# List of best-selling albums in Europe

Since 1996, the IFPI have awarded Platinum Europe Awards for albums that have sold at least one million copies in Europe. Only albums released on or after 1 January 1994 are eligible for the award. This is a list of the best-selling albums in Europe, having been certified Platinum five times or more.

## List of best-selling albums in Europe of the IFPI Platinum Europe Awards
### 10× Platinum

| Year | Artist | Album | Label | Sales | Certification |
| 1997 | Celine Dion | Let's Talk About Love | Epic | 10,000,000 | 10× Platinum |
| 2011 | Adele | 21 | Columbia/XL | 10,000,000 | 10× Platinum |

### 9× Platinum

| Year | Artist | Album | Label | Sales | Certification |
| 1996 | Celine Dion | Falling into You | Epic | 9,000,000 | 9× Platinum |
| 2000 | The Beatles | 1 | Capitol | 9,000,000 | 9× Platinum |

### 8× Platinum

| Year | Artist | Album | Label | Sales | Certification |
| 1994 | Bon Jovi | Cross Road | Mercury | 8,000,000 | 8× Platinum |
| 1995 | Celine Dion | D'eux | Epic | 8,000,000 | 8× Platinum |
| 1996 | Spice Girls | Spice | Virgin | 8,000,000 | 8× Platinum |
| 2006 | Amy Winehouse | Back to Black | Island | 8,000,000 | 8× Platinum |

### 7× Platinum

| Year | Artist | Album | Label | Sales | Certification |
| 1995 | Alanis Morissette | Jagged Little Pill | Maverick | 7,000,000 | 7× Platinum |
| 1997 | Shania Twain | Come On Over | Mercury Nashville | 7,000,000 | 7× Platinum |
| 1998 | Madonna | Ray of Light | Maverick/Warner | 7,000,000 | 7× Platinum |
| 1998 | U2 | The Best of 1980–1990 | Island | 7,000,000 | 7× Platinum |
| 2002 | Norah Jones | Come Away with Me | Blue Note | 7,000,000 | 7× Platinum |

### 6× Platinum

| Year | Artist | Album | Label | Sales | Certification |
| 1997 | Andrea Bocelli | Romanza | Island/Universal | 6,000,000 | 6× Platinum |
| 1997 | The Corrs | Talk on Corners | Atlantic | 6,000,000 | 6× Platinum |
| 1996 | Fugees | The Score | Ruffhouse/Columbia | 6,000,000 | 6× Platinum |
| 2000 | Eminem | The Marshall Mathers LP | Aftermath | 6,000,000 | 6× Platinum |
| 1998 | George Michael | Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael | Sony | 6,000,000 | 6× Platinum |
| 2004 | James Blunt | Back to Bedlam | Atlantic | 6,000,000 | 6× Platinum |
| 1995 | Michael Jackson | HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I | Epic | 6,000,000 | 6× Platinum |
| 1995 | Oasis | (What's the Story) Morning Glory? | Creation | 6,000,000 | 6× Platinum |
| 2004 | Robbie Williams | Greatest Hits | EMI/Chrysalis | 6,000,000 | 6× Platinum |
| 2001 | Robbie Williams | Swing When You're Winning | EMI/Chrysalis | 6,000,000 | 6× Platinum |
| 1999 | Santana | Supernatural | Arista | 6,000,000 | 6× Platinum |

### 5× Platinum

| Year | Artist | Album | Label | Sales | Certification |
| 1997 | Spice Girls | Spiceworld | Virgin | 5,000,000 | 5× Platinum |
| 1999 | Celine Dion | All the Way... A Decade of Song | Epic | 5,000,000 | 5× Platinum |
| 1997 | Backstreet Boys | Backstreet's Back | Jive | 5,000,000 | 5× Platinum |
| 2000 | Barry White | The Ultimate Collection | Universal | 5,000,000 | 5× Platinum |
| 1995 | Bruce Springsteen | Greatest Hits | Columbia | 5,000,000 | 5× Platinum |
| 2002 | Coldplay | A Rush of Blood to the Head | Capitol/Parlophone | 5,000,000 | 5× Platinum |
| 2005 | Coldplay | X&Y | Capitol/Parlophone | 5,000,000 | 5× Platinum |
| 2003 | Dido | Life for Rent | Arista | 5,000,000 | 5× Platinum |
| 1999 | Dido | No Angel | Arista | 5,000,000 | 5× Platinum |
| 1995 | Elton John | Love Songs | Rocked | 5,000,000 | 5× Platinum |
| 2002 | Eminem | The Eminem Show | Aftermath/Shady | 5,000,000 | 5× Platinum |
| 1997 | Eros Ramazzotti | Eros | BMG | 5,000,000 | 5× Platinum |
| 1996 | George Michael | Older | Virgin | 5,000,000 | 5× Platinum |
| 2000 | Madonna | Music | Maverick/Warner | 5,000,000 | 5× Platinum |
| 1997 | James Horner | Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture | Sony | 5,000,000 | 5× Platinum |
| 1995 | Queen | Made in Heaven | Parlophone/EMI | 5,000,000 | 5× Platinum |
| 1998 | Phil Collins | Hits | Atlantic | 5,000,000 | 5× Platinum |
| 2002 | Robbie Williams | Escapology | EMI/Chrysalis | 5,000,000 | 5× Platinum |
| 2005 | Robbie Williams | Intensive Care | EMI/Chrysalis | 5,000,000 | 5× Platinum |

## By claimed sales

Previously, IFPI, Music & Media awarded album sales in the Pan-European sphera like The Bodyguard soundtrack which earned 7× platinum, equivalent to 7 million copies. They also reported sales amount in the case of several album's artists in their regular articles.
*Positions based on claimed sales and release year.
| Year | Artist | Album | Sales |
| 1982 | Michael Jackson | Thriller | 18,000,000 |
| 1992 | Various artists/Whitney Houston | The Bodyguard | 7,000,000 |
| 1987 | Michael Jackson | Bad | 6,700,000 |
| 1993 | Mariah Carey | Music Box | 6,000,000 |
| 1992 | ABBA | ABBA Gold | 5,600,000 |
| 1986 | Madonna | True Blue | 5,500,000 |
| 1988 | Tracy Chapman | Tracy Chapman | 5,000,000 |
| 1989 | Madonna | Like a Prayer | 5,000,000 |
| 1991 | Michael Jackson | Dangerous | 5,000,000 |
| 1993 | Sheryl Crow | Tuesday Night Music Club | 5,000,000 |