The album Bat Out of Hell sold less than 35 million copies globally .
Bat Out of Hell still sells about 200,000 copies per year and has sold an estimated 40 million copies worldwide , 14 million in the United States alone , over 1.5 million ( 22 times platinum ) albums in Australia ( even re-entering charts on June 2007 , at # 34 on the ARIAs ) becoming the second best-selling album there behind John Farnham 's Whispering Jack , 24x Platinum .
Bat Out of Hell