Top 30 best selling albums of all time, including Michael Jackson, The Eagles, Whitney Houston [PHOTOS]
Which music legend has the best-selling album of all time? It’s the late Michael Jackson with “Thriller,” and it’s not even close. He has certified sales (albums, cassettes, CDs) of over 70 million copies, with the next closest competitor at 50 million copies being AC/DC (“Back in Black”) in second place.
Tour our photo gallery above featuring the top 30 best-selling albums of all time as noted on Wikipedia.
Jackson actually appears twice more on the chart with “Bad” (35 million) and “Dangerous” (30 million). Other musical artists to make multiple appearances are The Eagles with “Their Greatest Hits” (44 million) and “Hotel California” (42 million), The Beatles with “1” (31 million), “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” (30 million) and “Abbey Road” (30 million), Pink Floyd with “The Dark Side of the Moon” with 45 million and “The Wall” (30 million) and Celine Dion with “Falling into You” (32 million) and “Let’s Talk About Love” (31 million).
The list has a wide range of genres, including pop, rock, country, disco and hard rock. One interesting group of top sellers features movie soundtracks, including “The Bodyguard” featuring Whitney Houston (45 million), “Saturday Night Fever” featuring The Bee Gees (40 million) and “Dirty Dancing” (32 million).
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