The 50 best-selling albums of all time
Insider broke down the top 50 best-selling albums in US history based on the Record Industry Association of America's data (measured in "certified units" sold).
In 2018, The Eagles' 1976 greatest hits album surpassed Michael Jackson's 1982 hit "Thriller" for the top spot on the list.
Garth Brooks, The Beatles, and Led Zeppelin appear three times on the list.
In 2018, The Eagles' greatest hits album, released in 1976, surpassed Michael Jackson's 1982 album "Thriller" to take the top spot on the Record Industry Association of America's (RIAA) list of the top selling albums of all time in the US.
The Eagles have the first and third best-selling albums of all time, with the band's "Hotel California" following "Thriller."
Other notable artists on the list include The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and Garth Brooks, who are all featured three times in the top 50.
Below is the list based on RIAA's data for the best-selling albums in US history (measured in "certified units" sold).
John Lynch contributed to a previous version of this post.
Check out the 50 best-selling albums of all time:
50. Led Zeppelin - "Led Zeppelin II"
Certified units: 12 million
49. Kenny Rogers - "Kenny Rogers' Greatest Hits"
Certified units: 12 million
48. Kenny G - "Breathless"
Certified units: 12 million
47. Jewel - "Pieces of You"
Certified units: 12 million
46. Def Leppard - "Hysteria"
Certified units: 12 million
45. Celine Dion - "Falling Into You"
Certified units: 12 million
44. Boyz II Men - "II"
Certified units: 12 million
43. Bon Jovi - "Slippery When Wet"
Certified units: 12 million
42. Whitney Houston - "Whitney Houston"
Certified units: 13 million
41. The Chicks - "Wide Open Spaces"
Certified units: 13 million
40. Prince & The Revolution - "Purple Rain"
Certified units: 13 million
39. Pearl Jam - "Ten"
Certified units: 13 million
38. Carole King - "Tapestry"
Certified units: 13 million
37. Bruce Springsteen - "Bruce Springsteen & E Street Band Live 1975-'85"
Certified units: 13 million
36. Backstreet Boys - "Millennium"
Certified units: 13 million
35. Steve Miller Band - "Greatest Hits 1974-1978"
Certified units: 14 million
34. Simon & Garfunkel - "Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits"
Certified units: 14 million
33. Meat Loaf - "Bat Out of Hell"
Certified units: 14 million
32. Garth Brooks - "Ropin' The Wind"
Certified units: 14 million
31. Britney Spears - "...Baby One More Time"
Certified units: 14 million
30. Backstreet Boys - "Backstreet Boys"
Certified units: 14 million
29. Adele - "21"
Certified units: 14 million
28. The Beatles - "The Beatles 1962-1966"
Certified units: 15 million
27. Santana - "Supernatural"
Certified units: 15 million
26. Pink Floyd - "Dark Side of the Moon"
Certified units: 15 million
25. Journey - "Greatest Hits"
Certified units: 15 million
24. Bruce Springsteen - "Born In The U.S.A."
Certified units: 15 million
23. Bob Marley & The Wailers - "Legend"
Certified units: 15 million
22. Metallica - "Metallica"
Certified units: 16 million
21. Led Zeppelin - "Physical Graffiti"
Certified units: 16 million
20. Bee Gees - "Saturday Night Fever" (Soundtrack)
Certified units: 15 million
19. Alanis Morisette - "Jagged Little Pill"
Certified units: 16 million
18. The Beatles - "The Beatles 1967-1970"
Certified units: 17 million
17. Elton John - "Greatest Hits"
Certified units: 17 million
16. Boston - "Boston"
Certified units: 17 million
15. Whitney Houston - "The Bodyguard" (Soundtrack)
Certified units: 18 million
14. Guns N' Roses - "Appetite for Destruction"
Certified units: 18 million
13. Garth Brooks - "No Fences"
Certified units: 18 million
12. Shania Twain - "Come On Over"
Certified units: 20 million
11. Fleetwood Mac - "Rumours"
Certified units: 20 million
10. Hootie & The Blowfish - "Cracked Rear View"
Certified units: 21 million
9. Garth Brooks - "Double Live"
Certified units: 21 million
8. Pink Floyd - "The Wall"
Certified units: 23 million
7. Led Zeppelin - "Led Zeppelin IV"
Certified units: 23 million
6. Billy Joel - "Greatest Hits Volume 1 & Volume 2"
Certified units: 23 million
5. The Beatles - "The Beatles" ("The White Album")
Certified units: 24 million
4. AC/DC - "Back In Black"
Certified units: 25 million
3. Eagles - "Hotel California"
Certified units: 26 million
2. Michael Jackson - "Thriller"
Certified units: 34 million
1. Eagles - "Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975)"
Certified units: 38 million
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