List of best-selling albums
40 million copies or more

List of best-selling albums

Section Title: 40 million copies or more
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Artist	Album	Released	Genre	Total certified copies (from available markets)*	Claimed sales*	Ref(s)

Michael Jackson	Thriller	1982	Pop, rock, R&B	47.3 US: 33 million JPN: 100,000 UK: 4.2 million GER: 1.5 million FRA: 1 million CAN: 2 million AUS: 1.12 million MEX: 1.6 million NLD: 800,000 ITA: 100,000 SWE: 400,000 ARG: 500,000 SWI: 300,000 AUT: 400,000 FIN: 119,061 NZ: 180,000 HKG: 15,000	66

Eagles	Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975)	1976	Country rock, soft rock, folk rock	41.2 US: 38 million UK: 600,000 CAN: 2 million AUS: 560,000 IFPI HKG: 15,000	51

AC/DC	Back in Black	1980	Hard rock	26.1 US: 22 million UK: 300,000 GER: 1 million FRA: 600,000 CAN: 1 million AUS: 840,000 ITA: 50,000 ARG: 160,000 SWI: 100,000 AUT: 50,000	50

Pink Floyd	The Dark Side of the Moon	1973	Progressive rock	24.2 US: 15 million UK: 4.2 million GER: 1 million FRA: 400,000 CAN: 2 million AUS: 980,000 ITA: 200,000 ARG: 120,000 POL: 70,000 AUT: 100,000 NZ: 240,000	45

Whitney Houston / Various artists	The Bodyguard	1992	R&B, soul, pop, soundtrack	28.4 US: 18 million JPN: 2 million UK: 2.1 million GER: 1.5 million FRA: 1 million CAN: 1 million AUS: 350,000 BRA: 750,000 NLD: 100,000 SWE 100,000 SPA: 500,000 ARG: 240,000 SWI: 250,000 AUT: 200,000 NOR: 200,000 FIN: 92,500	45

Meat Loaf	Bat Out of Hell	1977	Hard rock, glam rock, heavy metal	21.5 US: 14 million UK: 3 million GER: 500,000 CAN: 2 million AUS: 1.68 million NZ: 255,000	43

Eagles	Hotel California	1976	Soft rock	31.5 US: 26 million UK: 1.8 million GER: 500,000 FRA: 1 million CAN: 1 million AUS: 560,000 SPA: 400,000 SWI: 100,000 AUT: 25,000 FIN: 30,933 NZ: 135,000 HKG: 15,000	42

Bee Gees / Various artists	Saturday Night Fever	1977	Disco	21.6 US: 16 million UK: 2.1 million GER: 1.5 million FRA: 200,000 CAN: 1 million AUS: 770,000 HKG: 15,000	40

Fleetwood Mac	Rumours	1977	Soft rock	27.9 US: 20 million UK: 3.3 million GER: 1.25 million FRA: 300,000 CAN: 2 million AUS: 910,000 NZ: 150,000 HKG: 15,000	40

Shania Twain	Come On Over	1997	Country, pop	29.6 US: 20 million JPN: 100,000 UK: 3.3 million GER: 750,000 FRA: 300,000 CAN: 2 million AUS: 1.05 million BRA: 100,000 MEX: 100,000 NLD: 400,000 ITA: 50,000 SWE 180,000 SPA: 100,000 BEL: 100,000 ARG: 120,000 SWI: 150,000 AUT: 25,000 NOR: 300,000 DEN: 100,000 FIN: 38,958 NZ: 315,000	40

Sentence(s)

"The Bodyguard" is the best-selling soundtrack album, selling over 45 million copies.

final_sentence: "The Bodyguard" is the best-selling soundtrack album, selling over 45 million copies.