Best selling albums ever

The Recording Industry Association of America’s Top-Selling Albums of All Time

28 Million

* Eagles Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975, Eagles (Elektra)

26 Million

* Thriller, Michael Jackson (Epic)

23 Million

* The Wall, Pink Floyd (Columbia)

22 Million

* Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin (Swan Song)

21 Million

* Greatest Hits Volumes I & II, Billy Joel (Columbia)

19 Million

* Rumours, Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros.)
* Back in Black, AC/DC (Elektra)
* The Beatles, The Beatles (Capitol)
* Come On Over, Shania Twain (Mercury Nashville)

17 Million

* Boston, Boston (Epic)
* The Bodyguard (Soundtrack), Whitney Houston (Arista)

16 Million

* Cracked Rear View, Hootie & the Blowfish (Atlantic)
* Greatest Hits, Elton John (Rocket)
* Hotel California, Eagles (Elektra)
* The Beatles 1967-1970, The Beatles (Capitol)
* No Fences, Garth Brooks (Capitol Nashville)
* Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette (Maverick)

15 Million

* Born in the U.S.A., Bruce Springsteen (Columbia)
* Physical Graffiti, Led Zeppelin (Swan Song)
* Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd (Capitol)
* Saturday Night Fever (Soundtrack), Bee Gees (Polydor/Atlas)
* The Beatles 1962-1966, The Beatles (Capitol)
* Appetite for Destruction, Guns ‘N Roses (Geffen)
* Double Live, Garth Brooks (Capitol Nashville)

The list continues to include all albums selling 10 million copies or more. The list is current through six months ago.

Update: Revised through May 2005.