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LoadingSomething is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. download the app Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Sign up for our newsletter to get the news, trends and strategies that advertising and media pros want to know — delivered weekly to your inbox. LoadingSomething is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. download the app Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. 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:
Certified units: 12 million Buy it here >> 49. Kenny Rogers — "Kenny Rogers' Greatest Hits"LibertyCertified units: 12 million Buy it here >> 48. Kenny G — "Breathless"AristaCertified units: 12 million Buy it here >> 47. Jewel — "Pieces of You"AtlanticCertified units: 12 million Buy it here >> 46. Def Leppard — "Hysteria"MercuryCertified units: 12 million Buy it here >> 45. Celine Dion — "Falling Into You"550 MusicCertified units: 12 million Buy it here >> 44. Boyz II Men — "II"MotownCertified units: 12 million Buy it here >> 43. Bon Jovi — "Slippery When Wet"MercuryCertified units: 12 million Buy it here >> 42. Whitney Houston — "Whitney Houston"AristaCertified units: 13 million Buy it here >> 41. The Chicks — "Wide Open Spaces"MonumentCertified units: 13 million Buy it here >> 40. Prince & The Revolution — "Purple Rain"Warner Bros.Certified units: 13 million Buy it here >> 39. Pearl Jam — "Ten"EpicCertified units: 13 million Buy it here >> 38. Carole King — "Tapestry"ODECertified units: 13 million Buy it here >> 37. Bruce Springsteen — "Bruce Springsteen & E Street Band Live 1975-'85"ColumbiaCertified units: 13 million Buy it here >> 36. Backstreet Boys — "Millennium"JiveCertified units: 13 million Buy it here >> 35. Steve Miller Band — "Greatest Hits 1974-1978"CapitolCertified units: 14 million Buy it here >> 34. Simon & Garfunkel — "Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits"SonyCertified units: 14 million Buy it here >> 33. Meat Loaf — "Bat Out of Hell"Certified units: 14 million Buy it here >> 32. Garth Brooks — "Ropin' The Wind"CapitolCertified units: 14 million Buy it here >> 31. Britney Spears — "...Baby One More Time"JiveCertified units: 14 million Buy it here >> 30. Backstreet Boys — "Backstreet Boys"JiveCertified units: 14 million Buy it here >> 29. Adele — "21"Columbia RecordsCertified units: 14 million Buy it here >> 28. The Beatles — "The Beatles 1962-1966"AppleCertified units: 15 million Buy it here >> 27. Santana — "Supernatural"AristaCertified units: 15 million Buy it here >> 26. Pink Floyd — "Dark Side of the Moon"HarvestCertified units: 15 million Buy it here >> 25. Journey — "Greatest Hits"ColumbiaCertified units: 15 million Buy it here >> 24. Bruce Springsteen — "Born In The U.S.A."ColumbiaCertified units: 15 million Buy it here >> 23. Bob Marley & The Wailers — "Legend"IslandCertified units: 15 million Buy it here >> 22. Metallica — "Metallica"Atlantic/ElektraCertified units: 16 million Buy it here >> 21. Led Zeppelin — "Physical Graffiti"Swan SongCertified units: 16 million Buy it here >> 20. Bee Gees — "Saturday Night Fever" (Soundtrack)RSO RecordsCertified units: 15 million Buy it here >> 19. Alanis Morisette — "Jagged Little Pill"MaverickCertified units: 16 million Buy it here >> 18. The Beatles — "The Beatles 1967-1970"EMICertified units: 17 million Buy it here >> 17. Elton John — "Greatest Hits"IslandCertified units: 17 million Buy it here >> 16. Boston — "Boston"EpicCertified units: 17 million Buy it here >> 15. Whitney Houston – "The Bodyguard" (Soundtrack)AristaCertified units: 18 million Buy it here >> 14. Guns N' Roses — "Appetite for Destruction"GeffenCertified units: 18 million Buy it here >> 13. Garth Brooks — "No Fences"CapitolCertified units: 18 million Buy it here >> 12. Shania Twain — "Come On Over"Mercury NashvilleCertified units: 20 million Buy it here >> 11. Fleetwood Mac — "Rumours"Warner Bros.Certified units: 20 million Buy it here >> 10. Hootie & The Blowfish — "Cracked Rear View"AtlanticCertified units: 21 million Buy it here >> 9. Garth Brooks — "Double Live"Capitol NashvilleCertified units: 21 million Buy it here >> 8. Pink Floyd — "The Wall"ColumbiaCertified units: 23 million Buy it here >> 7. Led Zeppelin — "Led Zeppelin IV"AtlanticCertified units: 23 million Buy it here >> 6. Billy Joel — "Greatest Hits Volume 1 & Volume 2"ColumbiaCertified units: 23 million Buy it here >> 5. The Beatles — "The Beatles" ("The White Album")AppleCertified units: 24 million Buy it here >> 4. AC/DC — "Back In Black"EpicCertified units: 25 million Buy it here >> 3. Eagles — "Hotel California"AsylumCertified units: 26 million Buy it here >> 2. Michael Jackson — "Thriller"EpicCertified units: 34 million Buy it here >> 1. Eagles — "Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975)"ElektraCertified units: 38 million Buy it here >> Read next Listen to The Refresh, Insider's real-time news show More... Listen to The Refresh, Insider's real-time news show Close iconTwo crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification. What is the #1 bestMichael Jackson's Thriller, estimated to have sold 70 million copies worldwide, is the best-selling album ever. Jackson also currently has the highest number of albums on the list with five, Celine Dion has four, while the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Madonna and Whitney Houston each have three.
What is considered the best Eagles album?Listen to the best of Eagles here, and check out our best Eagles albums, below.. 8: 'Hell Freezes Over' (1994) ... . 7: 'On The Border' (1972) ... . 6: 'Eagles Live' (1980) ... . 5: 'The Long Run' (1979) ... . 4: 'Eagles' (1972) ... . 3: 'One Of These Nights' (1975) ... . 2: 'Desperado' (1973) ... . 1: 'Hotel California' (1976). Who sold more albums Michael Jackson or the Eagles?Jackson's 1982 album, Thriller (33 million copies sold), had just lost the status it held for almost a decade as the best-selling album of all time in the United States, ceding the title to the Eagles' Their Greatest Hits 1971–1975 (38 million), according to the RIAA.
How many albums did the Eagles greatest hits album sell?The RIAA has certified the album 38 times platinum, indicating sales of 38 million copies in America alone, which would make Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) the best-selling album of the 20th century in the United States (it was surpassed in platinum certifications by Michael Jackson's Thriller after Jackson's death in ...
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