| Number | Millions Sold | Title | Artist's Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 37 | Candle In The Wind -- (Princess Diana Tribute) | Elton John |
| 2 | 30 | White Christmas | Bing Crosby |
| 3 | 17 | Rock Around The Clock | Bill Haley and His Comets |
| 4 | 12 | I Want To Hold Your Hand | The Beatles |
| 5 | 12 | Louie Louie | The Kingsmen |
| 6 | 10 | Hey Jude | The Beatles |
| 7 | 10 | It's Now Or Never | Elvis Presley |
| 8 | 10 | I Will Always Love You | Whitney Houston |
| 9 | 9 | Hound Dog | Elvis Presley |
| 10 | 9 | Diana | Paul Anka |
| Millions Sold | Title | Artist's Name |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Their Greatest Hits (vol. 1) | The Eagles |
| 28 | Thriller | Michael Jackson |
| 23 | The Wall | Pink Floyd |
| 23 | Led Zeppelin IV | Led Zeppelin |
| 22 | Back In Black | AC/DC |
| 21 | Greatest Hits VOL I & II | Billy Joel |
| 21 | Double Live | Garth Brooks |
| 20 | Come On Over | Shania Twain |
| 19 | The Beatles | The Beatles |
| 19 | Rumours | Fleetwood Mac |
| 18 | Appetite For Destruction | Guns 'n Roses |
| 17 | Boston | Boston |
| 17 | The Bodyguard (soundtrack) | Whitney Houston |
| 17 | No Fences | Garth Brooks |
| 16 | The Beatles 1967 - 1970 | The Beatles |
| 16 | Hotel California | Eagles |
| 16 | Greatest Hits | Elton John |
| 16 | Jagged Little Pill | Alanis Morissette |
| 16 | Cracked Rear View | Hootie & The Blowfish |
| 16 | Physical Graffiti | Led Zeppelin |
| 15 | The Beatles 1962 - 1966 | The Beatles |
| 15 | Saturday Night Fever | The Bee Gees |
| 15 | Born In The U.S.A. | Bruce Springsteen |
| 15 | Dark Side Of The Moon | Pink Floyd |
| 15 | Greatest Hits | Journey |
| 14 | Supernatural | Santana |
| 14 | Bat Out Of Hell | Meat Loaf |
| 14 | Ropin' The Wind | Garth Brooks |
| 14 | Backstreet Boys | Backstreet Boys |
| 14 | Baby One More Time | Britney Spears |
| 14 | Greatest Hits | Simon & Garfunkel |
| 14 | Metallica | Metallica |
| 13 | Frampton Comes Alive | Peter Frampton |
| 13 | Purple Rain (soundtrack) | Prince & The Revolution |
| 13 | Whitney Houston | Whitney Houston |
| 13 | Millennium | Backstreet Boys |
| 13 | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Live | Bruce Springsteen |
| 13 | Greatest Hits 1974 - 1978 | Steve Miller Band |
| 13 | Ten | Pearl Jam |
| 12 | Abbey Road | The Beatles |
| 12 | Led Zeppelin II | Led Zeppelin |
| 12 | Hot Rocks | The Rolling Stones |
| 12 | Slippery When Wet | Bon Jovi |
| 12 | II | Boyz II Men |
| 12 | Kenny Rogers Greatest Hits | Kenny Rogers |
| 12 | Breathless | Kenny G |
| 12 | Hysteria | Def Leppard |
| 12 | The Woman In Me | Shania Twain |
| 12 | No Jacket Required | Phil Collins |
| 12 | Yourself Or Someone Like You | Matchbox Twenty |
| 12 | Forrest Gump Soundtrack | Various Artists |
| 12 | Wide Open Spaces | Dixie Chicks |
| 12 | Pieces Of You | Jewel |
| 11 | Dirty Dancing Soundtrack | Various Artists |
| 11 | James Taylor's Greatest Hits | James Taylor |
| 11 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | The Beatles |
| 11 | Crazysexycool | TLC |
| 11 | Up! | Shania Twain |
| 11 | Houses Of The Holy | Led Zeppelin |
| 11 | Titanic Soundtrack | Various Artists |
| 11 | No Strings Attached | 'N Sync |
| 11 | Falling Into You | Celine Dion |
| 11 | Eagles Greatest Hits Volume II | Eagles |
| 11 | Devil Without A Cause | Kid Rock |
| 11 | Human Clay | Creed |
| 11 | Aerosmith's Greatest Hits | Aerosmith |
| 10 | The Stranger | Billy Joel |
| 10 | 1984 | Van Halen |
| 10 | Best Of The Doobies | The Doobie Brothers |
| 10 | Can't Slow Down | Lionel Richie |
| 10 | Daydream | Mariah Carey |
| 10 | Dookie | Green Day |
| 10 | Eliminator | ZZ Top |
| 10 | Faith | George Michael |
| 10 | Fly | Dixie Chicks |
| 10 | Appetite for Destruction | Guns and Roses |
| 10 | Led Zeppelin | Led Zeppelin |
| 10 | Legend | Bob Marley & The Wailers |
| 10 | Let's Talk About Love | Celine Dion |
| 10 | Life After Death | Notorious B.I.G. |
| 10 | Tragic Kingdom | No Doubt |
| 10 | Like A Virgin | Madonna |
| 10 | Music Box | Mariah Carey |
| 10 | 'N Sync | 'N Sync |
| 10 | Nevermind | Nirvana |
| 10 | Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'em | MC Hammer |
| 10 | Tapestry | Carole King |
| 10 | The Hits | Garth Brooks |
| 10 | The Immaculate Collection | Madonna |
| 10 | The Joshua Tree | U2 |
| 10 | The Lion King Soundtrack | Various Artists |
| 10 | Unplugged | Eric Clapton |
| 10 | Van Halen | Van Halen |
| 10 | Greatest Hits | Tom Petty |
| 10 | Pyromania | Def Leppard |
| 10 | Come Away With Me | Nora Jones |
| 10 | Greatest Hits | Patsy Cline |
| 10 | Hybrid Theory | Linkin Park |
| 10 | Best Of The Doors | The Doors |
| 10 | Oops! I Did It Again | Britney Spears |
| 10 | Garth Brooks | Garth Brooks |
| 10 | Confessions | Usher |
| 10 | Songs In The Key Of Live | Stevie Wonder |
| 10 | Sevens | Garth Brooks |
| 10 | 1 | The Beatles |
| 9 | Top Gun Soundtrack | Various Artists |
| 9 | Footloose Soundtrack | Various Artists |
| 9 | All Eyez On Me | Tupac |
| 9 | Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness | Smashing Pumkins |
| 9 | High Infidelity | REO Speedwagon |
| 9 | Mariah Carey | Mariah Carey |
| 9 | Cooleyhighharmony | Boyz II Men |
| 9 | Licenced To Ill | Beastie Boys |
| 9 | The Sign | Ace Of Base |
| 9 | Whitney | Whitney Houston |
| 9 | Escape | Journey |
| 9 | Some Gave All | Billy Ray Cyrus |
| 9 | Greatest Hits | John Denver |
| 9 | Brothers In Arms | Dire Straits |
| 9 | Great Band Era | Various Artists |
| 9 | Big Willie Style | Will Smith |
| 9 | Greatest Hits | 2 Pac |
| Number | Artist | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Beatles | 106,530,000 |
| 2 | Garth Brooks | 92,000,000 |
| 3 | Led Zeppelin | 83,620,000 |
| 4 | Elvis Presley | 77,280,000 |
| 5 | Eagles | 65,000,000 |
| 6 | Billy Joel | 63,250,000 |
| 7 | Barbra Streisand | 62,750,000 |
| 8 | Elton John | 61,620,000 |
| 9 | Aerosmith | 54,370,000 |
| 10 | Pink Floyd | 52,600,000 |
| Artist | Gold 500,000 units shipped | Platinum one million units shipped | Multi-Platinum two million units shipped |
|---|---|---|---|
| AC/DC | 19 | 19 | 11 |
| AEROSMITH | 23 | 18 | 11 |
| ALABAMA | 22 | 20 | 10 |
| ALLMAN BROTHERS | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| HERB ALPERT | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| BEACH BOYS | 19 | 5 | 3 |
| BEATLES | 41 | 36 | 24 |
| BEE GEES | 24 | 14 | 3 |
| BLACK SABBATH | 12 | 8 | 3 |
| BOWIE, DAVID | 14 | 4 | 0 |
| BUFFETT, JIMMY | 15 | 8 | 2 |
| CAMPBELL, GLEN | 17 | 5 | 1 |
| CARPENTERS | 22 | 8 | 6 |
| CASH, JOHNNY | 12 | 4 | 3 |
| CHICAGO | 22 | 18 | 7 |
| CLAPTON, ERIC | 21 | 12 | 7 |
| CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL | 23 | 14 | 6 |
| DENVER, JOHN | 20 | 13 | 7 |
| DIAMOND, NEIL | 38 | 20 | 11 |
| DOOBIE BROTHERS | 13 | 10 | 4 |
| DOORS | 17 | 14 | 5 |
| DYLAN, BOB | 32 | 14 | 4 |
| EAGLES | 13 | 10 | 9 |
| FLEETWOOD MAC | 15 | 9 | 7 |
| FOUR SEASONS | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| FRANKLIN, ARETHA | 28 | 4 | 1 |
| GRAND FUNK RAILROAD | 14 | 6 | 2 |
| GRATEFUL DEAD | 18 | 6 | 4 |
| HALL & OATES | 17 | 6 | 3 |
| HENDRIX, JIMI | 15 | 9 | 5 |
| HUMPERDINCK, ENGELBERT | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| ISLEY BROTHERS | 15 | 10 | 3 |
| JEFFERSON AIRPLANE/STARSHIP | 20 | 5 | 1 |
| JETHRO TULL | 15 | 3 | 1 |
| JOEL, BILLY | 18 | 17 | 11 |
| JOHN, ELTON | 36 | 25 | 12 |
| JONES, TOM | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| JOURNEY | 17 | 8 | 7 |
| KISS | 24 | 10 | 2 |
| LED ZEPPELIN | 16 | 16 | 13 |
| LENNON, JOHN (solo) | 11 | 3 | 2 |
| LYNYRD SKYNYRD | 16 | 11 | 6 |
| MADONNA | 16 | 16 | 12 |
| MANILOW, BARRY | 20 | 12 | 5 |
| MARLEY, BOB & THE WAILERS | 11 | 2 | 2 |
| MARTIN, DEAN | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| MATHIS, JOHNNY | 16 | 6 | 2 |
| McCARTNEY, PAUL (solo) | 23 | 15 | 5 |
| MELLENCAMP, JOHN | 16 | 11 | 5 |
| MOODY BLUES | 16 | 6 | 0 |
| MURRAY, ANNE | 15 | 5 | 2 |
| NEWTON-JOHN, OLIVIA | 21 | 5 | 3 |
| O'JAYS | 14 | 4 | 0 |
| PETTY, TOM | 15 | 8 | 5 |
| PINK FLOYD | 18 | 15 | 12 |
| PRESLEY, ELVIS | 89 | 46 | 23 |
| PRINCE | 21 | 14 | 6 |
| QUEEN | 16 | 7 | 1 |
| R.E.O. SPEEDWAGON | 11 | 8 | 4 |
| ROGERS, KENNY | 29 | 20 | 8 |
| ROLLING STONES | 39 | 26 | 11 |
| RONSTADT, LINDA | 19 | 14 | 7 |
| RUSH | 22 | 14 | 3 |
| SANTANA | 20 | 11 | 7 |
| SEGER, BOB | 11 | 10 | 6 |
| SIMON & GARFUNKEL | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| SIMON, PAUL (solo) | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| SINATRA, FRANK | 29 | 8 | 3 |
| SPRINGSTEEN, BRUCE | 16 | 15 | 10 |
| STEELY DAN | 12 | 8 | 1 |
| STEVENS, CAT | 12 | 5 | 3 |
| STEWART, ROD | 22 | 14 | 8 |
| STREISAND, BARBRA | 50 | 28 | 13 |
| SUMMER, DONNA | 23 | 5 | 2 |
| TAYLOR, JAMES | 16 | 12 | 5 |
| TEMPTATIONS | 16 | 5 | 1 |
| THREE DOG NIGHT | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| U2 | 15 | 15 | 11 |
| LUTHER VANDROSS | 17 | 14 | 6 |
| WAR | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| WHITE, BARRY | 18 | 5 | 1 |
| WHO | 18 | 10 | 5 |
| WILLIAMS, ANDY | 18 | 3 | 0 |
| WILLIAMS HANK JR | 22 | 8 | 1 |
| YES | 22 | 8 | 2 |
| YOUNG, NEIL | 16 | 7 | 3 |
| ZZ TOP | 12 | 7 | 4 |
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