Music albums ranked by total certified and estimated worldwide sales. Michael Jackson's Thriller remains the best-selling album of all time with estimated sales between 66 and 70 million copies — a record that has stood unchallenged since t...
About: Best-Selling Music Albums of All Time
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Music albums ranked by total certified and estimated worldwide sales. Michael Jackson's Thriller remains the best-selling album of all time with estimated sales between 66 and 70 million copies — a record that has stood unchallenged since the early 1980s.
Key Findings
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Come On Over — Shania Twain leads with 40 in 1997.
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Average value in 1997: 40 · median: 40.
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1977 recorded the highest combined total across all categories.
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Data Points
8
8 categories
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6 years
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Top Value
68
Thriller — Michael Jackson
Estimated Sales (Millions) · 1982
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Metrics
1
Estimated Sales (Millions)
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Period
1971 – 1997
6 years of data
Statistical Summary — 1997
40
Maximum
40
Minimum
40
Average
40
Median
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