Best selling albums of all time as of 2-23-06

moxham123 · Post by **moxham123** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 3:21 am

Here is a list of the best selling albums of all time as of 2-23-06

The Eagles Greatest Hits 1971-1975 sold over 28,000,000 copies and ranks as the best selling album ever.

28 Million + Copies

* Eagles: Their Greatest Hits , 1971–1975, Eagles (Elektra)

26 Million + Copies

* Thriller, Michael Jackson (Epic)

23 Million + Copies

* The Wall, Pink Floyd (Columbia)

22 Million + Copies

* Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin (Swan Song)

21 Million + Copies

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

19 Million + Copies

* 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 + Copies

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

16 Million + Copies

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

15 Million + Copies

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

14 Million + Copies

* Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits, Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia)
* Bat out of Hell, Meat Loaf (Epic)
* Metallica, Metallica (Elektra)
* Ropin' the Wind, Garth Brooks (Capitol Nashville)
* Backstreet Boys, Backstreet Boys (Jive)

13 Million + Copies

* Millennium, Backstreet Boys (Jive)
* Greatest Hits: 1974–1978, Steve Miller Band (Capitol)
* Whitney Houston, Whitney Houston (Arista)
* Purple Rain (soundtrack), Prince and the Revolution (Warner Bros.)
* Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band Live: 1975–1985 (box set), Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band (Columbia)
* …Baby One More Time, Britney Spears (Jive)

12 Million + Copies

* Forrest Gump (soundtrack) (Epic)
* Kenny Rogers's Greatest Hits, Kenny Rogers (Capitol Nashville)
* Hot Rocks, The Rolling Stones (abkco)
* The Woman in Me, Shania Twain (Mercury Nashville)
* Breathless, Kenny G (Arista)
* Led Zeppelin II, Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)
* Ten, Pearl Jam (Epic)
* Yourself or Someone Like You, Matchbox Twenty (Atlantic)
* Abbey Road, The Beatles (Capitol)
* II, Boyz II Men (Motown)
* Slippery When Wet, Bon Jovi (Mercury)
* Wide Open Spaces, Dixie Chicks (Monument)
* No Jacket Required, Phil Collins (Atlantic)
* Hysteria, Def Leppard (Mercury)

11 Million + Copies

* Human Clay, Creed (Wind-Up Records)
* Falling into You, Celine Dion (Epic)
* Eagles Greatest Hits, Vol. II, Eagles (Elektra)
* Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles (Capitol)
* No Strings Attached, 'N Sync (Jive)
* Houses of the Holy, Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)
* Devil Without a Cause, Kid Rock (Lava)
* Pieces of You, Jewel (Atlantic)
* CrazySexyCool, TLC (LaFace)
* Dirty Dancing (soundtrack) (RCA)
* Titanic (soundtrack) (Sony Classical)
* James Taylor's Greatest Hits, James Taylor (Warner Bros.)

10 Million + Copies

* Fly, Dixie Chicks (Monument)
* 'N Sync, 'N Sync (RCA)
* Let's Talk About Love, Celine Dion (550 Music/Epic)
* Tragic Kingdom, No Doubt (Trauma/Interscope)
* Life After Death, Notorious B.I.G. (Bad Boy/Arista)
* Best of the Doobies, Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros.)
* Dookie, Green Day (Reprise)
* The Stranger, Billy Joel (Columbia)
* Aerosmith's Greatest Hits, Aerosmith (Columbia)
* The Hits, Garth Brooks (Capitol Nashville)
* Music Box, Mariah Carey (Columbia)
* Unplugged, Eric Clapton (Reprise)
* Tapestry, Carole King (Ode)
* Greatest Hits, Journey (Capitol)
* Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)
* The Immaculate Collection, Madonna (Warner Bros.)
* Like a Virgin, Madonna (Sire)
* Legend, Bob Marley & the Wailers (Island)
* Faith, George Michael (Columbia)
* Greatest Hits, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (MCA)
* Nevermind, Nirvana (DGC)
* The Lion King (Soundtrack) (Walt Disney)
* Can't Slow Down, Lionel Richie (Motown)
* Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em, Hammer (Capitol)
* Daydream, Mariah Carey (Columbia)
* Van Halen, Van Halen (Warner Bros.)
* Eliminator, ZZ Top (Warner Bros.)
* The Joshua Tree, U2 (Island)
* 1984 (MCMLXXXIV), Van Halen (Warner Bros.)

AtoMikEnRtiA · Post by **AtoMikEnRtiA** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 3:38 am

amazing - you dont see too many modern day cds on that list - despite downloading on the internet, and ipods - you'd still think kids would flock to buy cds today..

even though im not a big fan of them - i was completely suprised to not see Linkin Park's "Hybrid Theory" cd on any of those lists.. shocking..

f.sciarrillo · Post by **f.sciarrillo** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 12:50 pm

The downloading of the cd's is why you don't see modern day on there. It could also be for the fact that people know the biggest majority of the modern day music sucks as well. You couls also blame the RIAA for the slump in record sales, too.

DirtySanchez · Post by **DirtySanchez** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 1:55 pm

You could also say it takes a little time to sell 10 million copies of anything so it's all a little "dated". Five years from now you'll start seeing
big acts from today. Modern music has sucked since the beatles. (Everyone is a purist of some sort.)

Jeramy · Post by **Jeramy** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 2:04 pm

hey gary,
did you see zeppelin is on there 5 times? i think thats the genious of jimmy "greatest dude to ever live" page.

also i hate to be a pompus ass (i think that would apply here)... but led zeppelin iv (symbols) wasnt on swan song it was on atlantic. physical graffiti, best record ever by the way, was the first release zeppelin did on swan song.
-jeramy

SpellboundByMetal · Post by **SpellboundByMetal** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 2:13 pm

Linkin Park S U C K S. Why the HELL would anyone give those buttplugs a record contract?!?! they did sell alot of records though...someone has to like that crap.

f.sciarrillo · Post by **f.sciarrillo** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 4:05 am

I am surprised that "Dark Side Of The Moon" ranked so low. You would think, with it being on the longest running chart topping album in history, that it would be up around the top five. I am also upset for the fact that Floyd's best one "The Final Cut" wasn't on there.