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Platinum record forMichael Jackson'sThriller (1982), the best-selling album of all time

This is a list of the world's best-selling albums ofrecorded music in physical mediums, such as vinyl, audio cassettes or compact discs. To appear on the list, the figure must have been published by a reliable source and thealbum must have sold at least 20 million copies andcertified at least 10 million units (the equivalent of adiamond certification by theRIAA).^[a] This list can contain any types of album, includingstudio albums,extended plays,greatest hits,compilations, various artists,soundtracks andremixes. The figures given do not take into account theresale ofused albums. Certified copies are sourced either from available online databases of localmusic industry associations or a country with an established certifying authority (seeList of music recording certifications).

As a result of the methodology that the American and Canadian certification-awarding bodies (theRIAA andMusic Canada respectively) use, each disc in a multi-disc set is counted as one unit toward certification, leading to many double albums on the list—such asPink Floyd'sThe Wall andthe Beatles'The Beatles (White Album) —being certified with a number double the number of copies sold there. Such albums have the certifications for the number of copies (not discs) shipped indicated. Conversely, the American certification level for double albums that fit onto onecompact disc, such as theSaturday Night Feversoundtrack reflect the actual number of copies sold. In 2016, RIAA included streaming in addition to track sales and album sales based on the concept ofalbum-equivalent unit for certification purposes, and certification therefore no longer reflects shipment alone.^[1]^[2] For example, in the update of the certification forTheir Greatest Hits (1971–1975) by theEagles in August 2018, the album was certified 38× Platinum (increasing from the previous 29× Platinum certification in 2006) based on the new criteria, making it then the album with the highest certification in the United States.^[3]

Michael Jackson'sThriller, estimated to have sold 70 million copies worldwide, is the best-selling album ever.^[4]^[5]^[6] Jackson also has the highest number of albums on the list with five,Celine Dion has four, while the Beatles,Madonna,Whitney Houston andPink Floyd each have three.

Groupings are based on different sales benchmarks, the highest being for claims of at least 40 million copies, and the lowest being for claims of 20–29 million copies. Albums are listed in order of number of copies sold. If two or more artists have the same claimed sales, they are then ranked by certified units and thereafter by the artist's last name. Markets' order within the table is based on the number of compact discs sold in each market, largest market at the top and smallest at the bottom.^[7]

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40 million copies or more

*All sales figures are shown in millions

Artist	Album	Released	Genre	Total certified copies (from available markets)*	Reported sales*	Ref.
Michael Jackson	Thriller	1982	Pop,post-disco,funk,rock	51.3 US: 34 million^[8] JPN: 100,000^[9] UK: 4.5 million^[10] GER: 1.5 million^[11] FRA: 1 million^[12] CAN: 3 million^[13] AUS: 1.19 million^[14] MEX: 2.6 million^[15] NLD: 800,000^[16] ITA: 200,000^[17] SWE: 400,000^[18] ARG: 500,000^[19] SWI: 300,000^[20] AUT: 400,000^[21] FIN: 119,061^[22] NZ: 180,000^[23]^[24] HKG: 15,000^[25] DEN: 480,000^[26] DEN: 60,000^[27] HUN: 6,000^[28] POR: 40,000^[29]	70	^[30]^[31]^[32]
AC/DC	Back in Black	1980	Hard rock	31.2 US: 27 million^[8] UK: 1 million^[10] GER: 1 million^[11] FRA: 600,000^[12] CAN: 1 million^[13] AUS: 840,000^[14] ITA: 150,000^[17] SPA: 150,000^[33]^[34]^[35] BRA: 100,000^[36] DEN: 40,000^[37] ARG: 160,000^[38] SWI: 100,000^[20] AUT: 50,000^[21] POL: 10,000^[39] NZ: 90,000^[23]	50	^[40]
Whitney Houston / Various artists	The Bodyguard	1992	R&B,soul,pop,soundtrack	29.7 US: 19 million^[8] JPN: 2 million^[41]^[42] UK: 2.1 million^[10] GER: 1.5 million^[11] FRA: 1 million^[12] CAN: 1 million^[13] AUS: 350,000^[14] BRA: 750,000^[36] NLD: 100,000^[16] ITA: 25,000^[17] SWE: 100,000^[18] SPA: 600,000^[33]^[43] ARG: 240,000^[38] BEL: 200,000^[44] POL: 50,000^[39] SWI: 250,000^[20] AUT: 200,000^[21] NOR: 200,000^[45] FIN: 56,486^[22] NZ: 15,000^[23]	45	^[46]^[47]
Pink Floyd	The Dark Side of the Moon	1973	Progressive rock	25.6 US: 15 million^[8] UK: 4.8 million^[10] GER: 1.5 million^[11] FRA: 400,000^[12] CAN: 2 million^[13] AUS: 980,000^[14] ITA: 300,000^[17] ARG: 240,000^[38] BEL: 25,000^[44] POL: 100,000^[39] AUT: 100,000^[21] NZ: 240,000^[48]	45	^[49]
Eagles	Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975)	1976	Country rock,soft rock,folk rock	41.2 US: 38 million^[8] UK: 600,000^[10] CAN: 2 million^[13] AUS: 560,000^[14] HKG: 15,000^[25]	44	^[50]
Eagles	Hotel California	1976	Soft rock	31.8 US: 26 million^[8] UK: 1.8 million^[10] GER: 500,000^[11] FRA: 1 million^[12] CAN: 1 million^[13] AUS: 630,000^[14] NLD: 100,000^[16] ITA: 25,000^[17] SPA: 400,000^[33] DEN: 10,000^[51] SWI: 200,000^[20] AUT: 25,000^[21] FIN: 30,933^[22] NZ: 135,000^[23] HKG: 15,000^[25]	42	^[52]
Shania Twain	Come On Over	1997	Country,pop	30.7 US: 20 million^[8] JPN: 100,000^[9] UK: 3.6 million^[10] GER: 750,000^[11] FRA: 300,000^[53] CAN: 2 million^[13] AUS: 1.750 million^[14] BRA: 100,000^[36] MEX: 100,000^[15] NLD: 500,000^[16] SWE: 240,000^[18] SPA: 100,000^[33] DEN: 140,000^[54] ARG: 120,000^[38] BEL: 150,000^[44] SWI: 150,000^[20] AUT: 25,000^[21] NOR: 300,000^[45] FIN: 38,958^[22] NZ: 315,000^[24]	40	^[55]^[56]
Fleetwood Mac	Rumours	1977	Soft rock	30.3 US: 21 million^[8] UK: 4.5 million^[10] GER: 1.25 million^[11] FRA: 300,000^[53] CAN: 2 million^[13] AUS: 910,000^[14] NLD: 100,000^[16] ITA: 25,000^[17] SPA: 50,000^[57] DEN: 40,000^[58] NZ: 195,000^[59] HKG: 15,000^[25]	40	^[60]^[61]
Meat Loaf	Bat Out of Hell	1977	Hard rock,glam rock,progressive rock	22 US: 14 million^[8] UK: 3.3 million^[10] GER: 500,000^[11] CAN: 2 million^[13] AUS: 1.820 million^[14] NLD: 100,000^[16] DEN: 40,000^[62] SWI: 25,000^[20] NOR: 25,000^[45] NZ: 255,000^[48]	40	^[63]
Bee Gees / Various artists	Saturday Night Fever	1977	Disco	22.1 US: 16 million^[8] UK: 2.1 million^[10] GER: 1.5 million^[11] FRA: 200,000^[12] CAN: 1.4 million^[13] AUS: 770,000^[64] NLD: 100,000^[16] ITA: 25,000^[17] HKG: 15,000^[25]	40	^[65]^[66]

30–39 million copies

*All sales figures are shown in millions

Artist	Album	Released	Genre	Total certified copies (from available markets)*	Claimed sales*	Ref.
Led Zeppelin	Led Zeppelin IV	1971	Hard rock,heavy metal,folk rock	30.4 US: 24 million^[8] UK: 1.8 million^[10] GER: 750,000^[11] FRA: 600,000^[53] CAN: 2 million^[13] AUS: 630,000^[14] BRA: 250,000^[36] NLD: 100,000^[16] ITA: 50,000^[17] SPA: 100,000^[35] NOR: 40,000^[67] ARG: 60,000^[38] SWI: 50,000^[20]	37	^[68]
Michael Jackson	Bad	1987	Pop,R&B,funk,rock	21.5 US: 11 million^[8] JPN: 100,000^[69] UK: 4.2 million^[10] GER: 2 million^[11] FRA: 1 million^[12] CAN: 1,000,000^[13] AUS: 420,000^[14] NLD: 100,000^[16] SPA: 300,000^[33] SWE: 200,000^[18] DEN: 80,000^[70] NOR: 100,000^[71] MEX: 350,000^[15] SWI: 100,000^[71] AUT: 200,000^[21] FIN: 51,287^[22] NZ: 135,000^[72] HKG: 15,000^[25] POR: 40,000^[73] ITA: 100,000^[17]	35	^[74]
Alanis Morissette	Jagged Little Pill	1995	Alternative rock	26.4 US: 17 million^[8] UK: 3 million^[10] GER: 1 million^[11] FRA: 300,000^[53] CAN: 2 million^[13] AUS: 980,000^[14] BRA: 500,000^[36] NLD: 400,000^[16] SPA: 300,000^[33] SWE: 200,000^[18] DEN: 180,000^[75] ARG: 60,000^[38] BEL: 100,000^[44] POL: 50,000^[39] SWI: 50,000^[20] NOR: 50,000^[45] AUT: 100,000^[21] FIN: 65,860^[22] NZ: 15,000^[76] POR: 80,000^[77]	33	^[78]^[79]
Various artists	Dirty Dancing	1987	Pop,rock,R&B	24.1 US: 14 million^[8] UK: 3 million^[10] GER: 3.250 million^[11] FRA: 1 million^[12] CAN: 1 million^[13] AUS: 770,000^[14] BRA: 100,000^[36] NLD: 100,000^[16] ITA: 25,000^[17] SPA: 400,000^[43] SWE: 100,000^[18] DEN: 60,000^[80] POL: 50,000^[39] SWI: 250,000^[20] NZ: 15,000^[24] HKG: 7,500^[25]	32	^[81]
Celine Dion	Falling into You	1996	Pop,soft rock	21.1 US: 12 million^[8] JPN: 800,000^[9] UK: 2.1 million^[10] GER: 1.25 million^[11] FRA: 1 million^[53] CAN: 1 million^[13] AUS: 910,000^[14] BRA: 100,000^[36] NLD: 600,000^[16] SPA: 200,000^[33] SWE: 200,000^[18] DEN: 160,000^[82] ARG: 60,000^[38] BEL: 200,000^[44] POL: 100,000^[39] SWI: 150,000^[20] NOR: 150,000^[45] AUT: 100,000^[21] FIN: 51,952^[22] NZ: 15,000^[23]	32	^[83]
Michael Jackson	Dangerous	1991	New jack swing,R&B,pop	17.0 US: 8 million^[8] JPN: 400,000^[9] UK: 1.8 million^[10] GER: 2 million^[11] FRA: 1 million^[53] CAN: 600,000^[13] AUS: 700,000^[14] BRA: 100,000^[36] MEX: 600,000^[15] NLD: 300,000^[16] SWE: 300,000^[18] SPA: 600,000^[33] SWI: 250,000^[20] AUT: 200,000^[21] DEN: 60,000^[84] FIN: 61,896^[22] NZ: 90,000^[24] ITA: 60,000^[17]	32	^[85]^[86]^[87]
Adele	21	2011	Pop,soul	30.4 US: 17 million^[8] JPN: 100,000^[88] UK: 5.4 million^[10] GER: 1.6 million^[11] CAN: 1.6 million^[13] AUS: 1.19 million^[14] BRA: 480,000^[36] NLD: 200,000^[16] ITA: 480,000^[17] SWE: 120,000^[18] SPA: 300,000^[33] ARG: 80,000^[89] DEN: 180,000^[90] BEL: 180,000^[44] POL: 200,000^[39] SWI: 210,000^[20] MEX: 480,000^[15] NOR: 30,000^[91] AUT: 20,000^[21] RUS: 10,000^[92] FIN: 83,234^[22] HUN: 6,000^[93] IRE: 270,000^[94] NZ: 195,000^[95] POR: 30,000^[96] GRE: 3,000^[97]	31	^[98]
The Beatles	1	2000	Rock	23.2 US: 11 million^[8] JPN: 2 million^[9] UK: 3.6 million^[10] GER: 1.65 million^[11] FRA: 600,000^[53] CAN: 1 million^[13] AUS: 700,000^[14] BRA: 250,000^[36] NLD: 160,000^[16] ITA: 100,000^[17] SWE: 160,000^[18] SPA: 500,000^[33] ARG: 120,000^[38] BEL: 250,000^[44] SWI: 150,000^[20] NOR: 150,000^[45] AUT: 150,000^[21] DEN: 200,000^[99] POL: 100,000^[39] FIN: 77,466^[22] NZ: 225,000^[23] POR: 120,000^[77]	31	^[100]
Metallica	Metallica	1991	Heavy metal	27 US: 20 million^[8] JPN: 200,000^[9] UK: 900,000^[10] GER: 2 million^[11] FRA: 300,000^[12] CAN: 1 million^[13] AUS: 910,000^[14] NLD: 200,000^[16] ITA: 50,000^[17] SWE: 100,000^[18] MEX: 75,000^[15] ARG: 300,000^[38] BEL: 100,000^[44] POL: 70,000^[39] NOR: 150,000^[45] DEN: 140,000^[101] SWI: 200,000^[20] AUT: 100,000^[21] FIN: 112,856^[22] NZ: 150,000^[24]	31	^[102]
Celine Dion	Let's Talk About Love	1997	Pop,soft rock	20.5 US: 11 million^[8] JPN: 1 million^[9] UK: 1.8 million^[10] GER: 1.5 million^[11] FRA: 1 million^[53] CAN: 1 million^[13] AUS: 490,000^[14] NLD: 500,000^[16] SWE: 240,000^[18] SPA: 400,000^[33] DEN: 220,000^[103] ARG: 120,000^[38] BEL: 200,000^[44] POL: 200,000^[39] SWI 300,000^[20] NOR: 200,000^[45] AUT: 100,000^[21] FIN: 97,744^[22] NZ: 135,000^[104] HKG: 40,000^[25] URY: 3,000^[105]	31	^[106]
Bob Marleyand the Wailers	Legend: The Best of Bob Marley & The Wailers	1984	Reggae	25.9 US: 18 million^[8] UK: 4.260 million^[10] GER: 500,000^[11] FRA: 1 million^[53] CAN: 200,000^[13] AUS: 420,000^[14] NLD: 100,000^[16] ITA: 100,000^[17] SWE: 50,000^[18] SPA: 100,000^[57] ARG: 240,000^[38] BEL: 200,000^[44] NOR: 25,000^[45] SWI: 300,000^[20] AUT: 100,000^[21] FIN: 36,703^[22] NZ: 300,000^[23]	30	^[107]
Nirvana	Nevermind	1991	Grunge,alternative rock	24.8 US: 13 million^[8] JPN: 600,000^[108] UK: 2.7 million^[10] GER: 1 million^[11] FRA: 1 million^[12] CAN: 1 million^[13] AUS: 350,000^[14] BRA: 250,000^[36] NLD: 100,000^[16] ITA: 150,000^[17] SPA: 100,000^[43] SWE: 200,000^[18] DEN: 120,000^[109] MEX: 200,000^[15] ARG: 180,000^[38] BEL: 400,000^[44] POL: 160,000^[39] SWI: 50,000^[20] AUT: 50,000^[21] FIN: 46,830^[22] NZ: 105,000^[23] POR: 40,000^[71]	30	^[110]^[111]
Guns N' Roses	Appetite for Destruction	1987	Hard rock	22.8 US: 18 million^[8] JPN: 200,000^[9] UK: 1,200,000^[10] GER: 500,000^[11] FRA: 200,000^[53] CAN: 1 million^[13] AUS: 490,000^[14] BRA: 350,000^[36] NLD: 100,000^[16] ITA: 100,000^[17] SPA: 50,000^[34] SWE: 80,000^[18] DEN: 80,000^[112] MEX: 100,000^[15] ARG: 180,000^[38] SWI: 50,000^[20] AUT: 100,000^[21] FIN: 25,000^[22] NZ: 75,000^[23]	30	^[113]^[114]
Bruce Springsteen	Born in the U.S.A.	1984	Heartland rock	22 US: 17 million^[8] UK: 900,000^[10] GER: 1 million^[11] FRA: 300,000^[53] CAN: 1 million^[13] AUS: 910,000^[14] ITA: 50,000^[17] SPA: 50,000^[34] DEN: 60,000^[115] MEX: 250,000^[15] BEL: 75,000^[116] SWI: 100,000^[20] FIN: 108,913^[22] NZ: 255,000^[23]	30	^[117]
ABBA	Gold: Greatest Hits	1992	Pop,disco	21.9 US: 6 million^[8] JPN: 600,000^[108] UK: 6.3 million^[118] GER: 2.5 million^[11] FRA: 1 million^[53] CAN: 1 million^[13] AUS: 1.19 million^[14] BRA: 100,000^[36] NLD: 100,000^[16] ITA: 100,000^[17] SPA: 500,000^[33] SWE: 500,000^[18] SWI: 500,000^[20] MEX: 250,000^[15] ARG: 240,000^[38] BEL: 350,000^[44] AUT: 150,000^[21] DEN: 570,000^[119] POL: 100,000^[39] FIN: 145,962^[22] NZ: 240,000^[23] POR: 20,000^[77] RUS: 10,000^[120]	30	^[121]
Dire Straits	Brothers in Arms	1985	Roots rock,blues rock,soft rock	21.1 US: 9 million^[8] UK: 4.2 million^[10] GER: 500,000^[11] FRA: 3 million^[53] CAN: 1 million^[13] AUS: 1.19 million^[14] ITA: 550,000^[17]^[71] SPA: 300,000^[34] SWE: 50,000^[18] ARG: 30,000^[38] BEL: 200,000^[44] DEN: 120,000^[122] SWI: 300,000^[20] AUT: 200,000^[21] POL: 50,000^[39] FIN: 116,784^[22] NZ: 360,000^[48] HKG: 15,000^[25]	30	^[123]^[124]
Madonna	The Immaculate Collection	1990	Pop,dance	21 US: 11 million^[8] JPN: 800,000^[9] UK: 3.9 million^[10] GER: 750,000^[11] FRA: 1 million^[12] CAN: 700,000^[13] AUS: 980,000^[125] BRA: 500,000^[36] NLD: 300,000^[16] SWE: 50,000^[18] SPA: 300,000^[33] ARG: 360,000^[38] SWI: 50,000^[20] AUT: 50,000^[21] DEN: 80,000^[126] FIN: 92,500^[22] NZ: 105,000^[23]	30	^[127]
Santana	Supernatural	1999	Latin rock	20.8 US: 15 million^[8] JPN: 200,000^[9] UK: 900,000^[10] GER: 1 million^[11] FRA: 600,000^[53] CAN: 1 million^[13] AUS: 280,000^[14] BRA: 250,000^[36] NLD: 200,000^[16] ITA: 25,000^[17] SWE: 80,000^[18] SPA: 300,000^[33] MEX: 300,000^[15] ARG: 120,000^[38] BEL: 100,000^[44] POL: 100,000^[39] SWI: 200,000^[20] AUT: 100,000^[21] FIN: 50,291^[22] NZ: 60,000^[23]	30	^[128]
Pink Floyd	The Wall	1979	Progressive rock	19.2 US: 11.5 million^[8] UK: 900,000^[10] GER: 2 million^[11] FRA: 1 million^[12] CAN: 2 million^[13] AUS: 770,000^[14] NLD: 135,000^[16] ITA: 25,000^[17] SPA: 100,000^[33] DEN: 120,000^[129] ARG: 60,000^[38] POL: 120,000^[39] SWI: 100,000^[20] NZ: 210,000^[23] HKG: 15,000^[25]	30	^[130]
The Beatles	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	1967	Rock	18.3 US: 11 million^[8] UK: 5.1 million^[10] GER: 500,000^[11] FRA: 100,000^[12] CAN: 800,000^[13] AUS: 280,000^[14] BRA: 100,000^[36] ITA: 50,000^[17] ARG: 300,000^[38] NZ: 90,000^[24]	30	^[131]
The Beatles	Abbey Road	1969	Rock	16.9 US: 12 million^[8] UK: 2.4 million^[10] GER: 500,000^[11] FRA: 100,000^[12] CAN: 1 million^[13] AUS: 210,000^[14] ITA: 50,000^[17] DEN: 60,000^[132] ARG: 500,000^[19] BEL: 50,000^[44] NZ: 75,000^[24]	30	^[133]

20–29 million copies

*All sales figures are shown in millions

Artist	Album	Released	Genre	Total certified copies (from available markets)*	Claimed sales*	Ref.
Norah Jones	Come Away with Me	2002	Acoustic pop	19.9 US: 12 million^[8] JPN: 500,000^[9] UK: 2.4 million^[10] GER: 750,000^[11] FRA: 1 million^[53] CAN: 1 million^[13] AUS: 770,000^[14] BRA: 125,000^[36] NLD: 160,000^[16] ITA: 25,000^[17] SWE: 60,000^[18] SPA: 100,000^[33] DEN: 220,000^[134] ARG: 80,000^[38] BEL: 100,000^[44] SWI: 120,000^[20] AUT: 80,000^[21] POL: 200,000^[39] NZ: 165,000^[23] POR: 80,000^[77]	28	^[135]
Various artists	Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture	1978	Rock and roll	20 US: 13 million^[8] UK: 2.7 million^[10] GER: 1.25 million^[11] FRA: 400,000^[12] CAN: 1 million^[13] AUS: 980,000^[14] ITA: 50,000^[17] SPA: 300,000^[33] DEN: 140,000^[136] BEL: 25,000^[44] NOR: 50,000^[45] SWI: 25,000^[20] NZ: 90,000^[23] HKG: 20,000^[25]	28	^[137]
Mariah Carey	Music Box	1993	Pop,R&B	17.8 US: 10 million^[8] JPN: 1 million^[9] UK: 1.5 million^[10] GER: 1 million^[11] FRA: 1 million^[53] CAN: 700,000^[13] AUS: 840,000^[14] BRA: 100,000^[36] NLD: 600,000^[16] SWE: 100,000^[18] SPA: 400,000^[43] BEL: 100,000^[44] NOR: 160,000^[45] SWI: 200,000^[20] AUT: 100,000^[21] FIN: 47,382^[22] NZ: 15,000^[23]	28	^[138]^[139]
Eminem	The Eminem Show	2002	Hip hop	19.1 US: 12 million^[8] JPN: 600,000^[9] UK: 1.8 million^[10] GER: 900,000^[11] FRA: 600,000^[53] CAN: 1 million^[13] AUS: 1.07 million^[14] BRA: 50,000^[36] NLD: 80,000^[16] ITA: 50,000^[17] SWE: 120,000^[18] SPA: 100,000^[35] DEN: 140,000^[140] MEX: 75,000^[15] ARG: 40,000^[38] BEL: 50,000^[44] NOR: 50,000^[45] SWI: 120,000^[20] AUT: 60,000^[21] POL: 50,000^[39] FIN: 62,212^[22] NZ: 135,000^[23] POR: 40,000^[77]	27	^[141]^[142]
James Horner	Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture	1997	Film score	18.1 US: 11 million^[8] JPN: 1 million^[143] UK: 900,000^[10] GER: 1.25 million^[11] FRA: 1 million^[12] CAN: 1 million^[13] AUS: 350,000^[14] NLD: 175,000^[16] SWE: 160,000^[18] SPA: 400,000^[33] ARG: 60,000^[38] BEL: 150,000^[44] POL: 140,000^[39] SWI: 200,000^[20] AUT: 100,000^[21] NOR: 100,000^[45] FIN: 73,509^[22] NZ: 60,000^[144] HKG: 20,000^[25]	27	^[145]
Eric Clapton	Unplugged	1992	Acoustic rock,acoustic blues	17 US: 10 million^[8] JPN: 800,000^[9] UK: 1.2 million^[10] GER: 1.250 million^[11] FRA: 600,000^[53] CAN: 1 million^[13] AUS: 560,000^[14] BRA: 250,000^[36] NLD: 400,000^[16] ITA: 25,000^[17] SWE: 100,000^[18] SPA: 300,000^[43] DEN: 60,000^[146] ARG: 120,000^[38] BEL: 100,000^[44] SWI: 100,000^[20] AUT: 100,000^[21] POL: 50,000^[39] FIN: 45,034^[22] NZ: 15,000^[23]	26	^[147]
Queen	Greatest Hits	1981	Rock	20.6 US: 9 million^[8] JPN: 100,000^[9] UK: 6.9 million^[10] GER: 1.750 million^[11] FRA: 200,000^[53] CAN: 300,000^[13] AUS: 1.05 million^[14] BRA: 250,000^[36] NLD: 100,000^[16] ITA: 50,000^[17] SWE: 50,000^[18] SPA: 50,000^[34] ARG: 180,000^[38] SWI: 250,000^[20] AUT: 200,000^[21] POL: 50,000^[39] FIN: 55,058^[22] NZ: 150,000^[23]	25	^[148]
Britney Spears	...Baby One More Time	1999	Pop	20.1 US: 14 million^[8] JPN: 200,000^[9] UK: 1.2 million^[10] GER: 750,000^[11] FRA: 600,000^[53] CAN: 1 million^[13] AUS: 280,000^[14] BRA: 100,000^[36] NLD: 300,000^[16] SWE: 80,000^[18] SPA: 300,000^[57] DEN: 60,000^[149] MEX: 375,000^[15] ARG: 240,000^[38] BEL: 150,000^[44] NOR: 50,000^[45] SWI: 100,000^[20] AUT: 50,000^[21] POL: 100,000^[39] NZ: 45,000^[23]	25	^[150]
Bon Jovi	Slippery When Wet	1986	Hard rock,glam metal	18.3 US: 15 million^[8] UK: 900,000^[10] GER: 500,000^[11] CAN: 1 million^[13] AUS: 420,000^[14] SPA: 100,000^[34] NOR: 50,000^[71] DEN: 10,000^[151] SWI: 250,000^[20] FIN: 73,564^[22] NZ: 15,000^[23]	25	^[152]
Journey	Greatest Hits	1988	Rock,hard rock,pop rock	18.3 US: 18 million^[8] UK: 300,000^[10] CAN: 50,000^[13] IRE: 15,000^[153]	25	^[154]
Whitney Houston	Whitney Houston	1985	Pop,R&B	17.7 US: 14 million^[8] UK: 1.2 million^[10] GER: 500,000^[11] FRA: 100,000^[12] CAN: 1 million^[13] AUS: 280,000^[155] NLD: 100,000^[16] SWE: 200,000^[18] NOR: 100,000^[71] BEL: 25,000^[116] SWI: 50,000^[156] AUT: 50,000^[21] FIN: 29,109^[22] HKG: 15,000^[25] NZ: 15,000^[23]	25	^[157]^[158]
Phil Collins	No Jacket Required	1985	Pop rock	17.7 US: 12 million^[8] UK: 1.8 million^[10] GER: 1.5 million^[11] FRA: 600,000^[53] CAN: 1 million^[13] AUS: 70,000^[14] NLD: 100,000^[16] ITA: 250,000^[71] SPA: 100,000^[35] ARG: 180,000^[38] SWI: 100,000^[20] AUT: 50,000^[21] FIN: 34,203^[22] NZ: 15,000^[23]	25	^[159]
Eminem	The Marshall Mathers LP	2000	Hip hop	17.5 US: 11 million^[8] JPN: 200,000^[9] UK: 2.4 million^[10] GER: 900,000^[11] FRA: 600,000^[53] CAN: 800,000^[13] AUS: 280,000^[14] BRA: 100,000^[36] NLD: 80,000^[16] ITA: 25,000^[17] SWE: 160,000^[18] SPA: 100,000^[35] DEN: 100,000^[160] MEX: 150,000^[15] ARG: 30,000^[38] BEL: 100,000^[44] NOR: 100,000^[45] SWI: 200,000^[20] AUT: 50,000^[21] POL: 100,000^[39] FIN: 40,055^[22] NZ: 75,000^[23]	25	^[161]
Linkin Park	Hybrid Theory	2000	Nu metal,rap metal,alternative metal	17.2 US: 12 million^[8] JPN: 200,000^[9] UK: 1.8 million^[10] GER: 900,000^[11] FRA: 200,000^[53] CAN: 500,000^[13] AUS: 350,000^[14] BRA: 250,000^[36] NLD: 80,000^[16] ITA: 100,000^[17] SWE: 80,000^[18] SPA: 100,000^[35] DEN: 80,000^[162] MEX: 150,000^[15] ARG: 60,000^[38] BEL: 100,000^[44] SWI: 50,000^[20] AUT: 50,000^[21] POL: 100,000^[39] FIN: 62,629^[22] NZ: 75,000^[23]	25	^[163]
U2	The Joshua Tree	1987	Rock	16.7 US: 10 million^[8] UK: 2.7 million^[10] GER: 1 million^[11] FRA: 600,000^[53] CAN: 1 million^[13] AUS: 350,000^[14] NLD: 100,000^[16] ITA: 25,000^[17] SPA: 400,000^[34]^[35] MEX: 100,000^[15] ARG: 60,000^[38] SWI: 50,000^[71] AUT: 150,000^[21] FIN: 27,965^[22] NZ: 210,000^[23]	25	^[164]
Prince andThe Revolution	Purple Rain	1984	Pop rock,new wave,R&B	15.7 US: 13 million^[8] UK: 600,000^[10] GER: 750,000^[11] FRA: 300,000^[53] CAN: 600,000^[13] AUS: 210,000^[14] NLD: 100,000^[16] ITA: 25,000^[17] SPA: 50,000^[57] DEN: 10,000^[165] SWI: 50,000^[20] AUT: 25,000^[71] NZ: 75,000^[23]	25	^[166]
Carole King	Tapestry	1971	Pop	15.1 US: 14 million^[8] UK: 600,000^[10] AUS: 560,000^[14] NZ: 15,000^[23]	25	^[167]
Madonna	True Blue	1986	Pop,dance	14.5 US: 7 million^[8] JPN: 100,000^[9] UK: 2.1 million^[10] GER: 1 million^[11] FRA: 1 million^[53] CAN: 1 million^[13] AUS: 280,000^[14] BRA: 100,000^[36] NLD: 100,000^[16] ITA: 800,000^[71] SPA: 300,000^[34] ARG: 240,000^[38] BEL: 75,000^[116] NOR: 100,000^[71] SWI: 150,000^[71] AUT: 50,000^[71] FIN: 53,912^[22] NZ: 75,000^[23] POR: 20,000^[71]	25	^[168]
George Michael	Faith	1987	Pop,R&B,funk,soul	13.9 US: 10 million^[8] UK: 1.2 million^[10] GER: 250,000^[11] FRA: 600,000^[53] CAN: 1 million^[13] AUS: 350,000^[14] NLD: 100,000^[16] SWE: 50,000^[18] SPA: 200,000^[57] DEN: 20,000^[169] ARG: 60,000^[38] NOR: 50,000^[71] SWI: 100,000^[20] NZ: 15,000^[23]	25	^[170]
Simon & Garfunkel	Bridge over Troubled Water	1970	Folk rock	12.5 US: 8 million^[8] UK: 3.3 million^[10] GER: 500,000^[11] FRA: 300,000^[53] CAN: 400,000^[13] SWI: 25,000^[20] FIN: 25,000^[22]	25	^[171]
Elton John	Greatest Hits	1974	Pop	19.1 US: 17 million^[8] JPN: 200,000^[9] UK: 800,000^[10] FRA: 100,000^[53] CAN: 1 million^[13]	24	^[172]
Backstreet Boys	Millennium	1999	Pop	18.4 US: 13 million^[8] JPN: 800,000^[9] UK: 300,000^[10] GER: 750,000^[11] CAN: 1 million^[13] AUS: 210,000^[14] BRA: 500,000^[36] NLD: 200,000^[16] SWE: 80,000^[18] SPA: 400,000^[57] MEX: 675,000^[15] ARG: 180,000^[38] BEL: 100,000^[44] NOR: 50,000^[45] SWI: 50,000^[20] AUT: 25,000^[21] POL: 50,000^[39] FIN: 42,525^[22] NZ: 30,000^[23]	24	^[173]
Adele	25	2015	Soul,pop,R&B	20 US: 12 million^[8] UK: 3.6 million^[10] GER: 1.2 million^[11] CAN: 800,000^[13] AUS: 700,000^[14] BRA: 160,000^[36] ITA: 250,000^[17] SWE: 80,000^[18] SPA: 120,000^[33] DEN: 100,000^[174] BEL: 240,000^[44] MEX: 210,000^[15] NOR: 80,000^[45] SWI: 120,000^[20] AUT: 60,000^[21] POL: 100,000^[39] FIN: 47,482^[22] NZ: 180,000^[23] POR: 15,000^[77]	23	^[175]
Spice Girls	Spice	1996	Pop	16.4 US: 7 million^[8] JPN: 400,000^[9] UK: 3 million^[10] GER: 750,000^[11] FRA: 1 million^[53] CAN: 1 million^[13] AUS: 420,000^[14] BRA: 500,000^[36] NLD: 300,000^[16] SWE: 160,000^[18] SPA: 1 million^[57] DEN: 120,000^[176] MEX: 100,000^[15] BEL: 150,000^[44] NOR: 100,000^[45] SWI: 100,000^[20] AUT: 50,000^[21] POL: 200,000^[39] FIN: 76,375^[22] NZ: 15,000^[23]	23	^[177]^[178]
Ace of Base	Happy Nation/The Sign	1993	Pop	14.4 US: 9 million^[8] JPN: 600,000^[9] UK: 600,000^[10] GER: 1.5 million^[11] FRA: 1 million^[53] CAN: 1 million^[13] AUS: 70,000^[14] BRA: 100,000^[36] NLD: 200,000^[16] SPA: 100,000^[43] SWI: 100,000^[20] AUT: 75,000^[21] FIN: 82,715^[22] NZ: 15,000^[23]	23	^[179]
Green Day	American Idiot	2004	Punk rock	11.6 US: 6 million^[8] JPN: 500,000^[9] UK: 2 million^[10] GER: 800,000^[11] FRA: 300,000^[53] CAN: 1 million^[13] AUS: 420,000^[14] BRA: 93,627^[36] NLD: 40,000^[16] SWE: 60,000^[18] SPA: 50,000^[57] MEX: 100,000^[15] BEL: 50,000^[44] SWI: 80,000^[20] AUT: 60,000^[21] FIN: 23,133^[22] NZ: 60,000^[23]	23	^[180]
Michael Jackson	HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I	1995	R&B,pop,hip hop	15.2 US: 8 million^[8] JPN: 400,000^[9] UK: 1.2 million^[10] GER: 1.5 million^[11] FRA: 1 million^[53] CAN: 500,000^[13] AUS: 560,000^[14] BRA: 100,000^[36] NLD: 300,000^[16] ITA: 35,000^[17] SWE: 100,000^[18] SPA: 300,000^[57] ARG: 60,000^[38] DEN: 250,000^[181] MEX: 100,000^[15] BEL: 250,000^[44] NOR: 50,000^[45] SWI: 150,000^[20] AUT: 100,000^[21] POL: 100,000^[39] FIN: 61,352^[22] NZ: 135,000^[23]	22	^[182]
Celine Dion	All the Way... A Decade of Song	1999	Pop	14.4 US: 7 million^[8] JPN: 2 million^[9] UK: 1.2 million^[10] GER: 1.050 million^[11] FRA: 600,000^[53] CAN: 1 million^[13] AUS: 350,000^[14] BRA: 250,000^[36] SWE: 160,000^[18] SPA: 200,000^[57] ARG: 60,000^[38] BEL: 150,000^[44] NOR: 100,000^[45] SWI: 150,000^[20] AUT: 50,000^[21] POL: 100,000^[39] FIN: 55,713^[22] NZ: 60,000^[23]	22	^[183]
Oasis	(What's the Story) Morning Glory?	1995	Britpop,rock	11.6 US: 4 million^[8] JPN: 200,000^[9] UK: 4.8 million^[10] GER: 250,000^[11] FRA: 300,000^[53] CAN: 800,000^[13] AUS: 560,000^[14] NLD: 50,000^[16] ITA: 100,000^[17] SWE: 100,000^[18] SPA: 200,000^[57] ARG: 30,000^[38] DEN: 120,000^[184] BEL: 25,000^[44] NOR: 50,000^[45] SWI: 25,000^[20] AUT: 25,000^[21] FIN: 27,540^[22] NZ: 15,000^[23]	22	^[185]^[186]
Madonna	Like a Virgin	1984	Pop,dance	16.2 US: 10 million^[8] JPN: 100,000^[9] UK: 900,000^[10] GER: 750,000^[11] FRA: 600,000^[12] CAN: 1 million^[13] AUS: 490,000^[14] ITA: 1 million^[71] SPA: 100,000^[34] BEL: 75,000^[116] SWI: 100,000^[20] FIN: 35,398^[22] NZ: 75,000^[23]	21	^[187]
Bon Jovi	Cross Road	1994	Hard rock,glam metal	15 US: 7 million^[8] JPN: 1 million^[9] UK: 1.8 million^[10] GER: 1 million^[11] FRA: 300,000^[12] CAN: 1 million^[13] AUS: 910,000^[14] ITA: 500,000^[71] NLD: 200,000^[16] SWE: 100,000^[18] SPA: 400,000^[43] ARG: 240,000^[38] BEL: 100,000^[44] SWI: 150,000^[20] AUT: 150,000^[21] POL: 50,000^[39] FIN: 123,354^[22] NZ: 105,000^[24]	21	^[188]
Green Day	Dookie	1994	Pop punk,punk rock,alternative rock	24.6 US: 20 million^[8] JPN: 200,000^[9] UK: 900,000^[10] GER: 750,000^[11] FRA: 100,000^[53] CAN: 1 million^[13] AUS: 350,000^[14] BRA: 100,000^[36] ITA: 50,000^[17] SWE: 50,000^[18] SPA: 100,000^[43] ARG: 60,000^[38] BEL: 25,000^[44] DEN: 80,000^[189] SWI: 25,000^[20] AUT: 50,000^[21] POL: 50,000^[39] FIN: 35,205^[22] NZ: 15,000^[23] IRE: 60,000^[153]	20	^[190]
Hootie & the Blowfish	Cracked Rear View	1994	Roots rock,heartland rock	23.2 US: 22 million^[8] UK: 100,000^[10] CAN: 1 million^[13] AUS: 140,000^[14]	20	^[191]
Elvis Presley	Elvis' Christmas Album	1957	Christmas,pop,gospel,rock and roll	20.8 US: 20 million^[192] UK: 440,000^[10] CAN: 400,000^[13] AUS: 35,000^[14]	20	^[193]^[194]^[195]
Boston	Boston	1976	Arena rock,hard rock	18.1 US: 17 million^[8] UK: 100,000^[10] CAN: 1 million^[13]	20	^[196]
Mariah Carey	Daydream	1995	Pop,R&B	15.2 US: 11 million^[8] JPN: 1 million^[9] UK: 600,000^[10] GER: 500,000^[11] FRA: 600,000^[53] CAN: 700,000^[13] AUS: 350,000^[14] NLD: 100,000^[16] SPA: 200,000^[57] BEL: 50,000^[44] NOR: 50,000^[45] SWI: 25,000^[20] AUT: 25,000^[21] POL: 50,000^[39] NZ: 15,000^[23]	20	^[197]
Whitney Houston	Whitney	1987	Pop,R&B	14.5 US: 10 million^[8] UK: 2.1 million^[10] GER: 500,000^[11] FRA: 300,000^[12] CAN: 700,000^[13] NLD: 100,000^[16] SWE: 200,000^[18] SPA: 200,000^[34] NOR: 100,000^[71] DEN: 20,000^[198] SWI: 100,000^[20] AUT: 100,000^[21] FIN: 59,053^[22] HKG: 15,000^[25] NZ: 15,000^[23]	20	^[199]
Shania Twain	The Woman in Me	1995	Country,pop	14.5 US: 12 million^[8] UK: 300,000^[10] CAN: 2 million^[13] AUS: 210,000^[14]	20	^[200]
Britney Spears	Oops!... I Did It Again	2000	Pop	14.4 US: 10 million^[8] JPN: 200,000^[9] UK: 900,000^[10] GER: 900,000^[11] FRA: 300,000^[53] CAN: 500,000^[13] AUS: 210,000^[14] BRA: 100,000^[36] NLD: 160,000^[16] SWE: 80,000^[18] SPA: 200,000^[35] MEX: 300,000^[15] ARG: 60,000^[38] BEL: 150,000^[44] NOR: 50,000^[45] SWI: 100,000^[20] AUT: 100,000^[21] POL: 100,000^[39] FIN: 54,274^[22] NZ: 30,000^[23]	20	^[201]
Def Leppard	Hysteria	1987	Hard rock,glam metal	13.9 US: 12 million^[8] UK: 600,000^[10] CAN: 1 million^[13] AUS: 280,000^[202] SWE: 50,000^[18] NOR: 50,000^[71] SWI: 50,000^[20] NZ: 15,000^[23]	20	^[203]
Lauryn Hill	The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill	1998	Neo Soul,R&B,Hip Hop	13.7 US: 10 million^[8] JPN: 1 million^[9] UK: 1.2 million^[10] FRA: 300,000^[53] CAN: 700,000^[13] AUS: 140,000^[14] NLD: 100,000^[16] SWE: 80,000^[18] SPA: 50,000^[57] BEL: 50,000^[44] NOR: 50,000^[45] SWI: 50,000^[20] AUT: 25,000^[21] NZ: 45,000^[23]	20	^[204]^[205]^[206]
Tracy Chapman	Tracy Chapman	1988	Folk rock	13.3 US: 6 million^[8] UK: 2.1 million^[10] GER: 2.250 million^[11] FRA: 1 million^[53] CAN: 300,000^[13] AUS: 490,000^[14] BRA: 100,000^[36] NLD: 100,000^[16] ITA: 25,000^[17] SWE: 50,000^[18] SPA: 300,000^[35] ARG: 120,000^[38] DEN: 120,000^[207] SWI: 200,000^[20] AUT: 100,000^[21] NZ: 15,000^[23] POR: 40,000^[208]	20	^[209]
Michael Jackson	Off the Wall	1979	Disco,pop,funk,R&B	12.8 US: 10 million^[8] UK: 1.8 million^[10] FRA: 300,000^[12] CAN: 100,000^[13] AUS: 350,000^[14] NLD: 100,000^[16] ITA: 50,000^[17] DEN: 20,000^[210] NZ: 90,000^[23]	20	^[211]
Lionel Richie	Can't Slow Down	1983	Pop,R&B,soul	12.3 US: 10 million^[8] UK: 900,000^[10] GER: 250,000^[11] FRA: 100,000^[12] CAN: 1 million^[13] NLD: 100,000^[16] SPA: 50,000^[34] FIN: 50,608^[22] NZ: 15,000^[23]	20	^[212]
Celine Dion	The Colour of My Love	1993	Pop	11.1 US: 6 million^[8] JPN: 600,000^[9] UK: 1.5 million^[10] GER: 250,000^[11] FRA: 300,000^[12] CAN: 1 million^[13] AUS: 630,000^[14] NLD: 300,000^[16] SWE: 100,000^[18] SPA: 100,000^[57] BEL: 100,000^[44] NOR: 150,000^[45] SWI: 50,000^[20] AUT: 25,000^[21] FIN: 40,289^[22] NZ: 15,000^[23]	20	^[213]
Pink Floyd	Wish You Were Here	1975	Progressive rock	10.9 US: 6 million^[8] GER: 1.5 million^[11] FRA: 1 million^[53] UK: 600,000^[10] AUS: 490,000^[14] ITA: 450,000^[17] SPA: 325,000^[57] CAN: 300,000^[13] AUT: 100,000^[21] BRA: 80,000^[36] ARG: 30,000^[38] POL: 20,000^[39]	20	^[214]^[215]
Andrea Bocelli	Romanza	1997	Operatic pop	10.1 US: 3 million^[8] UK: 300,000^[10] GER: 1 million^[11] FRA: 1.3 million^[53] CAN: 1.3 million^[13] AUS: 490,000^[14] BRA: 900,000^[36] ITA: 30,000^[17] SWE: 80,000^[18] SPA: 500,000^[35] ARG: 500,000^[38] BEL: 100,000^[44] SWI: 350,000^[20] NOR: 150,000^[45] AUT: 50,000^[21] FIN: 28,592^[22] NZ: 45,000^[23]	20	^[216]
Amy Winehouse	Back to Black	2006	R&B,soul,jazz	10 US: 2 million^[8] JPN: 100,000^[9] UK: 4.2 million^[10] GER: 1.2 million^[11] FRA: 400,000^[53] CAN: 100,000^[13] AUS: 420,000^[14] BRA: 250,000^[36] ITA: 200,000^[17] SPA: 160,000^[57] BEL: 150,000^[44] POL: 40,000^[39] DEN: 160,000^[217] AUT: 210,000^[21] NOR: 40,000^[71] SWI: 210,000^[20] FIN: 33,884^[22] RUS: 40,000^[92] NZ: 90,000^[23] HUN: 6,000^[28]	20	^[218]

Timeline of the best-selling albums

Timeline of the highest-selling album record
Year record set	Artist	Album	Record-setting sales (millions)	Total sales (millions)	Ref.
1945	Various Artists	Oklahoma! (78 rpm album)	0.5	1.0	^[219]^[220]
After 1946	Al Jolson	The Jolson Story	1		^[221]
1956	Various Artists	Oklahoma! (LP album)	1.75	2.5	^[222]
1956/1957	Various Artists	My Fair Lady	2	5	^[223]^[224]^[225]
1960	Various Artists	South Pacific	2.25	3	^[226]
1963	Vaughn Meader	The First Family	4	7.5	^[227]^[228]
1968	Various Artists	The Sound of Music	8^WW		^[229]
1969	Iron Butterfly	In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida	8^WW	30	^[230]^[231]
1973	Carole King	Tapestry	10+		^[232]
1975/1976	Various Artists	The Sound of Music	10–15^SM-T		^[233]^[234]
1976	Carole King	Tapestry	13.5^SM-T	25	^[235]
1979	Bee Gees/Various Artists	Saturday Night Fever	25–27	40	^[236]^[237]
1984	Michael Jackson	Thriller	35	70	^[6]^[238]

Notes

^WWIt is unclear whether this sales figure refers to worldwide sales or US sales.
^SM-TThe exact year in whichTapestry regained the title of "best-selling album of all time", if it ever regained it at all, is unclear. The album's 1976 sales claim is therefore only listed to be inclusive, as it is plausible thatTapestry had overtakenThe Sound of Music in sales during this time period.

Best-selling album by year worldwide

The charts of the best-selling albums by year in the world are compiled by theInternational Federation of the Phonographic Industry annually since 2001. These charts are published in their two annual reports, theDigital Music Report and theRecording Industry in Numbers. Both theDigital Music Report and theRecording Industry in Numbers were replaced in 2016 by theGlobal Music Report.^[239]

In 2022, for sales of albums in 2021, IFPI reported three formats of sales chart, the Global all-format chart which includes all physical sales, digital downloads and streaming numbers, newly created Global vinyl album chart counting vinyl physical sales, combination of physical sales and digital downloads as Global album sales chart.

Year	Album	Artist(s)	Sales (millions)	Ref.
2001	Hybrid Theory	Linkin Park	9.0	^[240]
2002	The Eminem Show	Eminem	13.9	^[241]
2003	Come Away with Me	Norah Jones	11.0	^[242]
2004	Confessions	Usher	12.0	^[243]
2005	X&Y	Coldplay	8.3	^[244]
2006	High School Musical	Various Artists	7.0	^[245]
2007	High School Musical 2	Various Artists	6.0	^[246]
2008	Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends	Coldplay	6.8	^[247]
2009	I Dreamed a Dream	Susan Boyle	8.3	^[248]
2010	Recovery	Eminem	5.7	^[249]
2011	21	Adele	18.1	^[241]
2012	21	Adele	8.3	^[250]
2013	Midnight Memories	One Direction	4.0	^[251]
2014	Frozen	Various Artists	10.0	^[252]
2015	25	Adele	17.4	^[253]
2016	Lemonade	Beyoncé	2.5	^[254]
2017	÷	Ed Sheeran	6.1	^[255]
2018	The Greatest Showman	Hugh Jackman & Various Artists	3.5	^[256]
2019	5x20 All the Best!! 1999–2019	Arashi	3.3	^[257]
2020	Map of the Soul: 7	BTS	4.8	^[258]
2021	30	Adele	4.7	^[259]
2022	Greatest Works of Art	Jay Chou	7.2	^[260]
2023	FML	Seventeen	6.4	^[261]^[262]
2024	The Tortured Poets Department	Taylor Swift	5.6	^[263]

Notes

^
Certification systems have been established periodically throughout the past half century; thus, certification databases are not able to cover all sales. Some (or all) records released and sold prior to a certification system's establishment year may not be found within the available searchable certification databases. Year of establishment (from largest market to smallest based onRetail Value each market generates respectively):^[264]^[265]
- United States: 1958^[266]
- Japan: 1989^[267]
- Germany: 1975^[268]
- United Kingdom: 1973^[269]
- France: 1973^[270]
- Canada: 1975^[271]
- Australia: 1997^[272]^[A]
- Brazil: 1990^[36]
- Netherlands: 1978^[16]
- Italy: 2009^[273]^[B]
- Spain: 1979^[34]
- Sweden: 1987^[18]
- Norway: 1993^[274]
- Denmark: 2001^[275]^[C]
- Switzerland: 1989^[277]
- Mexico: 1999^[15]
- Argentina: 1980^[38]
- Belgium: 1995^[44]
- Austria: 1990^[21]
- Poland: 1995^[278]
- Finland: 1971^[279]
- Ireland: 2005^[280]
- New Zealand: July 1978^[281]
- Portugal: 2004^[282]^[D]
1. ^(online certification-database has begun since 1990. Certifications; however, existed in Australia since the 1970s.)
2. ^(online certification-database covers certifications issued since 2009. Certifications; however, have existed in Italy since the 1980s.)^[71]
3. ^(online certifications for Denmark start from 2001. Certifications; however, existed in Denmark since the early 1990s.)^[276]
4. ^(online certification-database covers certifications issued since 2004. Certifications; however, have existed in Portugal since the 1980s.)^[71]

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