Eagles – Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975
Soon after forming in 1971, Los Angeles rock band the Eagles captured the imagination of their homeland with their accessible, laid-back blend of folk, rock and country. Released February 1976, compilation album Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) proved incredibly popular, selling upwards of 38 million copies to date in the US alone.
Michael Jackson – Thriller
Michael Jackson may have been a star since childhood, but few could have anticipated the impact he would have on music as an adult. His sixth solo album, Thriller was released in November 1982 and boasted a bold new sound mixing elements of pop, R&B and rock. Helped by seven hit singles, the album was a remarkable success, selling over 34 million copies stateside.
Eagles – Hotel California
To release one of the best-selling albums ever is quite the feat, but to release another the very same year is truly unprecedented. First hitting shelves in December 1976, Hotel California was the fifth studio album from the Eagles, and wound up selling 26 million copies in the US. It’s best remembered for the title track, which topped the Billboard charts in early 1977.
AC/DC – Back in Black
When AC/DC frontman Bon Scott died in February 1980, some thought the Australian hard rockers couldn’t survive. However, the band’s seventh album Back in Black arrived just five months after Scott’s death in July 1980. Both the songs (including the title track and Shoot to Thrill) and new singer Brian Johnson stunned American listeners, resulting in album sales of 25 million.
Led Zeppelin – Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV)
British supergroup Led Zeppelin proved they were true monsters of rock with the release of their officially untitled fourth album. Building on the blues and folk influences that informed their earlier work, the album is most famous for featuring the band’s anthemic power ballad Stairway to Heaven. By far Led Zeppelin’s biggest selling record in the US, it’s shifted over 24 million units.
Fleetwood Mac – Rumours
Formed in 1967 in Britain, Fleetwood Mac went through significant line-up changes before truly conquering the world with their 11th album Rumours in 1977. Recorded during a period of great emotional strife between the band members, the album’s soft rock sound really struck a chord, spawning four hit singles including Go Your Own Way and Dreams, and selling 20 million copies in the US.
Whitney Houston – The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album
1992 romantic thriller The Bodyguard proved a huge box office hit thanks to the casting of Kevin Costner and singer-turned-actress Whitney Houston – and the accompanying album was an even bigger success. Most famous for featuring Houston’s cover of Dolly Parton’s I Will Always Love You, The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album shifted over 18 million copies stateside, making it the highest-selling film soundtrack album ever.
Guns N’ Roses – Appetite for Destruction
Leather-clad bad boy rockers were ten-a-penny in the 80s, so when LA band Guns N’ Roses released debut album Appetite for Destruction in July 1987, it made little impact at first. However, once Welcome to the Jungle, Paradise City and Sweet Child o’ Mine became hit singles, the band sky-rocketed to stadium superstardom. Appetite for Destruction has sold over 18 million copies in the US.
Garth Brooks – No Fences
We often hear musicians talk about the ‘difficult second album,’ but country singer-songwriter Garth Brooks didn’t have this problem. After breaking through with his eponymous debut album in 1989, the Oklahoma native released second album No Fences in August 1990 and it proved a bona fide smash. As well as spawning five hit singles, the album shifted 18 million copies in the US.
Shania Twain – Come On Over
1997’s Come On Over was Canadian singer Shania Twain’s third album, and saw her augment her country sound with radio-friendly pop. A staggering 12 of the album’s 16 tracks became singles, including That Don’t Impress Me Much and Man! I Feel Like a Woman. In the US alone, the album has sold roughly 17.7 million copies.
Metallica – Metallica
Metallica’s self-titled album debuted at one in ten countries and spent four weeks at the top of the Billboard 200. Greeted with critical and commercial acclaim, Metallica remains the band’s best-selling album. It was certified 16x platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America in 2012. That same year, the band played the album in full on tour.
Elton John – Greatest Hits
A ‘greatest hits’ album might have been a bit premature for Elton John in 1975, but he decided to release one anyway, and it paid dividends. As of April 2016, 17 million copies of the album have been sold in the US alone. Remarkably, this album is now out of print, having been replaced by four other greatest releases.
Boston – Boston
Featuring classics like Peace of Mind, Foreplay/Long Time and More Than a Feeling, Boston’s 1976 self-titled album was an instant success, selling 17 million in the United States and 20 million worldwide. The fastest debut release for any American group, today this album remains an essential purchase for any music lover.
Bruce Springsteen – Born in the USA
Certified 17x Platinum by the RIAA, Bruce Springsteen’s Born in the USA topped the charts in nine countries. Often called one of the greatest albums of all time, Born in the USA produced seven Top 10 singles and has had 30 million sales worldwide. The iconic album cover of Bruce’s bum in denim jeans was also taken by Annie Leibovitz!
Bee Gees – Saturday Night Fever
The Bee Gees more or less disowned the Saturday Night Fever film, but the soundtrack album is one of the best-selling albums of all time, having shifted 16 million units. Before Thriller, it was the best-selling album in history. You’ll find all the classics here: Night Fever, More Than a Woman, Stayin’ Alive, Jive Talkin’ and countless others.
Alanis Morissette – Jagged Little Pill
Jagged Little Pill topped the charts in 13 countries when it came out in 1995. With total worldwide sales at 33 million, Morissette was the first Canadian to achieve double diamond sales. In the US alone, it sold 15,550,000 copies. The following year, Morissette took home five Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year.
Pink Floyd – The Dark Side of the Moon
Can you believe The Dark Side of the Moon has charted for 981 weeks on the US Billboard chart? If you’re a Pink Floyd fan, you definitely can. This 1979 album routinely makes lists of greatest albums ever recorded, on top of the 15 million units it sold since its release. In 2012, it was selected for preservation in the United States National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress.
Bob Marley – Legend
Released three years after his death, this 1984 compilation album by Bob Marley and the Wailers is the best-selling reggae album of all time, with 15 million copies sold in the US and UK. Rolling Stone magazine ranked it number 46 on their list of 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, and for very good reason. As of June 2023, it has spent 1,085 weeks in the top 100 album charts in the UK.
Journey – Greatest Hits
By 2008, Journey’s Greatest Hits had sold 15 million copies. Similar to compilation albums by the Eagles, Billy Joel, Elton John and the Beatles, this record continues to sell like crazy, at times coming close to selling 500,000 copies globally per year! The RIAA claims it is the sixth-most certified greatest hits collection. We really should never stop believin’.
Steve Miller Band – Greatest Hits
The Greatest Hits of the Steve Miller Band compiles all the best material from 1973’s The Joker, 1976’s Fly Like an Eagle and 1977’s Book of Dreams. It has sold an impressive 15 million copies since its release in 1978. Featuring the likes of Jet Airliner, Swingtown and The Joker, you can see how Miller was inducted into the Rock and Roll HOF in 2016.
Hootie & the Blowfish – Cracked Rear View
Not only are Hootie & the Blowfish not a figment of Ross Geller’s imagination, but they are seriously good at selling albums. Cracked Rear View, released in 1995, topped the Billboard 200 five times. In the US alone, it has sold just shy of 15 million copies. Cracked Rear View also hit number one in Canada and New Zealand.
Carole King – Tapestry
Tapestry spent five weeks at number on the Billboard Hot 100 when it was released in 1971, before going on to win four Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Record of the Year. In 2000, it made 25th place on Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. It has been certified 14x Platinum by RIAA.
Simon & Garfunkel – Greatest Hits
Simon and Garfunkel’s Greatest Hits remains a best-seller, having sold 14 million units in the US alone. In 2003, Rolling Stone magazine ranked it as 293 on their list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. It remains the best-selling album by a duo in the US. Mrs Robinson, The Boxer, The Sound of Silence, Scarborough Fair… woof.
Meat Loaf – Bat Out of Hell
The late, great Meat Loaf appeared to sell albums for fun back in the 1980s. His most famous effort, Bat Out of Hell, has sold 43 million copies worldwide and has been certified 14x Platinum by the RIAA. By June 2019, it had spent 522 weeks in the UK Albums Chart, the second longest chart run by any album.
Whitney Houston – Whitney Houston
What do Saving All My Love for You, How Will I Know, and Greatest Love of All have in common? They all featured in Whitney Houston’s eponymous 1985 album. You name a country, this album topped the charts there. As of January 2023, it has sold 14 million units. It was reissued as a double vinyl in 2020 to commemorate the 35th anniversary.
Dirty Dancing – Dirty Dancing Soundtrack
Nobody puts the Dirty Dancing soundtrack in a corner. Released by RCA Records in 1987, this album spent 18 weeks at number one on the Billboard 200 and has sold over 14 million copies. Over in Germany, this is the best-selling of all time, with 3.25 million units sold. To celebrate the film’s 30th anniversary in 2017, the soundtrack received a vinyl reissue.
Backstreet Boys – Millennium
In 1999, Millennium held the record for most shipments sold in a single year, with 11 million sold. This Backstreet Boys classic went on to sell 24 million copies worldwide and gain five Grammy Award nominations. Their accompanying tour, Into the Millennium, became one of the highest-grossing tours ever.
Santana – Supernatural
In the 1990s, Carlos Santana had fallen out of fashion, so some producers thought it’d be a smart idea for him to collab with a ton of hip names on the scene. The result was 1999’s Supernatural, which featured, among many others, Smooth and Maria Maria. It is the best-selling album by a Hispanic artist in music history. In the US, it sold 13 million copies.
Prince – Purple Rain
Purple Rain was Prince’s first number one album, spending 24 weeks at the top of the Billboard 200. When Doves Cry, Let’s Go Crazy, I Would Die 4 U and of course, Purple Rain are all featured on this 13x Platinum album. Prince won Grammy Awards for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media.
Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP
The Slim Shady LP had promise, but it wasn’t until The Marshall Mathers Lp a year later that things really picked up for Eminem, selling 1.78 million copies in the first week alone. In the end, it sold just shy of 13 million copies in the US thanks to the likes of Stan and The Real Slim Shady. Rolling Stone magazine named it the best album of 2000.
The Beatles – 1
Even 30 years after their split, the Beatles were still ripping it up on the shelves of every music store in the land. Their 2000 compilation album 1 went on to sell 12.8 million copies in the US and 31 million worldwide. It was the best-selling album of the 2000s globally, inspiring several other dead and living acts (including Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson) to release number one albums.
NSYNC – No Strings Attached
NSYNC shifted 2.4 million copies of their critically-acclaimed album No Strings Attached, setting a record that wouldn’t be broken until Adele surpassed them in 2015 with 25. Four singles were released from No Strings Attached – all of them bangers. It would prove their last major album before Timberlake called it quits.
Britney Spears – Baby One More Time
Baby One More Time actually garnered poor reviews from critics upon its release, but the sales spoke for themselves. Today, Britney’s debut album is cited as one of the most influential pop records ever recorded. It sold 12.3 million copies in the US and 25 million worldwide. In 2020, Rolling Stone magazine announced Baby One More Time, the lead single, as the greatest debut single ever.
The Beatles – The White Album
The White Album didn’t go down too well with critics in 1968. The Western world was having a complete makeover socially and politically, and they expected the Beatles to document this. Instead, the Fab Four made a bunch of fun, silly songs, save for Revolution and Hey Jude. It sold 12.8 million copies in the US. A mixed and expanded version was released in 2018.
The Beatles – Abbey Road
Abbey Road was also panned a fair bit upon its 1969 release, with some critics even taking aim at the production value. But history had other ideas. Abbey Road is now considered not just one of the Beatles’ best-ever albums, but as one of the world’s best albums. It sold 12 million copies despite these early detractors. Fans flock to the now-famous street in London to recreate the cover.
Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin II was the band’s first album to reach number one in both the UK and the US. Certified 12x Platinum by the RIAA, this seminal record has sold over 12 million copies through the years, no doubt thanks to the bangers lurking within its confines. Whole Lotta Love, anyone? In 2014, the album was reissued and reached number nine on the Billboard Top 10.
Aerosmith – Greatest Hits
Released by Columbia Records in 1980, Aerosmith didn’t waste any time in putting out a greatest hits album. Why would you when you’ve already recorded Walk This Way, Sweet Emotion and Same Old Song and Dance? This is their highest RIAA-certified album in the US, having gained 12x Platinum status in 2021.
Kenny Rogers – Greatest Hits
Released in 1980, Kenny Rogers’ Greatest Hits made number one on the Pop and Country charts in the US. It featured three singles that hadn’t been included in any of his previous albums, such as Lady, Love the World Away and Long Arm of the Law. It ended up selling 12 million copies and receiving a diamond certification.
Phil Collins – No Jacket Required
Phil Collins may be a bit embarrassing, but his bank account certainly isn’t. His 1985 dance-orientated No Jacket Required was certified Diamond in 2011 by the RIAA for selling 12 million copies in the US and 25 worldwide. Collins ended up winning three Grammy Awards for the record, including Album of the Year.
Bon Jovi – Slippery When Wet
“Woahhhh we’re halfway there!” Jon Bon Jovi said, after Slippery When Wet sold 6 million copies in the 1990s. And he was right. This album, which was hailed as a “breakthrough for hair metal”, eventually sold 12 million copies in the US. This instant hit spent eight weeks at the number-one spot on the Billboard 200.
Def Leppard – Hysteria
Hysteria was released in August 1987 and spawned seven hit singles, charting at number on the Billboard 200. The title was conceived by the drummer Rick Allen following his 1984 car accident, which resulted in the amputation of his arm. Hysteria is also the last album to feature guitarist Steve Clark before his death. It has sold over 20 million copies worldwide, including 12 million in the US.
Kenny G – Breathless
Kenny G’s Breathless came out in October 1992, reaching number one on the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and number 2 on the Billboard 200 and R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. One of the title tracks, Forever in Love, won a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition in 1994. Critics weren’t too keen on the album, but Breathless was still certified Diamond for shifting over 12 million copies in the US.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – Greatest Hits
Released in 1993, this remains Tom Petty’s best-selling album of all time. It originally debuted at number eight on the Billboard 200 before bumping up to number five in February 1994. When Petty died in 2017, it peaked at number two. American Girl, Don’t Do Me Like That, Listen to Her Heart, Learning to Fly, Free Fallin’, Mary Jane’s Last Dance and Something in the Air all feature on this album, which sold 12 million copies in the US.
Backstreet Boys – Backstreet Boys
This 1997 compilation album became one of Backstreet Boys’ most successful records, peaking at number four on the Billboard 200 and being certified 12x platinum by the RIAA for its 12 million copies sold in the US. We’ve Got It Goin’ On, As Long as You Love Me, Anywhere for You, I’ll Never Break Your Heart Again and Quit Playing Games all featured in this critically-acclaimed release.
Adele – 21
Indie record label XL could never have guessed the success Adele’s 21 would go on to have, topping the charts in more than 30 countries and becoming the world’s best-selling album of the year for both 2011 and 2012. Among a growing rate of poor sales, 21 helped bring back sales across the industry, as well as introducing the concept of a concept album to a new generation. In the US, it ended up selling 11.8 million copies.
Celine Dion – Falling into You
Falling into You picked up accolades for fun after it was released in 1996, winning two Grammy awards for Album of the Year and Best Pop Album at the 39th annual ceremony. Dion also won three World Music Awards for World’s Best Selling Artist of the Year, World’s Best Selling Pop Artist of the Year and World’s Best Selling Canadian Artist of the Year for her efforts. It sold 11.7 million copies in the US and 32 worldwide.
Creed – Human Clay
Their last album to feature Brian Marshall, Creed’s 1999 record Human Clay was a major success for the band, peaking at number one on the Billboard 200, where it stayed for two weeks. The two singles that were released, Higher and With Arms Wide Open, charted at number 7 and number 1 respectively. Human Clay has sold over 20 million copies worldwide, with US sales alone accounting for 11.5 million.
Pink Floyd – The Wall
One of the most famous and respected concept albums ever produced, The Wall is Pink Floyd’s second best-selling record after The Dark Side of the Moon. There were too many songs to fit on this double-album, believe it or not. Some of the outtakes eventually spilt over into the band’s next album, The Final Cut. Colin Larkin voted it number 30 on his All Time Top 1000 Albums list in 2000. It’s sold 11.5 million copies in the US.
Billy Joel – Greatest Hits – Volume 1 & Volume II
Having sold over 11.5 million copies, this greatest hits album is the sixth most certified album of all time in the US. Including hits from 1973 to 1985 in chronological order, it’s one of the best Billy Joel albums you can find to this very day. If it’s Piano Man, Say Goodbye to Hollywood, She’s Always a Woman, Only the Good Die Young, New York State of Mind and Uptown Girl you’re in the mood for, look no further.
Titanic Soundtrack
A lot of movies sell their soundtracks to accompany the cinematic release, but in the case of Titanic, they had no other choice. This album shot to the top of the charts in almost 24 territories, making it the highest-selling primarily orchestral soundtrack ever. There was, of course, only one song worth shouting about, and that was My Heart Will Go On. Take that away and this might not have sold 11.1 million copies in the US as it did.
Linkin Park – Hybrid Theory
Hybrid Theory was the debut studio album by Linkin Park. Released in October 2000, it peaked at number two on the Billboard 200. The singles One Step Closer, In the End, Crawling and Papercut propelled them to the mainstream, where they would continue to thrive for the next 17 years. Having sold 32 million copies worldwide, Hybrid Theory is the best-selling debut album since Guns N’ Roses’ Appetite for Destruction.
Norah Jones – Come Away with Me
Norah Jones’ first album Come Away with Me debuted at number 139 on the Billboard 200, back when it was released in February 2002. By August, it had been certified Platinum by the RIAA, an incredible accomplishment in a worsening climate of piracy. In January 2003, the album finally reached the top of the Billboard 200, with the help of hit songs Don’t Know Why and Feelin’ the Same Way. It’s sold 11.1 million copies in the US.
The Beatles – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, with its wacky artwork and wackier songs, is one of the first major works of psychedelia. For the first time in years, the Beatles, having quit touring, had all the time in the world to work on an album. The result is a melting pot of vaudeville, music hall, avant-garde, and mysticism. In short: they discovered LSD. Sgt. Pepper’s was a huge success in the US, selling 11 million copies.
Led Zeppelin – Houses of the Holy
The initial response from critics was mixed (Rolling Stone called the album “one of the dullest and most confusing albums I’ve heard this year”), but time served House of the Holy – and Led Zeppelin – very well, with the album selling 12 million copies in the US. How could an album that features the diverse, polar-opposite likes of D’yer Mak’er and Over the Hills and Far Away go unappreciated by the world?
James Taylor – Greatest Hits
Released in November 1976, this greatest hits collection failed to reach higher than number 23 on the Billboard Albums chart but became a steady seller for several years. As of 2023, it has sold 12 million copies. On it are redone versions of songs like Carolina in My Mind and Something in the Way She Moves. It also contains a previously unavailable live version of Steamroller. For James Taylor fans, it didn’t get better than this.
Eagles – Eagles Greatest Hits Vol. 2
This 1982 release combines tracks from the Eagles’ albums Hotel California and The Long Run, as well as one song – After the Thrill is Gone – from One of These Nights. The Eagles Greatest Hits Volume 2 actually came out two years after the band first split up in 1980. Don Henley and Glenn Grey began releasing solo work for the next decade and wouldn’t reunite until 1994.
Michael Jackson – Bad
Bad was the seventh studio album released by Michael Jackson and the third final collaboration between him and veteran producer Quincy Jones. It was also the birth of Angry Michael: a King who isn’t so sure whether he wants to pop anymore. He embraced leather jackets, lowered the pitch of his vocals, and traded R&B for a harder rock sound. It paid off. Bad was a huge success, selling 11 million copies in the US and 35 worldwide.
Madonna – The Immaculate Collection
A spin on the Immaculate Conception, this greatest hits record celebrated the best of Madonna’s then-seven-year output including two new tracks, Rescue Me, and the saucy Justify My Love. The Immaculate Collection received universal praise from critics. It was also a commercial success, reaching number two on the Billboard 200 and topping the charts in Argentina, Australia, Canada, Finland, Ireland and the UK. It’s sold 11 million copies.
Celine Dion – Let’s Talk About Love
Let’s Talk About Love is one of the best-selling albums in history, having topped the charts in the US, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Australia and countless others. It includes Dion’s biggest hit, My Heart Will Go On, which served as the leading song for 1997’s Titanic. It has been Dion’s signature song ever since. Let’s Talk About Love ended up selling over 10.7 million copies in the US
Eminem – The Eminem Show
The fourth studio album by the Detroit rapper, The Eminem Show was released in 2002 by Aftermath Records. Taking a bit of a detour from The Marshall Mathers LP, this album embraced the beast that was rap rock as well as a return to heavier topics. The Eminem Show makes references to 9/11, Osama Bin Laden, the War in Afghanistan and President George Bush. It sold 10.7 million copies in the US.
Nirvana – Nevermind
Nevermind shot Nirvana out of a cult grunge canon and into the commercial world back in September 1991, much to Cobain’s eventual dissatisfaction. An ode to America’s alienated and frustrated, songs like Lithium, In Bloom and Smells Like Teen Spirit became anthems for a slacker generation that was sick and tired of the monotony of radio rock. In the US, Nevermind has sold 10.7 million copies.
Kid Rock – Devil Without a Cause
White redneck cowboy pimp rapper Kid Rock was definitely something new on the scene in the 1990s. Devil Without a Cause, possibly his finest hour, was a major commercial success, thanks to the hit single Bawitdaba and its genre-mixing features in general. Fusing together country with rap and rock and roll, Devil Without a Cause, sold 10.6 million copies in the US and an extra 4 million across the world.
Britney Spears – Oops!… I Did It Again
Oops!… I Did It Again was understandably huge. In 2000, there was no one hotter in pop music than Britney Spears. This second studio album debuted at number one in over 20 countries, selling 1.3 million copies in its first week. It also held the record of the fastest-selling album by a female artist for 15 years, until Adele’s 25 bumped her off the top spot. It still sold 10.4 million copies altogether though, so swings and roundabouts.
NSYNC – *NSYNC
By the end of the 1990s, you’d have thought America had gotten its fix of boy bands. Nope. They wanted one more. And NYSNC were happy to oblige, releasing their self-titled debut album in 1997. Featuring the likes of I Want You Back, For the Girl Who Has Everything, U Drive Me Crazy and Tearin’ Up My Heart, this album has sold over 15 million copies worldwide, 10 million of which have been sold in the US.
Usher – Confessions
Confessions sold 1.1 million copies in its first week alone after being released in 2004. To combat the threat of bootlegging, a special edition was released, including a duet with Alicia Keys called My Boo. It went on to win the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album. According to Billboard, this is the second-best-selling album of the 2000s in the US behind NSYNC’s No Strings Attached, with 10 million copies sold.
Dixie Chicks – Wide Open Spaces
The Dixie Chicks were a bit of a honky-tonk, bluegrass, country punchline before the release of their 1998 album Wide Open Spaces. Producing the likes of I Can Love You Better, There’s Your Trouble, You Were Mine and Tonight the Heartache’s on Me, Wide Open Spaces was a huge success for this female trio. It was praised for “appealing to many different audiences” and being “eclectic without being elitist”. It sold over 10 million copies.
Pearl Jam – Ten
Ten took a while to take off. Released in 1991, it wasn’t until a year later that it reached number two on the Billboard 200. Featuring the hit singles Alive, Even Flow and Jeremy, Pearl Jam used this album as a pivot away from grunge into more classical rock. The critics loved it, too. The video for Jeremy received Video of the Year and Best Group Video at the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards. As of 2023, it has sold 10 million copies.
Patsy Cline – Patsy Cline’s Greatest Hits
Released four years before her death in 1967, Patsy Cline’s Greatest Hits is one the best-selling albums in US history, having sold 10 million copies. Made up of Cline’s top hits between 1957 and 1963, this greatest hits collection features the likes of I Fall to Pieces, Sweet Dreams (of You), Walkin’ After Midnight, Why Can’t He Be You and Crazy. It broke a Guinness World Record for most weeks spent on the US Country Chart by an album created by a female artist.
Elvis Presley – Elvis’ Christmas Album
Reissued a gazillion times, Elvis’ Christmas Album, or It’s Christmas Time, was first released in October 1957, right after the King had burst onto the scene with his curled lips and dangerous hips. It features songs like Santa Claus is Back in Town, Santa Bring My Baby Back (to Me) and, of course, the legendary Blue Christmas. The RIAA revealed this album has sold at least 10 million copies in the US.
Creedence Clearwater Revival – Chronicle Vol. 1
Chronicle Vol. 1 is a singles collection with 12 A-sides and seven B-sides, most of which are pretty flawless tracks. It was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America and is CCR’s best-selling album ever, having shifted 10 million copies. Chronicles was eventually named number 59 on Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 Greatest Albums of all Time in 2012.
