Top-Selling Platinum Albums (International Sales)

 

"Platinum" = 1 million or more copies sold (This standard was introduced in 1976 by the Recording Industries of America, when during a time of low record sales they reduced the "Gold" record standard from 1 million to 500,000 copies sold)

 

Colors

 

Studio Albums

 

Greatest Hits & Compilations

 

Soundtracks

 

40 million copies or more

Artist

Album

Released

Genre

Sales (millions)

Michael Jackson

Thriller

1982

Pop / Rock / R&B

110

Pink Floyd

The Dark Side of the Moon

1973

Progressive rock

50

AC/DC

Back in Black

1980

Hard rock / Heavy metal

49

Whitney Houston / Various artists

The Bodyguard

1992

Soundtrack

44

Meat Loaf

Bat Out of Hell

1977

Rock

43

Eagles

Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975)

1976

Rock

42

Various artists

Dirty Dancing

1987

Soundtrack

42

Backstreet Boys

Millennium

1999

Pop

40

Bee Gees / Various artists

Saturday Night Fever

1977

Soundtrack

40

Fleetwood Mac

Rumours

1977

Rock

40

Shania Twain

Come On Over

1997

Country / Pop

40

 

30–39 million copies

Artist

Album

Released

Genre

Sales (millions)

Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin IV

1971

Hard rock / Heavy metal

37

Alanis Morissette

Jagged Little Pill

1995

Rock

33

The Beatles

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

1967

Rock

32

Celine Dion

Falling into You

1996

Pop

32

Mariah Carey

Music Box

1993

Pop / R&B

32

Michael Jackson

Dangerous

1991

Pop / Rock

32

The Beatles

1

2000

Rock

31

Celine Dion

Let's Talk About Love

1997

Pop

31

Bee Gees

Spirits Having Flown

1979

Disco / Pop

30

Bruce Springsteen

Born in the U.S.A.

1984

Rock

30

Dire Straits

Brothers in Arms

1985

Rock

30

James Horner

Titanic

1997

Soundtrack

30

Madonna

The Immaculate Collection

1990

Pop / Dance

30

Michael Jackson

Bad

1987

Pop / Rock

30

Pink Floyd

The Wall

1979

Progressive rock

30

Nirvana

Nevermind

1991

Grunge / Alternative rock

30