Top 10 Selling Albums in the U.S.

Year Artist Album Label Shipments (Sales) Certification
1976 Eagles Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) Asylum 38,000,000
1982 Michael Jackson Thriller Epic 33,000,000
1976 Eagles Hotel California Asylum 26,000,000
1971 Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin IV Atlantic 23,000,000
1980 AC/DC Back in Black Atlantic 22,000,000
1977 Fleetwood Mac Rumours Warner Bros. 20,000,000
1987 Guns N' Roses Appetite for Destruction Geffen 18,000,000
1997 Shania Twain Come On Over Mercury Nashville 17,000,000
1974 Elton John Greatest Hits Polydor 17,000,000
1976 Boston Boston Epic Records 17,000,000