Best selling artists, albums and singles of all-time

Albums Ranking – Streaming (EAS) – Catalog (before 2000)

Streams are converted with the formula in effect at the time of analysis of the artist (e.g. Youtube has been accounted since May 2017). The figures are given in EAS (equivalent album sales).

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.

#	Year	Cover	Artist	Album	Album Streams EAS
1	1991		Nirvana	Nevermind	5,579,000
2	1982		Michael Jackson	Thriller	4,539,000
3	1991		Metallica	Metallica	4,465,000
4	1987		Guns N' Roses	Appetite For Destruction	4,448,000
5	1999		Dr. Dre	2001	3,948,000
6	1975		Queen	A Night at the Opera	3,860,000
7	1977		Fleetwood Mac	Rumours	3,799,000
8	1999		Red Hot Chili Peppers	Californication	3,607,000
9	1980		AC/DC	Back in Black	3,542,000
10	1995		Oasis	(What's the Story) Morning Glory?	3,273,000
11	1979		Pink Floyd	The Wall	3,132,000
12	1996		2Pac	All Eyez on Me	3,111,000
13	1977		Bob Marley	Exodus	2,920,000
14	1987		Michael Jackson	Bad	2,856,000
15	1977		Bee Gees & Various Artists	Saturday Night Fever	2,636,000
16	1986		Bon Jovi	Slippery When Wet	2,570,000
17	1969		The Beatles	Abbey Road	2,523,000
18	1980		Queen	The Game	2,473,000
19	1994		The Notorious B.I.G.	Ready to Die (The Remaster)	2,466,000
20	1978		Queen	Jazz	2,406,000
21	1977		Queen	News of the World	2,369,000
22	1991		Guns N' Roses	Use Your Illusion I	2,262,000
23	1973		Pink Floyd	The Dark Side of the Moon	2,215,000
24	1984		Queen	The Works	2,198,000
25	1999		blink-182	Enema Of The State	2,150,000
26	1997		The Notorious B.I.G.	Life After Death (2014 Remastered Edition)	2,130,000
27	1994		Mariah Carey	Merry Christmas	2,123,000
28	1976		Eagles	Hotel California	2,072,000
29	1991		Red Hot Chili Peppers	Blood Sugar Sex Magik	2,009,000
30	1984		Bryan Adams	Reckless	1,969,000
31	1987		U2	The Joshua Tree	1,954,000
32	1994		Green Day	Dookie	1,944,000
33	1981		Journey	Escape	1,855,000
34	1983		The Police	Synchronicity	1,829,000
35	1984		Wham!	Make It Big	1,822,000
36	1993		Nirvana	In Utero	1,820,000
37	1971		Led Zeppelin	Led Zeppelin IV	1,811,000
38	1984		Bruce Springsteen	Born in the U.S.A.	1,799,000
39	1968		The Beatles	The Beatles (White Album)	1,795,000
40	1979		AC/DC	Highway to Hell	1,777,000
41	1990		AC/DC	The Razors Edge	1,740,000
42	1997		Foo Fighters	The Colour and the Shape	1,735,000
43	1969		Creedence Clearwater Revival	Willy And The Poor Boys	1,703,000
44	1999		Backstreet Boys	Millennium	1,694,000
45	1994		Cranberries	No Need to Argue	1,639,000
46	1978		Bob Marley	Kaya	1,628,000
47	1970		Black Sabbath	Paranoid	1,596,000
48	1992		Whitney Houston	The Bodyguard	1,588,000
49	1985		Dire Straits	Brothers in Arms	1,587,000
50	1991		Michael Jackson	Dangerous	1,551,000
51	1986		Metallica	Master Of Puppets	1,532,000
52	1998		Shakira	Dónde Están los Ladrones?	1,518,000
53	1982		Queen	Hot Space	1,499,000
54	1980		Bob Marley	Uprising	1,491,000
55	1978		Various Artists	Grease	1,469,000
56	1999		Destiny's Child	The Writing's on the Wall	1,456,000
57	1997		Shania Twain	Come On Over	1,448,000
58	1991		Guns N' Roses	Use Your Illusion II	1,443,000
59	1984		Metallica	Ride The Lightning	1,415,000
60	1999		Eminem	The Slim Shady LP	1,402,000
61	1991		R.E.M.	Out of Time	1,396,000
62	1979		Michael Jackson	Off the Wall	1,370,000
63	1996		Spice Girls	Spice	1,347,000
64	1987		Whitney Houston	Whitney	1,343,000
65	1976		ABBA	Arrival	1,312,000
66	1995		Michael Jackson	HIStory: Past, Present and Future	1,302,000
67	1976		Queen	A Day at the Races	1,301,000
68	1970		Creedence Clearwater Revival	Pendulum	1,297,000
69	1999		Britney Spears	?Baby One More Time	1,278,000
70	1987		Dirty Dancing	Dirty Dancing	1,265,000
71	1970		The Beatles	Let It Be	1,245,000
72	1986		Wham!	Music from the Edge of Heaven	1,242,000
73	1965		The Beatles	Help!	1,232,000
74	1995		Alanis Morissette	Jagged Little Pill	1,227,000
75	1975		Aerosmith	Toys in the Attic	1,226,000
76	1988		Tracy Chapman	Tracy Chapman	1,222,000
77	1993		Aerosmith	Get a Grip	1,216,000
78	1984		Van Halen	1984	1,207,000
79	1978		Dire Straits	Dire Straits	1,205,000
80	1996		Fugees	The Score	1,198,000
81	1967		The Doors	The Doors	1,194,000
82	1970		Simon & Garfunkel	Bridge over Troubled Water	1,186,000
83	1988		Metallica	?And Justice For All	1,185,000
84	1987		Fleetwood Mac	Tango In The Night	1,170,000
85	1998		Ms. Lauryn Hill	The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill	1,143,000
86	1969		Led Zeppelin	Led Zeppelin II	1,134,000
87	1976		AC/DC	High Voltage	1,120,000
88	1975		Fleetwood Mac	Fleetwood Mac	1,112,000
89	1973		Elton John	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	1,109,000
90	1977		Billy Joel	The Stranger	1,107,000
91	1997		Backstreet Boys	Backstreet's Back	1,102,000
92	1976		Boston	Boston	1,076,000
93	1974		Queen	Sheer Heart Attack	1,074,000
94	1970		Creedence Clearwater Revival	Cosmo's Factory	1,071,000
95	1993		Cranberries	Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?	1,064,000
96	1995		No Doubt	Tragic Kingdom	1,053,000
97	1977		Eric Clapton	Slowhand	1,053,000
98	1966		The Rolling Stones	Aftermath	1,050,000
99	1999		TLC	FanMail	1,036,000
100	1972		Elton John	Honky Château	1,032,000
101	1997		James Horner	Titanic	1,021,000
102	1969		Creedence Clearwater Revival	Green River	1,012,000
103	1974		Bob Marley	Natty Dread	1,008,000
104	1984		Prince and the Revolutions	Purple Rain	1,006,000
105	1980		ABBA	Super Trouper	988,000
106	1983		Various Artists	Flashdance	980,000
107	1963		The Beatles	Please Please Me	980,000
108	1961		Elvis Presley	Blue Hawaii	978,000
109	1967		The Beatles	Sgt. Pepper?s Lonely Hearts Club Band	975,000
110	1999		Phil Collins	Tarzan	970,000
111	1969		Jackson 5	Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5	963,000
112	1993		Sting	Ten Summoner's Tales	957,000
113	1995		Shakira	Pies Descalzos	955,000
114	1965		The Beatles	Rubber Soul	953,000
115	1973		Aerosmith	Aerosmith	942,000
116	1969		The Rolling Stones	Let It Bleed	940,000
117	1967		Jimi Hendrix Experience	Are You Experienced	935,000
118	1970		Led Zeppelin	Led Zeppelin III	932,000
119	1967		The Beatles	Magical Mystery Tour	930,000
120	1998		Metallica	Garage Inc.	929,000
121	1970		Derek and the Dominos	Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs	925,000
122	1996		Céline Dion	Falling Into You	920,000
123	1986		Paul Simon	Graceland	917,000
124	1983		Elton John	Too Low for Zero	916,000
125	1997		Céline Dion	Let's Talk About Love	915,000
126	1968		Jimi Hendrix Experience	Electric Ladyland	911,000
127	1989		Nirvana	Bleach	909,000
128	1966		The Beatles	Revolver	907,000
129	1975		Pink Floyd	Wish You Were Here	892,000
130	1995		Mariah Carey	Daydream	886,000
131	1971		The Doors	L.A. Woman	857,000
132	1971		John Lennon	Imagine	851,000
133	1983		Billy Joel	An Innocent Man	848,000
134	1999		Santana	Supernatural	845,000
135	1991		U2	Achtung Baby	841,000
136	1970		Elton John	Elton John	834,000
137	1979		ABBA	Voulez-Vous	830,000
138	1989		Phil Collins	?But Seriously	820,000
139	1999		Jennifer Lopez	On the 6	819,000
140	1979		Supertramp	Breakfast in America	805,000
141	1987		George Michael	Faith	804,000
142	1976		Stevie Wonder	Songs in the Key of Life	801,000
143	1972		Deep Purple	Machine Head	787,000
144	1973		Billy Joel	Piano Man	785,000
145	1981		Phil Collins	Face Value	780,000
146	1991		Queen	Innuendo	776,000
147	1978		The Police	Outlandos d'Amour	774,000
148	1982		Iron Maiden	The Number of the Beast	771,000
149	1986		Queen	A Kind of Magic	770,000
150	1997		Green Day	Nimrod	765,000
151	1968		Simon & Garfunkel	Bookends	761,000
152	1986		Madonna	True Blue	761,000
153	1971		Elton John	Madman Across the Water	754,000
154	1972		Eagles	Eagles	743,000
155	1983		Metallica	Kill 'Em All	739,000
156	1980		Ozzy Osbourne	Blizzard of Ozz	739,000
157	1985		Whitney Houston	Whitney Houston	727,000
158	1992		R.E.M.	Automatic for the People	724,000
159	1971		The Rolling Stones	Sticky Fingers	723,000
160	1957		Elvis Presley	Elvis' Christmas Album	720,000
161	1994		Oasis	Definitely Maybe	719,000
162	1991		Bryan Adams	Waking Up the Neighbours	711,000
163	1969		Led Zeppelin	Led Zeppelin I	708,000
164	1994		TLC	CrazySexyCool	708,000
165	1964		The Beatles	A Hard Day's Night	700,000
166	1983		David Bowie	Let's Dance	690,000
167	1999		Foo Fighters	There Is Nothing Left to Lose	690,000
168	1998		Cher	Believe	677,000
169	1966		Simon & Garfunkel	Sounds of Silence	672,000
170	1965		The Rolling Stones	Out of Our Heads	670,000
171	1995		2Pac	Me Against the World	667,000
172	1975		ABBA	ABBA	666,000
173	1994		Pink Floyd	The Division Bell	662,000
174	1973		Bob Marley	Burnin'	658,000
175	1997		Metallica	Reload	655,000
176	1999		Dido	No Angel	648,000
177	1978		Van Halen	Van Halen	647,000
178	1999		Christina Aguilera	Christina Aguilera	644,000
179	1998		Whitney Houston	My Love Is Your Love	636,000
180	1975		Elton John	Rock of the Westies	625,000
181	1972		Stevie Wonder	Talking Book	623,000
182	1983		Bob Marley	Confrontation	622,000
183	1997		Robbie Williams	Life Thru a Lens	605,000
184	1971		David Bowie	Hunky Dory	603,000
185	1984		Madonna	Like A Virgin	601,000
186	1981		The Rolling Stones	Tattoo You	599,000
187	1972		Neil Young	Harvest	598,000
188	1975		Led Zeppelin	Physical Graffiti	595,000
189	1975		Bruce Springsteen	Born to Run	589,000
190	1978		The Rolling Stones	Some Girls	588,000
191	1982		Phil Collins	Hello, I Must Be Going!	587,000
192	1968		The Rolling Stones	Beggars Banquet	586,000
193	1993		Mariah Carey	Music Box	570,000
194	1973		Bob Marley	Catch a Fire	569,000
195	1979		The Police	Reggatta de Blanc	567,000
196	1980		John Lennon & Yoko Ono	Double Fantasy	563,000
197	1983		Journey	Frontiers	555,000
198	1967		The Doors	Strange Days	548,000
199	1985		Phil Collins	No Jacket Required	545,000
200	1970		Stevie Wonder	Signed Sealed & Delivered	536,000
201	1977		David Bowie	Heroes	535,000
202	1969		Creedence Clearwater Revival	Bayou Country	533,000
203	1987		Sting	?Nothing Like the Sun	531,000
204	1963		Bob Dylan	The Freewheelin? Bob Dylan	528,000
205	1980		Bruce Springsteen	The River	527,000
206	1988		Guns N' Roses	Gnr Lies	524,000
207	1970		The Doors	Morrison Hotel	510,000
208	1988		Bon Jovi	New Jersey	509,000
209	1996		Makaveli	The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory	508,000
210	1975		Eagles	One Of These Nights	508,000
211	1984		Sade	Diamond Life	507,000
212	1976		AC/DC	Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap	502,000
213	1970		Santana	Abraxas	501,000
214	1983		Iron Maiden	Piece of Mind	496,000
215	1973		Led Zeppelin	Houses Of The Holy	496,000
216	1992		Iron Maiden	Fear of the Dark	489,000
217	1992		Eric Clapton	Rush	489,000
218	1997		Oasis	Be Here Now	487,000
219	1977		Meat Loaf	Bat Out of Hell	482,000
220	1989		Billy Joel	Storm Front	478,000
221	1990		George Michael	Listen Without Prejudice Vol.1	477,000
222	1967		Cream	Disraeli Gears	477,000
223	1975		Rod Stewart	Atlantic Crossing	473,000
224	1983		U2	War	471,000
225	1974		Elton John	Caribou	470,000
226	1992		Bon Jovi	Keep the Faith	470,000
227	1976		Bob Marley	Rastaman Vibration	460,000
228	1989		Madonna	Like A Prayer	455,000
229	1977		AC/DC	Let There Be Rock	455,000
230	1977		ABBA	The Album	453,000
231	1987		Aerosmith	Permanent Vacation	451,000
232	1986		Genesis	Invisible Touch	450,000
233	1993		2Pac	Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z…	447,000
234	1992		Sade	Love Deluxe	445,000
235	1966		Buffalo Springfield	Buffalo Springfield	442,000
236	1970		Jackson 5	Jackson 5 Christmas Album	442,000
237	1996		Metallica	Load	436,000
238	1980		Barbra Streisand	Guilty	434,000
239	1963		The Beatles	With the Beatles	432,000
240	1996		Backstreet Boys	Backstreet Boys	427,000
241	1970		Jackson 5	ABC	426,000
242	1997		NSYNC	NSYNC	425,000
243	1979		Bob Marley	Survival	424,000
244	1989		Elton John	Sleeping with the Past	423,000
245	1997		Spice Girls	Spiceworld	417,000
246	1986		Prince and the Revolutions	Parade	416,000
247	1973		Paul McCartney & Wings	Band on the Run	415,000
248	1965		Bob Dylan	Highway 61 Revisited	413,000
249	1997		Usher	My Way	410,000
250	1966		Simon & Garfunkel	Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme	409,000
251	1989		Cher	Heart of Stone	405,000
252	1978		The Jacksons	Destiny	403,000
253	1967		Jimi Hendrix Experience	Axis: Bold As Love	401,000
254	1973		Elton John	Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player	397,000
255	1980		Dire Straits	Making Movies	393,000
256	1989		Queen	The Miracle	392,000
257	1995		Queen	Made in Heaven	390,000
258	1977		Supertramp	Even in the Quietest Moments?	386,000
259	1993		Céline Dion	The Colour Of My Love	384,000
260	1988		Enya	Watermark	382,000
261	1968		Cream	Wheels of Fire	378,000
262	1969		David Bowie	David Bowie (1969)	377,000
263	1991		Ozzy Osbourne	No More Tears	377,000
264	1998		Céline Dion	These Are Special Times	376,000
265	1970		Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young	Déjà Vu [CSNY]	373,000
266	1974		David Bowie	Diamond Dogs	372,000
267	1984		Stevie Wonder	The Woman In Red	371,000
268	1995		Céline Dion	D'Eux	368,000
269	1984		U2	The Unforgettable Fire	367,000
270	1981		The Police	Ghost in the Machine	364,000
271	1972		Paul Simon	Paul Simon	362,000
272	1973		The Rolling Stones	Goats Head Soup	358,000
273	1971		Rod Stewart	Every Picture Tells A Story	351,000
274	1980		Journey	Departure	350,000
275	1996		Bryan Adams	18 til I Die	346,000
276	1997		2Pac	R U Still Down? (Remember Me)	346,000
277	1995		Shania Twain	The Woman in Me	344,000
278	1973		Eagles	Desperado	343,000
279	1974		ABBA	Waterloo	341,000
280	1978		Billy Joel	52nd Street	338,000
281	1984		Iron Maiden	Powerslave	331,000
282	1995		Enrique Iglesias	Enrique Iglesias	323,000
283	1997		Janet Jackson	The Velvet Rope	323,000
284	1991		Enya	Shepherd Moons	321,000
285	1982		Fleetwood Mac	Mirage	320,000
286	1979		Fleetwood Mac	Tusk	320,000
287	1973		Queen	Queen	319,000
288	1973		Bob Dylan	Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid	318,000
289	1999		Cranberries	Bury the Hatchet	317,000
290	1964		The Beatles	Beatles for Sale	316,000
291	1993		Meat Loaf	Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell	314,000
292	1991		Genesis	We Can't Dance	308,000
293	1978		Rod Stewart	Blondes Have More Fun	307,000
294	1999		Enrique Iglesias	Enrique	305,000
295	1979		Eagles	The Long Run	301,000
296	1987		R.E.M.	Document	300,000
297	1972		The Rolling Stones	Exile on Main St	298,000
298	1998		Madonna	Ray Of Light	297,000
299	1980		The Police	Zenyatta Mondatta	297,000
300	1969		Crosby, Stills & Nash	Crosby, Stills & Nash [CSN]	296,000
301	1968		The Doors	Waiting for the Sun	290,000
302	1987		Pink Floyd	A Momentary Lapse of Reason	288,000
303	1982		Prince and the Revolutions	1999	286,000
304	1975		Bob Dylan	Blood on the Tracks	285,000
305	1968		Stevie Wonder	For Once in My Life	282,000
306	1979		Bee Gees	Spirits Having Flown	281,000
307	1996		George Michael	Older	281,000
308	1997		Mariah Carey	ButterFly	278,000
309	1993		Janet Jackson	Janet.	277,000
310	1980		Billy Joel	Glass Houses	276,000
311	1995		Green Day	Insomniac	275,000
312	1995		Tracy Chapman	New Beginning	274,000
313	1973		Stevie Wonder	Innervisions	274,000
314	1975		Paul Simon	Still Crazy After All These Years	271,000
315	1995		Red Hot Chili Peppers	One Hot Minute	270,000
316	1964		Bob Dylan	The Times They Are a-Changin?	269,000
317	1986		Johnny Hallyday	Gang	268,000
318	1971		Black Sabbath	Master of Reality	267,000
319	1983		Madonna	Madonna	267,000
320	1973		Faces	Ooh La La	266,000
321	1969		Elvis Presley	From Elvis in Memphis	266,000
322	1964		Simon & Garfunkel	Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.	265,000
323	1998		NSYNC	Home for Christmas	264,000
324	1976		Bob Dylan	Desire	264,000
325	1981		ABBA	The Visitors	262,000
326	1980		Stevie Wonder	Hotter than July	258,000
327	1995		Take That	Nobody Else	257,000
328	1998		Robbie Williams	I've Been Expecting You	255,000
329	1980		The Jacksons	Triumph	253,000
330	1989		Aerosmith	Pump	253,000
331	1985		Sade	Promise	252,000
332	1995		Björk	Post	252,000
333	1970		Black Sabbath	Black Sabbath	251,000