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Top ten worldwide as followed:

1. Thriller (1982) Album Sales: 110 Million Artist: Michael Jackson Producer: Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones ‘Thriller’ is the highest selling album of all-time, with numerous songs on the album going to #1.

2. Back in Black (1980) Album Sales: 49 Million Artist: AC/DC Producer: Robert John “Mutt” Lange With Brian Johnson taking over as the front man, this was the first AC/DC album after Bon Scott’s death.

3. Dark Side of the Moon (1973) Album Sales: 43 Million Artist: Pink Floyd Producer: Pink Floyd Though Syd Barrett was gone, this album stayed on Billboard for a record 14 consecutive years until 1988.

4. Bat out of Hell (1977) Album Sales: 43 Million Artist: Meat Loaf Producer: Todd Rundgren An appearance on ‘Saturday Night Live’ helped the album receive a huge following in the USA.

5. Their Greatest Hits 1971–1975 (1976) Album Sales: 42 Million Artist: Eagles Producer: Glyn Johns, Bill Szymczyk This was the first album to reach ‘platinum’ status and is the highest selling album of all-time in the USA.

6. Dirty Dancing Soundtrack (1987) Album Sales: 42 Million Artist: Various Artists Producer: Jimmy Ienner Many of the oldies from the movie were inspired from film producer Eleanor Bergstein’s personal collection.

7. The Bodyguard Soundtrack (1992) Album Sales: 42 Million Artist: Whitney Houston, Various Artists Producer: Whitney Houston, Clive Davis Whitney Houston’s cover of Dolly Parton’s “I Will Always Love You” is the highlight of this soundtrack.

8. Rumours (1977) Album Sales: 40 Million Artist: Fleetwood Mac Producer: Fleetwood Mac, Ken Caillat, Richard Dashut The name of the album a reflection of band members writing about each other.

9. Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack (1977) Album Sales: 40 Million Artist: Bee Gees, Various Artists Producer: Arif Mardin With most recording done by the Bee Gees, this is the number one best-selling soundtrack of all-time.

10. Millennium (1999) Album Sales: 40 Million Artist: Backstreet Boys Producer: Max Martin, Kristian Lundin Debuting on Billboard at #1, Millennium sold almost half a million copies in the US on its first day.