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Originally posted by Elusive Chanteuse
Thriller is not at 70M WW. lol
He is the biggest selling pop artist ever besides the beatles and elvis. The inflation is not needed.
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Based on what? It had its estimate of 65M WW before Thriller 25 was released, a re-release that sold 3M WW before Michael died in June 2009. Adding in the sales of that plus posthumous sales gives an estimate WW of the album's sales. It is around the 70M mark. Mediatraffic estimates 68M (likely to move to 69M with the new 1M+ cert from the US), while other estimates often just revert to the pre-Thriller 25 number of 65M because Sony insists on using the insane 100M one.
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Originally posted by brianc33616
I don't deny that. But the Eagles album is somehow or another certified at 29 million, well above all of those titles.
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Yeah, they're certified for 29 X Plat weirdly. In general, all-time US album sales go:
1. Thriller - 29M+ sold (30M certified)
2. Led Zeppelin IV - 23M+ (23M certified)
3. The Dark Side of the Moon - 21M+ (15M certified, no update since 1998)
4. Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) - 20M+ (29M certified
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5. Back In Black - 20M+ (22M certified)
6. Come On Over - 18M+ (20M certified)
7. Rumors - 18M+ (20M certified)
All other albums are generally below the 20M mark. These sales are when you take the certs pre-Soundscan and add in the Soundscan numbers afterwards.