one hundred best selling albums of the 80's

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1. Michael Jackson- Thriller (29.3 Million Sales)
2. AC/DC-
Back in Black (19.1 Million Sales)
3. Bruce Springsteen-
Born in the U.S.A. (15.9 Million Sales)
4. Guns N' Roses-
Appetite for Destruction (15.6 Million Sales)
5. Whitney Houston-
Whitney Houston (14.2 Million Sales)
6. Phil Collins-
No Jacket Required (13.8 Million Sales)
7. Prince-
Music from the Motion Picture "Purple Rain" (13.6 Million Sales)
8. Bruce Springsteen-
Live/1975-85 (13.1 Million Sales)
9. Dire Straits-
Brothers in Arms (12.9 Million Sales)
10. Bon Jovi-
Slippery When Wet (12.9 Million Sales)
11. Def Leppard-
Hysteria (12.6 Million Sales)
12. Dirty Dancing Soundtrack-
Dirty Dancing: Original Soundtrack From The Vestron Motion Picture (12.5 Million Sales)
13. Michael Jackson-
Bad (11.9 Million Sales)
14. U2-
The Joshua Tree (11.8 Million Sales)
15. George Michael-
Faith (11.2 Million Sales)
16. Madonna-
Like a Virgin (10.9 Million Sales)
17. Lionel Richie-
Can't Slow Down (10.9 Million Sales)
18. Whitney Houston-
Whitney (10.8 Million Sales)
19. Van Halen-
1984 (10.1 Million Sales)
20. Top Gun Soundtrack-
Top Gun Soundtrack (9.6 Million Sales)
21. Madonna-
True Blue (9.1 Million Sales)
22. Footloose Soundtrack-
Footloose (1984 Film) (9.1 Million Sales)
23. Def Leppard-
Pyromania (9.1 Million Sales)
24. REO Speedwagon-
Hi Infidelity (9.1 Million Sales)
25. Garth Brooks-
Garth Brooks (9 Million Sales)
26. Beastie Boys-
Licensed to Ill (9 Million Sales)
27. Journey-
Escape (9 Million Sales)
28. ZZ Top-
Eliminator (8.9 Million Sales)
29. The Police-
Synchronicity [Digipak] (8.3 Million Sales)
30. New Kids On the Block-
Hangin' Tough (8.1 Million Sales)
31. Billy Joel-
An Innocent Man (7.9 Million Sales)
32. Bon Jovi-
New Jersey (7.6 Million Sales)
33. Bobby Brown-
Don't Be Cruel (7.6 Million Sales)
34. Paula Abdul-
Forever Your Girl (7.3 Million Sales)
35. Tracy Chapman-
Tracy Chapman (7.2 Million Sales)
36. Genesis-
Invisible Touch (7.2 Million Sales)
37. The Eagles-
Eagles Live (7.1 Million Sales)
38. Aerosmith-
Pump (7.1 Million Sales)
39. Metallica-
...And Justice For All (7.1 Million Sales)
40. Huey Lewis & the News-
Sports (7.1 Million Sales)
41. Billy Joel-
Glass Houses (7.1 Million Sales)
42. INXS-
Kick (6.9 Million Sales)
43. Paul Simon-
Graceland (6.5 Million Sales)
44. Phil Collins-
Face Value (6.5 Million Sales)
45. Phil Collins (lol)-
But Seriously (6.4 Million Sales)
46. Janet Jackson-
Rhythm Nation 1814 (6.3 Million Sales)
47. Whitesnake-
Whitesnake (6.3 Million Sales)
48. U2-
Rattle and Hum (6.2 Million Sales)
49. Metallica-
Master of Puppets (6.1 Million Sales)
50. Chicago-
Chicago 17 (6.1 Million Sales)
51. Cyndi Lauper-
She's So Unusual (6.1 Million Sales)
52. Foreigner-
4 (6.1 Million Sales)
53. Quiet Riot-
Metal Health (6 Million Sales)
54. Journey-
Frontiers (6 Million Sales)
55. The Big Chill Soundtrack-
The Big Chill - Deluxe Edition (6 Million Sales)
56. Peter Gabriel-
So (5.90 Million Sales)
57. Tears For Fears-
Songs from the Big Chair (5.9 Million Sales)
58. Anita Baker-
Rapture (5.3 Million Sales)
59. Janet Jackson-
Control (5.3 Million Sales)
60. ZZ Top-
Afterburner (5.3 Million Sales)
61. Madonna-
Madonna (5.3 Million Sales)
62. Men At Work-
Business as Usual (5.3 Million Sales)
63. Neil Diamond-
The Jazz Singer (5.3 Million Sales)
64. Christopher Cross-
Christopher Cross (5.3 Million Sales)
65. Madonna-
Like a Prayer (5.2 Million Sales)
66. Enya-
Watermark (5.2 Million Sales)
67. Sade-
Diamond Life (5.2 Million Sales)
68. Wham!-
Make It Big (5.2 Million Sales)
69. Don Henley-
The End of the Innocence (5.1 Million Sales)
70. Tom Petty-
Full Moon Fever (5.1 Million Sales)
71. Milli Vanilli-
Girl You Know It's True (5.1 Million Sales)
72. Guns N'Roses-
G N' R Lies (5.1 Million Sales)
73. Aerosmith-
Permanent Vacation (5.1 Million Sales)
74. Fleetwood Mac-
Tango in the Night (5.1 Million Sales)
75. Heart-
Heart (5.1 Million Sales)
76. Flashdance Soundtrack-
Flashdance: Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture (5.1 Million Sales)
77. Bruce Springsteen-
The River (5.1 Million Sales)
78. Bonnie Raitt-
Nick of Time (5 Million Sales)
79. AC/DC-
Who Made Who (5 Million Sales)
80. John Cougar Mellencamp-
Scarecrow (5 Million Sales)
81. John Cougar Mellencamp (lol)-
American Fool (5 Million Sales)
82. Alabama-
Mountain Music (5 Million Sales)
83. Barbra Streisand-
Memories (5 Million Sales)
84. Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band-
Against the Wind (5 Million Sales)
85. Bryan Adams-
Reckless (4.9 Million Sales)
86. Tina Turner-
Private Dancer: Centenary (4.9 Million Sales)
87. Culture Club-
Colour by Numbers (4.9 Million Sales)
88. Lionel Richie-
Dancing on the Ceiling (4.6 Million Sales)
89. Sade-
Promise (4.6 Million Sales)
90. Lionel Richie-
Lionel Richie (4.3 Million Sales)
91. Poison-
Open Up and Say...Ahh! (4.1 Million Sales)
92. Tiffany-
Tiffany (4.1 Million Sales)
93. Boston-
Third Stage (4.1 Million Sales)
94. Van Halen-
5150 (4.1 Million Sales)
95. Miami Vice Soundtrack-
Miami Vice (1984-89 Television Series) (4.1 Million Sales)
96. Prince-
1999 (4.1 Million Sales)
97. Asia-
Asia (4.1 Million Sales)
98. AC/DC-
For Those About to Rock We Salute You (4.1 Million Sales)
99. The Rolling Stones-
Tattoo You (4.1 Million Sales)
100. Ozzy Osbourne-
Blizzard of Ozz (4.1 Million Sales)

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