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Best-selling Albums of All Time Quiz

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  1. Thriller 70M (51.4M certified) · Michael Jackson
    Seven singles were released from it, and every one reached the US top 10.
  2. Back in Black 50M (31.2M certified) · AC/DC
    It was AC/DC's first album with singer Brian Johnson, made after the death of Bon Scott.
  3. The Bodyguard 45M (29.7M certified) · Whitney Houston
    Its version of I Will Always Love You is a cover of a song Dolly Parton wrote and first recorded.
  4. The Dark Side of the Moon 45M (25.1M certified) · Pink Floyd
    It has spent close to 1,000 weeks on the US Billboard 200 album chart.
  5. Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) 44M (41.2M certified) · Eagles
    It was the first album ever certified Platinum by the RIAA, a level introduced in 1976.
  6. Hotel California 42M (31.8M certified) · Eagles
    Its title track won the Grammy for Record of the Year in 1978.
  7. Come On Over 40M (30.7M certified) · Shania Twain
    It spawned 12 singles, including You're Still the One and From This Moment On.
  8. Saturday Night Fever 40M (22.1M certified) · Bee Gees / various
    It sat at number one on the US album chart for 24 straight weeks in 1978.
  9. Bat Out of Hell 40M (22M certified) · Meat Loaf
    Record companies rejected it for about two and a half years before it was released.
  10. Led Zeppelin IV 37M (30.4M certified) · Led Zeppelin
    The album is officially untitled; Led Zeppelin IV is just what most people call it.
  11. Jagged Little Pill 33M (26.4M certified) · Alanis Morissette
    Its Album of the Year Grammy made Morissette, then 21, the youngest winner of that award at the time.
  12. Dirty Dancing 32M (24.1M certified) · Various artists
    Its song (I've Had) The Time of My Life won the Oscar for Best Original Song.
  13. Falling into You 32M (21.1M certified) · Celine Dion
    It won the Grammys for Album of the Year and Best Pop Album in 1997.
  14. Dangerous 32M (17.0M certified) · Michael Jackson
    Jackson made it without longtime producer Quincy Jones, working with new jack swing pioneer Teddy Riley.
  15. 21 31M (30.1M certified) · Adele
    It is named after the age Adele was while making it, as was her debut album 19.
  16. Metallica 31M (27M certified) · Metallica
    Fans call it The Black Album; it was the band's first record with producer Bob Rock.
  17. Let's Talk About Love 31M (20.5M certified) · Celine Dion
    It includes My Heart Will Go On, the love theme from the 1997 film Titanic.
  18. Legend 30M (25.9M certified) · Bob Marley and the Wailers
    This compilation came out in May 1984, three years after Bob Marley died of cancer at 36.
  19. Nevermind 30M (24.8M certified) · Nirvana
    In January 1992 it replaced Michael Jackson's Dangerous at the top of the Billboard album chart.
  20. Appetite for Destruction 30M (22.8M certified) · Guns N' Roses
    Its original cover, based on a Robert Williams painting, was swapped after retailers objected.
  21. Born in the U.S.A. 30M (22M certified) · Bruce Springsteen
    All seven of its singles, including Dancing in the Dark and Glory Days, reached the US top 10.
  22. ABBA Gold 30M (21.9M certified) · ABBA
    Its compilers sequenced it like a radio show, opening with Dancing Queen.
  23. Brothers in Arms 30M (21.1M certified) · Dire Straits
    It was the first album to sell more than a million copies on CD.
  24. Supernatural 30M (20.8M certified) · Santana
    It won nine Grammys, breaking the record that Thriller had held for the most-awarded album.
  25. Music Box 30M (20M certified) · Mariah Carey
    Its singles Dreamlover and Hero spent eight and four straight weeks at number one in the US.
  26. The Wall 30M (19.28M certified) · Pink Floyd
    This double rock opera follows Pink, a rock star who builds a mental wall to cut himself off.
  27. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 30M (18.17M certified) · The Beatles
    It was the first rock LP to win the Grammy for Album of the Year.
  28. Abbey Road 30M (16.9M certified) · The Beatles
    Only six photos were taken at the shoot for its zebra-crossing cover outside the studio.
  29. Come Away with Me 28M (19.9M certified) · Norah Jones
    Her debut album won the Grammys for Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album.

Source: Wikipedia: List of best-selling albums · as of 2026-10

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