Top 5 Best-Selling Music Albums of All Time
Music albums have the power to inspire generations of people to pick up musical instruments and be musically inclined. Some albums have achieved immense levels of commercial success and have become global phenomena. Here are five of the best selling albums of all time:
No other album defined pop culture more than the King of Pop’s highest grossing album, ‘Thriller’. The album was released in 1982 and helped cement the legacy of Michael Jackson. It had pop elements mixed with rock and rhythm and blues which made it sound new and fresh back in the 80s. It had hits like ‘Beat it’, ‘Thriller’ and ‘Billie Jean’. It sold a grand total of 70 million copies.
Back in Black was released by AC/DC in 1980 and has sold nearly 50 million copies till date. The album was their first album after the death of their first singer Bon Scott and was a tribute to it.
Thriller – Michael Jackson
No other album defined pop culture more than the King of Pop’s highest grossing album, ‘Thriller’. The album was released in 1982 and helped cement the legacy of Michael Jackson. It had pop elements mixed with rock and rhythm and blues which made it sound new and fresh back in the 80s. It had hits like ‘Beat it’, ‘Thriller’ and ‘Billie Jean’. It sold a grand total of 70 million copies.
Back in Black – AC/DC
Back in Black was released by AC/DC in 1980 and has sold nearly 50 million copies till date. The album was their first album after the death of their first singer Bon Scott and was a tribute to it.
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