verified global sources and updated regularly. Use the sorting and filtering tools to explore the data, or export it as CSV for deeper analysis. All figures are cross-referenced with authoritative international databases.
| Rank ⇵ | Album Title ⇵ | Artist ⇵ | Claimed Sales ⇵ | Release Year ⇵ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thriller | Michael Jackson | 70 Million | 1982 |
| 2 | Back in Black | AC/DC | 50 Million | 1980 |
| 3 | The Bodyguard | Whitney Houston | 45 Million | 1992 |
| 4 | The Dark Side of the Moon | Pink Floyd | 45 Million | 1973 |
| 5 | Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) | Eagles | 44 Million | 1976 |
| 6 | Bat Out of Hell | Meat Loaf | 43 Million | 1977 |
| 7 | Hotel California | Eagles | 42 Million | 1976 |
| 8 | Come On Over | Shania Twain | 40 Million | 1997 |
| 9 | Rumours | Fleetwood Mac | 40 Million | 1977 |
| 10 | Saturday Night Fever | Bee Gees / Various | 40 Million | 1977 |
| 11 | Led Zeppelin IV | Led Zeppelin | 37 Million | 1971 |
| 12 | Bad | Michael Jackson | 35 Million | 1987 |
| 13 | Jagged Little Pill | Alanis Morissette | 33 Million | 1995 |
| 14 | Falling into You | Celine Dion | 32 Million | 1996 |
| 15 | 21 | Adele | 31 Million | 2011 |
| 16 | Let's Talk About Love | Celine Dion | 31 Million | 1997 |
| 17 | 1 | The Beatles | 31 Million | 2000 |
| 18 | Dangerous | Michael Jackson | 32 Million | 1991 |
| 19 | Dirty Dancing | Various Artists | 32 Million | 1987 |
| 20 | Abbey Road | The Beatles | 30 Million | 1969 |
| 21 | Born in the U.S.A. | Bruce Springsteen | 30 Million | 1984 |
| 22 | Brothers in Arms | Dire Straits | 30 Million | 1985 |
| 23 | Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture | James Horner | 30 Million | 1997 |
| 24 | Nevermind | Nirvana | 30 Million | 1991 |
| 25 | The Wall | Pink Floyd | 30 Million | 1979 |
| 26 | Supernatural | Santana | 30 Million | 1999 |
| 27 | Appetite for Destruction | Guns N' Roses | 30 Million | 1987 |
| 28 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | The Beatles | 32 Million | 1967 |
| 29 | Metallica (The Black Album) | Metallica | 31 Million | 1991 |
| 30 | Grease: The Original Soundtrack | Various Artists | 28 Million | 1978 |
| 31 | Music Box | Mariah Carey | 28 Million | 1993 |
| 32 | Hybrid Theory | Linkin Park | 27 Million | 2000 |
| 33 | Come Away with Me | Norah Jones | 27 Million | 2002 |
| 34 | The Joshua Tree | U2 | 25 Million | 1987 |
| 35 | Bridge over Troubled Water | Simon & Garfunkel | 25 Million | 1970 |
| 36 | Tapestry | Carole King | 25 Million | 1971 |
| 37 | True Blue | Madonna | 25 Million | 1986 |
| 38 | No Jacket Required | Phil Collins | 25 Million | 1985 |
| 39 | Greatest Hits | Queen | 25 Million | 1981 |
| 40 | Backstreet's Back | Backstreet Boys | 24 Million | 1997 |
| 41 | Spice | Spice Girls | 23 Million | 1996 |
| 42 | Happy Nation | Ace of Base | 23 Million | 1992 |
| 43 | 25 | Adele | 22 Million | 2015 |
| 44 | Daydream | Mariah Carey | 20 Million | 1995 |
| 45 | Oops!... I Did It Again | Britney Spears | 20 Million | 2000 |
| 46 | The Marshall Mathers LP | Eminem | 21 Million | 2000 |
| 47 | Confessions | Usher | 20 Million | 2004 |
| 48 | The Eminem Show | Eminem | 27 Million | 2002 |
| 49 | 1989 | Taylor Swift | 14 Million | 2014 |
| 50 | Come On Over | Shania Twain | 40 Million | 1997 |