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The Eagles REUTERS/Jim UrquhartIn 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 for the best-selling albums in US history (measured in 'certified units' sold).Check out the 50 best-selling albums of all time. 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).Check out the 50 best-selling albums of all time. 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).Check out the 50 best-selling albums of all time.
These all-time rankings are based on actual performance on the weekly Billboard Hot 100 (from its launch on Aug. 4, 1958 through Oct. 10, 2015) and Billboard 200 (from Aug. 17, 1963 — when we combined our two leading pop album album charts for stereo and mono releases into one all-encompassing weekly chart — through Oct. Titles are ranked based on an inverse point system, with weeks at No. 1 earning the greatest value and weeks at lower rungs earning the least.
Due to changes in chart methodology over the years, eras are weighted differently to account for chart turnover rates over various periods. Artists are ranked based on the combined point totals, as outlined above, of all their Hot 100 or Billboard 200 chart entries. These all-time rankings are based on actual performance on the weekly Billboard Hot 100 (from its launch on Aug. 4, 1958 through Oct. 10, 2015) and Billboard 200 (from Aug. 17, 1963 — when we combined our two leading pop album album charts for stereo and mono releases into one all-encompassing weekly chart — through Oct.
Titles are ranked based on an inverse point system, with weeks at No. 1 earning the greatest value and weeks at lower rungs earning the least. Due to changes in chart methodology over the years, eras are weighted differently to account for chart turnover rates over various periods. Artists are ranked based on the combined point totals, as outlined above, of all their Hot 100 or Billboard 200 chart entries.