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Top 100 Best Selling Albums of the 60's
(Includes live albums and original movie soundtracks but not compilation or greatest hits albums )
| Artist |
Album |
Album Sales |
1 BEATLES |
THE WHITE ALBUM |
19,000,000 |
2 LED ZEPPELIN |
LED ZEPPELIN II |
12,000,000 |
3 BEATLES |
ABBEY ROAD |
12,000,000 |
4 BEATLES |
SGT. PEPPER'S LONLEY HEARTS CLUB BAND |
11,000,000 |
5 LED ZEPPELIN |
LED ZEPPELIN |
10,000,000 |
6 BEATLES |
MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR |
6,000,000 |
7 BEATLES |
RUBBER SOUL |
6,000,000 |
8 MONKEES |
MORE OF THE MONKEES |
6,000,000 |
9 MONKEES |
MONKEES |
5,000,000 |
10 BEATLES |
REVOLVER |
5,000,000 |
11 BEATLES |
MEET THE BEATLES |
5,000,000 |
12 CROSBY, STILLS & NASH |
CROSBY, STILLS & NASH |
4,000,000 |
13 BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS |
BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS |
4,000,000 |
14 IRON BUTTERFLY |
IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA |
4,000,000 |
15 JIMI HENDRIX |
ARE YOU EXPERIENCED |
4,000,000 |
16 BEATLES |
A HARD DAY'S NIGHT |
4,000,000 |
17 VAN MORRISON |
MOONDANCE |
4,000,000 |
18 CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL |
GREEN RIVER |
3,000,000 |
19 JOHNNY CASH |
JOHNNY CASH AT SAN QUENTIN |
3,000,000 |
20 JOHNNY CASH |
AT FOLSOM PRISON |
3,000,000 |
21 SIMON & GRRFUNKEL |
PARSLEY, SAGE, ROSEMARY & THYME |
3,000,000 |
22 SIMON & GRRFUNKEL |
SOUNDS OF SILENCE |
3,000,000 |
23 BEATLES |
BEATLES '65 |
3,000,000 |
24 BEATLES |
HELP |
3,000,000 |
25 SOUNDTRACK |
WEST SIDE STORY |
3,000,000 |
26 ELVIS PRESLEY |
BLUE HAWAII |
3,000,000 |
27 ROLLING STONES |
LET IT BLEED |
2,000,000 |
28 CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL |
WILLIE AND THE POOR BOYS |
2,000,000 |
29 CHICAGO |
THE CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY |
2,000,000 |
30 SANTANA |
SANTANA |
2,000,000 |
31 CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL |
BAYOU COUNTRY |
2,000,000 |
32 WHO |
TOMMY |
2,000,000 |
33 GLEN CAMPBELL |
WICHITA LINEMAN |
2,000,000 |
34 SIMON & GARFUNKEL |
THE GRADUATE |
2,000,000 |
35 CHEAP TRICK |
CHEAP THRILLS |
2,000,000 |
36 SIMON & GARFUNKEL |
BOOKENDS |
2,000,000 |
37 MONKEES |
PISCES, AQUARIUS, CAPRICORN & JONES LTD. |
2,000,000 |
38 MONKEES |
HEADQUARTERS |
2,000,000 |
39 ELVIS PRESLEY |
HOW GREAT THOU ART |
2,000,000 |
40 DOORS |
THE DOORS |
2,000,000 |
41 BOB DYLAN |
BLONDE ON BLONDE |
2,000,000 |
42 BEATLES |
YESTERDAY AND TODAY |
2,000,000 |
43 SOUNDTRACK |
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF |
2,000,000 |
44 BEATLES |
SECOND ALBUM |
2,000,000 |
45 PETER, PAUL & MARY |
PETER, PAUL AND MARY |
2,000,000 |
46 THE BAND |
THE BAND |
1,000,000 |
47 DOORS |
THE SOFT PARADE |
1,000,000 |
48 BLIND FAITH |
BLIND FAITH |
1,000,000 |
49 SLY & THE FAMILY STONE |
STAND |
1,000,000 |
50 BOB DYLAN |
NASHVILLE SKYLINE |
1,000,000 |
51 MOODY BLUES |
ON THE THRESHOLD OF A DREAM |
1,000,000 |
52 GLEN CAMPBELL |
GALVESTON |
1,000,000 |
53 BEATLES |
YELLOW SUBMARINE |
1,000,000 |
54 ROLLING STONES |
BEGGAR'S BANQUET |
1,000,000 |
55 JIMI HENDRIX |
ELECTRIC LADYLAND |
1,000,000 |
56 SOUNDTRACK |
ROMEO AND JULIET |
1,000,000 |
57 DOORS |
WAITING FOR THE SUN |
1,000,000 |
58 SOUNDTRACK |
FUNNY GIRL |
1,000,000 |
59 MONKEES |
THE BIRDS, THE BEES & THE MONKEES |
1,000,000 |
60 BOB DYLAN |
JOHN WESLEY HARDING |
1,000,000 |
61 JIMI HENDRIX |
AXIS: BOLD AS LOVE |
1,000,000 |
62 DOORS |
STRANGE DAYS |
1,000,000 |
63 GLEN CAMPBELLS |
BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX |
1,000,000 |
64 MOODY BLUES |
DAYS OF FUTURE PASSED |
1,000,000 |
65 CREAM |
DISRAELI GEARS |
1,000,000 |
66 SOUNDTRACK |
CAMELOT |
1,000,000 |
67 GLEN CAMPBELL |
GENTLE ON MY MIND |
1,000,000 |
68 FRANK SINATRA |
STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT |
1,000,000 |
69 BEACH BOYS |
PET SOUNDS |
1,000,000 |
70 BILL COSBY |
WONDEFULNESS |
1,000,000 |
71 ROLLING STONES |
AFTERMATH |
1,000,000 |
72 BARBRA STREISAND |
MY NAME IS BARBRA, TWO... |
1,000,000 |
73 ROLLING STONES |
OUT OF OUR HEADS |
1,000,000 |
74 BOB DYLAN |
HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED |
1,000,000 |
75 BOB DYLAN |
BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME |
1,000,000 |
76 BOB DYLAN |
THE FREEWHEELIN' BOB DYLAN |
1,000,000 |
77 BEACH BOYS |
LITTLE DEUCE COUPE |
1,000,000 |
78 BILL COSBY |
BILL COSBY IS A VERY FUNNY FELLOW - RIGHT! |
1,000,000 |
79 RAY CONNIFF |
WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS |
1,000,000 |
80 NAT KING COLE |
RAMBLIN' ROSE |
1,000,000 |
81 ELVIS PRESLEY |
HIS HAND IN MINE |
1,000,000 |
82 ELVIS PRESLEY |
G.I. BLUES |
1,000,000 |
83 SOUNDTRACK |
T.C.B. |
500,000 |
84 CREAM |
WHEELS OF FIRE |
500,000 |
85 SOUNDTRACK |
HAIR |
500,000 |
86 BOBBIE GENTRY |
ODE TO BILLIE JOE |
500,000 |
87 HERB ALPERT & THE TIJUANA BRASS |
SOUNDS LIKE |
500,000 |
88 MAMA'S AND THE PAPA'S |
IF YOU CAN BELIEVE YOUR EYES AND EARS |
500,000 |
89 SSGT BARRY SADLER |
BALLADS OF THE GREEN BERETS |
500,000 |
90 SOUNDTRACK |
DR. ZHIVAGO |
500,000 |
91 SOUNDTRACK |
THE SOUND OF MUSIC |
500,000 |
92 ELVIS PRESLEY |
ROUSTABOUT |
500,000 |
93 SOUNDTRACK |
GOLDFINGER |
500,000 |
94 SOUNDTRACK |
MARY POPPINS |
500,000 |
95 SISTER LUC-GABRIELLE |
THE SINGING NUN |
500,000 |
96 ANDY WILLIAMS |
DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES |
500,000 |
97 VAUGHN MEADER |
THE FIRST FAMILY |
500,000 |
98 RAY CHARLES |
MODERN SOUNDS IN COUNTRY & WESTERN MUSIC |
500,000 |
99 HENRY MANCINI |
BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S |
500,000 |
100 BOB NEWHART |
THE BUTTON-DOWN MIND OF BOB NEWHART |
500,000 |
(Source: Recording Industry Association of America)
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ABOUT THE RIAA: The Recording Industry Association of America, which represents U.S. record companies, has been the official certification agency for single and album certifications since 1958. The gold award is bestowed on albums that have shipped 500,000 units. The RIAA added platinum awards, signifying shipments of one million copies, in 1976, multiplatinum awards, for 2 million units and above, in 1984, and Diamond awards, 10 million units for a single title, in 1999.
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Top 58 Best Selling Greatest Hits Albums 1955-2001
(Includes greatest hits albums that have sold 5,000,000 units or more)
| Artist |
Album |
Album Sales |
1 EAGLES |
EAGLES/THEIR GREATEST HITS 1971 - 1975 |
29,000,000 |
2 BILLY JOEL |
GREATEST HITS VOLUME I & VOLUME II |
21,000,000 |
3 BEATLES |
THE BEATLES 1967 - 1970 |
16,000,000 |
4 ELTON JOHN |
GREATEST HITS |
16,000,000 |
5 BEATLES |
THE BEATLES 1962 - 1966 |
15,000,000 |
6 SIMON & GARFUNKEL |
SIMON & GARFUNKEL'S GREATEST HITS |
14,000,000 |
7 STEVE MILLER BAND |
GREATEST HITS 1974-1978 |
13,000,000 |
8 KENNY ROGERS |
KENNY ROGERS' GREATEST HITS |
12,000,000 |
9 ROLLING STONES |
HOT ROCKS |
12,000,000 |
10 EAGLES |
EAGLES GREATEST HITS VOLUME II |
11,000,000 |
11 JAMES TAYLOR |
JAMES TAYLOR'S GREATEST HITS |
11,000,000 |
12 AEROSMITH |
AEROSMITH'S GREATEST HITS |
10,000,000 |
13 BEATLES |
1 |
10,000,000 |
14 GARTH BROOKS |
THE HITS |
10,000,000 |
15 DOOBIE BROTHERS |
BEST OF THE DOOBIES |
10,000,000 |
16 JOURNEY |
GREATEST HITS |
10,000,000 |
17 TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS |
GREATEST HITS |
10,000,000 |
18 2 PAC |
GREATEST HITS |
9,000,000 |
19 PATSY CLINE |
GREATEST HITS |
9,000,000 |
20 JOHN DENVER |
JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS |
9,000,000 |
21 DOORS |
THE BEST OF THE DOORS |
9,000,000 |
22 BEATLES |
THE BEATLES ANTHOLOGY |
8,000,000 |
23 FLEETWOOD MAC |
GREATEST HITS |
8,000,000 |
24 CARPENTERS |
THE SINGLES 1969 - 1973 |
7,000,000 |
25 ERIC CLAPTON |
TIME PIECES/BEST OF ERIC CLAPTON |
7,000,000 |
26 FOREIGNER |
RECORDS |
7,000,000 |
27 MICHAEL JACKSON |
HISTORY: PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE BOOK I |
7,000,000 |
28 JANIS JOPLIN |
JANIS JOPLIN'S GREATEST HITS |
7,000,000 |
29 QUEEN |
GREATEST HITS |
7,000,000 |
30 LINDA RONSTADT |
GREATEST HITS |
7,000,000 |
31 SANTANA |
SANTANA'S GREATEST HITS |
7,000,000 |
32 BOB SEGER |
GREATEST HITS |
7,000,000 |
33 ABBA |
GOLD - GREATEST HITS |
6,000,000 |
34 JIMMY BUFFETT |
SONGS YOU KNOW BY HEART |
6,000,000 |
35 CARS |
THE CARS GREATEST HITS |
6,000,000 |
36 CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG |
SO FAR |
6,000,000 |
37 ALAN JACKSON |
GREATEST HITS, VOL. II |
6,000,000 |
38 ELVIS PRESLEY |
ELVIS' GOLDEN RECORDS, VOLUME 1 |
6,000,000 |
39 AIR SUPPLY |
AIR SUPPLY GREATEST HITS |
5,000,000 |
40 ALABAMA |
FOR THE RECORD - 41 NUMBER ONE HITS |
5,000,000 |
41 ALABAMA |
GREATEST HITS |
5,000,000 |
42 BREAD |
THE BEST OF BREAD |
5,000,000 |
43 MARIAH CAREY |
#1'S |
5,000,000 |
44 CHICAGO |
CHICAGO IX - CHICAGO'S GREATEST HITS |
5,000,000 |
45 CHICAGO |
GREATEST HITS 1982-1989 |
5,000,000 |
46 BOB DYLAN |
BOB DYLAN'S GREATEST HITS |
5,000,000 |
47 BOB DYLAN |
BOB DYLAN'S GREATEST HITS VOLUME II |
5,000,000 |
48 EARTH, WIND & FIRE |
THE BEST OF EARTH, WIND & FIRE - VOL. 1 |
5,000,000 |
49 ALAN JACKSON |
GREATEST HITS COLLECTION |
5,000,000 |
50 WAYLON JENNINGS |
GREATEST HITS |
5,000,000 |
51 ELTON JOHN |
GREATEST HITS, VOLUME II |
5,000,000 |
52 LYNYRD SKYNYRD |
SKYNYRD'S INNYRDS |
5,000,000 |
53 REBA MC ENTIRE |
GREATEST HITS, VOLUME II |
5,000,000 |
54 POLICE |
EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE: THE CLASSICS |
5,000,000 |
55 SLY & THE FAMILY STONE |
SLY & THE FAMILY STONE'S GREATEST HITS |
5,000,000 |
56 GEORGE STRAIT |
50 #1's |
5,000,000 |
57 BARBRA STREISAND |
GREATEST HITS VOLUME II |
5,000,000 |
58 HANK WILLIAMS JR. |
GREATEST HITS |
5,000,000 |
(Source: Recording Industry Association of America)
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ABOUT THE RIAA: The Recording Industry Association of America, which represents U.S. record companies, has been the official certification agency for single and album certifications since 1958. The gold award is bestowed on albums that have shipped 500,000 units. The RIAA added platinum awards, signifying shipments of one million copies, in 1976, multiplatinum awards, for 2 million units and above, in 1984, and Diamond awards, 10 million units for a single title, in 1999.
* The RIAA only certifies a record if that record company pays for its official certification; some companies do not consider this an important distinction and will not request certifications unless pressed by its active, still saleable artists. A full and complete list of RIAA-certified recordings would be a very incomplete list of popular American music.
* The RIAA only certifies a particular recording of a song. For example, sales of Elton John's original "Candle in the Wind" single are not counted towards the 1997 version's official total.
* Retroactive RIAA certification only goes back to 1958; thus, a record like Bing Crosby's "White Christmas", released in 1942 and reported in 1963 as having sold 30 million copies, and currently listed by the Guinness Book of World Records at 50 million sales, would not be eligible. Bill Haley and His Comets' "Rock Around the Clock" is assumed to have sold more than 25 million copies since 1955. According to Billboard Magazine's statistician Joel Whitburn, other pre-1958 singles that would be affected by this cutoff point include Gene Autry's "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (8 million sales reported); Crosby's "Silent Night" (7 million); Vernon Dalhart's "The Prisoner's Song" (7 million); the Mills Brothers' "Paper Doll" (6 million); Patti Page's "The Tennessee Waltz" (6 million); Gene Austin's "My Blue Heaven" (5 million); and Ben Selvin's "Dardanella" (5 million); and another 21 single releases in the 2-3 million range. (That is, assuming their respective record companies would elect to bear the optional expense of an official RIAA certification. It is unlikely, for example, that Sony BMG Music Entertainment, which absorbed RCA Records, which in turn had long ago purchased the Victor Talking Machine Company, now sees any particular advantage in precisely determining the sales for Selvin's 1920 smash hit on Victor Records.) The first officially RIAA-certified million-selling single was Perry Como's "Catch a Falling Star", in March 1958.
* Prior to 1989, singles were awarded with a Gold certification for sales of 1,000,000 units and a Platinum certification for sales of 2,000,000 units. For certification dates after January 1, 1989, a Gold award represents sales of 500,000 units and a Platinum award represents sales of 1,000,000 units.
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It's very interesting where certain "artists" rank
on these lists... and where they don't! I suppose these
RIAA certified lists and Billboard rankings just may
put many, many things more clearly into perspective.
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