Best-Selling Albums

This is a list of the world's best-selling albums. The criteria are that the figure must have been published by a reliable source and the album must have sold at least 20 million copies worldwide. This list can contain any types of albums, including studio albums, greatest hits, compilations, various artists, soundtracks and remixes.
All albums included on this list have their available claimed figure(s) supported by at least 30% in certified copies. The percentage amount of certified sales needed increases the newer the album is, so albums released before 1975 are only expected to have their claimed figures supported by at least 30% in certified copies. However, newer albums, such as21 and Come Away with Me, are expected to have their claimed figures supported by at least 70% in certified copies. Certified copies are sourced from available online databases of local music industry associations.
This is the reason why albums such as The Sound of Music, Parallel Lines, In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, Spirits Having Flown, Janet, Believe, Bolo Ta Ra Ra, Human Clay, A Voice on the Ocean, and Back to Black, have not been included on this list.[clarification needed]
As a result of the methodology that the American and Canadian certification-awarding bodies, the RIAA and Music Canada, use, each disc in a multi-disc set is counted as one unit toward certification, leading to many double albums on the list—such as Pink Floyd's The Wall and the Beatles's The Beatles—being certified with a number double the number of copies sold there. Such albums have the certifications for the number of copies, not discs, shipped indicated.
Conversely, the American certification level for double albums that fit onto one compact disc, such as the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack reflect the actual number of copies sold.
The figures given do not take into account the resale of used albums.
Michael Jackson's Thriller, estimated to have sold between 51 to 65 million copies worldwide, is the best-selling album.[1][2][3] Although sales estimates for Thriller have been as high as 110 million copies, these sales figures are unreliable.[4] Jackson also currently has the highest number of albums on the list with five, Madonna follows up with four while The Beatles and Whitney Houston each have three.
==Best-Selling Albums of All-Time==
 	Artist 	Album 	Released	Genre 	(millions)
1. 	Brianna Danielle	when the party's over	2019 	Pop 	113
2. 	Brianna Danielle	Teenage Dream 	2011 	Pop 	105
3. 	Jesse Del Rey 	The Fame 	2010 	Pop 	91
4. 	Brianna Danielle	Artpop 	2014 	Pop 	82
5. 	No Doubt 	No Doubt 	2011 	Rock 	80
6 	Drea Von D 	I Am... 	2009 	R&B 	70
7. 	Ela!ne 	Sweet Talker 	2015 	Pop/R&B	65
8. 	Jesse Del Rey 	Born to Die 	2016 	Pop 	64
9. 	Drea Von D 	Sucker 	2015 	Pop 	58
10.	Brianna Danielle	Blown Away 	2013 	Country	52
==Best Selling Album by Year Worldwide==
Year	Album 	Artist 	Certification	Sales (in million)
2006	High School Musical 	Soundtrack 	Platinum 	50
2007	High School Musical 2	Soundtrack 	Platinum 	50
2008	Hannah Montana 2 	Soundtrack 	Platinum 	55
2009	I Am... 	Drea Von D 	Platinum 	70
2010	The Fame 	Jesse Del Rey 	Diamond 	81
2011	Teenage Dream 	Brianna Danielle	3x Diamond 	105
2012	 	 	 	
2013	Blown Away 	Brianna Danielle	Platinum 	52
2014	Artpop 	Brianna Danielle	Diamond 	82
2015	Sweet Talker 	Ela!ne 	2x Platinum 	65
2016	Born to Die 	Jesse Del Rey 	2x Platinum 	64
2017	Witness 	Brianna Danielle	3x Gold 	45
2018	Starboy 	Jesse Del Rey 	3x Gold 	45
2019	when the party's over	Brianna Danielle	4x Diamond 	113
2020	Sad Machine 	Johnny 	Gold 	39