Best selling artists, albums and singles of all-time

Albums Ranking – Raw sales – Studio albums

This list is about studio albums only. Compilations, lives and box sets are not considered here. The figures given here are units sold.

Please keep in mind that some artists are missing, because their analysis has not been done yet. The complete list is available here. All figures reflect the value as collected at the time of the artist’s respective articles.

Available Lists

#	Year	Cover	Artist	Album	Album Sales	As Of
1	1992		Whitney Houston	The Bodyguard	41,100,000	05/04/17
2	1995		Alanis Morissette	Jagged Little Pill	33,570,000	06/05/18
3	1997		Shania Twain	Come On Over	33,500,000	02/25/22
4	1991		Metallica	Metallica	30,790,000	02/13/19
5	1997		Céline Dion	Let's Talk About Love	29,800,000	09/28/21
6	1991		Michael Jackson	Dangerous	29,550,000	09/27/17
7	1997		James Horner	Titanic	28,510,000	06/18/18
8	1996		Céline Dion	Falling Into You	28,100,000	09/28/21
9	1991		Nirvana	Nevermind	27,750,000	07/09/17
10	1993		Mariah Carey	Music Box	26,100,000	04/28/17
11	1999		Santana	Supernatural	25,990,000	08/05/20
12	1999		Britney Spears	?Baby One More Time	24,195,000	04/28/19
13	1999		Backstreet Boys	Millennium	23,800,000	04/02/22
14	1996		Spice Girls	Spice	21,900,000	03/23/17
15	1995		Mariah Carey	Daydream	19,900,000	04/28/17
16	1994		Green Day	Dookie	19,750,000	03/11/17
17	1991		Guns N' Roses	Use Your Illusion II	18,800,000	03/01/18
18	1995		Michael Jackson	HIStory: Past, Present and Future	18,625,000	09/27/17
19	1991		Guns N' Roses	Use Your Illusion I	18,010,000	03/01/18
20	1995		No Doubt	Tragic Kingdom	18,000,000	03/29/20
21	1994		Cranberries	No Need to Argue	17,840,000	01/25/18
22	1995		Oasis	(What's the Story) Morning Glory?	17,660,000	12/06/17
23	1991		U2	Achtung Baby	17,500,000	09/18/21
24	1990		Garth Brooks	No Fences	16,640,000	01/05/19
25	1993		Céline Dion	The Colour Of My Love	16,600,000	09/28/21
26	1996		Fugees	The Score	16,525,000	02/18/21
27	1999		Red Hot Chili Peppers	Californication	16,270,000	03/29/18
28	1991		R.E.M.	Out of Time	16,005,000	09/24/21
29	1995		Shania Twain	The Woman in Me	16,000,000	02/25/22
30	1998		Madonna	Ray Of Light	16,000,000	08/20/17
31	1994		TLC	CrazySexyCool	15,900,000	04/07/19
32	1998		Ms. Lauryn Hill	The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill	15,610,000	02/21/21
33	1999		Dido	No Angel	14,460,000	02/18/19
34	1991		Red Hot Chili Peppers	Blood Sugar Sex Magik	14,430,000	03/29/18
35	1990		Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	14,050,000	04/28/17
36	1997		Spice Girls	Spiceworld	13,950,000	03/23/17
37	1991		Genesis	We Can't Dance	13,780,000	05/25/22
38	1992		R.E.M.	Automatic for the People	13,720,000	09/24/21
39	1991		Garth Brooks	Ropin' The Wind	13,680,000	01/05/19
40	1994		Mariah Carey	Merry Christmas	13,400,000	04/28/17
41	1993		Aerosmith	Get a Grip	13,360,000	06/01/18
42	1991		Enya	Shepherd Moons	13,270,000	02/25/18
43	1999		Destiny's Child	The Writing's on the Wall	13,080,000	07/16/22
44	1999		Christina Aguilera	Christina Aguilera	12,800,000	03/18/17
45	1993		Meat Loaf	Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell	12,730,000	06/16/18
46	1993		Janet Jackson	Janet.	12,600,000	04/17/17
47	1997		NSYNC	NSYNC	12,490,000	02/09/18
48	1993		Nirvana	In Utero	12,050,000	07/09/17
49	1998		Céline Dion	These Are Special Times	11,900,000	09/28/21
50	1998		Cher	Believe	11,800,000	08/30/17
51	1991		Bryan Adams	Waking Up the Neighbours	11,630,000	03/22/19
52	1994		Pink Floyd	The Division Bell	11,550,000	06/18/17
53	1996		Metallica	Load	11,490,000	02/13/19
54	1997		Backstreet Boys	Backstreet's Back	10,800,000	04/02/22
55	1990		AC/DC	The Razors Edge	10,670,000	02/20/18
56	1996		2Pac	All Eyez on Me	10,615,000	01/22/22
57	1998		Whitney Houston	My Love Is Your Love	10,400,000	05/04/17
58	1999		Eminem	The Slim Shady LP	10,390,000	06/22/21
59	1999		TLC	FanMail	10,150,000	04/07/19
60	1995		Enya	The Memory of Trees	10,030,000	02/25/18
61	1990		Whitney Houston	I'm Your Baby Tonight	9,900,000	05/04/17
62	1995		Queen	Made in Heaven	9,660,000	01/25/20
63	1997		Mariah Carey	ButterFly	9,650,000	04/28/17
64	1997		Garth Brooks	Sevens	9,210,000	01/05/19
65	1991		Dire Straits	On Every Street	9,140,000	03/23/18
66	1994		R.E.M.	Monster	9,010,000	09/24/21
67	1993		Billy Joel	River Of Dreams	9,000,000	11/03/21
68	1997		Metallica	Reload	8,940,000	02/13/19
69	1992		Sade	Love Deluxe	8,740,000	07/02/20
70	1996		George Michael	Older	8,650,000	05/06/17
71	1992		Bon Jovi	Keep the Faith	8,600,000	01/28/22
72	1993		Cranberries	Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?	8,520,000	01/25/18
73	1993		Sting	Ten Summoner's Tales	8,150,000	06/14/20
74	1991		Mariah Carey	Emotions	8,100,000	04/28/17
75	1993		U2	Zooropa	8,000,000	09/18/21
76	1992		Garth Brooks	The Chase	7,970,000	01/05/19
77	1996		Backstreet Boys	Backstreet Boys	7,900,000	04/02/22
78	1993		Garth Brooks	In Pieces	7,840,000	01/05/19
79	1999		Sting	Brand New Day	7,830,000	06/14/20
80	1990		George Michael	Listen Without Prejudice Vol.1	7,800,000	05/06/17
81	1993		Phil Collins	Both Sides	7,710,000	04/11/18
82	1995		Tracy Chapman	New Beginning	7,630,000	06/25/19
83	1995		Bon Jovi	These Days	7,600,000	01/28/22
84	1994		Madonna	Bedtime Stories	7,500,000	08/20/17
85	1997		Usher	My Way	7,450,000	09/04/17
86	1997		Janet Jackson	The Velvet Rope	7,450,000	04/17/17
87	1998		Alanis Morissette	Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie	7,430,000	06/05/18
88	1997		Oasis	Be Here Now	7,410,000	12/06/17
89	1999		Jennifer Lopez	On the 6	7,290,000	06/24/18
90	1999		Mariah Carey	Rainbow	7,250,000	04/28/17
91	1995		Céline Dion	D'Eux	7,200,000	09/28/21
92	1991		Prince and the New Power Generation	Diamonds and Pearls	7,100,000	10/04/18
93	1994		Eric Clapton	From the Cradle	7,060,000	09/21/22
94	1992		Madonna	Erotica	6,825,000	08/20/17
95	1990		Madonna	I'm Breathless	6,700,000	08/20/17
96	1999		Enrique Iglesias	Enrique	6,700,000	10/11/21
97	1997		U2	Pop	6,700,000	09/18/21
98	1994		Oasis	Definitely Maybe	6,680,000	12/06/17
99	1996		Madonna	Evita	6,525,000	08/20/17
100	1998		Metallica	Garage Inc.	6,450,000	02/13/19
101	1994		The Rolling Stones	Voodoo Lounge	6,400,000	02/10/22
102	1996		Cranberries	To the Faithful Departed	6,230,000	01/25/18
103	1991		Ozzy Osbourne	No More Tears	6,200,000	03/12/20
104	1996		Makaveli	The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory	6,195,000	01/22/22
105	1997		Aerosmith	Nine Lives	6,110,000	06/01/18
106	1993		Guns N' Roses	The Spaghetti Incident?	6,100,000	03/01/18
107	1995		Garth Brooks	Fresh Horses	6,090,000	01/05/19
108	1991		Rod Stewart	Vagabond Heart	5,950,000	11/23/19
109	1991		Queen	Innuendo	5,870,000	01/25/20
110	1995		Red Hot Chili Peppers	One Hot Minute	5,850,000	03/29/18
111	1995		Green Day	Insomniac	5,800,000	03/11/17
112	1991		Sting	The Soul Cages	5,770,000	06/14/20
113	1993		Björk	Debut	5,730,000	12/23/18
114	1992		Céline Dion	Celine Dion	5,700,000	09/28/21
115	1992		Elton John	The One	5,680,000	02/05/18
116	1995		2Pac	Me Against the World	5,675,000	01/22/22
117	1995		AC/DC	Ballbreaker	5,420,000	02/20/18
118	1996		Whitney Houston	The Preacher's Wife	5,300,000	05/04/17
119	1997		Green Day	Nimrod	5,200,000	03/11/17
120	1990		Paul Simon	The Rhythm of the Saints	5,170,000	05/10/18
121	1997		Barbra Streisand	Higher Ground	5,090,000	03/16/18
122	1998		Robbie Williams	I've Been Expecting You	5,010,000	12/15/19
123	1991		Van Halen	For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge	4,925,000	08/14/20
124	1995		Mannheim Steamroller	Christmas in the Aire	4,920,000	12/28/20
125	1990		Jon Bon Jovi	Blaze of Glory	4,900,000	01/28/22
126	1995		Van Halen	Balance	4,870,000	08/14/20
127	1997		Foo Fighters	The Colour and the Shape	4,825,000	10/10/17
128	1992		TLC	Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip	4,720,000	04/07/19
129	1997		The Rolling Stones	Bridges to Babylon	4,700,000	02/10/22
130	1996		Bryan Adams	18 til I Die	4,650,000	03/22/19
131	1992		Bruce Springsteen	Human Touch	4,600,000	07/07/17
132	1995		Björk	Post	4,570,000	12/23/18
133	1999		Phil Collins	Tarzan	4,550,000	04/11/18
134	1997		Enrique Iglesias	Vivir	4,400,000	10/11/21
135	1998		Shakira	Dónde Están los Ladrones?	4,380,000	06/21/18
136	1998		Eric Clapton	Pilgrim	4,275,000	09/21/22
137	1996		Aaliyah	One in a Million	4,250,000	04/09/22
138	1996		Sting	Mercury Falling	4,170,000	06/14/20
139	1995		Enrique Iglesias	Enrique Iglesias	4,100,000	10/11/21
140	1992		Neil Young	Harvest Moon	4,065,000	05/16/21
141	1997		Robbie Williams	Life Thru a Lens	4,000,000	12/15/19
142	1998		Céline Dion	S'il Suffisait D'Aimer	3,900,000	09/28/21
143	1995		Take That	Nobody Else	3,720,000	12/15/19
144	1992		Bruce Springsteen	Lucky Town	3,700,000	07/07/17
145	1995		Shakira	Pies Descalzos	3,700,000	06/21/18
146	1995		Elton John	Made in England	3,690,000	02/05/18
147	1992		Garth Brooks	Beyond The Season	3,660,000	01/05/19
148	1996		R.E.M.	New Adventures in Hi-Fi	3,660,000	09/24/21
149	1993		Take That	Everything Changes	3,620,000	12/15/19
150	1992		Iron Maiden	Fear of the Dark	3,615,000	11/12/21
151	1997		Bee Gees	Still Waters	3,600,000	04/09/17
152	1997		2Pac	R U Still Down? (Remember Me)	3,600,000	01/22/22
153	1993		Elton John	Duets	3,550,000	02/05/18
154	1995		Ozzy Osbourne	Ozzmosis	3,520,000	03/12/20
155	1997		Björk	Homogenic	3,510,000	12/23/18
156	1999		Cranberries	Bury the Hatchet	3,510,000	01/25/18
157	1991		Cher	Love Hurts	3,500,000	08/30/17
158	1996		Phil Collins	Dance into the Light	3,480,000	04/11/18
159	1990		Céline Dion	Unison	3,400,000	09/28/21
160	1995		Foo Fighters	Foo Fighters	3,350,000	10/10/17
161	1998		NSYNC	Home for Christmas	3,300,000	02/09/18
162	1999		Foo Fighters	There Is Nothing Left to Lose	3,200,000	10/10/17
163	1999		Ayumi Hamasaki	Loveppears	3,190,000	09/27/19
164	1997		Elton John	The Big Picture	3,120,000	02/05/18
165	1993		2Pac	Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z…	3,075,000	01/22/22
166	1992		Prince and the New Power Generation	Love Symbol Album	3,020,000	10/04/18
167	1990		Iron Maiden	No Prayer for the Dying	3,010,000	11/12/21
168	1997		Jon Bon Jovi	Destination Anywhere	2,900,000	01/28/22
169	1994		Aaliyah	Age Ain't Nothig but a Number	2,850,000	04/09/22
170	1995		Bruce Springsteen	The Ghost of Tom Joad	2,850,000	07/07/17
171	1993		Barbra Streisand	Back to Broadway	2,850,000	03/16/18
172	1990		Fleetwood Mac	Behind The Mask	2,750,000	10/21/21
173	1999		George Michael	Songs from the Last Century	2,750,000	05/06/17
174	1999		2Pac + Outlawz	Still I Rise	2,630,000	01/22/22
175	1998		Enrique Iglesias	Cosas Del Amor	2,600,000	10/11/21
176	1990		Prince	Graffiti Bridge	2,550,000	10/04/18
177	1998		R.E.M.	Up	2,520,000	09/24/21
178	1993		Paul McCartney	Off the Ground	2,490,000	12/13/18
179	1993		Shania Twain	Shania Twain	2,300,000	02/25/22
180	1999		Johnny Hallyday	Sang Pour Sang	2,270,000	01/01/18
181	1997		Bob Dylan	Time Out of Mind	2,200,000	12/14/21
182	1992		Tracy Chapman	Matters of the Heart	2,110,000	06/25/19
183	1995		Meat Loaf	Welcome to the Neighbourhood	2,110,000	06/16/18
184	1998		Destiny's Child	Destiny's Child	2,055,000	07/16/22
185	1998		Bryan Adams	On a Day Like Today	1,980,000	03/22/19
186	1992		Take That	Take That & Party	1,970,000	12/15/19
187	1991		Green Day	Kerplunk	1,950,000	03/11/17
188	1999		Ayumi Hamasaki	A Song for xx	1,910,000	09/27/19
189	1997		Paul McCartney	Flaming Pie	1,860,000	12/13/18
190	1996		Journey	Trial by Fire	1,830,000	09/13/19
191	1992		Eric Clapton	Rush	1,800,000	09/21/22
192	1991		2Pac	2Pacalypse Now	1,680,000	01/22/22
193	1991		Céline Dion	Dion Chante Plamondon	1,500,000	09/28/21
194	1996		Barbra Streisand	The Mirror Has Two Faces	1,490,000	03/16/18
195	1990		Xuxa	Xuxa 5	1,235,000	10/13/22
196	1995		Prince	The Gold Experience	1,130,000	10/04/18
197	1997		Jimi Hendrix	First Rays of the New Rising Sun	925,000	12/21/21
198	1997		Jimi Hendrix	South Saturn Delta	665,000	12/21/21