MUSIC TRIVIA WORLD'S BEST-SELLING ALBUMS LISTSTHE BEST-SELLING ALBUMS IN THE U.K.Music Trivia World would like to note that the methods for compiling such data are by no means foolproof. Albums released in the '50s or '60s may not have as accurate an accounting method as modern-day sales. Also, these figures may not be to-this-minute, but our sources are the most reliable out there. m= millions of units sold 1 Greatest Hits Queen 5.40m 2 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band The Beatles 4.81m 3 (What's the Story) Morning Glory? Oasis 4.31m 4 Brothers in Arms Dire Straits 3.95m 5 Gold: Greatest Hits ABBA 3.94m 6 The Dark Side of the Moon Pink Floyd 3.78m 7 Greatest Hits II Queen 3.64m 8 Thriller Michael Jackson 3.57m 9 Bad Michael Jackson 3.55m 10 The Immaculate Collection Madonna 3.40m 11 Stars Simply Red 3.36m 12 Come on Over Shania Twain 3.34m 13 Rumours Fleetwood Mac 3.13m 14 Urban Hymns The Verve 3.05m 15 No Angel Dido 3.00m 16 Bridge Over Troubled Water Simon and Garfunkel 3.00m 17 Talk on Corners The Corrs 2.94m 18 Back to Bedlam James Blunt 2.93m 19 Spice Spice Girls 2.92m 20 White Ladder David Gray 2.85m 21 Bat out of Hell Meat Loaf 2.83m 22 Life for Rent Dido 2.78m 23 ...But Seriously Phil Collins 2.73m 24 1 The Beatles 2.69m 25 The Man Who Travis 2.67m 26 The Joshua Tree U2 2.67m 27 Greatest Hits ABBA 2.59m 28 Tubular Bells Mike Oldfield 2.57m 29 A Rush of Blood to the Head Coldplay 2.57m 30 I've Been Expecting You Robbie Williams 2.55m 31 Jagged Little Pill Alanis Morissette 2.55m 32 Scissor Sisters Scissor Sisters 2.53m 33 Legend Bob Marley 2.52m 34 Hopes and Fears Keane 2.52m 35 Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds Jeff Wayne 2.45m 36 The Sound of Music Soundtrack Various 2.43m 37 Dirty Dancing Original Soundtrack Various 2.43m 38 Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael George Michael 2.41m 39 Grease Various 2.37m 40 Come Away with Me Norah Jones 2.36m 41 X&Y Coldplay 2.36m 42 Tracy Chapman Tracy Chapman 2.34m 43 Robson and Jerome Robson and Jerome 2.34m 44 Tango in the Night Fleetwood Mac 2.33m 45 Parachutes Coldplay 2.32m 46 Automatic for the People R.E.M. 2.27m 47 Whitney Whitney Houston 2.24m 48 The Marshall Mathers LP Eminem 2.23m 49 Swing When You're Winning Robbie Williams 2.21m 50 Graceland Paul Simon 2.20m 51 Sing When You're Winning Robbie Williams 2.18m 52 Saturday Night Fever O.S.T. Various 2.15m 53 The Bodyguard O.S.T. Various 2.14m 54 The Very Best of Elton John Elton John 2.13m 55 Simply The Best Tina Turner 2.12m 56 Kylie Kylie Minogue 2.11m 57 Falling into You Celine Dion 2.09m 58 Life Thru A Lens Robbie Williams 2.07m 59 Greatest Hits Eurythmics 2.06m 60 Escapology Robbie Williams 2.04m 61 Greatest Hits Robbie Williams 2.00m 62 Let's Talk About Love Celine Dion 1.98m 63 Dangerous Michael Jackson 1.98m 64 True Blue Madonna 1.96m 65 Appetite for Destruction Guns N' Roses 1.95m 66 No Jacket Required Phil Collins 1.93m 67 Abbey Road The Beatles 1.93m 68 A New Flame Simply Red 1.92m 69 By The Way Red Hot Chili Peppers 1.92m 70 Can't Slow Down Lionel Richie 1.89m 71 Songs About Jane Maroon 5 1.87m 72 Cross Road Bon Jovi 1.87m 73 Stripped Christina Aguilera 1.85m 74 Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits Simon and Garfunkel 1.84m 75 Carry on up the Charts Beautiful South 1.83m 76 Play Moby 1.82m 77 The Colour of My Love Celine Dion 1.82m 78 Born to Do It Craig David 1.82m 79 The Greatest Hits Texas 1.81m 80 Nevermind Nirvana 1.81m 81 South Pacific O.S.T. Various 1.80m 82 Justified Justin Timberlake 1.80m 83 American Idiot Green Day 1.80m 84 Be Here Now Oasis 1.80m 85 Back to Front Lionel Richie 1.79m 86 Out of Time R.E.M. 1.79m 87 Employment Kaiser Chiefs 1.79m 88 Call off the Search Katie Melua 1.78m 89 By Request Boyzone 1.77m 90 Bat out of Hell II: Back into Hell Meat Loaf 1.75m 91 Definitely Maybe Oasis 1.74m 92 Just Enough Education to Perform Stereophonics 1.73m 93 Introducing the Hardline According to... Terence Trent D'Arby 1.72m 94 Missundaztood P!nk 1.71m 95 Let Go Avril Lavigne 1.71m 96 Performance and Cocktails Stereophonics 1.71m 97 Older George Michael 1.71m 98 Parallel Lines Blondie 1.70m 99 Fever Kylie Minogue 1.68m 100 Ten Good Reasons Jason Donovan 1.68m Click here to return to the best albums list
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