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In the fiercely competitive music industry, merely releasing an album is a significant achievement for most artists. To produce one of the best-selling albums is truly extraordinary. Discover the 25 most successful albums ever recorded below.
1. Eagles/Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975, Eagles
2. Thriller, Michael Jackson
3. Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin
4. The Wall, Pink Floyd
5. Back in Black, AC/DC
6. Greatest Hits Volume I & Volume II, Billy Joel
7. Double Live, Garth Brooks
8. Come on Over, Shania Twain
9. The Beatles, The Beatles
10. Rumours, Fleetwood Mac
11. Boston, Boston
12. The Bodyguard
Various Artists
13. The Beatles 1967-1970, The Beatles
14. No Fences, Garth Brooks
15. Hotel California, Eagles
16. Cracked Rear View, Hootie & The Blowfish
17. Greatest Hits, Elton John
18. Physical Graffiti, Led Zeppelin
19. Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette
20. The Beatles 1962-1966, The Beatles
21. Saturday Night Fever (soundtrack), Bee Gees/Various Artists
22. Appetite for Destruction, Guns N' Roses
23. Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd
24. Supernatural, Santana
25. Born in the U.S.A., Bruce Springsteen
Source: Recording Industry Association of America
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS:
Helen Davies, Marjorie Dorfman, Mary Fons, Deborah Hawkins, Martin Hintz, Linnea Lundgren, David Priess, Julia Clark Robinson, Paul Seaburn, Heidi Stevens, and Steve Theunissen
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