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As a result of the methodology that the American and Canadian certification-awarding bodies, the RIAA and Music Canada, use, each disc in a multi-disc set is counted as one unit toward certification, leading to many double albums on the list—such as Pink Floyd's The Wall and the Beatles's The Beatles—being certified with a number double the number of copies sold there. Such albums have the certifications for the number of copies, not discs, shipped indicated.

Conversely, the American certification level for double albums that fit onto one compact disc, such as the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack reflect the actual number of copies sold.

40 million copies or more

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  • Markets' order within the table is based on the number of compact discs sold in each market, largest market at the top and smallest at the bottom.[1]
Artist Album Released Genre Total certified copies
(from available markets)
Claimed sales
Michael Jackson Thriller 1982 Pop, rock, R&B
42.4 million
51-65 million[20][21][22]
Pink Floyd The Dark Side of the Moon 1973 Progressive rock
22.7 million
45 million[26][27]
Eagles Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) 1976 Country rock, folk rock
32.2 million
42 million[28][29]
AC/DC Back in Black 1980 Hard rock, heavy metal
25.9 million
40 million[30][31]
Bee Gees / Various artists Saturday Night Fever 1977 Disco
18.9 million
40 million[33][34]
Fleetwood Mac Rumours 1977 Soft rock
26.8 million
40 million[37][38]
Whitney Houston / Various artists The Bodyguard 1992 R&B, soul, pop
27.4 million
40 million[43][44]

30–39 million copies

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Artist Album Released Genre Total certified copies
(from available markets)
Claimed sales
Shania Twain Come On Over 1997 Country, pop
29.8 million
39 million[48][49]
Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin IV 1971 Hard rock / Heavy metal
29.0 million
37 million[50]
Meat Loaf Bat Out of Hell 1977 Hard rock, progressive rock
20.5 million
34 million[51]
Alanis Morissette Jagged Little Pill 1995 Alternative rock
24.8 million
33 million[52]
The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 1967 Rock
13.1 million
32 million[53]
Eagles Hotel California 1976 Country rock / Hard rock
21.5 million
32 million[54]
Various artists Dirty Dancing 1987 Pop, rock, R&B
17.9 million
32 million[55]
The Beatles 1 2000 Rock
21.6 million
31 million[58]
The Beatles Abbey Road 1969 Rock
14.3 million
30 million[59]
Bruce Springsteen Born in the U.S.A. 1984 Rock
19.6 million
30 million[60]
Celine Dion Falling into You 1996 Pop / Soft rock
20.0 million
30 million[61]
Celine Dion Let's Talk About Love 1997 Pop / Soft rock
19.2 million
30 million[63]
Dire Straits Brothers in Arms 1985 Rock
17.4 million
30 million[64][65]
Guns N' Roses Appetite for Destruction 1987 Heavy metal / hard rock
21.3 million
30 million[66]
James Horner Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture 1997 Soundtrack
18.2 million
30 million[69]
Madonna The Immaculate Collection 1990 Pop / Dance
19.4 million
30 million[72]
Mariah Carey Music Box 1993 Pop / R&B
20.3 million
30 million[74]
Metallica Metallica 1991 Heavy metal, thrash metal
19.9 million
30 million[75]
Michael Jackson Bad 1987 Pop, funk, rock
18.4 million
30 million[76][77]
Michael Jackson Dangerous 1991 Rock / Funk / Pop
16.7 million
30 million[81]
Pink Floyd The Wall 1979 Progressive rock
17.1 million
30 million[82]
Santana Supernatural 1999 Rock
20.3 million
30 million[83]

20–29 million copies

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  • Markets' order within the table is based on the number of compact discs sold in each market, largest market at the top and smallest at the bottom.[1]
Artist Album Released Genre Total certified copies
(from available markets)
Claimed sales
ABBA ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits 1992 Pop
21.3 million
28 million[86]
Backstreet Boys Backstreet's Back / Backstreet Boys 1997 Pop
19.4 million
28 million[87]
Backstreet Boys Millennium 1999 Pop
17.7 million
28 million[91]
Bon Jovi Slippery When Wet 1986 Hard rock
14.9 million
28 million[92]
Spice Girls Spice 1996 Pop
17.6 million
28 million[94]
Various artists Grease 1978 Pop rock, rock and roll
14.4
28 million[95]
Adele 21 2011 Pop, soul
21.3 million
26.4 million[110]
Britney Spears ...Baby One More Time 1999 Pop
19.7 million
26 million[111]
Nirvana Nevermind 1991 Grunge, alternative rock
15.6 million
26 million[112]
Bob Marley & The Wailers Legend 1984 Reggae
19.5 million
25 million[113]
Carole King Tapestry 1971 Pop
10 million
25 million[114]
Madonna True Blue 1986 Pop
13.7 million
25 million[115]
Mariah Carey Daydream 1995 Pop / R&B
17.1 million
25 million[119]
Norah Jones Come Away with Me 2002 Jazz
17.2 million
25 million[121]
Queen Greatest Hits 1981 Rock
15 million
25 million[122]
Simon & Garfunkel Bridge over Troubled Water 1970 Folk rock
9.6 million
25 million[123]
U2 The Joshua Tree 1987 Rock
16.1 million
25 million[126]
Whitney Houston Whitney Houston 1985 Pop, R&B
16.5 million
25 million[129]
Andrew Lloyd Webber Phantom of the Opera 1986 Opera
10.3 million
24 million[130]
Linkin Park Hybrid Theory 2000 Nu metal, rap metal, alternative rock
14.8 million
24 million[131]
Eric Clapton Unplugged 1992 Acoustic blues, folk rock
16.4 million
20 million[132]
George Michael Faith 1987 Pop, soul
13.9 million
20 million[133]
Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin II 1969 Hard rock / Blues rock
15.2 million
20 million+
Simon & Garfunkel Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits 1972 Folk rock
17 million
22 million+

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