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25 Best-Selling Albums Of All Time
Entertainment Weekly
May 1996
| ALBUM | ARTIST | U.S. SALES | WEEKS AT #1 |
WEEKS ON CHART |
RELEASE DATE |
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1. Thriller | Michael Jackson | 24 Million | 37 | 122 | December 1, 1982 |
| 2. Their Greatest Hits | Eagles | 22 million | 5 | 133 | February 17, 1976 |
| 3. Rumours | Fleetwood Mac | 17 million | 31 | 134 | February 1977 |
| 4. Untitled | Led Zeppelin | 16 Million | 0 (peaked at 2) | 259 | November 8, 1971 |
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The Bodyguard | Whitney Houston/Various Artists | 15 Million | 20 | 141 | November 17, 1992 |
| 6. Born In The U.S.A. | Bruce Springsteen | 15 Million | 7 | 139 | June 4, 1984 |
| 7. Boston | Boston | 15 Million | 0 (peaked at 3) | 132 | August 25, 1976 |
| 8. Hotel California | Eagles | 14 Million | 8 | 133 | December 8, 1976 |
| 9. Greatest Hits | Elton John | 13 Million | 10 | 104 | November 4, 1974 |
| 10. Cracked Rear View | Hootie & The Blowfish | 13 Million | 8 | 93 | July 5,1994 |
| 11. Appetite For Destruction | Guns N' Roses | 13 Million | 5 | 147 | July 21, 1987 |
| 12. Dark Side Of The Moon | Pink Floyd | 13 Million | 1 | 741 | February 15, 1973 |
| 13. No Fences | Garth Brooks | 13 Million | 0 (peaked at 3) | 224 | August 27, 1990 |
| 14. Whitney Houston | Whitney Houston | 12 Million | 14 | 162 | February 21, 1985 |
| 15. Slippery When Wet | Bon Jovi | 12 Million | 8 | 94 | August 18, 1986 |
| 16. Back In Black | AC/DC | 12 Million | 0 (peaked at 4) | 131 | July 25,1980 |
| 17. Bat Out Of Hell | Meat Loaf | 12 Million | 0 (peaked at 14) | 82 | January 30, 1977 |
| 18. Saturday Night Fever | The Bee Gees/Various Artists | 11 Million | 24 | 120 | November 7, 1977 |
| 19. Purple Rain | Prince And The Revolution | 11 Million | 24 | 72 | June 25,1984 |
| 20. Ropin' The Wind | Garth Brooks | 11 Million | 18 | 132 | September 2, 1991 |
| 21. Dirty Dancing | Various Artists | 11 Million | 18 | 96 | August 4, 1987 |
| 22. Hysteria | Def Leppard | 11 Million | 6 | 133 | August 3, 1987 |
| 23. II | Boyz II Men | 11 Million | 5 | 86 | August 23, 1994 |
| 24. Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em | M.C. Hammer | 10 Million | 21 | 108 | February 12, 1990 |
| 25. Tapestry | Carole King | 10 Million | 15 | 302 | February 10, 1971 |
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