Top Selling Albums of All Time: A Professional DJ Review

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A professional DH review of Top Selling Albums of All Time.

I thought it would be fun to take a look at which albums are the highest selling ever in The USA. I was surprised to find out it was The Eagles Greatest Hits. I thought it was Michael Jackson Thriller.

 

Of the albums that are NOT collections, greatest hits or live, M.J. is the highest with two rock classics being Led Zeppelin IV and Pink Floyd The Wall not far behind. The surprising thing about The Wall is that it is a double album, meaning that it sold over 23 million copies of a double album costing almost twice as much!

 

It is nice to see two Country titles right up there with the Pop and Rock top sellers by crossover stars Garth Brooks and Shania Twain. The top two soundtracks are The Bodyguard by Whitney Houston and Saturday Night Fever by The BeeGees.

 

Which albums surprised you?

29 Million Albums Sold

  • Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 – Eagles (Elektra)

27 Million Albums Sold

  • Thriller – Michael Jackson (Epic)

23 Million Albums Sold

  • Led Zeppelin IV – Led Zeppelin (Swan Song)
  • The Wall- Pink Floyd (Columbia)

21 Million Albums Sold

  • Back in Black – AC/DC (Elektra)
  • Greatest Hits Volumes I & II – Billy Joel (Columbia)

20 Million Albums Sold

  • Double Live – Garth Brooks (Capitol Nashville)
  • Come On Over – Shania Twain (Mercury Nashville)

19 Million Albums Sold

  • The Beatles – The Beatles (Capitol)
  • Rumours – Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros.)

17 Million Albums Sold

  • Boston – Boston (Epic)
  • The Bodyguard (Soundtrack) – Whitney Houston (Arista)

16 Million Albums Sold

  • The Beatles 1967-1970 – The Beatles (Capitol)
  • No Fences – Garth Brooks (Capitol Nashville)
  • Hotel California – Eagles (Elektra)
  • Cracked Rear View – Hootie & the Blowfish (Atlantic)
  • Greatest Hits – Elton John (MCA)
  • Physical Graffiti – Led Zeppelin (Swan Song)
  • Jagged Little Pill – Alanis Morissette (Maverick)

15 Million Albums Sold

  • The Beatles 1962-1966 – The Beatles (Capitol)
  • Saturday Night Fever (Soundtrack) – Bee Gees (Polydor/Atlas)
  • Appetite for Destruction – Guns ‘N Roses (Geffen)
  • Dark Side of the Moon – Pink Floyd (Capitol)
  • Supernatural – Santana (Arista)
  • Born in the U.S.A. – Bruce Springsteen (Columbia)

DJ Mystical Michael Rhode Island DJ & NY DJ