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These Are The 20 Best-selling Albums In History by samolabams: 7:12pm On Oct 21, 2015
Music. It gives soul to the universe, flight to the heart, and wings to the mind. It is the lifeblood of imagination. It compels, inspires, and transcends all other forms of creative self-expression. It speaks when words cannot. It make us think, and feel, and see things, people - the world - in new ways.

For these reasons, and many more, music is inextricably near and dear to our hearts. And there have been some indescribably marvelous masters of it throughout time who've put together some pretty groundbreaking albums. That being said, here are the 20 best-selling ones of all time.

And remember people, operative word being "best-selling" - not "best." Don't be discouraged if your favorites didn't make it.

1. Eagles - "Their Greatest Hits 1971 - 1975" - 29 million copies
2. Michael Jackson - "Thriller" - 29 millon copies
3. Led Zeppelin - "Led Zeppelin IV" - 23 million copies
4. Pink Floyd - "The Wall" - 23 million copies
5. Billy Joel - "Greatest Hits Volumes I and II" - 23 million copies
6. ACDC - "Back in Black" - 22 million copies
7. Garth Brooks - "Double Live" - 21 million copies
8. Shania Twain - "Come On Over" - 20 million copies
9. Fleetwood Mac - "Rumours" - 20 million copies
10. The Beatles - "The Beatles" - 19 million copies
11. Guns n' Roses - "Appetite for Destruction" - 18 million copies
12. The Beatles - "The Beatles 1967-1970" - 17 million copies
13. Whitney Houston - "The Bodyguard" - 17 million copies
14. Boston - "Boston" - 17 million copies
15. Garth Brooks - "No Fences" - 17 million copies
16. Hootie & The Blowfish - "Cracked Rear View" - 16 million copies
17. Metallica - "Metallica" - 16 million copies
18. Led Zeppelin - "Physical Graffiti" - 16 million copies
19. Eagles - "Hotel California" - 16 million copies
20. Elton John - "Greatest Hits" - 16 million copies

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Re: These Are The 20 Best-selling Albums In History by solodox(m): 7:35pm On Oct 21, 2015
Garth Brooks my man! two entries all the way! that calls for two pina coladas (his fans would understand) we will share em with our friends in low low places! ;-)

If we tally both entries = 38 big ones now thats one for all time!
Re: These Are The 20 Best-selling Albums In History by Nobody: 12:20pm On Oct 26, 2015
these are in the USA alone
Re: These Are The 20 Best-selling Albums In History by samolabams: 5:28pm On Oct 26, 2015
Yeah...nigerians dont keep data
Re: These Are The 20 Best-selling Albums In History by RSAMAN(m): 10:28pm On Oct 26, 2015
samolabams:
Music. It gives soul to the universe, flight to the heart, and wings to the mind. It is the lifeblood of imagination. It compels, inspires, and transcends all other forms of creative self-expression. It speaks when words cannot. It make us think, and feel, and see things, people - the world - in new ways.

For these reasons, and many more, music is inextricably near and dear to our hearts. And there have been some indescribably marvelous masters of it throughout time who've put together some pretty groundbreaking albums. That being said, here are the 20 best-selling ones of all time.

And remember people, operative word being "best-selling" - not "best." Don't be discouraged if your favorites didn't make it.

1. Eagles - "Their Greatest Hits 1971 - 1975" - 29 million copies
2. Michael Jackson - "Thriller" - 29 millon copies
3. Led Zeppelin - "Led Zeppelin IV" - 23 million copies
4. Pink Floyd - "The Wall" - 23 million copies
5. Billy Joel - "Greatest Hits Volumes I and II" - 23 million copies
6. ACDC - "Back in Black" - 22 million copies
7. Garth Brooks - "Double Live" - 21 million copies
8. Shania Twain - "Come On Over" - 20 million copies
9. Fleetwood Mac - "Rumours" - 20 million copies
10. The Beatles - "The Beatles" - 19 million copies
11. Guns n' Roses - "Appetite for Destruction" - 18 million copies
12. The Beatles - "The Beatles 1967-1970" - 17 million copies
13. Whitney Houston - "The Bodyguard" - 17 million copies
14. Boston - "Boston" - 17 million copies
15. Garth Brooks - "No Fences" - 17 million copies
16. Hootie & The Blowfish - "Cracked Rear View" - 16 million copies
17. Metallica - "Metallica" - 16 million copies
18. Led Zeppelin - "Physical Graffiti" - 16 million copies
19. Eagles - "Hotel California" - 16 million copies
20. Elton John - "Greatest Hits" - 16 million copies

Source = https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1639241736325118&id=1599002270349065

Metallica all the way! Awesome stuff.
Re: These Are The 20 Best-selling Albums In History by Nobody: 7:45pm On Oct 27, 2015
welcome to hotel California, the eagles? thats my shitt cuz. Ain't no body better than MJ #Thriller
Re: These Are The 20 Best-selling Albums In History by noob03saibot(m): 8:21am On Oct 30, 2015
Is this in u.s alone or sales outside the u.s is also included? Thought I ll see Marshall matters l.p here.

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