Best selling albums of all time


Here's an AI list of the top selling albums of all time:

1) Michael Jackson – Thriller
2) Eagles – Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975)
3) AC/DC – Back in Black
4) Pink Floyd – The Dark Side of the Moon
5) Whitney Houston / Various Artists – The Bodyguard (Soundtrack)
6) Bee Gees – Saturday Night Fever
7) Fleetwood Mac – Rumours
8) Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin IV
9) Michael Jackson – Bad
10) The Beatles – Abbey Road

I'm just wondering which of these are owned and enjoyed by audiophiles and which would probably never be played on their systems?

I hope I'm not sounding like a music snob. Personally, I would play AC/DC, Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and maybe Thriller.

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My first search was "The top selling albums of all time". There were lots of results but not in 100% agreement. So to keep it simple, I asked Aria (an AI that comes with the Opera browser) the same question. I asked Aria again but included the words "worldwide sales" and the answer changed a bit -  Zep lV, Bad and Abby Road no longer in top 10.

Thriller - Michael Jackson: 70 million copies
Back in Black - AC/DC: 50 million copies
The Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd: 45 million copies
The Bodyguard (Soundtrack): 45 million copies
Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) - Eagles: 42 million copies
Rumours - Fleetwood Mac: 40 million copies
Saturday Night Fever (Soundtrack): 40 million copies
The Wall - Pink Floyd: 30 million copies
Hotel California - Eagles: 26 million copies
Come On Over - Shania Twain: 20 million copies

 

I am almost exclusively into classical!  Nevertheless I do have Thriller on CD, and Dark Side of the Moon on CD and Pure Audio Bluray, which include stunning Atmos sound.  I will get Rumours when the Atmos version is released - this month?  Mainly because my current partner stole a kiss from Mick Fleetwood in Hawaii before his pub got destroyed in the wild fires.  I have Bee Gee records because a previous girlfriend sang with them!

I have first pressings of the below and they are all sonically great:

Thriller, DSOTM, Rumours, Saturday Night Fever, Zeppelin IV, The Wall, Hotel California and Abbey Road - 

Consequently, the remastered reissues I have of DSOTM, The Wall, Abbey Road and Rumours are all lacking in either upper mids or bass punch.  One may not notice it if they don’t A/B them, but once heard, can’t be unheard.

I have definitely played every one of these albums on my system and only two are because my wife made me.😁😁

I've the Beatles' Abbey Road, Fleetwood Mac's Rumors, and both Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall. Used to have Michael Jackson's Thriller, but threw it out.