20 Best-Selling Albums of All Time in the World Revealed

There are music superstars, and then there are true icons.

Throughout the years, a handful of albums from legends past and present have gone on to do more than just top the Billboard charts or set sales records: they’ve become the best-selling albums, ever.

While some of the records on this list are from recent years, most of the albums that have notched the most impressive sales figures date back to decades ago, and remain extremely influential in music to this day.

We’ve rounded up the best-selling albums of all time – in the world, not just one country – and put them in ranking according to sales.

Photos: Getty ImagesPosted to: ABBA, AC/DC, Adele, Alanis Morissette, Bee Gees, Celine Dion, EG, Extended, Fleetwood Mac, Guns N’ Roses, Led Zeppelin, Meat Loaf, Metallica, Michael Jackson, Music, Pink Floyd, Santana, Shania Twain, Slideshow, The Beatles, The Eagles, Whitney Houston

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