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In the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, the Recording Industry Association of America
Recording Industry Association of America

The Recording Industry Association of America is the trade group that represents the recording industry in the United States. Its members consist of a large number of private corporate entities such as record labels and distributors, which the RIAA claims "create, manufacture and/or distribute approximately 90% of all legitimate sound recor...
 awards certification based on the number of album
Album

An album or record album is a collection of related Sound recording and reproduction or music tracks distributed to the public. The most common way is through commercial distribution, although smaller artists will often distribute directly to the public by selling their albums at live concerts or on their websites....
s and singles
Single (music)

In the record industry, a single is a song usually used from a current or upcoming album to promote the album. Singles are distributed through a number of ways; originally, they were packaged as "single" records with one or two other songs and sold before the release of the album....
 sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards (see music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification

Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music Sound recording has shipped a certain number of copies.Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories, which are named after the precious materials gold, platinum and diamond ....
). Certification is not automatic; for an award to be made, the record label
Record label

In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of recorded sound and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the Record producer, manufacturing, distribution , marketing and promotion, and enforcement of copyright protec...
 must request certification and pay a fee to have the sales of the recording audited. The audit is conducted against net shipments after returns (most often an artist's royalty statement is used), which includes albums sold directly to retailers and one-stops, direct to consumer sales (music clubs and mail order) and other outlets.

Presently, an American RIAA-certified gold record is a single or album that has sold 500,000 units (records, tapes or compact discs).






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In the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, the Recording Industry Association of America
Recording Industry Association of America

The Recording Industry Association of America is the trade group that represents the recording industry in the United States. Its members consist of a large number of private corporate entities such as record labels and distributors, which the RIAA claims "create, manufacture and/or distribute approximately 90% of all legitimate sound recor...
 awards certification based on the number of album
Album

An album or record album is a collection of related Sound recording and reproduction or music tracks distributed to the public. The most common way is through commercial distribution, although smaller artists will often distribute directly to the public by selling their albums at live concerts or on their websites....
s and singles
Single (music)

In the record industry, a single is a song usually used from a current or upcoming album to promote the album. Singles are distributed through a number of ways; originally, they were packaged as "single" records with one or two other songs and sold before the release of the album....
 sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards (see music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification

Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music Sound recording has shipped a certain number of copies.Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories, which are named after the precious materials gold, platinum and diamond ....
). Certification is not automatic; for an award to be made, the record label
Record label

In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of recorded sound and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the Record producer, manufacturing, distribution , marketing and promotion, and enforcement of copyright protec...
 must request certification and pay a fee to have the sales of the recording audited. The audit is conducted against net shipments after returns (most often an artist's royalty statement is used), which includes albums sold directly to retailers and one-stops, direct to consumer sales (music clubs and mail order) and other outlets.

Presently, an American RIAA-certified gold record is a single or album that has sold 500,000 units (records, tapes or compact discs). Originally, the requirement for a gold single was one million units sold and a gold album represented $1 million in sales (at wholesale value). In 1975, the additional requirement of 500,000 units sold was added for gold albums. Reflecting growth in record sales, the platinum award was instituted in 1976 for albums selling one million units and singles selling two million units. The multi-platinum award was instituted in 1984, signifying multiple platinum levels of albums and singles. In 1989, the sales thresholds for singles were reduced to 500,000 for gold and 1,000,000 for platinum, reflecting a decrease in sales of singles. In 1992, RIAA began counting each disc in a multi-disc set as one unit toward certification. Because of these changes in criteria, the sales level associated with a particular award depends on when the award was made.

Nielsen SoundScan
Nielsen SoundScan

Nielsen SoundScan is an information system created by Mike Fine and Mike Shalett that tracks sales of music and music video products throughout the United States and Canada....
 figures are not used in RIAA certification; the RIAA system predates Nielsen SoundScan and includes sales outlets Nielsen misses. Prior to Nielsen SoundScan, RIAA certification was the only audited and verifiable system for tracking music sales in the U.S.; it is still the only system capable of tracking 100% of sales (albeit as shipments less returns, not actual sales like Nielsen SoundScan). This system has allowed, at times, for record labels to promote an album as gold or platinum simply based on large shipments. For instance, in 1978 the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band soundtrack shipped platinum but was a sales bust, with two million returns. Similarly, all four solo albums by the members of Kiss
KISS (band)

Kiss is an United States Rock music Musical ensemble formed in New York City in December 1972. Easily identified by its members' trademark face paint and stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid and late-1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting, smoking guitars, and...
 simultaneously shipped platinum that same year but none of them even managed to crack the top 20 of the Billboard 200
Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling Albums and extended play in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine....
 album chart. The following year, the RIAA began requiring 120 days from the release date before recordings were eligible for certification, although that requirement has been reduced over the years and currently stands at 30 days. More recently, Sony
Sony Music Entertainment

Sony Music Entertainment is a major global record label controlled by the Sony Corporation of America, being one of the World music market. According to Variety, on October 2, 2008, Sony had completed the acquisition of Bertelsmann's 50% stake in the Sony BMG joint venture, and Sony BMG was renamed Sony Music Entertainment....
 was roundly criticized in 1995 for hyping Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson

Michael Joseph Jackson is an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene at the age of 11 as a member of The Jackson 5 and began a solo career in 1971 while still a member of the group....
's double album HIStory as five times platinum, based on shipments of 2.5 million and using the RIAA's recently adopted practice of counting each disc toward certification, while SoundScan was reporting only 1.3 million copies sold. A similar discrepancy between shipments and sales was reported with The Lion King
The Lion King (soundtrack)

The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the original motion picture Film score for The Walt Disney Company 1994, 32nd animated feature The Lion King....
 soundtrack.

List of certifications

Currently, the RIAA certification criteria for albums are:
  • 500,000 units: Gold album.
  • 1,000,000 units: Platinum album.
  • 2,000,000 or more units: Multi-Platinum album.
  • 10,000,000 units: Diamond album.


Multi-disc albums are counted once for each disc within the album if it is over 100 minutes in length. For example, each copy of OutKast
OutKast

OutKast is an United States hip hop music duet based out of East Point, Georgia, a city south of Atlanta, Georgia, Georgia . The duo was originally known as The OKB but later changed its name to OutKast....
's Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below is a double album by the Hip hop music group OutKast, released on September 23, 2003 on LaFace Records. The release includes a solo album from both of the group's members....
 (running time of 134:56), and Shania Twain
Shania Twain

Shania Twain Order of Canada is a Canadian singer and songwriter in the country music and popular music genres. Her third album Come on Over is the List of best-selling albums worldwide of all time by a female musician and the best-selling album in the history of country music....
's Up!
Up! (album)

Up! p!) is a studio album released in 2002 by Canadian singer Shania Twain. Three versions of the album were released: a country version , a pop version and an international version in the style of Filmi; all three discs contain exactly the same track listing and featured identifiable picture labels The country and pop versions we...
 (145:44), both double album
Double album

A double album is an sound album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold . A double album is typically, though not always, released because the recording is longer than the capacity of the medium....
s, were counted twice, meaning each album was certified diamond after 5 million copies were shipped. The 100 minute requirement does not apply to albums released in the vinyl era so double albums such as Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd are an English Rock music band who initially earned recognition for their psychedelic rock and space rock music, and later, as they evolved, for their progressive rock music....
's The Wall
The Wall

The Wall is a rock opera presented as a double album by the England progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released in late 1979. It was subsequently performed live, with elaborate theatrical effects, and made into Pink Floyd The Wall ....
 and The Beatles
The Beatles

The Beatles were a rock music and pop music band from Liverpool, England that formed in 1960. During their career, the group primarily consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr ....
' White Album
The Beatles (album)

The Beatles is the ninth official U.K. album and the fifteenth U.S. album by The Beatles, a double album 1968 in music. It is more commonly known as The White Album as it has no text other than the band's name on its plain white sleeve....
 are counted double even though their running times are under the minimum.

The following certifications are given only to recordings of which over 50% of the content is in the Spanish language
Spanish language

Spanish or Castilian is a Romance languages that originated in northern Spain, and gradually spread in the Kingdom of Castile and evolved into the principal language of government and trade....
 :
  • 100,000 units: Oro album.
  • 200,000 units: Platino album.
  • 400,000 units: Multi-Platino album.


Records

Lists from RIAA site showing current status holders of RIAA Certifications:

  • List of best-selling albums in the United States
    List of best-selling albums in the United States

    This is a list of the best-selling albums in the United States based on Recording Industry Association of America certification. The criteria are that the album must have been published , and the album must have shipped at least 10 million units in the United States....
  • List of best-selling music artists in the United States


Diamond sales

2/01/1994
  • 10 million


    • The Doors
      The Doors

      The Doors were an United States rock music band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California by Singer Jim Morrison, keyboard instrument Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger....
       - The Best of The Doors
      The Best of The Doors (1985 album)

      The Best of The Doors is a two-disc compilation album consisting of 19 of The Doors' best songs during their run. It was commercially released in 1985....
      • 05/1985
      • 10 million


    • Carole King
      Carole King

      Carole King is an United States singer, songwriter, and pianist. She was most active as a singer during the first half of the 1970s, though she was a successful songwriter for considerably longer both before and after this period....
       - Tapestry
      Tapestry (album)

      Tapestry is a ground-breaking popular music album by singer-songwriter Carole King, released in 1971 in music. It features minimal production by Lou Adler....
      • 01/30/1971
      • 10 million


    • Stevie Wonder
      Stevie Wonder

      Stevie Wonder is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. A prominent figure in popular music during the latter half of the 20th century, Wonder has recorded more than thirty US top ten hits, won twenty-two Grammy Awards , plus one for Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, won an Academy Award for Best Song, an...
       - Songs in the Key of Life
      Songs in the Key of Life

      Songs in the Key of Life is an album by American musician Stevie Wonder, released on Motown on September 28, 1976 . It was the last of five consecutive albums widely hailed as his "classic period", along with Music of My Mind, Talking Book, Innervisions and Fulfillingness' First Finale....
      • 09/28/1976
      • 10 million


    • Garth Brooks
      Garth Brooks

      Troyal Garth Brooks is an American country music artist. His eponymous first album was released in 1989; it peaked at #2 in the US country album chart and reached #13 on the Billboard 200 pop album chart....
       - Sevens
      Sevens (album)

      Sevens is the seventh studio album of United States country pop artist Garth Brooks. It was released on November 25, 1997. It hit #1 on the Billboard Country music charts and #1 on the Billboard Pop chart....
      • 11/01/1997
      • 10 million


    • Def Leppard
      Def Leppard

      Def Leppard are an England Rock music band from Sheffield, who formed in 1977 as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement. Largely on the strength of their albums Pyromania and Hysteria , Def Leppard became one of the List of best-selling music artists rock bands throughout the 1980s, selling over 65 million albums worldw...
       - Pyromania
      Pyromania (album)

      Pyromania is the third studio album by United Kingdom Heavy metal music band Def Leppard, released in 1983. It broke the band across North America and in Japan, and would sell over 10 million copies in the US alone....
      • 01/20/1983
      • 10 million


    • MC Hammer
      MC Hammer

      Stanley Kirk Burrell , better known by his stage names MC Hammer and Hammer, is an American multi-platinum selling rapper and dancer most popular during the late 1980s until the mid-1990s, known for his dramatic rise and fall from fame and fortune and his trademark Hammer Pants....
       - Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em
      Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em

      Please, Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em is the third album by MC Hammer, released in 1990 by Capitol Records. The album was a #1 smash hit for 21 weeks, due primarily to the runaway single , "U Can't Touch This"....
      • 02/12/1990
      • 10 million


    • Britney Spears
      Britney Spears

      'Britney Jean Spears' is a Grammy Awards-winning American pop music singer, dancer, actress, and glamour model.Raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Louisiana, Spears first appeared on national television in 1992 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The New Mickey Mouse Club#199...
       - Oops!... I Did It Again
      Oops!... I Did It Again

      Oops!... I Did It Again is the second album by United States pop music singer Britney Spears, released on May 16, 2000 on Jive Records....
      • 05/16/2000
      • 10 million


    • Nirvana
      Nirvana (band)

      Nirvana was an American Rock music band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987....
       - Nevermind
      Nevermind

      Nevermind is the second studio album by the American Rock music band Nirvana , released on September 24, 1991. Produced by Butch Vig, Nevermind was the group's first release on Geffen Records....
      • 09/24/1991
      • 10 million


    • 'N Sync
      'N Sync

      N Sync was an American pop music group. The group's launch to fame was financed by the boy band mogul Lou Pearlman. Since 1995, 'N Sync has sold over 56 million records worldwide....
       - *NSYNC
      *NSYNC (album)

      *NSYNC is the 1998 self-titled debut album by the boy band 'N Sync, released in the United States on March 24, 1998. At first, album sales were mediocre until *NSYNC's 1998 Summer Disney Concert....
      • 03/24/1998
      • 10 million


    • Mariah Carey
      Mariah Carey

      Mariah Carey is an United States singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. She made her recording debut in 1990 under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, and became the first recording artist to have her first five singles top the U.S....
       - Music Box
      Music Box (album)

      Music Box is the fourth album and third studio album by pop music and contemporary R&B singer Mariah Carey. It was released by Columbia Records on August 31, 1993 in North America....
      • 08/31/1993
      • 10 million


    • Van Halen
      Van Halen

      Van Halen is a hard rock band formed in in 1972. They enjoyed success from the release of their Van Halen in 1978. As of 2007 Van Halen has sold more than 80 million albums worldwide and have had the most number one hits on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart....
       - Van Halen
      Van Halen (album)

      Van Halen is the eponymous debut album by United States hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1978 in music....
      • 02/10/1978
      • 10 million
    Diamond (10+ Million) Certified




    • Eagles
      Eagles

      The Eagles are an American rock music band formed in Los Angeles, California during the early 1970s. The group chose the name Eagles as a nod to The Byrds ....
       - Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975)
      Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975)

      Their Greatest Hits is the fifth LP album by the United States rock band the Eagles, a compilation album of single released on Asylum Records in 1976 in music....
      • 2/17/1976
      • 29 million (?2 [+ ?9])


    • Michael Jackson
      Michael Jackson

      Michael Joseph Jackson is an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene at the age of 11 as a member of The Jackson 5 and began a solo career in 1971 while still a member of the group....
       - Thriller
      Thriller (album)

      Thriller is the sixth studio album by American recording artist Michael Jackson. The album was released on November 30, 1982 by Epic Records as the follow-up to Jackson's critically and commercially successful 1979 album Off the Wall ....
      • 12/1/1982
      • 28 million (?2 [+ ?8])


    • Pink Floyd
      Pink Floyd

      Pink Floyd are an English Rock music band who initially earned recognition for their psychedelic rock and space rock music, and later, as they evolved, for their progressive rock music....
       - The Wall
      The Wall

      The Wall is a rock opera presented as a double album by the England progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released in late 1979. It was subsequently performed live, with elaborate theatrical effects, and made into Pink Floyd The Wall ....
      • 11/28/1979
      • 23 million (?2 + [?3])


    • Led Zeppelin
      Led Zeppelin

      Led Zeppelin were an English rock music band formed in 1968 by Jimmy Page , Robert Plant , John Paul Jones and John Bonham . With their heavy, guitar-driven sound, Led Zeppelin are regarded as one of the first heavy metal music bands....
       - Led Zeppelin IV
      Led Zeppelin IV

      The untitled fourth album by English Rock band Led Zeppelin was released on 8 November 1971. It has no official title printed anywhere on the album, and is generally referred to as Led Zeppelin IV after the band's previous three numbered albums....
      • 11/08/1971
      • 23 million (?2 [+ ?3])


    • AC/DC
      AC/DC

      AC/DC are an Australian rock music rock band formed in Sydney in 1973 by brothers Malcolm Young and Angus Young. Although the band are commonly classified as hard rock, and considered pioneers of heavy metal music, they have always classified their music as "rock and roll"....
       - Back in Black
      Back in Black

      Back in Black is the 7th studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, released on 25 July 1980. Back in Black was the first AC/DC album recorded without former lead singer Bon Scott, who had died at the age of 33 on 19 February 1980....
      • 07/21/1980
      • 22 million (?2 [+ ?2])


    • Garth Brooks
      Garth Brooks

      Troyal Garth Brooks is an American country music artist. His eponymous first album was released in 1989; it peaked at #2 in the US country album chart and reached #13 on the Billboard 200 pop album chart....
       - Double Live
      • 11/17/1998
      • 21 million (?2 [+ ?])


    • Billy Joel
      Billy Joel

      William Martin "Billy" Joel is an United States rock music musician, singer-songwriter, and Classical music composer. He released his first hit song, "Piano Man ", in 1973....
       - Greatest Hits Volume I & Volume II
      Greatest Hits (Billy Joel albums)

      Billy Joel Greatest Hits discs are a collection released in two sets. The first, released in 1985, contained the first two discs. The second was released in 1997....
      • 06/28/1985
      • 21 million (?2 [+ ?])


    • Shania Twain
      Shania Twain

      Shania Twain Order of Canada is a Canadian singer and songwriter in the country music and popular music genres. Her third album Come on Over is the List of best-selling albums worldwide of all time by a female musician and the best-selling album in the history of country music....
       - Come on Over
      Come on Over (Shania Twain album)

      Come on Over is the third studio album recorded by country singer Shania Twain. It was released on November 4, 1997. The best-selling Country Music album of all time, it is certified 20? Multi-Platinum in the US, 2× Diamond in Canada, 15? Platinum in Australia, and 10× Platinum in Great Britain....
      • 11/04/1997
      • 20 million (?2)


    • The Beatles
      The Beatles

      The Beatles were a rock music and pop music band from Liverpool, England that formed in 1960. During their career, the group primarily consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr ....
       - The Beatles
      The Beatles (album)

      The Beatles is the ninth official U.K. album and the fifteenth U.S. album by The Beatles, a double album 1968 in music. It is more commonly known as The White Album as it has no text other than the band's name on its plain white sleeve....
      • 11/25/1968
      • 19 million (? [+ ?9])


    • Fleetwood Mac
      Fleetwood Mac

      Fleetwood Mac are a United Kingdom/United States rock music band formed in 1967 which have experienced a high turnover of personnel and varied levels of success....
       - Rumours
      Rumours

      Rumours is the thirteenth album by Rock music band Fleetwood Mac, released in 1977 in music. It was the second album recorded with this line-up, following the successful self-titled Fleetwood Mac album in 1975....
      • 02/04/1977
      • 19 million (? [+ ?9])


    • Guns N' Roses
      Guns N' Roses

      Guns N' Roses is an American Rock music band, formed in Los Angeles, California, California in 1985. The band, led by frontman and co-founder Axl Rose, has gone through numerous line-up changes and controversies since their formation....
       - Appetite for Destruction
      Appetite for Destruction

      Appetite for Destruction is the debut studio album by American hard rock band Guns N' Roses. Released in 1987 , it was well received by critics and topped the American Billboard 200 chart....
      • 07/21/1987
      • 18 million (? [+ ?8])


    • Boston
      Boston (band)

      Boston is an United States Rock music band from Boston, Massachusetts that achieved its most notable successes during the 1970s and 1980s. Centered on guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer Tom Scholz, the band is a staple of classic rock radio playlists....
       - Boston
      Boston (album)

      Boston is the debut album by United States Rock music band Boston , released in August of 1976 in music on Epic Records, catalogue 32038. It peaked at #3 on the Billboard 200, and has been certified as selling 17x platinum album in 2003....
      • 08/25/1976
      • 17 million (? [+ ?7])


    • Whitney Houston
      Whitney Houston

      Whitney Elizabeth Houston is an United States singer, songwriter,actress, record producer, film producer, and former model . Houston rose to international fame in the mid-1980s and her crossover success opened doors for many other African American women to find success in booty shaking & pop music and movies....
       - The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album
      • 11/17/1992
      • 17 million (? [+ ?7])


    • Garth Brooks
      Garth Brooks

      Troyal Garth Brooks is an American country music artist. His eponymous first album was released in 1989; it peaked at #2 in the US country album chart and reached #13 on the Billboard 200 pop album chart....
       - No Fences
      No Fences

      No Fences was released on August 27, 1990, and is United States country music artist Garth Brooks' second album. It reached #1 on the Billboard country music charts and #3 on Billboards pop chart, and is Brooks' best-selling album to date, with global sales of over 20 million copies This is the album that made him an internation...
      • 08/27/1990
      • 16 million (? [+ ?6])


    • Hootie & the Blowfish
      Hootie & the Blowfish

      Hootie & the Blowfish is an American Rock music band that enjoyed widespread popularity in the second half of the 1990s. It was originally formed in 1986 at the University of South Carolina by Darius Rucker, Dean Felber, Jim Sonefeld, and Mark Bryan....
       - Cracked Rear View
      Cracked Rear View

      Cracked Rear View is the major-label debut album by Hootie & the Blowfish, released in 1994 in music. It was the highest-selling album of 1995, with 10.5 million shipments that year alone, eventually shipping 16 million copies to retailers by March 31, 1999....
      • 07/05/1994
      • 16 million (? [+ ?6])


    • Elton John
      Elton John

      Sir Elton Hercules John Order of the British Empire is an England singer-songwriter, composer and pianist.In his four-decade career, John has been one of the dominant forces in rock and popular music, especially during the 1970s....
       - Elton John's Greatest Hits
      Elton John's Greatest Hits

      Elton John's Greatest Hits is the ninth LP album by Great Britain singer/songwriter Elton John, released on MCA Records, catalogue MCA 2128, in November 1974....
      • 11/04/1974
      • 16 million (? [+ ?6])


    • Eagles
      Eagles

      The Eagles are an American rock music band formed in Los Angeles, California during the early 1970s. The group chose the name Eagles as a nod to The Byrds ....
       - Hotel California
      Hotel California

      Hotel California is an album released by the United States rock music band Eagles in late 1976 . It is the first Eagles album without founding member Bernie Leadon and the first album with Joe Walsh....
      • 11/08/1976
      • 16 million (? [+ ?6])


    • Alanis Morissette
      Alanis Morissette

      Alanis Nadine Morissette is a Canada singer-songwriter, record producer and occasional actress. She has won eleven Juno Awards and seven Grammy Awards, and has sold over 60 million albums worldwide....
       - Jagged Little Pill
      Jagged Little Pill

      Jagged Little Pill is the third studio album by Canada singer Alanis Morissette. The album made a sharp turn in genre and style for Morissette from her previous dance pop sound....
      • 06/13/1995
      • 16 million (? [+ ?6])


    • Led Zeppelin
      Led Zeppelin

      Led Zeppelin were an English rock music band formed in 1968 by Jimmy Page , Robert Plant , John Paul Jones and John Bonham . With their heavy, guitar-driven sound, Led Zeppelin are regarded as one of the first heavy metal music bands....
       - Physical Graffiti
      Physical Graffiti

      Physical Graffiti is the sixth album by the England Rock music band Led Zeppelin. It is a double album which was released on 24 February, 1975....
      • 03/03/1975
      • 16 million (? [+ ?6])


    • The Beatles
      The Beatles

      The Beatles were a rock music and pop music band from Liverpool, England that formed in 1960. During their career, the group primarily consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr ....
       - The Beatles 1967 - 1970
      • 04/02/1973
      • 16 million (? [+ ?6])


    • Bruce Springsteen
      Bruce Springsteen

      Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen , nicknamed "The Boss", is an American songwriter, singer and musician. He has recorded and toured with the E Street Band....
       - Born in the U.S.A.
      Born in the U.S.A.

      Born in the U.S.A. is the seventh studio album by Bruce Springsteen, released in 1984 .In contrast to his previous album, the critical favorite Nebraska , Born in the U.S.A. featured anthemic, radio-friendly arrangements and 1980s production incorporating Springsteen's first use of synthesizers....
      • 06/01/1984
      • 15 million (? [+ ?5])


    • Pink Floyd
      Pink Floyd

      Pink Floyd are an English Rock music band who initially earned recognition for their psychedelic rock and space rock music, and later, as they evolved, for their progressive rock music....
       - Dark Side of the Moon
      • 04/17/1973
      • 15 million (? [+ ?5])


    • Journey
      Journey (band)

      Journey is an United States Rock music Musical ensemble formed in San Francisco, California, California in 1973. The band has gone through several phases since its inception by former members of Santana ....
       - Greatest Hits
      Greatest Hits (Journey album)

      Greatest Hits is the first compilation album by the American rock music band Journey , released on November 15, 1988. The compilation is the band's biggest-selling CD/Album to date, spending over 760 weeks on the Billboard pop album charts and selling over 15 million copies as of 2008....
      • 11/11/1988
      • 15 million (? [+ ?5])


    • The Bee Gees - Saturday Night Fever (soundtrack)
      Saturday Night Fever (soundtrack)

      Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track is the soundtrack album from the blockbuster film Saturday Night Fever starring John Travolta....
      • 01/07/1977
      • 15 million (? [+ ?5])


    • Santana
      Santana (band)

      Santana is a flexible number of musicians accompanying Carlos Santana since the late 1960s. Just like Santana himself, the band is known for helping make Latin rock famous in the rest of the world....
       - Supernatural
      • 06/15/1999
      • 15 million (? [+ ?5])


    • The Beatles
      The Beatles

      The Beatles were a rock music and pop music band from Liverpool, England that formed in 1960. During their career, the group primarily consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr ....
       - The Beatles 1962 - 1966
      • 04/02/1973
      • 15 million (? [+ ?5])


    • Britney Spears
      Britney Spears

      'Britney Jean Spears' is a Grammy Awards-winning American pop music singer, dancer, actress, and glamour model.Raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Louisiana, Spears first appeared on national television in 1992 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The New Mickey Mouse Club#199...
       - ...Baby One More Time
      ...Baby One More Time

      ...Baby One More Time is the debut album by American pop music singer Britney Spears after she had left the pop group Innosense. Released on January 12, 1999 in the United States through Jive Records....
      • 01/12/1999
      • 14 million (? [+ ?4])


    • Backstreet Boys
      Backstreet Boys

      Backstreet Boys are a Grammy Award-nominated United States boy band. They were the first group launched by fallen boy band mogul Lou Pearlman. They have had 13 Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and have sold close to 200 million records including over 100 million albums worldwide, making them one of the best selling boy bands of all time;...
       - Backstreet Boys
      Backstreet Boys (album)

      Backstreet Boys is the name of two albums:*Backstreet_Boys_.*Backstreet Boys ...
      • 08/21/1997
      • 14 million (? [+ ?4])


    • Meat Loaf
      Meat Loaf

      Michael Lee Aday , better known by his stage name Meat Loaf, is an United States rock music musician and actor of theatre and film. He is noted for the Bat out of Hell album trilogy that he created consisting of Bat out of Hell, Bat out of Hell II: Back into Hell and Bat out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose, and several fa...
       - Bat Out of Hell
      Bat out of Hell

      Bat out of Hell is a 1977 album by singer Meat Loaf, songwriter Jim Steinman, and producer Todd Rundgren that became one of the List of best-selling albums worldwide, continuing to sell approximately 200,000 per year....
      • 01/30/1977
      • 14 million (? [+ ?4])


    • Metallica
      Metallica

      Metallica is an American heavy metal music band that formed in 1981 in Los Angeles. Founded when drummer Lars Ulrich posted an advertisement in a local newspaper, Metallica's line-up has primarily consisted of Ulrich, rhythm guitarist and vocalist James Hetfield, and lead guitarist Kirk Hammett, while going through a number of bassists....
       - Metallica
      Metallica (album)

      Metallica is the fifth studio album by the American Heavy metal music band Metallica, released August 12, 1991 through Elektra Records. It features some of Metallica's most popular songs, "Enter Sandman", "The Unforgiven ", "Nothing Else Matters" , "Wherever I May Roam" and "Sad but True"....
      • 08/02/1991
      • 14 million (? [+ ?4])


    • Garth Brooks
      Garth Brooks

      Troyal Garth Brooks is an American country music artist. His eponymous first album was released in 1989; it peaked at #2 in the US country album chart and reached #13 on the Billboard 200 pop album chart....
       - Ropin' The Wind
      Ropin' the Wind

      Ropin' the Wind is United States country music artist Garth Brooks' third album, released on Tuesday, September 10, 1991. It was the first album to debut at #1 on both the Country and Billboard 200s in the United States....
      • 09/02/1991
      • 14 million (? [+ ?4])


    • Simon & Garfunkel - Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits
      • 06/20/1972
      • 14 million (? [+ ?4])


    • Bruce Springsteen
      Bruce Springsteen

      Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen , nicknamed "The Boss", is an American songwriter, singer and musician. He has recorded and toured with the E Street Band....
       - Bruce Springsteen & E Street Band Live 1975 - '85
      • 11/07/1986
      • 13 million (? [+ ?³])


    • Steve Miller Band
      Steve Miller Band

      Steve Miller Band is an American rock music band formed in 1966 in San Francisco, California. The band is led by Steve Miller on guitar and lead vocals....
       - Greatest Hits 1974-1978
      • 11/15/1978
      • 13 million (? [+ ?³])


    • Backstreet Boys
      Backstreet Boys

      Backstreet Boys are a Grammy Award-nominated United States boy band. They were the first group launched by fallen boy band mogul Lou Pearlman. They have had 13 Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and have sold close to 200 million records including over 100 million albums worldwide, making them one of the best selling boy bands of all time;...
       - Millennium
      Millennium (Backstreet Boys album)

      Millennium is an album by American pop music group Backstreet Boys. It broke numerous records, and is their biggest success to date. It was a highly anticipated follow-up to both their Backstreet Boys , and their Backstreet's Back....
      • 05/18/1999
      • 13 million (? [+ ?³])


    • Whitney Houston
      Whitney Houston

      Whitney Elizabeth Houston is an United States singer, songwriter,actress, record producer, film producer, and former model . Houston rose to international fame in the mid-1980s and her crossover success opened doors for many other African American women to find success in booty shaking & pop music and movies....
       - Whitney Houston
      Whitney Houston (album)

      Whitney Houston is the debut album of American contemporary R&B and pop music singer Whitney Houston, released February 14, 1985, on Arista Records....
      • 02/21/1985
      • 13 million (? [+ ?2])


    • Prince
      Prince (musician)

      Prince Rogers Nelson is an United States musician. He performs under the Mononymous person name of Prince, but has also been known by various other names, among them an Love Symbol ...
       and The Revolution
      The Revolution (band)

      The Revolution was an American rock music band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1979 by Prince . Although widely associated with rock music, the band's sound incorporated Heavy metal music, pop music, funk, R&B and hard rock elements....
       - Purple Rain
      Purple Rain (album)

      Purple Rain is an album by Prince and The Revolution , the soundtrack album to the Purple Rain .Purple Rain regularly is ranked among the best albums in rock music history....
      • 06/25/1984
      • 13 million (? [+ ?³])


    • Kenny G
      Kenny G

      Kenneth Gorelick , better known by his stage name Kenny G, is a Grammy winning American saxophonist. His fourth album, Duotones, brought him breakthrough success in 1986....
       - Breathless
      • 10/20/1992
      • 12 million (? [+ ?2])


    • multiple artists
      Forrest Gump (soundtrack)

      Forrest Gump is the soundtrack album based on the Academy Award- and Golden Globe-winning film, Forrest Gump, and contains such artists as Elvis Presley, Clarence "Frogman" Henry, Joan Baez, Aretha Franklin, Randy Newman and many more....
       - Forrest Gump
      Forrest Gump (soundtrack)

      Forrest Gump is the soundtrack album based on the Academy Award- and Golden Globe-winning film, Forrest Gump, and contains such artists as Elvis Presley, Clarence "Frogman" Henry, Joan Baez, Aretha Franklin, Randy Newman and many more....
      • 06/17/1994
      • 12 million (? [+ ?2])


    • The Rolling Stones
      The Rolling Stones

      The Rolling Stones are an English rock music band formed in 1962 in London when multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones and pianist Ian Stewart were joined by vocalist Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards....
       - Hot Rocks
      Hot Rocks 1964-1971

      Hot Rocks 1964-1971 is the first compilation album of Rolling Stones music released by former manager Allen Klein's ABKCO Records after the band's departure from Decca and Klein....
      • 12/15/1971
      • 12 million (? [+ ?2])


    • Def Leppard
      Def Leppard

      Def Leppard are an England Rock music band from Sheffield, who formed in 1977 as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement. Largely on the strength of their albums Pyromania and Hysteria , Def Leppard became one of the List of best-selling music artists rock bands throughout the 1980s, selling over 65 million albums worldw...
       - Hysteria
      • 08/03/1987
      • 12 million (? [+ ?2])


    • Boyz II Men
      Boyz II Men

      Boyz II Men is an Grammy Award-winning American Contemporary R&B/soul music singing group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1988 as a quintet which originally included Marc Nelson, Boyz II Men found fame as a quartet, with the members being Nathan Morris, Michael McCary, Shawn Stockman, and Wanya Morris, on Motown Records during the...
       - II
      II (Boyz II Men album)

      II was the second regular studio album by vocal quartet Boyz II Men, released in August 1994 on Motown Records. It contained the #1 singles "I'll Make Love To You" and "On Bended Knee", the latter of which replaced the former at the top of the Billboard Hot 100, making the group the third artist to replace themselves at #1 in the United S...
      • 08/23/1994
      • 12 million (? [+ ?2])


    • Kenny Rogers
      Kenny Rogers

      Kenneth Ray "Kenny" Rogers is an United States country music singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor and entrepreneur.He has been very successful, charting more than 70 hit singles across various music genres and topping the country and pop album charts for more than 420 individual weeks in the United States alone....
       - Greatest Hits
      • 10/18/1980
      • 12 million (? [+ ?2])


    • Led Zeppelin
      Led Zeppelin

      Led Zeppelin were an English rock music band formed in 1968 by Jimmy Page , Robert Plant , John Paul Jones and John Bonham . With their heavy, guitar-driven sound, Led Zeppelin are regarded as one of the first heavy metal music bands....
       - Led Zeppelin II
      Led Zeppelin II

      Led Zeppelin II is the second studio album by English Rock music band Led Zeppelin, released 22 October 1969 on Atlantic Records. Recording sessions for the album took place at several locations in the United Kingdom and North America from January to August 1969....
      • 10/22/1969
      • 12 million (? [+ ?2])


    • Phil Collins
      Phil Collins

      Philip David Charles "Phil" Collins, Royal Victorian Order, is an England singer-songwriter, drummer, keyboardist and actor best known as the lead singer and drummer of England progressive rock group Genesis and as a Grammy Award and Academy Award-winning solo artist....
       - No Jacket Required
      No Jacket Required

      No Jacket Required is an album by English singer-songwriter Phil Collins, released on 25 January 1985. It was his third solo album and to date remains his most commercially successful....
      • 04/15/1985
      • 12 million (? [+ ?2])


    • Jewel
      Jewel (singer)

      Jewel Kilcher , professionally known as Jewel, is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and poet. She has received three Grammy Award nominations and has sold twenty-seven million albums worldwide, and almost twenty million in the United States alone....
       - Pieces of You
      Pieces of You

      Pieces of You is the debut album by singer/songwriter Jewel , released in 1995 . Though it made little impact initially, "Who Will Save Your Soul" eventually received airplay and the album sold over 12 million copies in the USA, making it one of the best selling debut albums ever....
      • 02/13/1995
      • 12 million (? [+ ?2])


    • Bon Jovi
      Bon Jovi

      Bon Jovi is an United States hard rock band from Sayreville, New Jersey. Fronted by lead singer and namesake Jon Bon Jovi, the group originally achieved large-scale success in the 1980s....
       - Slippery When Wet
      Slippery When Wet

      Slippery When Wet, recorded in Vancouver, Canada, is the third studio album by Bon Jovi, released on August 18, 1986. It is the band's most commercially successful album, selling over 12 million copies in the United States and 25 million worldwide....
      • 08/18/1986
      • 12 million (? [+ ?2])


    • Pearl Jam
      Pearl Jam

      Pearl Jam is an American rock music band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1990. Since its inception, the band's line-up has included Eddie Vedder , Jeff Ament , Stone Gossard , and Mike McCready ....
       - Ten
      Ten (Pearl Jam album)

      Ten is the debut studio album by the American alternative rock band Pearl Jam, released on August 27, 1991 through Epic Records. Following the disbanding of bassist Jeff Ament and guitarist Stone Gossard's previous group Mother Love Bone, the two recruited vocalist Eddie Vedder, guitarist Mike McCready, and drummer Dave Krusen to form Pea...
      • 08/20/1991
      • 12 million (? [+ ?2])


    • Shania Twain
      Shania Twain

      Shania Twain Order of Canada is a Canadian singer and songwriter in the country music and popular music genres. Her third album Come on Over is the List of best-selling albums worldwide of all time by a female musician and the best-selling album in the history of country music....
       - The Woman In Me
      • 02/07/1995
      • 12 million (? [+ ?2])


    • Matchbox Twenty
      Matchbox Twenty

      Matchbox Twenty is a Grammy-nominated rock band formed in Orlando, Florida.Matchbox Twenty has sold over 45 million albums worldwide from the releases of Yourself or Someone Like You, Mad Season , and More Than You Think You Are. They released their latest album, Exile on Mainstream, on October 2, 2007....
       - Yourself or Someone Like You
      Yourself or someone like you

      Yourself or Someone Like You, is the highly successful debut album by Matchbox Twenty released in 1996, contained five United States hit Single , and sold more than twelve million copies in the U.S....
      • 09/16/1996
      • 12 million (? [+ ?2])


    • The Beatles
      The Beatles

      The Beatles were a rock music and pop music band from Liverpool, England that formed in 1960. During their career, the group primarily consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr ....
       - Abbey Road
      Abbey Road (album)

      Abbey Road is the eleventh official U.K. album and seventeenth U.S. album released by The Beatles. Though work on Abbey Road began in April 1969, making it the final album recorded by the band, Let It Be was the last album released before the Beatles' dissolution in 1970....
      • 10/01/1969
      • 12 million (? [+ ?2])


    • Dixie Chicks
      Dixie Chicks

      The Dixie Chicks are a country music group, comprising three women; Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, and Emily Robison. Together, they have sold over 36 million albums as of March 2009....
       - Wide Open Spaces
      Wide Open Spaces

      Wide Open Spaces is the Grammy-nominated fourth album by United States country music band the Dixie Chicks, released in 1998 . It was their first record with new lead vocalist Natalie Maines, and became their breakthrough commercial success....
      • 01/23/1998
      • 12 million (? [+ ?2])


    • TLC
      TLC (band)

      TLC was a four-time Grammy Award-winning American contemporary R&B, Hip hop music, and Pop music group, consisting of Tionne Watkins, Lisa Lopes, and Rozonda Thomas....
       - CrazySexyCool
      CrazySexyCool

      CrazySexyCool is the second studio album by the group TLC , released on November 15, 1994 in music in North America, and throughout early 1995 in all other territories....
      • 11/15/1994
      • 11 million (? [+ ?])


    • Aerosmith
      Aerosmith

      Aerosmith is an United States hard rock band, sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston, Massachusetts" and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band"....
       - Aerosmith's Greatest Hits
      • 10/1980
      • 11 million (? [+ ?])


    • Shania Twain
      Shania Twain

      Shania Twain Order of Canada is a Canadian singer and songwriter in the country music and popular music genres. Her third album Come on Over is the List of best-selling albums worldwide of all time by a female musician and the best-selling album in the history of country music....
       - Up!
      • 11/19/2002
      • 11 million (? [+ ?])


    • Kid Rock
      Kid Rock

      Robert James Ritchie , known by his stage name Kid Rock, is a rapper turned singer/songwriter with five Grammy nominations. He was born in Romeo, Michigan on January 17, 1971....
       - Devil Without a Cause
      Devil Without a Cause

      Devil Without a Cause is Kid Rock's breakthrough album and his fourth overall. It was released in 1998 by Atlantic Records and produced by Kid Rock with John Travis....
      • 08/04/1998
      • 11 million (? [+ ?])


    • multiple artists
      Dirty Dancing (soundtrack)

      Dirty Dancing is the original soundtrack of the 1987 Dirty Dancing. The album became a huge commercial success in the USA. It spent 18 weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200 album sales charts and went platinum eleven times....
       - Dirty Dancing
      Dirty Dancing (soundtrack)

      Dirty Dancing is the original soundtrack of the 1987 Dirty Dancing. The album became a huge commercial success in the USA. It spent 18 weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200 album sales charts and went platinum eleven times....
      • 08/04/1987
      • 11 million (? [+ ?])


    • Eagles
      Eagles

      The Eagles are an American rock music band formed in Los Angeles, California during the early 1970s. The group chose the name Eagles as a nod to The Byrds ....
       - Eagles Greatest Hits Volume II
      • 10/22/1982
      • 11 million (? [+ ?])


    • Celine Dion
      Celine Dion

      C?line Marie Claudette Dion Order of Canada National Order of Quebec is a Canadian singer-songwriter and actor. Born to a large, impoverished family, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband Ren? Ang?lil mortgaged his home to finance her first record....
       - Falling Into You
      Falling into You

      Falling into You is Celine Dion's fourth English album and twenty-first in total, released on March 11, 1996. The album was well received by critics and fans, winning two Grammy Awards for Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album and Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1997, and becoming one of only three albums to remain in the top 10 of...
      • 03/02/1996
      • 11 million (? [+ ?])


    • Led Zeppelin
      Led Zeppelin

      Led Zeppelin were an English rock music band formed in 1968 by Jimmy Page , Robert Plant , John Paul Jones and John Bonham . With their heavy, guitar-driven sound, Led Zeppelin are regarded as one of the first heavy metal music bands....
       - Houses of the Holy
      Houses of the Holy

      Houses of the Holy is the fifth album by England Rock music band Led Zeppelin, released by Atlantic Records on 28 March 1973. The album title is a dedication by the band to their fans who appeared at venues they dubbed "Houses of the Holy." It was the first Led Zeppelin album to not be, at least unofficially, titled after the band....
      • 03/28/1973
      • 11 million (? [+ ?])


    • multiple artists
      Titanic (soundtrack)

      Titanic is the soundtrack to the Titanic composed and conducted by James Horner....
       - Titanic
      Titanic (soundtrack)

      Titanic is the soundtrack to the Titanic composed and conducted by James Horner....
      • 11/07/1997
      • 11 million (? [+ ?])


    • OutKast
      OutKast

      OutKast is an United States hip hop music duet based out of East Point, Georgia, a city south of Atlanta, Georgia, Georgia . The duo was originally known as The OKB but later changed its name to OutKast....
       - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
      Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

      Speakerboxxx/The Love Below is a double album by the Hip hop music group OutKast, released on September 23, 2003 on LaFace Records. The release includes a solo album from both of the group's members....
      • 09/23/2003
      • 11 million (? [+ ?])


    • The Beatles
      The Beatles

      The Beatles were a rock music and pop music band from Liverpool, England that formed in 1960. During their career, the group primarily consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr ....
       - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
      • 06/02/1967
      • 11 million (? [+ ?])


    • 'N Sync
      'N Sync

      N Sync was an American pop music group. The group's launch to fame was financed by the boy band mogul Lou Pearlman. Since 1995, 'N Sync has sold over 56 million records worldwide....
       - No Strings Attached
      • 03/21/2000
      • 11 million (? [+ ?])


    • James Taylor
      James Taylor

      James Vernon Taylor is a Grammy Award winning United States singer-songwriter and guitarist born in Boston, Massachusetts, and raised in Carrboro, North Carolina, North Carolina....
       - James Taylor's Greatest Hits
      • 10/29/1976
      • 11 million (? [+ ?])


    • Creed
      Creed (band)

      Creed was an American post-grunge band from Tallahassee, Florida that became popular in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The band won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Song for the song "With Arms Wide Open" in 2001....
       - Human Clay
      Human Clay

      Human Clay is the second album by Creed released on September 28, 1999. It was certified 11x platinum record and 1x diamond record by the RIAA, and is 54th on the top 100 selling albums of all time in the United States ....
      • 09/28/1999
      • 11 million (? [+ ?])


    • Dixie Chicks
      Dixie Chicks

      The Dixie Chicks are a country music group, comprising three women; Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, and Emily Robison. Together, they have sold over 36 million albums as of March 2009....
       - Fly
      • 08/31/1999
      • 10 million


    • Garth Brooks
      Garth Brooks

      Troyal Garth Brooks is an American country music artist. His eponymous first album was released in 1989; it peaked at #2 in the US country album chart and reached #13 on the Billboard 200 pop album chart....
       - Garth Brooks
      Garth Brooks (album)

      Garth Brooks was the self-titled, debut album of United States country music artist Garth Brooks. It was released on Wednesday, April 12, 1989....
      • 04/12/1989
      • 10 million


    • Patsy Cline
      Patsy Cline

      Patsy Cline was an United States country music singer who enjoyed pop music crossover success during the era of the Nashville Sound in the early 1960s....
       - Greatest Hits
      • 02/14/1973
      • 10 million


    • Tom Petty
      Tom Petty

      Thomas Earl Petty is an United Statesn singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He is the frontman of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and a member of Mudcrutch....
       and The Heartbreakers
      Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

      This article is about the Rock band. For information on the eponymous debut album see Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers is an United States Rock music band, formed in 1976 by Tom Petty, Mike Campbell, and Benmont Tench and known for hit singles such as "American Girl ", "Breakdown " and "Mary Jane's Last Da...
       - Greatest Hits
      Greatest Hits (Tom Petty album)

      Greatest Hits is a compilation album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, released in 1993. It is Petty's best selling album to date and was certified 10x Platinum by the RIAA on November 13, 2003....
      • 11/16/1993
      • 10 million


    • Linkin Park
      Linkin Park

      Linkin Park is an American Rock music band from Agoura Hills, California, California. Since its formation in 1996, the band has sold more than 50 million albums and won two Grammy Awards....
       - Hybrid Theory
      Hybrid Theory

      Hybrid Theory is the debut album by the American nu metal band Linkin Park, released on October 24, 2000 through Warner Bros. Records. The album was a huge commercial success, selling over 10 million units in the United States alone and peaking at number two on the Billboard 200 while also reaching high positions on other Record chart...
      • 10/24/2000
      • 10 million


    • Led Zeppelin
      Led Zeppelin

      Led Zeppelin were an English rock music band formed in 1968 by Jimmy Page , Robert Plant , John Paul Jones and John Bonham . With their heavy, guitar-driven sound, Led Zeppelin are regarded as one of the first heavy metal music bands....
       - Led Zeppelin
      Led Zeppelin (album)

      Led Zeppelin is the debut album of English Rock music band Led Zeppelin. It was recorded in October 1968 at Olympic Studios in London and released on Atlantic Records on 12 January 1969....
      • 10/08/1990
      • 10 million


    • Bob Marley
      Bob Marley

      Robert "Bob" Nesta Marley Jamaican Order of Merit was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician. He was the lead singer, songwriter and guitarist for the ska, rocksteady and reggae bands: The Wailers and Bob Marley & the Wailers ....
       and The Wailers - Legend
      Legend (album)

      Legend is a greatest hits collection of Bob Marley and the Wailers songs, released by Island records on May 8, 1984 . It is the best selling reggae album of all time , with sales of more than 20 million copies.....
      • 07/24/1984
      • 10 million


    • Celine Dion
      Celine Dion

      C?line Marie Claudette Dion Order of Canada National Order of Quebec is a Canadian singer-songwriter and actor. Born to a large, impoverished family, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband Ren? Ang?lil mortgaged his home to finance her first record....
       - Let's Talk About Love
      Let's Talk About Love

      Let's Talk About Love is an album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released on November 18, 1997. Produced by Vito Luprano and with background vocals by Claytoven Richardson, Eddie Stockley, Eric Troyer and Skyler Jett....
      • 11/05/1997
      • 10 million


    • George Michael
      George Michael

      Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou , best known as George Michael, is a two-time Grammy Award winning, England singer-songwriter, who has had a career as frontman of the duo Wham! as well as a soul music-influenced, solo Pop music musician....
       - Faith
      Faith (George Michael album)

      Faith is George Michael's first solo album, released in October 1987 via Columbia Records/Epic Records. The album is widely considered one of the greatest albums in pop music history, and won several awards including the Grammy Award for Album of the Year....
      • 10/30/1987
      • 10 million


    • ZZ Top
      ZZ Top

      ZZ Top is an American Rock music trio formed in late 1969 in Houston, Texas, United States. The group members are Billy Gibbons , Dusty Hill , and Frank Beard ....
       - Eliminator
      Eliminator

      Eliminator is the eighth studio album by United States blues-rock band ZZ Top, released in 1983 . It was the band's most successful album, having reached Diamond status....
      • 03/23/1983
      • 10 million


    • The Beatles
      The Beatles

      The Beatles were a rock music and pop music band from Liverpool, England that formed in 1960. During their career, the group primarily consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr ....
       - 1
      • 11/13/2000
      • 10 million


    • Van Halen
      Van Halen

      Van Halen is a hard rock band formed in in 1972. They enjoyed success from the release of their Van Halen in 1978. As of 2007 Van Halen has sold more than 80 million albums worldwide and have had the most number one hits on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart....
       - 1984
      1984 (Van Halen album)

      1984 is the sixth album by United States hard rock band Van Halen. One of the band's more popular albums , 1984 is the final album featuring singer David Lee Roth, who later left the band in the spring of the following year due to escalating tensions between him and guitarist Eddie Van Halen, as well as Roth's desire to pursue a sol...
      • 01/04/1984
      • 10 million


    • The Doobie Brothers
      The Doobie Brothers

      The Doobie Brothers is an United States rock and roll musical group. They have sold over 22 million albums in the United States from the 1970s to the present....
       - Best of the Doobies
      Best of the Doobies

      Best of The Doobies is the first greatest hits album by The Doobie Brothers. It has material from Toulouse Street through Takin' It to the Streets, and is also a diamond record....
      • 10/29/1976
      • 10 million


    • Lionel Richie
      Lionel Richie

      Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr. is an Academy Award and Grammy award-winning United States singer, songwriter, record producer who has sold more than 100 million records....
       - Can't Slow Down
      • 10/14/1983
      • 10 million


    • Norah Jones
      Norah Jones

      Norah Jones is an American singer-songwriter, pianist, keyboardist, guitarist, and occasional actress of English people-American and People of India-Bengali people descent....
       - Come Away with Me
      Come Away with Me

      Come Away with Me is the debut album of pianist and singer Norah Jones, released February 26, 2002 on Blue Note Records. Recording sessions for the album took place at New York City's Sorcerer Sound Studio and Shokan, New York's Allaire Studios in 2001....
      • 02/26/2002
      • 10 million


    • Usher
      Usher

      Usher may refer to:* Usher **Church usher**Court usher**White House Chief Usher* Usher 1C, human gene* Usher syndrome, genetic disroder* Gentleman Usher of an order of knights in the United Kingdom...
       - Confessions
      Confessions (Usher album)

      Confessions is the fourth studio album by American contemporary R&B and pop music singer-songwriter Usher , released March 23, 2004 on Arista Records....
      • 03/23/2004
      • 10 million


    • Mariah Carey
      Mariah Carey

      Mariah Carey is an United States singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. She made her recording debut in 1990 under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, and became the first recording artist to have her first five singles top the U.S....
       - Daydream
      • 10/03/1995
      • 10 million


    • Green Day
      Green Day

      Green Day is an American Rock music trio formed in 1987. The band has consisted of Billie Joe Armstrong , Mike Dirnt , and Tr? Cool for the majority of its existence....
       - Dookie
      Dookie

      Dookie is the third studio album and the major label debut by American punk rock band Green Day. The album was the band's first collaboration with producer Rob Cavallo....
      • 02/01/1994
      • 10 million


    • The Notorious B.I.G - Life After Death
      Life After Death

      Life After Death is the 41st Grammy Awards-nominated second album by East Coast rapper The Notorious B.I.G. and was released posthumously on March 25, 1997, 16 days after his death....
      • 03/25/1997
      • 10 million


    • Madonna
      Madonna (entertainer)

      Madonna is an American recording artist, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan and raised in Rochester Hills, Michigan, Madonna moved to New York City in 1977, for a career in modern dance....
       - Like a Virgin
      Like a Virgin

      Like a Virgin is the second studio album by United States singer-songwriter Madonna , released on November 12, 1984 by Sire Records. The album was re-released in 1985 for the European market with the bonus track "Into the Groove." In 2001, Warner Bros....
      • 11/12/1984
      • 10 million


    • Eric Clapton
      Eric Clapton

      Eric Patrick Clapton Order of the British Empire is an English blues-rock guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer. He is "probably most famous for his mastery of the Stratocaster guitar." Clapton has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Yardbirds, of Cream , and as a solo performer, being the only person to...
       - Unplugged
      Unplugged (Eric Clapton album)

      Unplugged is an album by Eric Clapton released in 1992 in music. It was recorded live in England for the MTV Unplugged series. The album includes an acoustic version of the hit single "Tears in Heaven" and a heavily reworked acoustic version of "Layla"....
      • 08/25/1992
      • 10 million


    • No Doubt
      No Doubt

      No Doubt is an American Rock music band from Anaheim, California, founded in 1986. The ska-pop music sound of their first album, No Doubt , failed to make waves due to the popularity of the Grunge music movement at the time....
       - Tragic Kingdom
      Tragic Kingdom

      Tragic Kingdom is the third studio album by the American third wave ska band No Doubt. It was released on October 10, 1995 on Trauma Records, a division of Interscope Records....
      • 10/06/1995
      • 10 million


    • Billy Joel
      Billy Joel

      William Martin "Billy" Joel is an United States rock music musician, singer-songwriter, and Classical music composer. He released his first hit song, "Piano Man ", in 1973....
       - The Stranger
      The Stranger (album)

      The Stranger is the fifth studio album by musician Billy Joel, released in 1977 . While his four previous albums had been moderate chart successes, this was his breakthrough album, spending 6 weeks at #2 in the U.S....
      • 01/09/1977
      • 10 million (? [+ ?])


    • The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
      The Lion King (soundtrack)

      The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the original motion picture Film score for The Walt Disney Company 1994, 32nd animated feature The Lion King....
      • 04/27/1994
      • 10 million


    • U2
      U2

      U2 are a rock music band from Dublin, Republic of Ireland. The band consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, Jr. .The band formed in 1976 when the members were teenagers with limited musical proficiency....
       - The Joshua Tree
      The Joshua Tree

      The Joshua Tree is the fifth studio album by Republic of Ireland rock music band U2, released 9 March 1987 on Island Records. Recording sessions took place from July to November 1986 at Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin, Ireland....
      • 03/09/1987
      • 10 million


    • Madonna
      Madonna (entertainer)

      Madonna is an American recording artist, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan and raised in Rochester Hills, Michigan, Madonna moved to New York City in 1977, for a career in modern dance....
       - The Immaculate Collection
      The Immaculate Collection

      The Immaculate Collection is the first greatest hits compilation album by United States singer-songwriter Madonna , released on November 13, 1990 by Sire Records....
      • 11/13/1990
      • 10 million


    • Garth Brooks
      Garth Brooks

      Troyal Garth Brooks is an American country music artist. His eponymous first album was released in 1989; it peaked at #2 in the US country album chart and reached #13 on the Billboard 200 pop album chart....
       - The Hits


    Artists with the most Gold, Platinum and Multi-Platinum singles

    1. Elvis Presley
      Elvis Presley

      Elvis Aaron Presley was an United Statesn singer, actor, and musician. A cultural icon, he is commonly known simply as "Elvis", and is also sometimes referred to as "List of honorific titles in popular music" or "The King"....
        (54G+27P+8MP)
    2. Mariah Carey
      Mariah Carey

      Mariah Carey is an United States singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. She made her recording debut in 1990 under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, and became the first recording artist to have her first five singles top the U.S....
        (23G+10P+2MP)
    3. Madonna
      Madonna (entertainer)

      Madonna is an American recording artist, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan and raised in Rochester Hills, Michigan, Madonna moved to New York City in 1977, for a career in modern dance....
       (26G+6P+2MP)
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    1. The Beatles
      The Beatles

      The Beatles were a rock music and pop music band from Liverpool, England that formed in 1960. During their career, the group primarily consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr ....
       (24G+6P+4MP)
    2. Janet Jackson
      Janet Jackson

      Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Born in Gary, Indiana and raised in Encino, Los Angeles, California, she is the youngest child of the Jackson family of musicians....
       (21G+5P)
    3. Whitney Houston
      Whitney Houston

      Whitney Elizabeth Houston is an United States singer, songwriter,actress, record producer, film producer, and former model . Houston rose to international fame in the mid-1980s and her crossover success opened doors for many other African American women to find success in booty shaking & pop music and movies....
       (18G+7P+1MP)
    4. Michael Jackson
      Michael Jackson

      Michael Joseph Jackson is an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene at the age of 11 as a member of The Jackson 5 and began a solo career in 1971 while still a member of the group....
       (16G+9P)
    5. Elton John
      Elton John

      Sir Elton Hercules John Order of the British Empire is an England singer-songwriter, composer and pianist.In his four-decade career, John has been one of the dominant forces in rock and popular music, especially during the 1970s....
       (17G+6P+1MP)
    6. The Temptations
      The Temptations

      The Temptations are an American vocal group that achieved fame as one of the most successful acts to record for Motown Records. The group's repertoire has included, at various times during its five-decade career, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, funk , disco, soul music, and adult contemporary music....
       (17G+6P)
    7. Beyonce Knowles
      Beyoncé Knowles

      Beyonc? Giselle Knowles , commonly known as Beyonc? , is an American contemporary R&B singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools, and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child....
       (13G+6P+2MP)
    8. Rihanna
      Rihanna

      Robyn Rihanna Fenty , known as Rihanna , is a Barbados singer, fashion model, and former beauty queen. She also serves as the cultural ambassador for Barbados....
       (9G+9P+3MP)
    9. Aretha Franklin
      Aretha Franklin

      Aretha Louise Franklin is an American singer, songwriter and pianist commonly referred to as "The Queen of Soul". Although renowned for her soul recordings, Franklin is also adept at jazz, rock and roll, blues, Pop music, Rhythm and Blues and Gospel music....
       (15G)
    10. Creedence Clearwater Revival
      Creedence Clearwater Revival

      Creedence Clearwater Revival was an United States rock and roll band who gained popularity in the late 1960s and early 1970s with a number of successful singles drawn from various Studio album....
       (10G+5P)
    11. Prince
      Prince (musician)

      Prince Rogers Nelson is an United States musician. He performs under the Mononymous person name of Prince, but has also been known by various other names, among them an Love Symbol ...
       (12G+2P)
    12. TLC
      TLC (band)

      TLC was a four-time Grammy Award-winning American contemporary R&B, Hip hop music, and Pop music group, consisting of Tionne Watkins, Lisa Lopes, and Rozonda Thomas....
       (9G+4P)
    13. Barbra Streisand
      Barbra Streisand

      Barbra Streisand is an United states singer and film and theatre actress. She has also achieved note as a composer, political activist, film producer and film director....
       (8G+5P)
    14. Britney Spears
      Britney Spears

      'Britney Jean Spears' is a Grammy Awards-winning American pop music singer, dancer, actress, and glamour model.Raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Louisiana, Spears first appeared on national television in 1992 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The New Mickey Mouse Club#199...
        (7G+4P)
    15. Christina Aguilera
      Christina Aguilera

      Christina Mar?a Aguilera is an American pop music/contemporary R&B singer and songwriter. Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The New Mickey Mouse Club#1990s revival from 1993?1994....
       (9G+2P)
    16. The Carpenters
      The Carpenters

      The Carpenters were a vocal and instrumental duo, consisting of siblings Karen Carpenter and Richard Carpenter . Though often referred to by the public as "The Carpenters", the duo's official name on authorized recordings and press materials is simply "Carpenters", without the Article ....
       (10G)
    17. Destiny's Child
      Destiny's Child

      Destiny's Child was an contemporary R&B and pop music girl group comprising lead singer Beyonc? Knowles alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams ....
       (7G+3P)
    18. George Michael
      George Michael

      Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou , best known as George Michael, is a two-time Grammy Award winning, England singer-songwriter, who has had a career as frontman of the duo Wham! as well as a soul music-influenced, solo Pop music musician....
       (8G+1P)
    19. Billy Joel
      Billy Joel

      William Martin "Billy" Joel is an United States rock music musician, singer-songwriter, and Classical music composer. He released his first hit song, "Piano Man ", in 1973....
       (7G+2P)


    See also

    • List of best-selling music artists
      List of best-selling music artists

      This list documents the world's best-selling music artists categorically and alphabetically. This information cannot be listed officially, as there is no organization that has recorded global music sales....
    • List of best-selling albums
    • List of best-selling singles
    • List of best-selling albums worldwide
      List of best-selling albums worldwide

      This is a list of the world's best-selling albums. The criteria are that the figure must have been published by a reliable source and the album must have sold at least 20 million copies worldwide....
    • Music recording sales certification
      Music recording sales certification

      Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music Sound recording has shipped a certain number of copies.Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories, which are named after the precious materials gold, platinum and diamond ....
    • Recording Industry Association of America
      Recording Industry Association of America

      The Recording Industry Association of America is the trade group that represents the recording industry in the United States. Its members consist of a large number of private corporate entities such as record labels and distributors, which the RIAA claims "create, manufacture and/or distribute approximately 90% of all legitimate sound recor...


    External links

    • - a magazine that publishes weekly music rankings