Top 25 Biggest Selling Albums Of All Time - How Many Do You Own?

I see ' Sgt Pepper's...' is leading the pack.
Rightfully so.

 

Purple Rain is the 46th best selling album...down between The Joshua Tree and ...Baby One More Time

 

Well that's a big surprise. I had no idea that Shania Twain was ever much outside of the U.S. and Canada. Surprised to not see Oasis on here.

 

Elvis was more of a Singles artist, although From Elvis in Memphis is an amazing album.

 

Elvis’ biggest album was the Christmas album...away down in 68 place.

 

9

 

It would be easier to list the ones I don't have; Celine, Shania and the soundtracks to Dirty Dancing and The Bodyguard.

 

That's what I was wondering, especially about Prince. Now that you mention EJ, that's another shocker. This is also true for Mariah.

I am sure there are others I am forgetting about, but wow...

 

Same here as well; thank god.

 

15. I didn't know the Dirty Dancing soundtrack sold that huge.

 

20
No Celine

 

I suppose this is explainable by it being worldwide numbers, but it's surprising to me that aside from Shania Twain, there's not a single country artist on the Wikipedia list (which is the 76 top-selling albums worldwide). Without already knowing that she was there, I would have never guessed that country would solely be represented by Shania (and with two titles on the list at that).

 

I borrowed other people's copies of those two. Didn't dislike them but felt no need to own them.

 

5

TDSOTM, multiple versions

 

12!

Kinda happy I’m just shy of half, for some dumb reason.

 

12

 

Wow, I must suck.
I only have 5 of them.

I’m kind of surprised Oar by Skip Spence didn’t make the list . I have that one .

 

12

 

Just on the right side of mainstream

 

19. Geez, never realized I was so MOR.

 

I have quite a few of these albums but not ' The Bodyguard '
I was at my local thrift shop a few days ago and actually had it in my hand looking at it but put it back and picked up two Smiths CDs and a double 50s Rock and Roll collection.
I think I made the right choice.

 

12

 

Four.

The four with the most poll votes, FWIW.

I was hoping to report One or None, to show how cool I am.

Who am I kidding, that ship sailed a long time ago.

[ slinks off to his John Zorn collection ]

 

Garth mostly only sold in the US, Canada, and Ireland. Not so much Germany, Japan, England, etc.

 

Three... And that is fine with me.