Top-Selling Platinum Albums
Info from BMG Music Service (as of January 1, 2001)
"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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The Eagles |
Greatest Hits, Vol 1 |
26 million |
1976 |
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Michael Jackson |
Thriller |
25 million |
1982 |
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Led Zeppelin |
IV (Zoso) |
22 million |
1971 |
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Billy Joel |
Greatest Hits Vol 1 & 2 |
21 million |
1985 |
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Fleetwood Mac |
Rumours |
18 million |
1977 |
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Whitney Houston |
The Bodyguard (Soundtrack) |
17 million |
1992 |
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Shania Twain |
Come on Over |
17 million |
1997 |
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Boston |
Boston |
16 million |
1976 |
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Hootie and the Blowfish |
Cracked Rear View |
16 million |
1994 |
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The Eagles |
Hotel California |
15 million |
1976 |
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Bee Gees, etc |
Saturday Night Fever (Soundtrack) |
15 million |
1977 |
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Guns N' Roses |
Appetite for Destruction |
15 million |
1987 |
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Bruce Springsteen |
Born in the U.S.A. |
15 million |
1984 |
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Static-X |
Wisconsin Death Trip |
15 million |
1999 |
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Santana |
Supernatural |
13 million |
1999 |
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Elton John |
Greatest Hits |
13 million |
1974 |
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Bruce Springsteen |
Live 1975-85 |
13 million |
1986 |
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Garth Brooks |
Double Live |
13 million |
1998 |
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Whitney Houston |
Whitney Houston |
13 million |
1985 |
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Led Zeppelin |
II |
12 million |
1969 |
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Bon Jovi |
Slippery When Wet |
12 million |
1986 |
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Backstreet Boys |
Millennium |
12 million |
1999 |
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Boyz II Men |
II |
12 million |
1994 |
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Backstreet Boys |
Backstreet Boys |
11 million |
1997 |
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James Taylor |
Greatest Hits |
11 million |
1976 |
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Matchbox 20 |
Yourself or Someone Like You |
11 million |
1996 |
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TLC |
Crazy SexyCool |
11 million |
1994 |
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Shania Twain |
The Woman in Me |
11 million |
1995 |
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(misc. soundtrack) |
Dirty Dancing |
11 million |
1987 |
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Nirvana |
Nevermind |
10 million |
1991 |
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AC/DC |
Back in Black |
10 million |
1980 |
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Madonna |
Like a Virgin |
10 million |
1984 |
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U2 |
Joshua Tree |
10 million |
1987 |
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Eric Clapton |
Unplugged |
10 million |
1992 |
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Dixie Chicks |
Wide Open |
10 million |
1998 |
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Van Halen |
Van Halen |
10 million |
1978 |
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Mariah Carey |
Music Box |
10 million |
1993 |
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Doobie Brothers |
Best of the Doobie Brothers |
10 million |
1976 |
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Green Day |
Dookie |
10 million |
1994 |
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Journey |
Greatest Hits |
10 million |
1988 |
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N'Sync |
'N Sync |
10 million |
1998 |
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The Notorious B.I.G. |
Life After Death |
10 million |
1997 |
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No Doubt |
Tragic Kingdom |
10 million |
1995 |