1	Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 The Eagles 29 million
2	Thriller Michael Jackson 28 million
3	Led Zeppelin IV Led Zeppelin 24 million
4	The Wall Pink Floyd 23 million
5	Back In Black AC/DC 22 million
6	Greatest Hits, Volumes 1 and 2 (1973-1985) Billy Joel 21 million
7	Come On Over Shania Twain 20 million
8	Garth Double Live Garth Brooks 20 million
9	Rumours Fleetwood Mac 19 million
10	The Beatles (The White Album) The Beatles 19 million
11	Appetite For Destruction Guns N' Roses 18 million
12	Boston Boston 17 million
13	The Bodyguard (Soundtrack) Whitney Houston 17 million
14	Cracked Rear View Hootie & The Blowfish 16 million
15	Greatest Hits Elton John 16 million
16	Hotel California The Eagles 16 million
17	The Beatles 1967-1970 The Beatles 16 million
18	No Fences Garth Brooks 16 million
19	Jagged Little Pill Alanis Morissette 16 million
20	Physical Graffiti Led Zeppelin 16 million
21	Born In The U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen 15 million
22	Dark Side Of The Moon Pink Floyd 15 million
23	Saturday Night Fever (Soundtrack) Bee Gees 15 million
24	The Beatles 1962-1966 The Beatles 15 million
25	Supernatural Santana 15 million
26	Greatest Hits Journey 15 million
27	Backstreet Boys Backstreet Boys 14 million
28	Ropin' The Wind Garth Brooks 14 million
29	Metallica Metallica 14 million
30	Bat Out Of Hell Meat Loaf 14 million
31	Greatest Hits Simon & Garfunkel 14 million
32	Baby One More Time Britney Spears 14 million
33	Live 1975-85 Bruce Springsteen 13 million
34	Greatest Hits 1974 - 1978 Steve Miller Band 13 million
35	Purple Rain Prince 13 million
36	Whitney Houston Whitney Houston 13 million
37	Millennium Backstreet Boys 13 million
38	Ten Pearl Jam 13 million
39	Wide Open Spaces Dixie Chicks 12 million
40	Yourself Or Someone Like You Matchbox 20 12 million
41	No Jacket Required Phil Collins 12 million
42	Hysteria Def Leppard 12 million
43	Slippery When Wet Bon Jovi 12 million
44	II Boyz II Men 12 million
45	Abbey Road The Beatles 12 million
46	Led Zeppelin II Led Zeppelin 12 million
47	Breathless Kenny G 12 million
48	Forrest Gump soundtrack 12 million
49	Greatest Hits Kenny Rogers 12 million
50	Hot Rocks 1964 - 1971 Rolling Stones 12 million
51	The Woman In Me Shania Twain 12 million
52	Pieces Of You Jewel 12 million

** a double LP (each LP is counted singularly in terms of millions)

based on RIAA figures for the U.S.