# List of best-selling albums in Mexico

Mexico is the second-largest Spanish-speaking music market in the world, slightly behind Spain, based on retail value. Although long plagued by piracy, the domestic market has strengthened in recent years due to strong growth from digital and streaming services, which account for 66% of the overall value, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. The following list covers the top-selling albums released in the country based on figures compiled by the Mexican Association of Producers of Phonograms and Videograms, better known as AMPROFON by its initials in Spanish, from 1999 onwards.

## Best-selling albums by AMPROFON (1999 to present)

* (Top albums based on certifications awarded since January 1, 1999).
| No. | Year | Album | Artist | Sales | Certification |
| 1 | 1982 | Thriller | Michael Jackson | 2,600,000 | 2× Diamond+2× Platinum+Gold |
| 2 | 2021 | KG0516 | Karol G | 2,240,000 | 3× Diamond+Platinum |
| 3 | 1992 | ¿Dónde Jugarán los Niños? | Maná | 2,000,000 | 2× Diamond |
| 4 | 1997 | Histórico: Banda El Recodo En Vivo | Banda El Recodo | 1,450,000 | 3× Platinum+7× Gold |
| 4 | 2005 | La Voz de un Ángel | Yuridia | 1,450,000 | 2x Diamond + 4× Platinum + Gold |
| 5 | 1998 | Dónde Están los Ladrones? | Shakira | 1,350,000 | Diamond+ Platinum + Gold |
| 6 | 2008 | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends | Coldplay | 1,240,000 | Gold and 2× Diamond+4× Platinum (Pre-loaded album) |
| 7 | 1997 | Sueños Líquidos | Maná | 1,200,000 | Diamond+2× Gold |
| 8 | 2005 | Intensive Care | Robbie Williams | 1,150,000 | Platinum+Gold and 2× Diamond (Pre-loaded album) |
| 9 | 1998 | Tengo Una Ilusión | Banda El Recodo | 1,000,000 | 2× Platinum+5× Gold |
| 9 | 1999 | Trozos de Mi Alma | Marco Antonio Solís | 1,000,000 | Diamond |
| 9 | 1990 | En Vivo | Ana Gabriel | 1,000,000 | Diamond |
| 10 | 1995 | Pies Descalzos | Shakira | 950,000 | 3× Platinum and 2x Gold |
| 11 | 2006 | MTV Unplugged | Ricky Martin | 950,000 | 2× Platinum and Diamond+2× Platinum+Gold (Pre-loaded album) |
| 12 | 1999 | MTV Unplugged (Maná album) | Maná | 900,000 | 6× Platinum |
| 13 | 1991 | Mi México | Ana Gabriel | 850,000 | 3× Platinum+Gold |
| 14 | 2019 | When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? | Billie Eilish | 840,000 | 2× Diamond+4× Platinum |
| 14 | 2022 | Un Verano Sin Ti | Bad Bunny | 840,000 | Diamond+Platinum |
| 15 | 2004 | México en la Piel | Luis Miguel | 800,000 | 3× Platinum+Diamond |
| 16 | 1997 | Más | Alejandro Sanz | 750,000 | 3× Platinum |
| 16 | 1999 | Amarte Es un Placer | Luis Miguel | 750,000 | 5× Platinum |
| 16 | 1993 | Mi tierra | Gloria Estefan | 750,000 | 3× Platinum |
| 17 | 2015 | Los Dúo | Juan Gabriel | 720,000 | 2× Diamond+2× Platinum |
| 17 | 2019 | Ocean | Karol G | 720,000 | 2× Diamond+2× Platinum |
| 18 | 1998 | Cómo te recuerdo | Los Temerarios | 700,000 | 2× Platinum+2× Gold |
| 18 | 1995 | Cuando los Ángeles Lloran | Maná | 700,000 | 2× Platinum+2× Gold |
| 19 | 2011 | MTV Unplugged/Música de fondo | Zoe | 690,000 | 2× Diamond+Platinum+Gold |
| 19 | 2017 | Don't Smile at Me | Billie Eilish | 690,000 | 2× Diamond+Platinum+Gold |
| 20 | 1999 | Millennium | Backstreet Boys | 675,000 | 4× Platinum+Gold |
| 21 | 2021 | Sour | Olivia Rodrigo | 630,000 | 4× Platinum+Gold |
| 22 | 2009 | Primera Fila | Thalía | 660,000 | 2× Diamond+Platinum |
| 23 | 2005 | Fijacion Oral Vol. 1 | Shakira | 600,000 | Diamond+Platinum |
| 23 | 2000 | Paulina | Paulina Rubio | 600,000 | 4× Platinum |
| 23 | 2000 | CD 00 | OV7 | 600,000 | 4× Platinum |
| 23 | 2001 | Mis Romances | Luis Miguel | 600,000 | 4× Platinum |
| 23 | 1991 | Dangerous | Michael Jackson | 600,000 | 2× Platinum+Gold |
| 23 | 1992 | A Ti Madrecita | Los Tigres del Norte | 600,000 | 2× Platinum+Gold |
| 23 | 1999 | Contigo | Intocable | 600,000 | 4× Platinum |
| 23 | 1988 | Tierra de Nadie | Ana Gabriel | 600,000 | 2× Platinum+Gold |
| 24 | 1999 | Laundry Service | Shakira | 575,000 | Diamond+Gold |
| 25 | 2004 | Rebelde | RBD | 550,000 | Diamond+Gold |
| 25 | 2007 | Para Siempre | Vicente Fernández | 550,000 | Diamond+Gold |
| 26 | 2020 | Sie7e + | Danna Paola | 540,000 | Diamond+4× Platinum |
| 26 | 2012 | Cómo te voy a olvidar | Los Ángeles Azules | 540,000 | 4× Platinum+Diamond |
| 27 | 2000 | Vivo | Luis Miguel | 525,000 | 3× Platinum+Gold |
| 27 | 2002 | Revolución de Amor | Maná | 525,000 | 3× Platinum+Gold |
| 28 | 1998 | Celebrando 25 Años de Juan Gabriel: En Concierto en el Palacio de Bellas Artes | Juan Gabriel | 500,000 | 2× Platinum |
| 28 | 1995 | Jagged Little Pill | Alanis Morissette | 500,000 | 2× Platinum |
| 29 | 1995 | MTV Unplugged | Shakira | 450,000 | 3× Platinum |

## By claimed sales

The following is a list of albums that came out before the advent of AMPROFON online certifications program started in 1999 and which recorded higher sales of over 800,000 copies. Some media reported the certifications and sales by AMPROFON before that, for example, the 1994 annual year-end inform published by Notimex and reprinted by La Opinión. Additions are cross-referenced with national publications and other media international outlets.

### List

*Positions based on claimed sales and release year.
The best-selling album in Mexico vary by some report estimations but lacks of reliability. This include Las Mañanitas by Pedro Infante, which Mexico City-based newspaper El Universal reported sales of 20 million copies, Juan Gabriel's Recuerdos II with 8 million claimed sales, or Emmanuel's Íntimamente and José José' Secretos with claimed sales of 5 million each. Luis Miguel has numerous entries and broke all-time Mexican records of the fastest-selling albums as well.
Albums with over one million of claimed copies :
| Year | Artist | Album | Sales |
| 1991 | Luis Miguel | Romance | 2,600,000 |
| 1980 | Emmanuel | Íntimamente | 2,500,000 |
| 1994 | Luis Miguel | Segundo Romance | 2,000,000 |
| 1983 | José José | Secretos | 2,000,000 |
| 1997 | Luis Miguel | Romances | 1,675,000 |
| 1988 | Luis Miguel | Busca una Mujer | 1,400,000 |
| 1984 | José José | Reflexiones | 1,300,000 |
| | Pedro Infante | Las Mañanitas | 1,000,000 |
| 1982 | Luis Miguel | Un sol | 1,000,000 |
| 1982 | Emmanuel | Tú y Yo | 1,000,000 |
| 1986 | Los Bukis | Me Volvi a Acordar de Ti | 1,000,000 |
| 1987 | Luis Miguel | Soy Como Quiero Ser | 1,000,000 |
| 1989 | Daniela Romo | Quiero Amanecer con Alguien | 1,000,000 |
| 1989 | Los Bukis | Y Para Siempre | 1,000,000 |
| 1990 | Juan Luis Guerra | Bachata Rosa | 1,000,000 |
| 1990 | Luis Miguel | 20 Años | 1,000,000 |
| 1993 | Luis Miguel | Aries | 1,000,000 |
| 1993 | Los Bukis | Inalcanzable | 1,000,000 |
| 1994 | Mónica Naranjo | Mónica Naranjo | 1,000,000 |
| 1997 | Enrique Iglesias | Vivir | 1,000,000 |
800,000-900,000 copies :
| Year | Artist | Album | Sales |
| 1982 | Luis Miguel | Directo al corazón | 900,000 |
| 1996 | Grupo Límite | Partiéndome El Alma | 890,000 |
| 1977 | Bee Gees | Saturday Night Fever | 800,000 |
| 1990 | Madonna | The Immaculate Collection | 800,000 |
| 1995 | Shakira | Pies Descalzos | 800,000 |

## Best-selling albums by year

| Year | Album | Artist | Sales |
| 1992 | Romance | Luis Miguel | 1,623,000 |
| 1994 | Segundo Romance | Luis Miguel | 2,000,000 |
| 1997 | Romances | Luis Miguel | 1,100,000 |
| 2004 | México en la Piel | Luis Miguel | 500,000 |