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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
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49. Kenny Rogers — "Kenny Rogers' Greatest Hits"
LibertyCertified units: 12 million
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48. Kenny G — "Breathless"
AristaCertified units: 12 million
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47. Jewel — "Pieces of You"
AtlanticCertified units: 12 million
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46. Def Leppard — "Hysteria"
MercuryCertified units: 12 million
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45. Celine Dion — "Falling Into You"
550 MusicCertified units: 12 million
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44. Boyz II Men — "II"
MotownCertified units: 12 million
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43. Bon Jovi — "Slippery When Wet"
MercuryCertified units: 12 million
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42. Whitney Houston — "Whitney Houston"
AristaCertified units: 13 million
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41. The Chicks — "Wide Open Spaces"
MonumentCertified units: 13 million
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40. Prince & The Revolution — "Purple Rain"
Warner Bros.Certified units: 13 million
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39. Pearl Jam — "Ten"
EpicCertified units: 13 million
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38. Carole King — "Tapestry"
ODECertified units: 13 million
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37. Bruce Springsteen — "Bruce Springsteen & E Street Band Live 1975-'85"
ColumbiaCertified units: 13 million
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36. Backstreet Boys — "Millennium"
JiveCertified units: 13 million
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35. Steve Miller Band — "Greatest Hits 1974-1978"
CapitolCertified units: 14 million
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34. Simon & Garfunkel — "Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits"
SonyCertified units: 14 million
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33. Meat Loaf — "Bat Out of Hell"
Cleveland InternationalCertified units: 14 million
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32. Garth Brooks — "Ropin' The Wind"
CapitolCertified units: 14 million
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31. Britney Spears — "...Baby One More Time"
JiveCertified units: 14 million
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30. Backstreet Boys — "Backstreet Boys"
JiveCertified units: 14 million
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29. Adele — "21"
Columbia RecordsCertified units: 14 million
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28. The Beatles — "The Beatles 1962-1966"
AppleCertified units: 15 million
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27. Santana — "Supernatural"
AristaCertified units: 15 million
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26. Pink Floyd — "Dark Side of the Moon"
HarvestCertified units: 15 million
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25. Journey — "Greatest Hits"
ColumbiaCertified units: 15 million
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24. Bruce Springsteen — "Born In The U.S.A."
ColumbiaCertified units: 15 million
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23. Bob Marley & The Wailers — "Legend"
IslandCertified units: 15 million
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22. Metallica — "Metallica"
Atlantic/ElektraCertified units: 16 million
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21. Led Zeppelin — "Physical Graffiti"
Swan SongCertified units: 16 million
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20. Bee Gees — "Saturday Night Fever" (Soundtrack)
RSO RecordsCertified units: 15 million
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19. Alanis Morisette — "Jagged Little Pill"
MaverickCertified units: 16 million
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18. The Beatles — "The Beatles 1967-1970"
EMICertified units: 17 million
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17. Elton John — "Greatest Hits"
IslandCertified units: 17 million
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16. Boston — "Boston"
EpicCertified units: 17 million
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15. Whitney Houston – "The Bodyguard" (Soundtrack)
AristaCertified units: 18 million
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14. Guns N' Roses — "Appetite for Destruction"
GeffenCertified units: 18 million
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13. Garth Brooks — "No Fences"
CapitolCertified units: 18 million
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12. Shania Twain — "Come On Over"
Mercury NashvilleCertified units: 20 million
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11. Fleetwood Mac — "Rumours"
Warner Bros.Certified units: 20 million
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10. Hootie & The Blowfish — "Cracked Rear View"
AtlanticCertified units: 21 million
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9. Garth Brooks — "Double Live"
Capitol NashvilleCertified units: 21 million
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8. Pink Floyd — "The Wall"
ColumbiaCertified units: 23 million
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7. Led Zeppelin — "Led Zeppelin IV"
AtlanticCertified units: 23 million
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6. Billy Joel — "Greatest Hits Volume 1 & Volume 2"
ColumbiaCertified units: 23 million
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5. The Beatles — "The Beatles" ("The White Album")
AppleCertified units: 24 million
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4. AC/DC — "Back In Black"
EpicCertified units: 25 million
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3. Eagles — "Hotel California"
AsylumCertified units: 26 million
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2. Michael Jackson — "Thriller"
EpicCertified units: 34 million
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1. Eagles — "Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975)"
ElektraCertified units: 38 million
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