The 50 best-selling albums of all time
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Your support makes all the difference.The King of Pop reigns atop the all-time list of best-selling albums.
Released in 1982, Michael Jackson's "Thriller" currently boasts a sales mark that no album is likely to touch anytime in the near or distant future.
We compiled the RIAA's data for the best-selling albums in U.S. history (measured in "certified units" sold), and it's fascinating to see some of the names that appear in the top 50 -- including a recent entry from Adele's "21."
Check out the best-selling albums of all time:
50. Phil Collins -- "No Jacket Required"
Certified units: 12 million
49. Matchbox Twenty -- "Yourself or Someone Like You"
Certified units: 12 million
48. Led Zeppelin -- "Led Zeppelin II"
Certified units: 12 million
47. Kenny Rogers -- "Kenny Rogers' Greatest Hits"
Certified units: 12 million
46. Kenny G -- "Breathless"
Certified units: 12 million
45. Jewel -- "Pieces of You"
Certified units: 12 million
44. Dixie Chicks -- "Wide Open Spaces"
Certified units: 12 million
43. Def Leppard -- "Hysteria"
Certified units: 12 million
42. Boyz II Men -- "II"
Certified units: 12 million
41. Bon Jovi -- "Slippery When Wet"
Certified units: 12 million
40. Whitney Houston -- "Whitney Houston"
Certified units: 13 million
39. Prince & The Revolution -- "Purple Rain"
Certified units: 13 million
38. Pearl Jam -- "Ten"
Certified units: 13 million
37. Bruce Springsteen -- "Bruce Springsteen & E Street Band Live 1975-'85"
Certified units: 13 million
36. Backstreet Boys -- "Millennium"
Certified units: 13 million
35. Steve Miller Band -- "Greatest Hits 1974-1978"
Certified units: 13 million
34. Simon & Garfunkel -- "Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits"
Certified units: 14 million
33. Meat Loaf -- "Bat Out of Hell"
Certified units: 14 million
32. Garth Brooks -- "Ropin' The Wind"
Certified units: 14 million
31. Britney Spears -- "...Baby One More Time"
Certified units: 14 million
30. Adele -- "21"
Certified units: 14 million
29. Backstreet Boys -- "Backstreet Boys"
Certified units: 14 million
28. The Beatles -- "The Beatles 1962-1966"
Certified units: 15 million
27. Santana -- "Supernatural"
Certified units: 15 million
26. Pink Floyd -- "Dark Side of the Moon"
Certified units: 15 million
25. Journey -- "Greatest Hits"
Certified units: 15 million
24. Bruce Springsteen -- "Born In The U.S.A."
Certified units: 15 million
23. Bob Marley & The Wailers -- "Legend"
Certified units: 15 million
22. Bee Gees -- "Saturday Night Fever" (Soundtrack)
Certified units: 15 million
21. Metallica -- "Metallica"
Certified units: 16 million
20. Led Zeppelin -- "Physical Graffiti"
Certified units: 16 million
19. Hootie & The Blowfish -- "Cracked Rear View"
Certified units: 16 million
18. Eagles -- "Hotel California"
Certified units: 16 million
17. Alanis Morisette -- "Jagged Little Pill"
Certified units: 16 million
16. Whitney Houston -- "The Bodyguard" (Soundtrack)
Certified units: 17 million
15. The Beatles -- "The Beatles 1967-1970"
Certified units: 17 million
14. Garth Brooks -- "No Fences"
Certified units: 17 million
13. Elton John -- "Greatest Hits"
Certified units: 17 million
12. Boston -- "Boston"
Certified units: 17 million
11. Guns N' Roses -- "Appetite for Destruction"
Certified units: 18 million
10. The Beatles -- "The Beatles" ("The White Album")
Certified units: 19 million
9. Shania Twain -- "Come On Over"
Certified units: 20 million
8. Fleetwood Mac -- "Rumours"
Certified units: 20 million
7. Garth Brooks -- "Double Live"
Certified units: 21 million
6. AC/DC -- "Back In Black"
Certified units: 22 million
5. Pink Floyd -- "The Wall"
Certified units: 23 million
4. Led Zeppelin -- "Led Zeppelin IV"
Certified units: 23 million
3. Billy Joel -- "Greatest Hits Volume 1 & Volume 2"
Certified units: 23 million
2. Eagles -- "Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975)"
Certified units: 29 million
1. Michael Jackson -- "Thriller"
Certified units: 32 million
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