Die Liste der 300 weltweit meistverkauften Alben ist eine von dem US-amerikanischen Billboard Magazine erstellte Zusammenfassung, über die dreihundert meistverkauften Musikalben der Welt. Das demnach meistverkaufte Album ist Thriller von Michael Jackson mit 72.400.000 verkauften Exemplaren.
Die Top 50[]
| Platz | Interpret[1] | Werk[2] | Verkaufszahl[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Jackson | Thriller | 72.400.000 |
| 2 | Pink Floyd | The Dark Side of the Moon | 41.800.000 |
| 3 | Soundtrack | Grease | 40.400.000 |
| 4 | Whitney Houston | Bodyguard | 39.600.000 |
| 5 | Bee Gees | Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track | 37.200.000 |
| 6 | Eagles | Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 | 36.700.000 |
| 7 | Led Zeppelin | Led Zeppelin IV | 35.900.000 |
| 8 | Shania Twain | Come on Over | 35.400.000 |
| 9 | Michael Jackson | Bad | 33.200.000 |
| 10 | Fleetwood Mac | Rumours | 32.700.000 |
| 11 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms | 32.600.000 |
| 12 | Alanis Morissette | Jagged Little Pill | 32.200.000 |
| 13 | AC/DC | Back in Black | 32.100.000 |
| 14 | Bob Marley | Legend | 31.300.000 |
| 15 | The Beatles | One | 30.800.000 |
| 16 | Pink Floyd | The Wall | 30.700.000 |
| 17 | Mariah Carey | Music Box | 30.300.000 |
| 18 | Celine Dion | Let’s Talk About Love | 30.300.000 |
| 19 | Celine Dion | Falling into You | 30.200.000 |
| 20 | Michael Jackson | Dangerous | 30.000.000 |
| 21 | Guns N’ Roses | Appetite for Destruction | 29.800.000 |
| 22 | Eagles | Hotel California | 29.200.000 |
| 23 | Soundtrack | Dirty Dancing | 29.000.000 |
| 24 | Bruce Springsteen | Born in the U.S.A. | 28.900.000 |
| 25 | ABBA | ABBA Gold – Greatest Hits | 28.800.000 |
| 26 | Meat Loaf | Bat Out of Hell | 28.700.000 |
| 27 | Simon & Garfunkel | Simon and Garfunkel’s Greatest Hits | 28.600.000 |
| 28 | U2 | The Joshua Tree | 28.300.000 |
| 29 | Whitney Houston | Whitney Houston | 27.900.000 |
| 30 | Queen | Greatest Hits | 27.600.000 |
| 31 | Soundtrack | Titanic | 27.300.000 |
| 32 | The Beatles | Abbey Road | 26.400.000 |
| 33 | Madonna | The Immaculate Collection | 26.300.000 |
| 34 | The Beatles | Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band | 26.200.000 |
| 35 | Carlos Santana | Supernatural | 26.100.000 |
| 36 | Backstreet Boys | Millenium | 25.900.000 |
| 37 | Metallica | Metallica | 25.600.000 |
| 38 | Mariah Carey | Daydream | 24.900.000 |
| 39 | The Beatles | 1962–1966 | 24.600.000 |
| 40 | The Beatles | 1967–1970 | 24.600.000 |
| 41 | Nirvana | Nevermind | 24.600.000 |
| 42 | Whitney Houston | Whitney | 24.300.000 |
| 43 | Eric Clapton | Unplugged | 24.300.000 |
| 44 | Phil Collins | No Jacket Required | 24.000.000 |
| 45 | Britney Spears | Baby One More Time | 23.800.000 |
| 46 | Spice Girls | Spice | 23.800.000 |
| 47 | Elton John | Elton John’s Greatest Hits | 23.200.000 |
| 48 | Bon Jovi | Slippery When Wet | 23.200.000 |
| 49 | Madonna | True Blue | 22.700.000 |
| 50 | Backstreet Boys | Backstreet Boys | 22.600.000 |