2007-01-13 20:18:08 · 33 answers · asked by nigel1 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Wasn't it Wacko Jacko's "Thriller"? I think it was.
Either him or The Eagles. I believe they had one too.
2007-01-13 20:20:27 · answer #1 · answered by Mario E 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Here are the top 5 list of Top-Selling Albums of all time:
29 Million
Eagles: Their Greatest Hits, 1971–1975, Eagles (Asylum)
27 Million
Thriller, Michael Jackson (Epic)
23 Million
Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)
The Wall, Pink Floyd (Columbia)
21 Million
Greatest Hits, Volumes I & II, Billy Joel (Columbia)
Back in Black, AC/DC (Epic)
20 Million
Double Live, Garth Brooks (Capitol Nashville)
Come On Over, Shania Twain (Mercury Nashville)
For the complete list, pls check out the links below.
2007-01-13 20:52:14 · answer #2 · answered by Luke 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're referring to USA sales, then it's the Eagles - Their Greatest Hits. According to Wikipedia.com, here are the top 10 best-selling albums of all time in the USA:
1. Eagles - Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) (1976, Asylum) - 29 times platinum
2. Michael Jackson - Thriller (Epic, 1982) - 27 times platinum
3. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV (Atlantic, 1971) - 23 times platinum
4. Pink Floyd - The Wall (Columbia, 1979) - 23 times platinum
5. AC/DC - Back in Black (Atlantic, 1980) - 21 times platinum
6. Billy Joel - Greatest Hits, Vols. 1 & 2 (Columbia, 1985) - 21 times platinum
7. Shania Twain - Come on Over (Mercury, 1997) - 20 times platinum
8. Garth Brooks - Double Live (Capitol, 1998) - 20 times plainum
9. The Beatles - The Beatles ("The White Album") (Apple, 1968) - 19 times platinum
10. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (Warner Bros., 1977) - 19 times platinum
2007-01-13 20:25:40 · answer #3 · answered by KGJ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Michael Jackson- Thriller
2007-01-13 20:20:48 · answer #4 · answered by Denny T 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thriller
2007-01-13 20:28:35 · answer #5 · answered by chersgaz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thriller by Michael Jackson. "In 1982, Jackson recorded what has been named the best-selling album of all-time, Thriller with reported worldwide sales of over 104 million (from Guinness World Records)."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best-selling_artist_of_all-time
2007-01-13 20:23:24 · answer #6 · answered by Voo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of the newer album duos that sold well as one of the top selling rock albums of 2005 that didnt really get recognized was "mezmerize" and "hypnotize" by System Of A Down.
2007-01-13 20:36:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actual sales figures show that in 2004 Robbie Williams Greatest Hits album reached an all time high of 239.4 million sales
2007-01-13 22:22:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Michael Jackson - Thriller.
60 million copies sold to date.
2007-01-13 20:21:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thriller by Michael Jackson, 104 million copies & counting!!
2007-01-14 04:51:49 · answer #10 · answered by sportsfan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon". It was number one on the album charts for 37 weeks (which was unheard of at the time), and is still on the top 100 list.
2007-01-13 20:21:43 · answer #11 · answered by Paul H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋