View Thread Return to Index Previous Next

NewDayNews Just for Fun

Did you buy one of these?
By:Oscar the Grouch
Date: Friday, 17 February 2006, 9:13 am

Will you even admit to buying Billy Joel or "The Bodyguard"?

Top-selling albums

February 17, 2006


The albums with the most copies sold all-time, in millions:


1.“Eagles/Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975,” Eagles 28 million


2.“Thriller,” Michael Jackson 27 million


3.“The Wall,” Pink Floyd 23 million


4.“Led Zeppelin IV,” Led Zeppelin 22 million


5.“Back in Black,”AC/DC 21 million


“Greatest Hits, Volume I and Volume II,” Billy Joel 21 million


7.“Come on Over,” Shania Twain 20 million


8.“The Beatles,” The Beatles 19 million


“Rumours,” Fleetwood Mac 19 million


10.“Boston,” Boston 17 million


“The Bodyguard” (soundtrack), Whitney Houston 17 million


12.“The Beatles 1967-1970,” The Beatles 16 million


“No Fences,” Garth Brooks 16 million


“Hotel California,” Eagles 16 million


“Cracked Rear View,” Hootie & the Blowfish 16 million


“Greatest Hits,” Elton John 16 million


“Jagged Little Pill,” Alanis Morissette 16 million


SOURCE: Recording Industry Association of America.
Sales are as of August 2004 and the albums are ranked by latest sales
certification.

Password:

Messages In This Thread