PLATINUM SELLING LP'S / CD's / ALBUMS
This is a list or Top 400 of music albums that reached Platinum status in sales figures over
the years. All albums, CD's and records sold many million copies worldwide. We had to spread
these platinum selling albums over 14 pages (+400 huge record sales).
1 - 10
- 1. The Eagles- Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) (Asylum, 1980)- 29 x platinum
- 2. Michael Jackson - Thriller (Epic, 1982) - 27 x platinum
- 3. Pink Floyd - The Wall (Columbia, 1979) - 23 x platinum
- 4. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV (ZoSo) (Atlantic, 1971) - 23 x platinum
- 5. AC/DC - Back in Black (Atlantic, 1980) - 21 x platinum
- 6. Billy Joel - Greatest Hits, Vols. 1 & 2 (Columbia, 1985) - 21 x platinum
- 7. Garth Brooks - Double Live (Capitol, 1998) - 20 x platinum
- 8. Shania Twain - Come on Over (Mercury, 1997) - 20 x platinum
- 9. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (Warner Bros., 1977) - 19 x platinum
- 10. The Beatles - The Beatles (The White Album) (Apple, 1968) - 19 x platinum
11 - 20
- 11. Boston - Boston (Epic, 1976) - 17 x platinum
- 12. Whitney Houston - The Bodyguard (Arista, 1992) - 17 x platinum
- 13. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (Swan Song, 1975) - 16 x platinum
- 14. Garth Brooks - No Fences (Capitol, 1990) - 16 x platinum
- 15. Eagles - Hotel California (Asylum, 1976) - 16 x platinum
- 16. Elton John - Greatest Hits (Polydor, 1974) - 16 x platinum
- 17. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (Maverick, 1995) - 16 x platinum
- 18. The Beatles - 1967-1970 (the Blue Album) (Capitol, 1973) - 16 x platinum
- 19. Hootie and the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View (Atlantic, 1994) - 16 x platinum
- 20. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (Capitol, 1973) - 15 x platinum
21 - 30
- 21. The Beatles - 1962-1966 (the Red Album) (Capitol, 1973) - 15 x platinum
- 22. Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever (soundtrack) (RSO, 1977) - 15 x platinum
- 23. Guns N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction (Geffen, 1987) - 15 x platinum
- 24. Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A. (Columbia, 1984) - 15 x platinum
- 25. Santana - Supernatural (Arista, 1999) - 15 x platinum
- 26. Metallica - Metallica (the Black Album) (Elektra, 1991) - 14 x platinum
- 27. Backstreet Boys - Backstreet Boys (Jive, 1997) - 14 x Platinum
- 28. Britney Spears - ....Baby One More Time (Jive, 1999) - 14 x Platinum
- 29. Simon and Garfunkel - Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits (Columbia, 1972) - 14 x platinum
- 30. Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell (Epic,1977) - 14 x platinum
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