# Remix album

A remix album is an album consisting of remixes or rerecorded versions of an artist's earlier released material. The first act who employed the format was American singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson (Aerial Pandemonium Ballet, 1971). As of 2007, the best-selling remix album of all time is Michael Jackson's Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix (1997).

## History and concept

Aerial Pandemonium Ballet (1971) by Harry Nilsson is credited as the first remix album. It was released after the successes of "Everybody's Talkin'" and The Point!, when he decided that his older material had started to sound dated. Neu!'s Neu! 2 (1973) has also been described as "in effect the first remix album", as many tracks see the duo "speed up, slow down, cut, doctor, and mutilate the material, sometimes beyond recognition".
In the 1980s, record companies would combine several kinds of electronic dance music, such as dance-pop, house, and techno into full-length albums, creating a relatively low-overhead addition to the catalogs and balance sheets. Soft Cell's Non Stop Ecstatic Dancing (1982) and The Human League's Love and Dancing (1982) are credited for inventing the modern remix album. Since this time, this kind of release is not only seen as an easy cash-in for an artist and their label, but also as an opportunity to provide a second lease of life for a record. In reggae music, it is not uncommon for a whole album to be remixed in a dub style.
Jennifer Lopez's album J to tha L–O! The Remixes (2002) is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the first remix album to debut at No.1 on the Billboard 200 chart.

## List of best-selling remix albums

Best-selling remix albums worldwide :
| No. | Album | Artist | Record label | Released | Total certified units (from available markets) | Claimed sales (At least 500,000 sold) |
| 1 | Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix | Michael Jackson | Epic Records | 1997 | 2,775,000 US: 1,000,000 JPN: 100,000 GER: 250,000 UK: 100,000 FRA: 300,000 CAN: 50,000< AUS: 70,000 AUT: 25,000 BRA: 100,000 NLD: 100,000 ITA: 50,000 SPA: 100,000 DEN: 100,000 SWI: 50,000 BEL: 50,000 POL: 50,000 FIN: 20,000 HKG: 20,000 NOR: 25,000 NZ: 15,000 | 6,000,000 |
| 2 | You Can Dance | Madonna | Sire Records | 1987 | 2,305,000 US: 1,000,000 GER: 250,000 UK: 300,000 FRA: 300,000 AUS: 70,000 HK: 20,000 BRA: 100,000 POR: 20,000 SWI: 25,000 ARG: 30,000 NLD: 50,000 SPA: 100,000 SWI: 25,000 NZ: 15,000 | 5,000,000 |
| 3 | Love | The Beatles | Apple Records | 2006 | 4,132,500 US: 2,000,000 JPN: 250,000 ARG: 20,000 GER: 300,000 UK: 600,000 FRA: 200,000 CAN: 200,000 AUS: 140,000 NLD: 35,000 SPA: 160,000 DEN: 80,000 SWI: 30,000 BEL: 25,000 POL: 20,000 NZ: 15,000 GRE: 7,500 IRE: 45,000 MEX: 50,000 | 5,000,000 |
| 4 | Reanimation | Linkin Park | Warner Bros. Records | 2002 | 1,597,500 US: 1,000,000 GER: 150,000 UK: 300,000 AUS: 35,000 BRA: 50,000 SWI: 20,000 NZ: 7,500 AUT: 15,000 ARG: 20,000 | |
| 5 | J to tha L–O! The Remixes | Jennifer Lopez | Epic Records | 2002 | 1,582,500 US: 1,000,000 UK: 300,000 FRA: 100,000 CAN: 100,000 AUS: 35,000 NLD: 40,000 NZ: 7,500 | 3,000,000 |
| 6 | Shut Up and Dance: Mixes | Paula Abdul | Virgin Records | 1990 | 1,107,500 US: 1,100,000 CAN: 100,000 NZ: 7,500 | 1,000,000 |
| 7 | Super Eurobeat Presents Ayu-ro Mix | Ayumi Hamasaki | Avex Trax | 2000 | 1,200,000 JAP: 1,200,000 | |
| 8 | We Invented the Remix | P. Diddy | Bad Boy Records | 2002 | 1,100,000 US: 1,000,000 UK: 100,000 | |
| 9 | Never Say Never: The Remixes | Justin Bieber | Island Records | 2011 | 1,040,000 US: 1,000,000 BRA: 40,000 | |
| 10 | Dance!...Ya Know It! | Bobby Brown | MCA Records | 1989 | 1,007,500 US: 1,000,000 NZ: 7,500 |
| 11 | No More Games/The Remix Album | New Kids on the Block | Columbia Records | 1990 | 1,000,000 US: 500,000 JPN: 100,000 CAN: 200,000 AUT: 25,000 BRA: 100,000 SPA: 50,000 FIN: 20,000 | |
| 12 | Misia Remix 2000 Little Tokyo | Misia | Arista Records | 2000 | 800,000 JAP: 800,000 | 831,000 |
| 13 | Further Down the Spiral | Nine Inch Nails | Nothing Records | 1995 | 600,000 US: 500,000 UK: 100,000 | |
| 14 | Ayu-mi-x II Version Non-Stop Mega Mix | Ayumi Hamasaki | Avex Trax | 2000 | 400,000 JPN: 400,000 | 505,000 |
| 15 | Disco | Pet Shop Boys | Parlophone | 1986 | 550,000 GER: 250,000 UK: 100,000 |
| 16 | New Old Songs | Limp Bizkit | Interscope Records | 2001 | 500,000 US: 500,000 | |
| 17 | Eu e Memê, Memê e Eu | Lulu Santos | BMG Brasil | 2000 | 500,000 BRA: 500,000 | |
| 18 | The Remix | Lady Gaga | Interscope Records | 2010 | 405,000 JPN: 250,000 BRA: 40,000 BEL: 15,000 UK: 100,000 | 500,000 |
| 19 | The Remixes | Shakira | Sony Music | 1997 | 200,000 US: 200,000 | 500,000 |
| 20 | Todas as Estações - Remixes | Sandy & Junior | Universal Music Group | 2000 | 250,000 BRA: 250,000 | 500,000 |