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The 50 best-selling albums of all time

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The Eagles
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In August, The Eagles' greatest hits album, released in 1976, surpassed Michael Jackson's 1982 album "Thriller" to take the top spot on the RIAA's (Recording Industry Association of America) list of the highest-selling albums of all time in the US.

The Eagles have the first and third best-selling albums of all time, with the band's "Hotel California" following "Thriller."

Other notable artists on the list include The Beatles and Led Zeppelin, which are both featured three times in the top 50 best-selling albums ever, and Garth Brooks, who also has three albums on the list.

Below is the list based on RIAA's data for the best-selling albums in US history (measured in "certified units" sold).

John Lynch contributed to a previous version of this post.

Check out the 50 best-selling albums of all time:

50. Phil Collins — "No Jacket Required"

Atlantic

Certified units: 12 million

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49. Matchbox Twenty — "Yourself or Someone Like You"

Atlantic

Certified units: 12 million

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48. Led Zeppelin — "Led Zeppelin II"

Atlantic

Certified units: 12 million

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47. Kenny Rogers — "Kenny Rogers' Greatest Hits"

Liberty

Certified units: 12 million

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46. Kenny G — "Breathless"

Arista

Certified units: 12 million

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45. Jewel — "Pieces of You"

Atlantic

Certified units: 12 million

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44. Dixie Chicks — "Wide Open Spaces"

Monument

Certified units: 12 million

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43. Def Leppard — "Hysteria"

Mercury

Certified units: 12 million

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42. Boyz II Men — "II"

Motown

Certified units: 12 million

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41. Bon Jovi — "Slippery When Wet"

Mercury

Certified units: 12 million

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40. Whitney Houston — "Whitney Houston"

Arista

Certified units: 13 million

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39. Prince & The Revolution — "Purple Rain"

Warner Bros.

Certified units: 13 million

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38. Pearl Jam — "Ten"

Epic

Certified units: 13 million

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37. Bruce Springsteen — "Bruce Springsteen & E Street Band Live 1975-'85"

Columbia

Certified units: 13 million

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36. Backstreet Boys — "Millennium"

Jive

Certified units: 13 million

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35. Steve Miller Band — "Greatest Hits 1974-1978"

Capitol

Certified units: 14 million

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34. Simon & Garfunkel — "Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits"

Sony

Certified units: 14 million

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33. Meat Loaf — "Bat Out of Hell"

Cleveland International

Certified units: 14 million

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32. Garth Brooks — "Ropin' The Wind"

Capitol

Certified units: 14 million

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31. Britney Spears — "...Baby One More Time"

Jive

Certified units: 14 million

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30. Backstreet Boys — "Backstreet Boys"

Jive

Certified units: 14 million

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29. Adele — "21"

Columbia Records

Certified units: 14 million

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28. The Beatles — "The Beatles 1962-1966"

Apple

Certified units: 15 million

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27. Santana — "Supernatural"

Arista

Certified units: 15 million

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26. Pink Floyd — "Dark Side of the Moon"

Harvest

Certified units: 15 million

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25. Journey — "Greatest Hits"

Columbia

Certified units: 15 million

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24. Bruce Springsteen — "Born In The U.S.A."

Columbia

Certified units: 15 million

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23. Bob Marley & The Wailers — "Legend"

Island

Certified units: 15 million

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22. Metallica — "Metallica"

Atlantic/Elektra

Certified units: 16 million

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21. Led Zeppelin — "Physical Graffiti"

Swan Song

Certified units: 16 million

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20. Bee Gees — "Saturday Night Fever" (Soundtrack)

RSO Records

Certified units: 15 million

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19. Alanis Morisette — "Jagged Little Pill"

Maverick

Certified units: 16 million

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18. The Beatles — "The Beatles 1967-1970"

EMI

Certified units: 17 million

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17. Garth Brooks — "No Fences"

Capitol

Certified units: 17 million

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16. Elton John — "Greatest Hits"

Island

Certified units: 17 million

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15. Boston — "Boston"

Epic

Certified units: 17 million

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14. Whitney Houston – "The Bodyguard" (Soundtrack)

Arista

Certified units: 18 million

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13. Guns N' Roses — "Appetite for Destruction"

Geffen

Certified units: 18 million

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12. The Beatles — "The Beatles" ("The White Album")

Apple

Certified units: 19 million

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11. Shania Twain — "Come On Over"

Mercury Nashville

Certified units: 20 million

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10. Fleetwood Mac — "Rumours"

Warner Bros.

Certified units: 20 million

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9. Hootie & The Blowfish — "Cracked Rear View"

Atlantic

Certified units: 21 million

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8. Garth Brooks — "Double Live"

Capitol Nashville

Certified units: 21 million

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6. Pink Floyd — "The Wall"

Columbia

Certified units: 23 million

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5. Led Zeppelin — "Led Zeppelin IV"

Atlantic

Certified units: 23 million

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4. Billy Joel — "Greatest Hits Volume 1 & Volume 2"

Columbia

Certified units: 23 million

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7. AC/DC — "Back In Black"

Epic

Certified units: 25 million

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3. Eagles — "Hotel California"

Asylum

Certified units: 26 million

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2. Michael Jackson — "Thriller"

Epic

Certified units: 33 million

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1. Eagles — "Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975)"

Elektra

Certified units: 38 million

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