France Best Selling Albums Ever:
All-Time Ranking (2015)

PER ALBUM LANGUAGE

English language studio Albums

01 Michael Jackson – Thriller (1982) : 3 745 000
02 Michael Jackson – Dangerous (1991) : 2 175 000
03 Soundtrack – Grease (1978) : 2 040 000
04 Dire Straits – Brothers in Arms (1985) : 2 010 000
05 Adele – 21 (2011) : 1 850 000
06 Michael Jackson – Bad (1987) : 1 785 000
07 Soundtrack – Dirty Dancing (1987) : 1 750 000
08 Soundtrack / Whitney Houston – The Bodyguard (1992) : 1 720 000
09 Pink Floyd – Dark Side Of The Moon (1973) : 1 715 000
10 Soundtrack / James Horner – Titanic (1997) : 1 690 000
11 Michael Jackson – HIStory (1995) : 1 675 000
12 Nirvana – Nevermind (1991) : 1 665 000
13 Céline Dion – Let’s Talk About Love (1997) : 1 610 000
14 Norah Jones – Come Away With Me (2002) : 1 590 000
15 Neil Young – Harvest (1972) : 1 570 000
16 The Cranberries – No Need To Argue (1994) : 1 540 000
17 Soundtrack / Bee Gees – Saturday Night Fever (1977) : 1 530 000
18 Pink Floyd – The Wall (1979) : 1 525 000
19 Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here (1975) : 1 430 000
20 Mika – Life in Cartoon Motion (2007) : 1 425 000

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 #11 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 #9.