21, 2018, just after the latest RIAA reporting period. This is as accurate as we could count as of Aug. That means, these figures include the equivalent in online sales since RIAA started incorporating those numbers in 2016. We’ve also ignored “claimed sales” from record labels and relied on data coming directly from the Recording Industry Association of America in the U.S. The RIAA counts sales of double albums like Billy Joel’s Greatest Hits Volume I & Volume II or Led Zeppelin’s Physical Graffiti as two copies, essentially double-counting every sale. We’ve compiled the top 25 best-selling albums worldwide, but it’s worth noting that there are many ways to count album sales. Worldwide, Thriller is still the best-selling album of all time with a whopping 47 million certified copies sold, six million ahead of Their Greatest Hits. But that was just in the United States, where the Eagles became the first band with a 38x Platinum Album. Much commotion was made this week by The Eagles’ greatest hits compilation overtaking Michael Jackson’s Thriller as the best-selling album of all time.
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