Top Ten Best Selling Albums Of All-Time

#1 - Michael Jackson - Thriller (1983)Copies Sold: 37 Million -
Copies Sold: 54 Million -After every record label refused to pick up the album,
On a worldwide level, Thriller is considered by theCleveland International Records decided to take a
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) tochance. After an appearance on Saturday Night Live,
be the best selling album of all-time, with over fifty-fourthe album started to receive huge fanfare
million copies sold and multiple number one hits.#2 - ACworldwide.#7 - Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The
DC - Back In Black (1980)Moon (1973)
Copies Sold: 42 Million -Copies Sold: 35 Million -
After Bon Scott's death, it was questionable whetherThough this post Syd Barrett conceptual album
AC/DC could reach previous levels of success, butfocusing on the human experience stayed at number
with the song writing started while Bon was still alive,one for only one week on The Billboard 200, it stayed
and Brian Johnson taking over the mic, AC/DC wereon this chart for a record fourteen consecutive years
indeed Back in Black.#3 - The Eagles - Greatest Hitsuntil 1988.#8 - Shania Twain - Come On Over (1997)
1971-75 (1976)Copies Sold: 35 Million -
Copies Sold: 41 Million -This is the biggest selling album by a female solo artist,
Released in 1976, it was the first album to receiveand is due to the successful team collaboration of the
platinum status, and to date is the best selling album ofhighly talented Shania and her husband, producer/writer
all-time in the United States at almost thirty millionRobert "Mutt" Lange, the producer for AC/DC's "Back
copies, and worldwide has achieved over forty millionin Black" (see above).#9 - The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's
in sales.#4 - Soundtrack - Saturday Night Fever (1978)Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
Copies Sold: 40 Million -Copies Sold: 32 Million -
The number one best-selling soundtrack of all-time,Considered the most influential rock album by many,
primarily recorded by the Bee Gees, was equallythis ground-breaker came at the end of the
helped by the enormous popularity of the movieBeatlemania craze. The Beatles were no longer
starring John Travolta. For a moment the disco eratouring, but instead broadening their musical talents,
was mainstream.#5 - Soundtrack - The Bodyguardinjecting new sounds and recording styles into their
(1992)music.#10 - Soundtrack - Dirty Dancing (1987)
Copies Sold: 37 Million -Copies Sold: 32 Million -
One of the most successful films in history alsoThe best-selling soundtrack for the movie included
produced one of the most successful soundtracksmany hit singles such as "Hungry Eyes" as sung by
worldwide. Whitney Houston's cover of Dolly Parton'sEric Carmen, and an Academy Award for Best
"I Will Always Love You" helped bring the album toOriginal Song for "(I've Had) The Time of My Life",
number five all-time.#6 - Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hellsung by the duet of Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes.
(1978)