[Fake List] Billboard Magazine: 300 Best-selling Albums of All-Time

[Black Kitten]

Billboard Magazine: 300 Best-selling Albums of All-Time

 

1. Michael Jackson Thriller 72,400,000

2. Pink Floyd Dark Side Of The Moon 41,800,000

3. Soundtrack Grease 40,400,000

4. Whitney Houston Bodyguard 39,600,000

5. Bee Gees Saturday Night Fever 37,200,000

6. 7Eagles Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 36,700,000

7. Led Zeppelin IV 35,900,000

8. Shania Twain Come On Over 35,400,000

9. Michael Jackson Bad 33,200,000

10. Fleetwood Mac Rumours 32,700,000

11. Dire Straits Brother In Arms 32,600,000

12. Alanis Morissette Jagged Little Pill 32,200,000

13. AC/DC Back In Black 32,100,000

14. Bob Marley Legend 31,300,000

15. Beatles One 30,800,000

16. Pink Floyd The Wall 30,700,000

17. Mariah Carey Music Box 30,300,000

18. Celine Dion Let's Talk About Love 30,300,000

19. Celine Dion Falling Into You 30,200,000

20. Michael Jackson Dangerous 30,000,000

21. Guns N' Roses Appetite For Destruction 29,800,000

22. Eagles Hotel California 29,200,000

23. Soundtrack Dirty Dancing 29,000,000

24. Bruce Springsteen Born In The USA 28,900,000

25. ABBA Gold 28,800,000

26. Meat Loaf Bat Out Of Hell 28,700,000

27. Simon & Garfunkel Greatest Hits 28,600,000

28. U2 The Joshua Tree 28,300,000

29. Whitney Houston Whitney Houston 27,900,000

30. Queen Greatest Hits 27,600,000

31. Soundtrack Titanic 27,300,000

32. Beatles Abbey Road 26,400,000

33. Madonna The Immaculate Collection 26,300,000

34. Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 26,200,000

35. Santana Supernatural 26,100,000

36. Backstreet Boys Millenium 25,900,000

37. Metallica Metallica 25,600,000

38. Mariah Carey Daydream 24,900,000

39. Beatles 1962-1966 24,600,000

40. Beatles 1967-1970 24,600,000

41. Nirvana Nevermind 24,600,000

42. Whitney Houston Whitney 24,300,000

43. Eric Clapton Unplugged 24,300,000

44. Phil Collins No Jacket Required 24,000,000

45. Britney Spears Baby One More Time 23,800,000

46. Spice Girls Spice 23,800,000

47. Elton John Elton John's Greatest Hits 23,200,000

48. Bon Jovi Slippery When Wet 23,200,000

49. Madonna True Blue 22,700,000

50. Backstreet Boys Backstreet Boys 22,600,000

51. Queen Greatest Hits II 22,300,000

52. Norah Jones Come Away With Me 22,300,000

53. Phil Collins But Seriously 22,200,000

54. Simon & Garfunkel Bridge Over Trouble Water 22,100,000

55. Boston Boston 21,800,000

56. Eminem The Marshall Mathers LP 21,800,000

57. Celine Dion All The Way… A Decade Of Song 21,700,000

59. Lionel Richie Can't Slow Down 21,600,000

60. Madonna Like A Virgin 21,400,000

61. Prince Purple Rain 21,400,000

62. Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here 21,300,000

63. Ace Of Base The Sign/Happy Nation 21,000,000

64. Britney Spears Oops! I Did It Again 20,800,000

65. Tracy Chapman Tracy Chapman 20,400,000

66. Led Zeppelin II 20,200,000

67. Bon Jovi Cross Road 20,200,000

68. Eminem The Eminem Show 20,100,000

69. Carole King Tapestry 19,700,000

70. Soundtrack Top Gun 19,600,000

71. Michael Jackson History 19,600,000

72. George Michael Faith 19,200,000

73. Beatles White Album 19,100,000

74. Def Leppard Hysteria 19,100,000

75. Michael Jackson Off The Wall 19,000,000

76. Hootie & The Blowfish Cracked Rear View Mirror 19,000,000

77. MC Hammer Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'em 18,700,000

78. Janet Jackson Janet 18,600,000

79. Guns N' Roses Use Your Illusion II 18,600,000

80. Billy Joel Greatest Hits I & II 18,500,000

81. U2 Best Of 1980-1990 18,500,000

82. Garth Brooks No Fences 18,400,000

83. Green Day Dookie 18,400,000

84. Tim Landen The Hits 18,300,000

85. Supertramp Breakfast In America 18,200,000

86. Guns N' Roses Use Your Illusion I 17,800,000

87. ZZ Top Eliminator 17,700,000

88. U2 Achtung Baby 17,600,000

89. Pearl Jam Ten 17,600,000

90. The Cranberries No Need To Argue 17,600,000

91. Linkin Park Hybryd Theory 17,600,000

92. Soundtrack Le Roi Lion 17,400,000

93. Andrea Bocelli Romanza 17,100,000

94. Led Zeppelin Houses Of the Holy 17,000,000

95. Soundtrack Footloose 16,900,000

96. James Taylor Greatest Hits 16,800,000

97. Journey Greatest Hits 16,800,000

98. Avril Lavigne Let Go 16,800,000

99. Fleetwood Mac Greatest Hits 1988 16,400,000

100. REM Out Of Time 16,400,000

101. The Police Synchronicity 16,300,000

102. Celine Dion The Colour Of My Love 16,300,000

103. Van Halen 1984 16,200,000

104. Oasis (What's The Story) Morning Glory? 16,100,000

105. Ricky Martin Ricky Martin 16,100,000

106. Bryan Adams So Far So Good 15,900,000

107. Shania Twain The Woman In Me 15,900,000

108. No Doubt Tragic Kingdom 15,900,000

109. Garth Brooks Ropin' In The Wind 15,800,000

110. Mariah Carey #1's 15,800,000

111. N Sync No String Attached 15,800,000

112. Christina Aguilera Christina Aguilera 15,700,000

113. Genesis We Can't Dance 15,700,000

114. Sade Promise 15,600,000

115. Kenny Rogers Greatest Hits 15,600,000

116. Phil Collins Face Value 15,600,000

117. Lauryn Hill The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill 15,600,000

118. Kenny G Breathless 15,500,000

119. Boyz II Men II 15,500,000

120. Spice Girls Spice World 15,400,000

121. Steve Miller Band Greatest Hits 74-78 15,400,000

122. Sade Diamond Life 15,400,000

123. Beastie Boys License to Ill 15,400,000

124. Paul Simon Graceland 15,400,000

125. Jewel Pieces Of You 15,400,000

126. Red Hot Chili Peppers Californication 15,400,000

127. Janet Jackson Rhythm Nation 1814 15,300,000

128. New Kids On The Block Hangin' Tough 15,200,000

129. The Fugees The Score 15,100,000

130. Matchbox 20 Yourself Or Someone Like You 15,100,000

131. Madonna Ray Of Light 15,100,000

132. Bruce Springsteen Greatest Hits 14,900,000

133. Evanescence Fallen 14,900,000

134. Van Halen Van Halen 14,800,000

135. Tom Petty Greatest Hits 14,800,000

136. TLC CrazySexyCool 14,800,000

137. Dido No Angel 14,800,000

138. Billy Joel The Stranger 14,700,000

139. U2 Rattle & Hum 14,600,000

140. Usher Confessions 14,600,000

141. Elvis Presley Christmas Album 14,500,000

142. Bee Gees Spirits Having Flown 14,300,000

143. Whitney Houston I'm Your Baby Tonight 14,200,000

144. Meat Loaf Bat Out Of Hell II 14,200,000

145. Nirvana MTV Unplugged In New York 14,200,000

146. Enya A Day Without Rain 14,200,000

147. Madonna Like A Prayer 14,100,000

148. Mariah Carey Mariah Carey 14,100,000

149. Phil Collins Serious Hits Live 14,100,000

150. Backstreet Boys Black & Blue 14,100,000

151. Dixie Chicks Wide Open Spaces 14,000,000

152. Green Day American Idiot 14,000,000

153. Beatles Rubber Soul 13,900,000

154. Eagles Greatest Hits Vol 2 13,900,000

155. REM Automatic For The People 13,900,000

156. Creed Human Clay 13,900,000

157. Aerosmith Aerosmith's Greatest Hits 13,800,000

158. Red Hot Chili Peppers Blood Sugar *** Magic 13,800,000

159. Led Zeppelin I 13,700,000

160. Genesis Invisible Touch 13,700,000

161. Aerosmith Get A Trip 13,700,000

162. The Police Every Breath You Take 13,600,000

163. Enya Watermark 13,600,000

164. Janet Jackson Control 13,500,000

165. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Déjà Vu 13,500,000

166. Eric Clapton Time Pieces 13,400,000

167. Tina Turner Private Dancer 13,400,000

168. Metallica And Justice For All 13,400,000

169. Doobie Brothers Best Of 13,300,000

170. Toni Braxton Secrets 13,300,000

171. Elton John Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 13,200,000

172. Led Zeppelin Physical Graffiti 13,200,000

173. Billy Joel An Innocent Man 13,200,000

174. Bryan Adams Waking Up The Neighbours 13,200,000

175. Mariah Carey Merry Christmas 13,200,000

176. Will Smith Big Willie *** 13,200,000

177. Alicia Keys Songs In A Minor 13,200,000

178. Barbra Streisand Guilty 13,100,000

179. Michael Bolton Time, Love & Tenderness 13,100,000

180. Enya Paint The Sky With Stars 13,100,000

181. Bon Jovi New Jersey 13,000,000

182. Def Leppard Pyromania 12,900,000

183. Enya Shepherd Moons 12,900,000

184. Kid Rock Devil Without A Cause 12,900,000

185. Neil Young Harvest 12,800,000

186. Sade The Best Of 12,700,000

187. Santana Greatest Hits 12,600,000

188. AC/DC Highway To Hell 12,600,000

189. REO Speedwagon Hi Infidelity 12,600,000

190. Mariah Carey Butterfly 12,600,000

191. Janis Joplin Greatest Hits 12,500,000

192. The Doors Best Of The Doors 12,500,000

193. N Sync N Sync 12,500,000

194. The Doors The Doors 12,400,000

195. Peter Frampton Comes Alive 12,400,000

196. Pink Floyd Animals 12,400,000

197. Shakira Laundry Service 12,400,000

198. James Blunt Back To Bedlam 12,400,000

199. Destiny's Child The Writing's On The Wall 12,300,000

200. Led Zeppelin III 12,200,000

201. Shania Twain Up! 12,200,000

202. Coldplay A Rush Of Blood To The Head 12,200,000

203. 50 Cent Get Rich Or Die Tryin' 12,200,000

204. Eagles The Long Run 12,100,000

205. Barbra Streisand Memories 12,100,000

206. Journey Escape 12,100,000

207. U2 All That You Can’t Leave Behind 12,100,000

208. Billy Joel 52nd Street 12,000,000

209. Offspring Smash 12,000,000

210. Billy Ray Cyrus Some Gave All 11,900,000

211. Backstreet Boys Backstreet's Back 11,900,000

212. Creedence Clearwater Revival Chronicle 11,800,000

213. Britney Spears Britney 11,800,000

214. Boyz II Men CooleyHighHarmony 11,800,000

215. Toni Braxton Toni Braxton 11,800,000

216. Dixie Chicks Fly 11,800,000

217. Bob Dylan Greatest Hits 11,700,000

218. Bryan Adams Reckless 11,700,000

219. Whitney Houston Waiting To Exhale 11,700,000

220. Simply Red Stars 11,700,000

221. Eagles Hell Freezes Over 11,700,000

222. Foreigner 4 11,600,000

223. Fleetwood Mac Tango In The Night 11,600,000

224. Offspring Americana 11,600,000

225. Garth Brooks Double Live 11,600,000

226. Celine Dion These Are Special Times 11,400,000

227. Phil Collins Hits 11,500,000

228. Dire Straits Money For Nothing 11,400,000

229. Aerosmith Pump 11,400,000

230. Cher Believe 11,400,000

231. Pink Missundazstood 11,400,000

232. Christina Aguilera Stripped 11,300,000

233. Beatles Revolver 11,300,000

234. Pink Floyd The Division Bell 11,300,000

235. TLC Fanmail 11,300,000

236. Linkin Park Meteora 11,300,000

237. John Denver Greatest Hits 11,200,000

238. Billy Joel Glass Houses 11,200,000

239. Elton John The Very Best Of 11,200,000

240. Lionel Richie Back To Front 11,200,000

241. Enya The Memory Of Trees 11,200,000

242. Garth Brooks Sevens 11,200,000

243. Elvis Presley 30 #1 Hits 11,200,000

244. Santana Abraxas 11,100,000

245. Dr Dre 2001 11,100,000

246. Soundtrack Pulp Fiction 11,000,000

247. Maroon 5 Songs About Jane 11,000,000

248. Patsy Cline Greatest Hits 10,900,000

249. AC/DC Live 10,900,000

250. Stevie Wonder Songs In The Key Of Life 10,800,000

251. Cyndi Lauper She's So Unusual 10,800,000

252. Garth Brooks Garth Brooks 10,800,000

253. Nirvana In Utero 10,800,000

254. Bob Seger Greatest Hits 10,800,000

255. Madonna Music 10,800,000

256. Kelly Clarkson Breakaway 10,800,000

257. Eminem Encore 10,800,000

258. Black Eyed Peas Monkey Business 10,800,000

259. David Bowie Let's Dance 10,700,000

260. Elton John Love Songs 10,700,000

261. Coldplay X&Y 10,700,000

262. ABBA Greatest Hits 10,600,000

263. Pearl Jam Vs 10,600,000

264. Nelly Country Grammar 10,600,000

265. Norah Jones Feels Like Home 10,600,000

266. The Rolling Stones Hot Rocks 1964-1971 10,500,000

267. ABBA Arrival 10,500,000

268. Metallica Master Of Puppets 10,500,000

269. Neil Diamond The Jazz Singer 10,400,000

270. Whitney Houston My Love Is Your Love 11,400,000

271. Lenny Kravitz Greatest Hits 10,400,000

272. Nickelback All The Right Reasons 10,400,000

273. Beatles Help! 10,300,000

274. Aerosmith Toys In The Attic 10,300,000

275. Boston Don't Look Back 10,300,000

275. Boston Don't Look Back 10,300,000

276. Dire Straits On Every Street 10,300,000

277. Phil Collins Hello, I Must Be Going! 10,300,000

278. Metallica Load 10,300,000

279. Soundtrack O Brother, Where Art Thou? 10,300,000

280. Nickelback Silver Side Up 10,300,000

281. Dido Life For Rent 10,300,000

282. Beatles A Hard Day's Night 10,200,000

283. Beatles Let It Be 10,200,000

284. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young So Far 10,200,000

285. Led Zeppelin In Through The Out Door 10,200,000

286. U2 War 10,200,000

287. Genesis Genesis 10,200,000

288. Michael Bolton Soul Provider 10,200,000

289. REM Monster 10,200,000

290. U2 How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb 10,200,000

291. Mariah Carey The Emancipation of Mimi 10,200,000

292. Bruce Springsteen Born To Run 10,200,000

293. Dire Straits Dire Straits 10,200,000

294. Sting The Dream Of The Blue Turtles 10,100,000

295. Lionel Richie Dancing On The Ceiling 10,100,000

296. Guns N' Roses GNR Lies 10,100,000

297. Garth Brooks The Chase 10,100,000

298. Destiny's Child Survivor 10,100,000

299. Bruce Springsteen The River 10,000,000

300. Janet Jackson The Velvet Rope 10,000,000

 

 

i actually don't know how to react on this list. where's A New Day Has Come which sold 12M copies? and look at the sales of Janet Jackson. The Velvet Rope, 10M? who are they kidding? it has only sold 8M, while Rhythm Nation and janet. has only sold 10 and 13M respectively.

 

and as a lot of facts have proven, Falling into You has sold 32M and Let's Talk About Love has sold 31M. so howcome Music Box's sales tied with Celine's Falling into You and is ahead of this stupid list?

Edited April 13, 2009 at 09:28 AM by Dhena

[celinefanonline]

i'm surprise that TCOML is there lol!

and also i thought TAST sold more than MC's merry xmas album..?

[anewdayhascome]

they forgot somehow about ANDHC, TAST I thought sold more too and FIY can't be under Mariah? what is it...

 

According to 25 ans d'amour

TAST sold 15 mln (back in 2005 when the magazine was published so it can be even more)

ANDHC 13 mln (and that's for sure as many sources reported that)

TCOML also sold more - 20 mln

and LTAL 31 mln

FIY 32 mln

It can be less in 4 years! but even more

 

Also how can Alanis be after Shania as in Canadian news last year we had ultimate conclusion that Celine is 2nd...

Edited April 13, 2009 at 12:34 PM by anewdayhascome

[Chula]

Stupid list

[Black Kitten]

Alanis is another thing. Jagged Little Pill has only sold 30M copies vs. Celine's 32 and 31M. and as far as i'm concerned, Mariah's Music Box has only sold 27M (though some sources stated that it reached the 30M mark in 2005). but Music Box ahead of Falling into You and Let's Talk About Love? NO WAY. that's impossible.

 

what's going on with Billboard? My Love is Your Love & I'm Your Baby Tonight (which btw has sold 8M copies. Whitney and Clive know that for sure!) are there while A New Day Has Come isn't? how pathetic.

[J20]

Oleee!!! My Favourite Celine's Album Is The Best Selling Of Celine! And Of Course... The King Of Pop In The Number One

[Ted]

What is list date?

[MTJ]

As far as I'm concerned, celine sold at least 26 of the 27 million titanic soundtracks.

[Nikosn17]

I love it !

[Prince Whiskers]

just a boatload of steamy manure

 

haha

[ce-line]

Thanks for sharing!

I must admit that I have no clue whether the list is wrong or not...!?

[Miha]

I'm fedup with all these ridiculous lists!!!

I'm sooo angry about this f****'n ignorance of Billboard, especially about magnificet A New Day Has Come!!!!!

GO TO HELL BILLBOARD!!!

Sorry Chuck

Edited April 13, 2009 at 06:57 PM by Miha

[Nikosn17]

Calm down... On Mariah's fan-boards some fans claim that this list is fake as there isn't an official link from billboard.com.

[Thomas]

Sorry Chuck

He doesn't work for Billboard now, so you can say what you want. lol

 

Calm down... On Mariah's fan-boards some fans claim that this list is fake as there isn't an official link from billboard.com.

How sad of someone to type out so much fake info.

[Davey84]

Sorry Chuck

He doesn't work for Billboard now, so you can say what you want. lol

 

Calm down... On Mariah's fan-boards some fans claim that this list is fake as there isn't an official link from billboard.com.

How sad of someone to type out so much fake info.

 

probably a michael jackson fan!

[helios.apollon]

in fact on billboard theres no kind of list like that... so... its probably fake!

[pat200]

1. No link = no credibility

2. The numbers on that list are mostly BS

[Black Kitten]

i'd be incredibly happy if this list is fake. seriously. i googled about this list and saw nothing official, but several fan boards/websites have this list as well.

 

http://www.atrl.net/forums/showthread.php?t=68603

http://prince.org/msg/8/304825

http://www.evthreads.com/showthread.php?t=15802

http://musicmindoftristanspears.blogspot.c...f-all-time.html

http://foro.univision.com/univision/board/...sage.id=1171581

 

mods/admins feel free to close this topic if proven fake.

Edited April 13, 2009 at 11:34 PM by Dhena

[Scramasboy]

This is bullshit, and not just because of Celine Dion, and the ones they didn't include- ANDHC, TITANIC soundtrack etc. meh. I don't believe it.

[dj4celine]

The list is fake

 

It's been ripped off from another chart site and tampered with. The original list was compiled by a Michael Jackson fan with very accurate data but then someone took it from the site and changed the data inflating Michael Jackson's and Mariah Carey's figures. It turned out that it was a frustrated MC fan who did it

 

 

EDIT: I removed the links to the site. If anyone wants the original list, I can give the links but I don't know if I'm allowed to post links to that website

Edited April 15, 2009 at 11:22 AM by dj4celine

[Prince Whiskers]

It's been ripped off from another chart site and tampered with. The original list was compiled by a Michael Jackson fan with very accurate data but then someone took it from the site and changed the data inflating Michael Jackson's and Mariah Carey's figures. It turned out that it was a frustrated MC fan who did it

I think I know that site. The original list has Hagdonna and Celion way ahead of you-know-who.

[Snowhite]

Oh......Im glad that it's fake!!!!!!I was driven mad for a few seconds!

[P@ulin@]

It seems fake to me.

[VintageCeline]

Hmmm....??

[whosarahre]

yeah... where is a new day has come?

[Scramasboy]

The list is fake

 

It's been ripped off from another chart site and tampered with. The original list was compiled by a Michael Jackson fan with very accurate data but then someone took it from the site and changed the data inflating Michael Jackson's and Mariah Carey's figures. It turned out that it was a frustrated MC fan who did it

 

 

EDIT: I removed the links to the site. If anyone wants the original list, I can give the links but I don't know if I'm allowed to post links to that website

Send me the link in a PM![Private message]

[Scramasboy]

Thank you DJ for that proof.

[dj4celine]

Thank you DJ for that proof.

 

You're welcome!

[robyfan84]

......where is "A new day has come"?

 

[Edwin]

What's the point of discussing a fake list. Close the topic