The UK’s ten bestselling albums of all time - how many do you own?

[Musikwala]

I have the boldfaced ones.

1. Thriller, Michael Jackson
2. Eagles: Their Greatest Hits, 1971–1975, Eagles - No, but I have a different 2CD set
3. Greatest Hits, Volumes I & II, Billy Joel
4. The Wall, Pink Floyd
5. Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin
6. Back in Black, AC/DC
7. Double Live, Garth Brooks
8. Come On Over, Shania Twain
10. The Beatles, The Beatles

11. Rumours, Fleetwood Mac
12. Appetite for Destruction, Guns 'N Roses
13. The Beatles: 1967–1970, The Beatles
14. The Bodyguard (soundtrack), Whitney Houston
15. Boston, Boston
16. No Fences, Garth Brooks
17. Physical Graffiti, Led Zeppelin
18. Greatest Hits, Elton John
19. Hotel California, Eagles - used to have it!
20. Cracked Rear View, Hootie & the Blowfish

21. Metallica, Metallica
22. Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette
23. Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd
24. Saturday Night Fever (soundtrack), Bee Gees
25. Born in the U.S.A., Bruce Springsteen
26. The Beatles: 1962–1966, The Beatles
27. Greatest Hits, Journey
28. Supernatural, Santana
29. Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits, Simon & Garfunkel
30. …Baby One More Time, Britney Spears
31. Bat Out of Hell, Meat Loaf
32. Backstreet Boys, Backstreet Boys
33. Ropin' the Wind, Garth Brooks
34. Ten, Pearl Jam
35. Purple Rain (soundtrack), Prince and the Revolution
36. Greatest Hits: 1974–1978, Steve Miller Band
37. Millennium, Backstreet Boys
38. Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band Live: 1975–1985 (box set), Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
39. Whitney Houston, Whitney Houston (Arista)
40. Led Zeppelin II, Led Zeppelin

 

[Musikwala]

That was kind of a lame list... not really the greatest albums ever.

 

[Big Ears]

Here is a comparison between the UK and US top twenties:

The UK’s Ten Best-Selling Albums of All Time

1. Greatest Hits by Queen
2. Abba Gold - Greatest Hits by Abba
3. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles
4. 21 by Adele
5. What's the Story Morning Glory by Oasis
6. Thriller by Michael Jackson
7. Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
8. Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits
9. Bad by Michael Jackson
10. Greatest Hits II by Queen

11. The Immaculate Collection by Madonna
12. Rumours by Fleetwood Mac
13. Back to Black by Amy Winehouse
14. Stars by Simply Red
15. Come On Over by Shania Twain
16. Back to Bedlam by James Blunt
17. Urban Hymns by The Verve
18. Legend by Bob Marley & The Wailers
19. Bat Out of Hell by Meat Loaf
20. Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel


The US’s Ten Best Selling Albums of All Time

1. Thriller by Michael Jackson
2. Eagles: Their Greatest Hits, 1971–1975 by The Eagles
3. Greatest Hits, Volumes I & II by Billy Joel
4. The Wall by Pink Floyd
5. Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin
6. Back in Black by AC/DC
7. Double Live by Garth Brooks
8. Come On Over by Shania Twain
10. The Beatles by The Beatles

11. Rumours by Fleetwood Mac
12. Appetite for Destruction by Guns 'N Roses
13. The Beatles: 1967–1970 by The Beatles
14. The Bodyguard (soundtrack) by Whitney Houston
15. Boston by Boston
16. No Fences by Garth Brooks
17. Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin
18. Greatest Hits by Elton John
19. Hotel California by Eagles
20. Cracked Rear View by Hootie & the Blowfish


Michael Jackson's Thriller occurs in both UK and US top tens.

 

[Musikwala]

Led Zeppelin is more popular in America!

 

[Big Ears]

Australia’s Ten Best-Selling Albums of All Time

1. Whispering Jack by John Farnham
2. Bat Out of Hell by Meat Loaf
3. Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits
4. Abba Gold: Greatest Hits by Abba
5. Thriller by Michael Jackson
6. The Best of Abba by Abba
7. Come On Over by Shania Twain
8. Innocent Eyes by Delta Goodrem
9. 21 by Adele
10. Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette

11. The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd
12. Greatest Hits by Queen
13. Grease: The Original Soundtrack by Various Artists
14. Born in the U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen
15. Falling into You by Celine Dion
16. Recurring Dream - The Very Best of Crowded House by Crowded House
17. Rumours by Fleetwood Mac
18. Arrival by Abba
19. Back In Black by AC/DC
20. The Immaculate Collection by Madonna


Savage Garden and Tina Arena feature a bit further down, but what stands out to me is the total absence of INXS. There are three Abba albums in the top twenty, and there's Shania Twain again!


List of best-selling albums in Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Big Ears]

Led Zeppelin is more popular in America!

A good point!

 

[Musikwala]

I only know that one song You're The Voice by John Farnham and I love it!

Yeah I'm a little surprised too, by the absence of INXS.

And no Kylie?

 

[Big Ears]

Canada’s Ten Best-Selling Albums of All Time

For some reason Wiki provide us with the top eleven!

1. Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette
2. Let's Talk About Love by Celine Dion
3. 21 by Adele
4. The Bodyguard Soundtrack by Whitney Houston
5. Big Shiny Tunes 2 by Various Artists
6. Romanza by Andrea Bocelli
7. 1 by The Beatles
8. Up! by Shania Twain
9. Aquarium by Aqua
10. Surfacing by Sarah McLachlan

11. Millennium by Backstreet Boys

Now where the hell is Rush! I have found various Canadian charts with all the names you would expect (Lightfoot, Young, Lang), but they are out of date. Needless to say there's Shania and I notice Adele keeps cropping up.

List of best-selling albums in Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[LG]

^^I am gutted by that list...

The only two I have off the list is 1 and Up.

Good lord what has happened to the young people here.

 

[Lynch]

Of the Top US albums, I own the first 37 on the list.

Of the top 40, the only one I DON'T own (and never will) is this one:

38. Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band Live: 1975–1985 (box set), Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band