Critically acclaimed hip-hop trio the Fugees broke into the pop mainstream with this remake of Roberta Flack's classic hit. It went clear to #2 on the pop chart and ultimately was certified double platinum for sales. It hit #1 in the UK and was the best selling single of the year. Th...
Here are all of the published studio albums, released since 2000, with over 15 million worldwide sales. This data is based on IFPI certification and Nielsen SoundScan sales tracking from physical copies and digital downloads. Find the full list of all albums with over 10 million sales on ...
Pink Floyd’s “The Dark Side of the Moon” comes third among the best-selling albums in history. It was the English rock band’s eighth album in total and by far their most successful one. It sold around46 milliontimes all around the world. The album is not only known for its music...
This list of the best-selling albums of all time has more to it than you'd might think. Record labels and artists often post much higher claimed sales than can be certified by companies like Nielsen SoundScan and the RIAA. If those claimed sales aren't even remotely similar to those colle...
Best-selling album:Falling Into You (1996) Best-selling single:My Heart Will Go On (1997) 9. Mariah Carey Embed from Getty Images ~ 217 million album-equivalent units sold in total Physical Albums sold:~ 156 million Physical Singles sold:~ 40 million ...
The IFPI has just published the Global Album Award for 2023, revealing the top 20 biggest-selling albums of the year.
Pitchfork's Top 100 Favorite Albums of the 1990s, and looking back at that list a lot has changed: our perceptions of the decade are different now, our personal tastes have expanded, our knowledge of the music has deepened, and excepting myself, Mark Richardson and Brent DiCrescenzo, the ...
The first of 256 episodes ofM*A*S*Haired on CBS. An illustrated sex manual,The Joy of Sex, is published. The video game “Pong” is released. Recordings made by some of the biggest classic rock artists of the era dominated the list of 1972’s top-selling albums in the U.S. The ...
The top-selling digital album in Canada in the first half of 2021 was 'Phoenix' by Charlotte Cardin with 10 thousand units sold.
Release Year: 1983 ZZ TopEliminator, Warner Brothers Records, 10 Million (RIAA certified in 1996) Where is Elvis? 1. The RIAA didn’t start tracking Elvis Presley until 1958. 2. Elvis sold more singles than albums. 3. There were dozens of Elvis Presley compilation and greatest hits albums...