Lista degli album più venduti nel mondo

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Di seguito è riportata la Lista degli album più venduti nel mondo della storia della musica.

La lista arriva fino ai 20 milioni di copie, poiché da quella cifra, si comincia a parlare di vendite elevate e parte dall'album che ha totalizzato un numero di copie maggiore, all'album che ha totalizzato un numero di copie minore.

I multi-dischi sono contati come singolo. Al momento gli unici presenti sono The Wall dei Pink Floyd e HIStory di Michael Jackson.

Indice

[modifica] Album che ha raggiunto almeno 100 milioni di copie

Artista Album Anno Genere Vendite (Milioni) Fonte
Michael Jackson Thriller 1982 Pop/R&B/Rock/Funk/Soul 110 [1]

[modifica] Album tra i 40 e i 49 milioni di copie

Artista Album Anno Genere Vendite (Milioni) Fonte
AC/DC Back in Black 1980 Hard Rock/Blues 49 [2]
Pink Floyd The Dark Side of the Moon 1973 Progressive Rock 45 [3]
Meat Loaf Bat out of Hell 1977 Wagnerian Rock 43 [4]
The Eagles Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) 1976 Country/Rock/Adult Pop 42 [5]
Various Artists / Whitney Houston The Bodyguard 1992 Adult Pop/Soul/R&B/Soundtrack 42 [6]
Various Artists Dirty Dancing 1987 Pop/Soundtrack 42 [7]
Various Artists / Bee Gees Saturday Night Fever 1977 Disco/Soundtrack 40

[8]

Backstreet Boys Millennium 1999 Teen Pop 40

[9][10]

Andrew Lloyd Webber The Phantom of the Opera 1986 Lyric/Classical/Soundtrack 40

[11]

Fleetwood Mac Rumours 1977 Rock 40 [12]

[modifica] Album tra i 30 e i 39 milioni di copie

Artista Album Anno Genere Vendite (Milioni) Fonte
Shania Twain Come on Over 1997 Country/Pop 39 [8]
Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin IV 1971 Rock 'n' Roll/Blues 37 [13]
Guns N' Roses Appetite for Destruction 1987 Hard Rock 34 [14]
Alanis Morissette Jagged Little Pill 1995 Rock/Pop 33 [15]
Michael Jackson Dangerous 1991 Pop/R&B/Rock/New Jack Swing 32 [16]
Mariah Carey Music Box 1993 Pop/R&B 32 [17]
The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 1967 Rock 'n' Roll/Blues 32 [8]
Céline Dion Falling Into You 1996 Adult Pop 32 [8]
Linkin Park Hybrid Theory 2000 Nu Metal/Rapcore 32 [18]
Céline Dion Let's Talk About Love 1997 Adult Pop 31 [8]
Bon Jovi Slippery When Wet 1986 Hard Rock 31 [19]
Michael Jackson Bad 1987 Pop/R&B/Rock/Funk/Soul 30 [21]
The Bee Gees Spirits Having Flown 1979 Disco 30 [22]
Dire Straits Brothers in Arms 1985 Rock/Blues 30 [23]
James Horner Titanic 1997 Classic/Soundtrack 30 [8]
The Beatles Abbey Road 1969 Rock 'n' Roll/Blues 30 [8]
Bruce Springsteen Born in the U.S.A. 1984 Rock 30 [24]
Pink Floyd The Wall 1979 Progressive Rock 30 [25]


[modifica] Album tra i 25 e i 29 milioni di copie

Artista Album Anno Genere Vendite (Milioni) Fonte
Backstreet Boys Backstreet's Back 1997 Teen Pop 28 [10]
Bee Gees / Various Artists Grease 1978 Pop/Soundtrack 28 [26]
ABBA ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits 1992 Pop/Rock/Dance/Disco 28 [27]
Santana Supernatural 1999 Blues/Soul/Rock 27 [28]
Nirvana Nevermind 1991 Grunge Rock 26 [29]
The Eagles Hotel California 1976 Country/Rock/Adult Pop 26 [30]
Hootie & The Blowfish Cracked Rear View 1994 Rock 26 [31]
Simon & Garfunkel Bridge Over Troubled Water 1970 Folk/Rock 'n' Roll 25 [32]
U2 The Joshua Tree 1987 Rock 25 [33]
Britney Spears ...Baby One More Time 1999 Teen Pop 28 [34]
Iron Butterfly In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida 1968 Rock 25 [35]
Mariah Carey Daydream 1995 Pop/R&B 25 [36]
Queen Greatest Hits 1981 Rock 25 [37]
Metallica Metallica 1991 Metal 25 [38]
Whitney Houston Whitney Houston 1985 Pop/Soul/R&B 25 [6]
Britney Spears Oops!...I Did It Again 2000 Teen Pop 24 [34]
Madonna True Blue 1986 Pop 24 [39]
Backstreet Boys Black & Blue 2000 Teen Pop 24 [10]
Ace of Base Happy Nation/The Sign 1993 Pop 23 [40]
Spice Girls Spice 1996 Teen Pop 23 [41]
Elton John Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 1973 Rock 22 [42]
Madonna The Immaculate Collection 1990 Pop 22 [43]
Carole King Tapestry 1971 Pop 22 [44][45]
Oasis (What's the Story) Morning Glory? 1995 Britpop 22 [46]
Dido No Angel 1999 Adult Pop 21 [47]
Madonna Like a Virgin 1984 Pop 21 [48]
Michael Jackson HIStory: Past, Present and Future - Book I 1995 Pop/R&B/Rock/New Jack Swing/Funk/Soul 20 [49]
Norah Jones Come Away with Me 2002 Soul/Blues/Jazz 20 [50]
Michael Jackson Off the Wall 1979 Pop/R&B/Funk/Soul 20 [51]
Usher Confessions 2004 R&B 20 [52]
Lionel Richie Can't Slow Down 1983 R&B/Pop/Soul 20 [53]
Bob Marley & The Wailers Legend: The Best of Bob Marley & The Wailers 1984 Reggae 20 [54][55]
Billy Ray Cyrus Some Gave All 1992 Country/Rock/Adult Pop 20 [56]
Prince & the Revolution Purple Rain 1984 Soul/Rock/Pop/Soundtrack 20 [26]
George Michael Faith 1987 Pop/Soul 20 [57]
Blondie Parallel Lines 1977 Pop/Rock/Disco 20 [58]
Céline Dion The Colour of My Love 1993 Adult Pop 20 [59]
Tina Turner Private Dancer 1984 Rock/Pop 20 [60]
Cher Believe 1999 Pop/Dance 20 [61]
Spice Girls Spiceworld 1997 Teen Pop 20 [62]
Def Leppard Hysteria 1987 Hard Rock 20 [63]
Supertramp Breakfast In America 1978 Rock 20 [64]
Tracy Chapman Tracy Chapman 1988 Folk 20 [65]
Janet Jackson janet. 1993 R&B/Pop 20 [66]
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  2. ^ Ageless and Defiant, AC/DC Stays on Top Without Going Digital. The New York Times. URL consultato il 2009-07-18.
  3. ^ Dan Jude. Wear your art on your sleeve. Disappear Here, 4 December 2008. URL consultato il 2009-05-24.
  4. ^ Kasim Sulton - Biography. Kasim Sulton official site. URL consultato il 2009-07-18.
  5. ^ - 56k Soccer and music fans sound off. Find Articles, 2005-06-20. URL consultato il 2008-12-09.
  6. ^ a b Whitney Houston. Music Fix, MSN. URL consultato il 2008-06-04.
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  9. ^ - 56k The boys are back. Windsor Star, 2008-08-07. URL consultato il 2008-08-21.
  10. ^ a b c Taking It Back. Daily Record, 26 Oct 2007. URL consultato il 21 Nov 2008.
  11. ^ The Phantom of the Opera to Celebrate 21st Birthday on January 26. Broadway World. URL consultato il 2009-04-18.
  12. ^ Stars Salute 'Rumours'. Billboard Bulletin, page 7, 6 February 1998. URL consultato il 2009-05-03.
  13. ^ «Led Zeppelin: A complete guide to the band's studio albums», The Independent. URL consultato in data 2007-12-07.
  14. ^ Guns N' Roses New Album Looms. SkyNews, 23 October 2008. URL consultato il 2008-10-30.
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  18. ^ Linkin Park headlines Live Earth Tokyo. Live Earth, LLC, 25 May 2007. URL consultato il 2008-05-03.
  19. ^ On a steel horse Bon Jovi rides to top of the charts. Daily Telegraph, 2008-01-29. URL consultato il 2008-06-04.
  20. ^ Randy Lewis. Beatles' catalog will be reissued Sept. 9 in remastered versions. Los Angeles Times, 8 April 2009. URL consultato il 2009-05-02.
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  22. ^ The Bee Gees on MSN Music. Microsoft. URL consultato il 2008-05-03.
  23. ^ Mark Knopfler hurt in crash. BBC, 18 March 2003. URL consultato il 2008-05-03.
  24. ^ Born In The USA. Virgin. URL consultato il 2008-12-09.
  25. ^ Two groups that keep shining on. Los Angeles Times. URL consultato il 2009-08-16.
  26. ^ a b Those chart busters. Hindustan Times, 2008-12-09. URL consultato il 2009-04-18.
  27. ^ Filesharing is defended by gigging performers, but who pays the songwriter?. TimesOnline. URL consultato il 2009-09-16.
  28. ^ Pete Ganbarg Named Atlantic Executive VP of A&R. Warner Music Group, 2008-11-24. URL consultato il 2009-07-27.
  29. ^ Lou Thomas. Nirvana, Nevermind. BBC, 23 April 2007. URL consultato il 2008-05-03.
  30. ^ Eagles take the fast lane to JPJ. Read the Hook. URL consultato il 2008-03-28.
  31. ^ Sound Off with Matt Pinfield. HDTV. URL consultato il 2008-11-27.
  32. ^ Simon and Garfunkel heading to NZ. The New Zealand Herald, 2009-04-02. URL consultato il 2009-04-18.
  33. ^ The Joshua Tree. Virgin. URL consultato il 2008-12-09.
  34. ^ a b Britney Spears' Biography. FOX News Network, LLC, 4 February 2008. URL consultato il 2008-05-03.
  35. ^ Michael Stetz. Iron Butterfly's in an IRA ad? Bummer. Sign on Sandiego, 2006-04-02. URL consultato il 2008-05-30.
  36. ^ Mariah Carey's News. The London Paper, 31 March 2008. URL consultato il 2008-03-31.
  37. ^ Photo Gallary - 50 years of pop. BBC, 2002. URL consultato il 2008-05-18.
  38. ^ Nonpoint Singer: I'm Ready to Rock. Vindy.com, 1 November 2007. URL consultato il 2008-05-15.
  39. ^ Why Madonna's still a material girl. Timesonline. URL consultato il 2009-04-05.
  40. ^ Ace of Base DigitalSpy. DigitalSpy. URL consultato il 2008-11-30.
  41. ^ Spice Girls Timeline. BBC, 2007-02-19. URL consultato il 2008-05-18.
  42. ^ Elton John, Rocket Man Tour 2008 Vol 2.
  43. ^ Immaculate sold 22 million copies. Madonna official site. URL consultato il 2008-11-30.
  44. ^ Carole King on life's tapestry. ABC. URL consultato il 2008-11-30.
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  50. ^ EMI Music Publishing extends its publishing partnership with Norah Jones. EMI Music, 7 January 2008. URL consultato il 2008-11-30.
  51. ^ Off the Wall. Virgin. URL consultato il 2008-12-09.
  52. ^ Usher. EMI Music Publishing. URL consultato il 2008-11-30.
  53. ^ Simon Collins. Ladies’ night and the feeling was right. The West Australian, 2007-12-17. URL consultato il 2008-05-17.
  54. ^ Top Earners for 2004. Forbes. URL consultato il 2008-11-30.
  55. ^ Rolling in the money. iAfrica. URL consultato il 2008-11-30.
  56. ^ Billy Ray Cyrus appeals to a whole new crowd. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2009-04-10. URL consultato il 2009-04-24.
  57. ^ George Micahel at HP Pavilion at San Jose. Yahoo Inc., 24 March 2008. URL consultato il 2008-05-03.
  58. ^ Blondie celebrating 30th birthday of 'Parallel Lines'. AzCentral, 20 June 2008. URL consultato il 2008-11-30.
  59. ^ Celine Dion - The French. Unionsquaremusic. URL consultato il 2008-05-18.
  60. ^ Tina Turner Biography. A&E Television Networks, 2007. URL consultato il 2008-05-03.
  61. ^ Don't Call it a Comeback. Rolling Stone, 23 January 2007. URL consultato il 2008-05-03.
  62. ^ David Sinclair. The Prefab Five are back. Are you ready?. The Times. URL consultato il 2008-07-17.
  63. ^ One Giant Leppard. NZ Herald. URL consultato il 2008-11-30.
  64. ^ Roger Hodgson. MTV. URL consultato il 2008-10-22.
  65. ^ Sonoma Mountain Entertainment Recording Artist Singer/Songwriter Melanie Dekker Performs with Diana Krall at a President William J. Clinton Foundation Charity Event.. PRThatRocks. URL consultato il 2008-10-22.
  66. ^ Janet Jackson set for return to form. ABC News, 2008-01-22. URL consultato il 2009-05-05.

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