Top Most Sold Albums of all Time

#10 Shania Twain- Come on Over

1997 saw the release of ‘Come on Over’ by Shania Twain, which held many titles, including the best-selling studio album by a female. For these reasons as well as selling an estimated 40 million copies worldwide, it has rightly made the list of one of the most sold albums of all time.

#9 Fleetwood Mac- Rumors

The highly popular rock band ‘Fleetwood Mac’ released their eleventh studio album ‘Rumors’ in 1977. The band picked up many awards for the album, which was to become their most successful album ever, including a Grammy Award in 1978 for Album of the Year.

#8 Bee Gees- Saturday night fever

Released in 1977, ‘Saturday Night fever’ by the Bee Gees, sold an estimated 40 million copies worldwide, and was an absolute sensation. Staying in the album charts for around five months in 1978, it was a complete smash hit across the globe.

#7 Eagles- Their greatest hits

The 1976 album ‘Their Greatest Hits’ by the famous band the Eagles, was exactly what it said on the cover, a compilation of their greatest hits. Selling over an estimated 42 million albums is what made it one of the best-selling albums of all time.

#6 Meat Loaf- Bat out of hell

Being just the second album of the greatly talented rock musician Meat Loaf, ‘Bat out Of Hell’ was released in 1977. Although the amount of records sold is widely disputed, it is still recognized as one of the best-selling albums of all time due to its global popularity.

#5 Michael Jackson- Bad

In 1987, just five years after the release of MJ’s most successful album ‘Thriller’ he released another one of the best-selling albums ever, ‘Bad’. Many of the songs in the album were released also as singles, some of which reached number one in America, showing the musical excellence that the King of Pop was capable of.

#4 Whitney Houston- The Bodyguard

With an estimated 45 million sales of the album and numerous awards including a Grammy Award for album of the year, Whitney Houston’s The Bodyguard was released in 1992. The album has also gained the title of the best-selling soundtrack of all time.

#3 Pink Floyd- The dark side of the

1973 saw the release of the widely popular rock band Pink Floyd’s album ‘The Dark Side of The Moon’. It is estimated that the album saw around 50 million sales, and was an instant hit almost from the moment it was released, making it widely known as one of the best-selling albums of all time.

#2 AC/DC- Back in Black

The album that was released in 1980 ‘Back in Black’ was the sixth internationally released album by the hard rock band AC/DC, and was dedicated to the band’s former lead singer who had passed away. The album sold an estimated 50 million copies across the globe.

#1 Michael Jackson- Thriller

The king of pop is a name given to MJ that is truly deserved for his 1982 album ‘Thriller’. Michael had completely out done himself, with the album known globally as the best-selling album ever. Following its release, the already well known Jackson brother completely shot to worldwide stardom and is now recognized around the world as one of the greatest entertainers ever to have lived.