List of best-selling albums in Taiwan

This is a list of best-selling albums in Taiwan. Music recording sales certification is by Recording Industry Foundation in Taiwan (RIT) (formerly IFPI Taiwan). On 1 November 2008, IFPI Taiwan was renamed to Recording Industry Foundation in Taiwan (RIT).[1]

In March 2002, the certification level was changed to unit sales. Prior to that Gold was awarded when an album has shipped 100,000 and platinum 200,000 copies. From this period, seven domestic albums and one international album have shipped over a million copies. Of these Jacky Cheung is the best-selling artist, with three albums over the 1 million mark, while A-mei, is the best-selling female artist. During this period, Taiwan is Asia's second largest music market, after Japan.

On 13 December 2010, RIT certified Rashomon (羅生門) by Taiwanese artist Show Luo for sales of 154,218 copies in Taiwan, for audit period of 15 January to 30 September 2010, thus a certification of five platinums.[2]

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Certification levels

Albums (unit sales required)
Certification March 2002 to January 2006 Before November 2007 Before January 2009 Since 1 January 2009[3]
Gold 50,000 35,000 20,000 15,000
Platinum 100,000 70,000 40,000 30,000
Singles (unit sales required)
Certification Since 1 January 2009)[3]
Gold 5,000
Platinum 10,000

Best-selling albums

1993 to 2004[4][5]
Rank Year Title Artist Shipment Certification
1 1993 The Goodbye Kiss (吻别) Jacky Cheung 1,360,000 6x Platinum
2 1996 Bad Boy A-mei 1,250,000 6x Platinum
3 1995 True Love compilation (真愛新曲+精選) Jacky Cheung 1,220,000 6x Platinum
4 1992 The Words After Drunk (酒後的心聲) Jody Chiang 1,160,000 5x Platinum
5 1997 Titanic James Horner 1,100,000 5x Platinum
6 1995 Sisters (姊妹) A-mei 1,080,000 5x Platinum
7 1996 How Could I Forget You? (忘記你我做不到) Jacky Cheung 1,050,000 5x Platinum
8 1998 Love Like Pacific Ocean (愛像太平洋) Richie Ren 1,020,000 5x Platinum
9 1994 Sky (天空) Faye Wong 1,000,000+[6] 5x Platinum
10 1989 Talk to You, Listen to You (跟你說，聽你說) Sarah Chen 970,000 4x Platinum
11 1993 The New Butterfly Dream (新鴛鴦蝴蝶夢) Huang, An (黃安) 940,330 4x Platinum
12 1993 Blessings (祝福) Jacky Cheung 910,000 4x Platinum
16 1997 Wanna Enjoy The Breeze With You (想和你去吹吹風) Jacky Cheung 820,000 4x Platinum
18 1994 Mystery (迷) Faye Wong 800,000+[7] 4x Platinum
2006[8]
Rank Title Artist Label Sales Shipment
1 Still Fantasy (依然范特西) Jay Chou Alfa Music 181,000 250,000
2 Dancing Diva (舞孃) Jolin Tsai EMI Music Taiwan 172,000 260,000
3 Heroes of Earth (蓋世英雄) Leehom Wang Sony Music Taiwan 140,000 180,000
4 Fish That Loves to Dream Jody Chiang 115,000 180,000
5 Pandora (潘朵拉) Angela Chang Linfair Records 88,000 120,000
6 Meeting Love (遇上愛) Rainie Yang Sony Music Taiwan 78,000 130,000
7 Cyndi with U Cyndi Wang Avex Taiwan 74,500 100,000
8 Cao Cao (曹操) JJ Lin Ocean Butterflies 70,200 120,000
9 Forever (New Song + Collection) S.H.E HIM International Music 69,000 150,000
2009[9]
Rank Title Artist Label
1 Butterfly Jolin Tsai Warner Music Taiwan
2 Trendy Man Show Luo Gold Typhoon (Taiwan)
3 Trust Map (信心地圖) New Artists' Family (新藝人家族)
4 Poetry of the Day After Mayday Rock Records
5 Fall in Love & Songs Fish Leong Believe In Music
6 Heart Beat Leehom Wang Sony Music Taiwan
7 Diamond Candy Elva Hsiao Gold Typhoon (Taiwan)
8 Princess Jam Hsiao Warner Music Taiwan
9 Freedom Jerry Yan Sony Music Taiwan
10 AMIT (阿密特意識專輯) A-mei Gold Typhoon (Taiwan)
2010[10]
Rank Title Artist Label Sales
1 Rashomon (羅生門) Show Luo Gold Typhoon (Taiwan) 154,218[2]
2 The Era (跨時代) Jay Chou JVR Music 110,000
3 SHERO S.H.E HIM International Music 68,000
4 Myself Jolin Tsai Warner Music Taiwan 65,000
5 Rainie & Love...? (雨愛) Rainie Yang Sony Music Taiwan 50,000
5 To Hebe (田馥甄) Hebe Tien HIM International Music 50,000
6 The 18 Martial Arts (十八般武藝) Leehom Wang Sony Music Taiwan
7 Super Hot (太熱) Fahrenheit HIM International Music
8 Miss Elva (蕭灑小姐) Elva Hsiao Gold Typhoon (Taiwan)
9 The Opposite Me (相反的我) Jing Chang Gold Typhoon (Taiwan)
10 Limit (極限) Lala Hsu Asia Muse

References

  1. ^ (Chinese) 自九十七年十一月一日起更名為「財團法人台灣唱片出版事業基金會」(Recording Industry Foundation in Taiwan) 1 November 2008. Retrieved 2011-03-16
  2. ^ a b 2010年RIT白金（金）唱片認證結果 15 January to 30 September 2010. Retrieved 2011-01-17
  3. ^ a b International Award Levels September 2010. Retrieved 2011-03-16
  4. ^ (Chinese) 台湾唱片史上最高销售量 28 July 2004. Retrieved 2011-03-16
  5. ^ KKBOX音樂誌NO.3(2011), Pg31. Retrieved 2011-06-14
  6. ^ KKBOX音樂誌NO.3(2011), Pg31. Retrieved 2011-06-14
  7. ^ KKBOX音樂誌NO.3(2011), Pg31. Retrieved 2011-06-14
  8. ^ (Chinese) sohu.com Jay Chou beats Jolin Tsai: Year-end sales chart released 5 January 2007. Retrieved 2011-03-21
  9. ^ (Chinese) Apple Daily 蔡依林登g-music '09銷售王 傲封最賣搖錢樹 10 January 2010. Retrieved 2011-09-14
  10. ^ (Chinese) Apple Daily 年度唱片銷量 小豬15.5萬張 首度踹下雙J 登基唱銷王 12 December 2010. Retrieved 2011-05-18

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