Top-Selling Platinum Albums (International
Sales)
"Platinum" = 1 million or more copies sold (This standard was introduced in 1976 by the Recording Industries of America, when during a time of low record sales they reduced the "Gold" record standard from 1 million to 500,000 copies sold)
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Colors |
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Studio
Albums |
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Greatest
Hits & Compilations |
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Soundtracks |
40 million copies or more
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Artist |
Album |
Released |
Genre |
Sales
(millions) |
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1982 |
110 |
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1973 |
50 |
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1980 |
49 |
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Whitney Houston /
Various artists |
1992 |
Soundtrack |
44 |
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1977 |
Rock |
43 |
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1976 |
Rock |
42 |
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Various
artists |
1987 |
Soundtrack |
42 |
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1999 |
Pop |
40 |
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Bee Gees / Various
artists |
1977 |
Soundtrack |
40 |
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1977 |
Rock |
40 |
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1997 |
Country / Pop |
40 |
30–39 million copies
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Artist |
Album |
Released |
Genre |
Sales
(millions) |
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1971 |
37 |
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1995 |
Rock |
33 |
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1967 |
Rock |
32 |
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1996 |
Pop |
32 |
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1993 |
Pop
/ R&B |
32 |
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1991 |
Pop
/ Rock |
32 |
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2000 |
Rock |
31 |
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1997 |
Pop |
31 |
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1979 |
Disco
/ Pop |
30 |
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1984 |
Rock |
30 |
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1985 |
Rock |
30 |
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1997 |
Soundtrack |
30 |
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1990 |
Pop
/ Dance |
30 |
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1987 |
Pop
/ Rock |
30 |
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1979 |
Progressive
rock |
30 |
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1991 |
30 |