List of best-selling albums in Australia

This is a list of best-selling albums in Australia that have been certified by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). From 1983, ARIA certifies an album platinum for shipment of 70,000 copies across Australia.[1] All albums in this list must have won at least ten ARIA Platinum Awards (700,000 copies). This list is primarily based on the ARIA database, so it does not include some the albums which were best-sellers before ARIA began tracking records.

According to ARIA certifications, Whispering Jack by John Farnham is the best-selling album of all time in Australia with twenty-four times platinum, Bat Out of Hell by Meat Loaf is the best selling album for a foreigner solo artist with twenty-three times platinum, Shania Twain's Come On Over holds record for the best-selling album by a female solo artist with fifteen times platinum certification. The Best of ABBA by ABBA is the best-selling compilation album ever, while Madonna's The Immaculate Collection is the best-selling compilation album in solo artist category. All of these records (except for the best selling album of all time) are held by foreign artists.

Contents

Best-selling albums in Australia

Rank Year Album Artist Award Sales Source
1 1986 Whispering Jack John Farnham 24× Platinum 1,680,000 [2]
1977 Bat Out of Hell Meat Loaf 24× Platinum 1,680,000 [3]
3 1975 The Best of ABBA ABBA 22× Platinum 1,540,000 [4]
4 1985 Brothers in Arms Dire Straits 17× Platinum 1,190,000 [5]
5 1982 Thriller Michael Jackson 16× Platinum 1,120,000 [3]
6 1997 Come On Over Shania Twain 15× Platinum 1,050,000 [6]
2003 Innocent Eyes Delta Goodrem 15× Platinum 1,050,000 [3][7]
8 1973 The Dark Side of the Moon Pink Floyd 14× Platinum 980,000 [3]
1981 Greatest Hits Queen 14× Platinum 980,000 [8]
1995 Jagged Little Pill Alanis Morissette 14× Platinum 980,000 [9]
11 1976 Arrival ABBA 13× Platinum 900,000 [4]
1996 Recurring Dream − The Very Best of Crowded House Crowded House 13× Platinum 910,000 [10]
1977 Rumours Fleetwood Mac / 13× Platinum 910,000 [3]
1984 Born in the U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen 13× Platinum 910,000 [3]
1996 Falling into You Celine Dion 13× Platinum 910,000 [3]
16 1993 Music Box Mariah Carey 12× Platinum 840,000 [3]
1997 Savage Garden Savage Garden 12× Platinum 840,000 [11]
18 1979 The Wall Pink Floyd 11× Platinum 770,000 [3]
1987 Dirty Dancing Various Artists 11× Platinum 770,000 [3]
1990 The Immaculate Collection Madonna 11× Platinum 770,000 [12]
1992 ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits ABBA 11× Platinum 770,000 [12]
1994 Forrest Gump Various Artists 11× Platinum 770,000 [3]
Cross Road Bon Jovi 11× Platinum 770,000 [10]
2003 The Very Best of Eagles The Eagles 11× Platinum 770,000 [2]
2006 I'm Not Dead P!nk 11× Platinum 770,000 [10]
2008 Funhouse P!nk 11× Platinum 770,000 [10]
28 1975 ABBA ABBA 10× Platinum 700,000 [4]
1978 Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds Jeff Wayne 10× Platinum 700,000 [13]
1990 Led Zeppelin Remasters Led Zeppelin 10× Platinum 700,000 [8]
1991 Dangerous Michael Jackson 10× Platinum 700,000 [3]
1994 Don't Ask Tina Arena 10× Platinum 700,000 [3][14]
2000 1 The Beatles 10× Platinum 700,000 [5]
2002 Come Away with Me Norah Jones 10× Platinum 700,000 [5]
2009 I Dreamed A Dream Susan Boyle 10× Platinum 700,000 [3]
2011 21 Adele 10× Platinum 700,000 [15]

See also

References

  1. ^ "ARIA Accreditations". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations.htm. Retrieved 2010-02-06. 
  2. ^ a b "2006 Albums Accreditations". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/ARIACharts-Accreditations-2006Albums.htm. Retrieved 2010-02-06. 
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "2011 Albums Accreditations". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.auALBUMaccreds2011.htm. Retrieved 2011-11-23. 
  4. ^ a b c Glen Baker (8 November 1979). Billboard Magazine Volume 91, No. 36. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. ISSN 0006-2510. http://books.google.com.au/books?id=6CMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT46&lpg=PT46&dq=abba+platinum+australia&source=bl&ots=AbSCNkfXBo&sig=fvSqIsR0cn1whAPle2f_THlR8Ms&hl=en&ei=_N-FS72uD8qIkAXr3LmRAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CCAQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=abba%20platinum%20australia&f=false. Retrieved 11 December 2010. 
  5. ^ a b c "2009 Albums Accreditations". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupagesARIACharts-Accreditations-2009Albums.htm. Retrieved 2010-02-06. 
  6. ^ "2000 Albums Accreditations". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2000.htm. Retrieved 2010-02-06. 
  7. ^ "Delta Goodrem Hits The Million Mark With "Innocent Eyes"!". Deltagoodrem.com.au. Retrieved 2 July 2007.
  8. ^ a b "2007 Albums Accreditations". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupagesARIACharts-Accreditations-2007Albums.htm. Retrieved 2010-02-06. 
  9. ^ "1998 Albums Accreditations". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-1998.htm. Retrieved 2010-02-06. 
  10. ^ a b c d "2010 Album Accreditations - 2010". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.aupagesARIACharts-Accreditations-2010Albums.htm. Retrieved 2011-11-23. 
  11. ^ "2001 Albums Accreditations". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2001.htm. Retrieved 2010-02-06. 
  12. ^ a b "1999 Albums Accreditations". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-1999.htm. Retrieved 2010-02-06. 
  13. ^ "2005 Albums Accreditations". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2005.htm. Retrieved 2010-02-06. 
  14. ^ "The all-time more than 500,000 sellers, according to ARIA accreditations". The Sydney Morning Herald (Fairfax Media). http://blogs.smh.com.au/sit/archives/2007/07/the_music_weve.html. Retrieved 2009-08-10. 
  15. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Album Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display.asp?chart=1G50. Retrieved 2011-11-12. 

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