I 100 album più venduti di sempre
Album che ha raggiunto almeno i 100 milioni di copie
| Michael Jackson | Thriller | 1982 | Pop/R&B/Rock/Funk/Soul | 109 |
Album tra i 40 e i 49 milioni di copie
| AC/DC | Back in Black | 1980 | Hard Rock/Blues | 45 |
| Pink Floyd | The Dark Side of the Moon | 1973 | Progressive Rock/Blues | 45 |
| Meat Loaf | Bat out of Hell | 1977 | Wagnerian Rock | 43 |
| The Eagles | Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) | 1976 | Country/Rock/Adult Pop | 42 |
| Various Artists / Whitney Houston | The Bodyguard | 1992 | Adult Pop/Soul/R&B/Soundtrack | 42 |
| Various Artists | Dirty Dancing | 1987 | Pop/Soundtrack | 42 |
| Various Artists / Bee Gees | Saturday Night Fever | 1977 | Disco/Soundtrack | 40 |
| Backstreet Boys | Millennium | 1999 | Teen Pop | 40 |
| Andrew Lloyd Webber | The Phantom of the Opera | 1986 | Lyric/Classical/Soundtrack | 40 |
| Fleetwood Mac | Rumours | 1977 | Rock | 40 |
Album tra i 30 e i 39 milioni di copie
| Shania Twain | Come on Over | 1997 | Country/Pop | 39 |
| Led Zeppelin | Led Zeppelin IV | 1971 | Rock 'n' Roll/Blues | 37 |
| Alanis Morissette | Jagged Little Pill | 1995 | Rock/Pop | 33 |
| Michael Jackson | Dangerous | 1991 | Pop/R&B/Rock/New Jack Swing | 32 |
| Mariah Carey | Music Box | 1993 | Pop/R&B | 32 |
| The Beatles | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | 1967 | Rock 'n' Roll/Blues | 32 |
| Céline Dion | Falling Into You | 1996 | Adult Pop | 32 |
| Céline Dion | Let's Talk About Love | 1997 | Adult Pop | 31 |
| The Beatles | 1 | 2000 | Rock 'n' Roll/Blues | 31 |
| Michael Jackson | Bad | 1987 | Pop/R&B/Rock/Funk/Soul | 30 |
| The Bee Gees | Spirits Having Flown | 1979 | Disco | 30 |
| Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms | 1985 | Rock/Blues | 30 |
| James Horner | Titanic | 1997 | Classic/Soundtrack | 30 |
| The Beatles | Abbey Road | 1969 | Rock 'n' Roll/Blues | 30 |
| Bruce Springsteen | Born in the U.S.A. | 1984 | Rock | 30 |
Album tra i 25 e i 29 milioni di copie
| Bon Jovi | Slippery When Wet | 1986 | Hard Rock | 28 |
| Guns N' Roses | Appetite for Destruction | 1987 | Hard Rock | 28 |
| Backstreet Boys | Backstreet's Back | 1997 | Teen Pop | 28 |
| Bee Gees / Various Artists | Grease | 1978 | Pop/Soundtrack | 28 |
| ABBA | ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits | 1992 | Pop/Rock/Dance/Disco | 26 |
| Nirvana | Nevermind | 1991 | Grunge Rock | 26 |
| The Eagles | Hotel California | 1976 | Country/Rock/Adult Pop | 26 |
| Hootie & The Blowfish | Cracked Rear View | 1994 | Folk/Rock 'n' Roll | 26 |
| Simon & Garfunkel | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 1970 | Folk/Rock 'n' Roll | 25 |
| U2 | The Joshua Tree | 1987 | Rock | 25 |
| Britney Spears | ...Baby One More Time | 1999 | Teen Pop | 25 |
| Iron Butterfly | In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida | 1968 | Rock | 25 |
| Mariah Carey | Daydream | 1995 | Pop/R&B | 25 |
| Queen | Greatest Hits | 1981 | Rock | 25 |
| Santana | Supernatural | 1999 | Blues/Soul/Rock | 25 |
| Whitney Houston | Whitney Houston | 1985 | Pop/Soul/R&B | 25 |
Album tra i 20 e i 24 milioni di copie
| Madonna | True Blue | 1986 | Pop | 24 |
| Backstreet Boys | Black & Blue | 2000 | Teen Pop | 24 |
| Linkin Park | Hybrid Theory | 2000 | Nu Metal/Rapcore | 24 |
| Ace of Base | Happy Nation/The Sign | 1993 | Pop | 23 |
| Spice Girls | Spice | 1996 | Teen Pop | 23 |
| Madonna | The Immaculate Collection | 1990 | Pop | 22 |
| Metallica | Metallica | 1991 | Metal | 22 |
| Carole King | Tapestry | 1971 | Pop | 22 |
| Dido | No Angel | 1999 | Adult Pop | 21 |
| Madonna | Like a Virgin | 1984 | Pop | 21 |
| Michael Jackson | HIStory: Past, Present and Future - Book I | 1995 | Pop/R&B/Rock/New Jack Swing/Funk/Soul | 20 |
| Norah Jones | Come Away with Me | 2002 | Soul/Blues/Jazz | 20 |
| Michael Jackson | Off the Wall | 1979 | Pop/R&B/Funk/Soul | 20 |
| Usher | Confessions | 2004 | R&B | 20 |
| Lionel Richie | Can't Slow Down | 1983 | R&B/Pop/Soul | 20 |
| Bob Marley & The Wailers | Legend: The Best of Bob Marley & The Wailers | 1984 | Reggae | 20 |
| Billy Ray Cyrus | Some Gave All | 1992 | Country/Rock/Adult Pop | 20 |
| Prince & the Revolution | Purple Rain | 1984 | Soul/Rock/Pop/Soundtrack | 20 |
| George Michael | Faith | 1987 | Pop/Soul | 20 |
| Blondie | Parallel Lines | 1977 | Pop/Rock/Disco | 20 |
| Britney Spears | Oops!... I Did It Again | 2000 | Teen Pop | 20 |
| Céline Dion | The Colour of My Love | 1993 | Adult Pop | 20 |
| Tina Turner | Private Dancer | 1984 | Rock/Pop | 20 |
| Cher | Believe | 1999 | Pop/Dance | 20 |
| Spice Girls | Spiceworld | 1997 | Teen Pop | 20 |
| Def Leppard | Hysteria | 1987 | Hard Rock | 20 |
| Supertramp | Breakfast In America | 1978 | Rock | 20 |
| Tracy Chapman | Tracy Chapman | 1988 | Folk | 20 |
| Janet Jackson | janet. | 1993 | R&B/Pop | 20 |
| Shakira | Laundry Service | 2001 | Pop | 20 |