France Best Selling Albums Ever
PER ALBUMÂ LANGUAGE
English language studio Albums
01 Michael Jackson – Thriller (1982) : 3 760 000
02Â Michael Jackson – Dangerous (1991) : 2 180 000
03Â Soundtrack – Grease (1978) : 2 045 000
04Â Dire Straits – Brothers in Arms (1985) : 2 020 000
05Â Adele – 21 (2011) : 1 870 000
06Â Michael Jackson – Bad (1987) : 1 795 000
07Â Soundtrack – Dirty Dancing (1987) : 1 760 000
08Â Soundtrack / Whitney Houston – The Bodyguard (1992) : 1 725 000
09Â Pink Floyd – Dark Side Of The Moon (1973) : 1 725 000
10Â Nirvana – Nevermind (1991) : 1 690 000
11Â Soundtrack / James Horner – Titanic (1997) : 1 690 000
12Â Michael Jackson – HIStory (1995) : 1 680 000
13 Céline Dion – Let’s Talk About Love (1997) : 1 610 000
14Â Norah Jones – Come Away With Me (2002) : 1 595 000
15Â Neil Young – Harvest (1972) : 1 585 000
16Â The Cranberries – No Need To Argue (1994) : 1 540 000
17Â Soundtrack / Bee Gees – Saturday Night Fever (1977) : 1Â 535 000
18 Pink Floyd – The Wall (1979) : 1 535 000
19 Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here (1975) : 1 440 000
20 Mika – Life in Cartoon Motion (2007) : 1 430Â 000
This list is mainly oriented towards three axis. The first one is Michael Jackson, by far the major figure here at #1, #2, #6 and #12 with  four consecutive albums. The second axis is Soundtracks that occupy five of the Top 17 spots, including Grease at #3. The third axis is Pink Floyd with three albums inside the Top 20 including their classic Dark Side Of The Moon at #9.