Led Zeppelin has 5 Albums listed on the top albums sold of all time. Led Zeppelin leads the way with the most albums. Atlantic Records reports that Led Zeppelin has sold over 200 million records worldwide. Led Zeppelin's biggest selling album is "Led Zeppelin IV". The Recording Industry Association of America lists Led Zeppelin as the third best selling musical act/artist in history behind the Beatles and Elvis. Staying with the theme of this blog, I also want to recognize that Bon Jovi's "Slipper When Wet" album made the list of the top selling albums of all time. - Kenny Leibow
As I was searching the internet for which artist or band who sold the most albums, the list that I found with the most consistency was for albums sold in the U.S.A. Please see the list below. Even though the list of albums and artists are consistent, the millions of records sold looks a little light based on my research.The list below is as of November 2003. It includes Rock, Country, Movie Soundtracks, Rap and Children's albums. Each album on the list represents 9 million or more sales in the USA.
Source: classicbands.com
| Millions Sold | Title | Artist's Name |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | Their Greatest Hits (vol. 1) | The Eagles |
| 27 | Thriller | Michael Jackson |
| 23 | The Wall | Pink Floyd |
| 22 | Led Zeppelin IV | Led Zeppelin |
| 21 | Back In Black | AC/DC |
| 21 | Greatest Hits VOL I & II | Billy Joel |
| 20 | Come On Over | Shania Twain |
| 19 | The Beatles | The Beatles |
| 19 | Rumours | Fleetwood Mac |
| 17 | Boston | Boston |
| 17 | The Bodyguard (soundtrack) | Whitney Houston |
| 16 | The Beatles 1967 - 1970 | The Beatles |
| 16 | Hotel California | Eagles |
| 16 | Greatest Hits | Elton John |
| 16 | Jagged Little Pill | Alanis Morissette |
| 16 | No Fences | Garth Brooks |
| 16 | Cracked Rear View | Hootie & The Blowfish |
| 15 | 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 | Appetite For Destruction | Guns 'n Roses |
| 15 | Double Live | Garth Brooks |
| 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 |
| 13 | Frampton Comes Alive | Peter Frampton |
| 13 | Greatest Hits | Simon & Garfunkel |
| 13 | Purple Rain (soundtrack) | Prince & The Revolution |
| 13 | Whitney Houston | Whitney Houston |
| 13 | Baby One More Time | Britney Spears |
| 13 | Millennium | Backstreet Boys |
| 13 | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Live | Bruce Springsteen |
| 13 | Metallica | Metallica |
| 13 | Greatest Hits 1974 - 1978 | Steve Miller Band |
| 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 |
| 11 | Ten | Pearl Jam |
| 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 | Pieces Of You | Jewel |
| 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 |
| 10 | The Stranger | Billy Joel |
| 10 | 1984 | Van Halen |
| 10 | Aerosmith's Greatest Hits | Aerosmith |
| 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 | Greatest Hits | Journey |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 | Greatest Hits | Patsy Cline |
| 9 | Mariah Carey | Mariah Carey |
| 9 | Cooleyhighharmony | Boyz II Men |
| 9 | Garth Brooks | Garth Brooks |
| 9 | Licenced To Ill | Beastie Boys |
| 9 | The Sign | Ace Of Base |
| 9 | Whitney | Whitney Houston |
| 9 | Escape | Journey |
| 9 | Best Of The Doors | The Doors |
| 9 | Some Gave All | Billy Ray Cyrus |
| 9 | Pyromania | Def Leppard |
| 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 |
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