Top Selling Albums of All Time

It is believed that there are certain determinants for including an album in the list of top selling albums of all time. The criteria are that the number of album sales need to be published by a trusted source, and should have sold a minimum of 20 million copies all over the world. Note that along with albums from original artists and musicians; the list may even contain compilations, remixes, greatest hits, and other kinds of albums. If you are thinking about the top selling albums ever (US or worldwide sales), Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' is not to be missed at all, as this is the record making one with around 110 million copies sold the world over. Those wanting to know about the top selling albums (UK sales), 'Greatest Hits' by Queen tops the list. In the following, you will get to know the top selling albums in the music industry.

List of Top Selling Albums of All Time

In the following list, those with album sales of over 20 million are included. Note that the album sale numbers are approximate figures. Artists like Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Meat Loaf, and Pink Floyd are considered to be the best selling artists in the history of the music industry.

Sr. No.	Artist/Band	Album	Sales Figures
1.	Michael Jackson	Thriller	110 million
2.	AC/DC	Back in Black	49 million
3.	Meat Loaf	Bat Out of Hell	43 million
4.	Eagles	Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975)	42 million
5.	Pink Floyd	The Dark Side of the Moon	45 million
6.	Backstreet Boys	Millennium	40 million
7.	Bee Gees and Various Artists	Saturday Night Fever	40 million
8.	Shania Twain	Come On Over	39 million
9.	The Beatles	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	32 million
10.	Michael Jackson	Dangerous	32 million
11.	Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	31 million
12.	Bruce Springsteen	Born in the U.S.A.	30 million
13.	Whitney Houston and Various Artists	The Bodyguard	44 million
14.	Led Zeppelin	Led Zeppelin IV	37 million
15.	Alanis Morissette	Jagged Little Pill	33 million
16.	Celine Dion	Falling into You	32 million
17.	Mariah Carey	Music Box	32 million
18.	Bee Gees	Spirits Having Flown	30 million
19.	Celine Dion	Let's Talk About Love	31 million
20.	Dire Straits	Brothers in Arms	30 million
21.	Madonna	The Immaculate Collection	30 million
22.	Pink Floyd	The Wall	30 million
23.	Michael Jackson	Bad	30 million
24.	Guns N' Roses	Appetite for Destruction	28 million
25.	Britney Spears	...Baby One More Time	25 million
26.	Mariah Carey	Daydream	25 million
27.	Queen	Greatest Hits	25 million
28.	Backstreet Boys	Black & Blue	24 million
29.	Madonna	True Blue	24 million
30.	ABBA	ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits	28 million
31.	Bon Jovi	Slippery When Wet	28 million
32.	Santana	Supernatural	27 million
33.	Nirvana	Nevermind	26 million
34.	U2	The Joshua Tree	25 million
35.	Whitney Houston	Whitney Houston	25 million
36.	Spice Girls	Spice	23 million
37.	Billy Ray Cyrus	Some Gave All	20 million
38.	Britney Spears	Oops!...I Did It Again	20 million
39.	Bob Marley & The Wailers	Legend: The Best of Bob Marley & The Wailers	20 million
40.	George Michael	Faith	20 million
41.	Janet Jackson	Janet	20 million
42.	Michael Jackson	Off the Wall	20 million
43.	Prince & The Revolution	Purple Rain	20 million
44.	Usher	Confessions	20 million
45.	Def Leppard	Hysteria	20 million
46.	Tina Turner	Private Dancer	20 million
47.	Linkin Park	Hybrid Theory	24 million
48.	Ace of Base	Happy Nation/The Sign	23 million
49.	Oasis	(What's the Story) Morning Glory?	22 million
50.	Cher	Believe	20 million

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You must be recognizing most of the artists in the listed table of the top selling albums. There are many professional magazines and websites which are reliable sources for determining the current standing of album sales; few of which are Billboard and Apple iTunes. One of the top selling albums of all time (Billboard 200 rankings) is 'The Gift' by Susan Boyle. Remember that the rankings on Billboard 200 charts change weekly.