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The 50 best-selling albums of all time

Michael Jackson reigns on the all-time list of the best-selling albums, and it's unlikely that any album will top "Thriller" anytime in the near future.

The King of Pop reigns on the all-time list of best-selling albums.

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Released in 1982, Michael Jackson's "Thriller" currently boasts a sales mark that no album is likely to touch anytime in the near or distant future.

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50. Phil Collins — "No Jacket Required"

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

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48. Led Zeppelin — "Led Zeppelin II"

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

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46. Kenny G — "Breathless"

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45. Jewel — "Pieces of You"

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44. Dixie Chicks — "Wide Open Spaces"

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43. Def Leppard — "Hysteria"

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42. Boyz II Men — "II"

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41. Bon Jovi — "Slippery When Wet"

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40. Whitney Houston — "Whitney Houston"

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39. Prince & The Revolution — "Purple Rain"

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38. Pearl Jam — "Ten"

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

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36. Backstreet Boys — "Millennium"

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

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

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33. Meat Loaf — "Bat Out of Hell"

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32. Garth Brooks — "Ropin' The Wind"

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

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30. Backstreet Boys — "Backstreet Boys"

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29. Adele — "21"

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

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27. Santana — "Supernatural"

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

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25. Journey — "Greatest Hits"

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

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23. Bob Marley & The Wailers — "Legend"

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22. Metallica — "Metallica"

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21. Led Zeppelin — "Physical Graffiti"

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

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19. Eagles — "Hotel California"

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

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17. Alanis Morisette — "Jagged Little Pill"

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

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15. Garth Brooks — "No Fences"

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14. Elton John — "Greatest Hits"

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13. Boston — "Boston"

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

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

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

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9. Shania Twain — "Come On Over"

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8. Fleetwood Mac — "Rumours"

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7. Garth Brooks — "Double Live"

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6. AC/DC — "Back In Black"

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5. Pink Floyd — "The Wall"

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4. Led Zeppelin — "Led Zeppelin IV"

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

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

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1. Michael Jackson — "Thriller"

Certified units: 32 million

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