Stats: Australia’s biggest selling records of all time
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The top selling single of the 20th century was probably Candle in the Wind (Goodbye England’s Rose), by Elton John. The top selling single of the 21st century was Party Rock Anthem, by LMFAO. The top selling album of the 20th century was probably Whispering Jack, by John Farnham. The top selling album of the 21st century was 21, by Adele.
The top-selling albums of all time* (*the album list above is incomplete because some missing sales reports)
1 Whispering Jack John Farnham 1986 1,730,000 copies (estimated).
2 Bat Out of Hell Meat Loaf 1977 1,700,000
3 Brothers in Arms Dire Straits 1985 1,240,000
4 The Best of ABBA ABBA 1975 1,210,000
5 ABBA Gold ABBA 1979 1,190,000
6 Thriller Michael Jackson 1982 1,150,000
7 Come On Over Shania Twain 1997 1,140,000
8 Innocent Eyes Delta Goodrem 2003 1,120,000
9 21 Adele 2011 1,030,000
10 Greatest Hits Queen 1981 1,030,000 (15p)
11 Jagged Little Pill Alanis Morissette 1995 1,020,000
12 Dark Side of the Moon Pink Floyd 1973 1,020,000
13 Grease Soundtrack 1978 1,010,000
14 Arrival ABBA 1976 960,000
15 Born in the U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen 1984 950,000
16 Rumours Fleetwood Mac 1977 950,000
17 Recurring Dream Crowded House 1996 940,000
18 Falling Into You Celine Dion 1996 930,000
19 Back in Black AC/DC 1985 890,000
20 Savage Garden Savage Garden 1997 890,000
The multi-platinum ALBUMS (where p = 70,000 sales, accredited by ARIA)
24p: Whispering Jack, John Farnham; Bat Out Of Hell, Meatloaf;
Yusuf in his Cat Stevens days.
17p: Abba Gold, Abba; Brothers in Arms, Dire Straits;
16p: Thriller, Michael Jackson;
15p: Greatest Hits, Queen; Innocent Eyes, Delta Goodrem; Come on Over, Shania Twain;
Legendary Australian rock band AC/DC.
14p: 21, Adele; The Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd; Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morrissette;
13p: Born in the USA, Bruce Springsteen; Falling Into You, Celine Dion; Recurring Dream, Crowded House; Rumours, Fleetwood Mac;
12p: Savage Garden; Back in Black, AC/DC; Music Box, Mariah Carey;
Andre Rieu
11p: The Immaculate Collection, Madonna; The Very Best of the Eagles; Funhouse, Pink; I’m Not Dead, Pink; Come Away With Me, Norah Jones; Dirty Dancing soundtrack; Forrest Gump soundtrack; The Wall, Pink Floyd; Crossroad, Bon Jovi;
10p: I Dreamed A Dream, Susan Boyle; Dangerous, Michael Jackson; Don’t Ask, Tina Arena; 1, The Beatles; Remasters, Led Zeppelin; War of the Worlds, Jeff Wayne;
9p: Yourself or Someone Like You, Matchbox 20; Forgiven, Not Forgotten, The Corrs; Soul Deep, Jimmy Barnes; Chisel, Cold Chisel; Greatest Hits, Fleetwood Mac; The Sound of White, Missy Higgins; Led Zeppelin; Greatest Hits, Bruce Springsteen; Back To Bedlam, James Blunt; Only By The Night, Kings of Leon; TNT, AC/DC; The Eminem Show; Christmas, Michael Buble;
8p: Age of Reason, John Farnham; Affirmation, Savage Garden; Odyssey Number 5, Powderfinger; Get Born, Jet; Unplugged, Eric Clapton; Best of 80-90, U2; Greatest Hits, Robbie Williams; The Essential Michael Jackson; The Truth About Love, Pink; Their Greatest Hits, The Eagles; Metallica; Californication, Red Hot Chilli Peppers; Symbols, Led Zeppelin;
7p: The Ultimate Collection, Creedence Clearwater Revival; For The Working Class Man, Jimmy Barnes; Like A Virgin, Madonna; Tracy Chapman; Fever, Kylie Minogue; Let Go, Avril Lavigne; Barricades and Brickwalls, Kasey Chambers; Ten, Pearl Jam; Greatest Hits 66-92, Neil Diamond; Breakaway, Kelly Clarkson; Greatest Hits So Far, Pink; 10, 9, 8 … 2, 1 Midnight Oil; Diesel and Dust, Midnight Oil; Feeler, Pete Murray; Wish You Were Here, Pink Floyd; 30 #1 Hits, Elvis Presley; Remember Cat Stevens; The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac; A Rush of Blood to the Head, Coldplay; Greatest Hits, Guns n Roses; Michael Buble;
6p: The Very Best of Elton John; Spice, The Spice Girls; Spiceworld, The Spice Girls; Lets Talk About Love, Celine Dion; Two Fires, Jimmy Barnes; Aquarium, Aqua; A Night on The, Rod Stewart; Morning Glory, Oasis; Guilty, Barbra Streisand; Memories, Barbra Streisand; The Blues Brothers soundtrack; The Best of The Doors; Pieces of You, Jewel; Just As I Am, Guy Sebastian; Vulture Street, Powderfinger; No Angel, Dido; Life For Rent, Dido; Fallen, Evanescence; Blood Sugar Sex Magik, Red Hot Chilli Peppers; #1s, Michael Jackson; Bad, Michael Jackson; X&Y, Coldplay; Fearless, Taylor Swift; History, America; Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, AC/DC; Ladies and Gentlemen, George Michael; Greatest Hits, Red Hot Chilli Peppers; Monkey Business, Black Eyed Peas; Reach Out The Motown Record, Human Nature; Encore, Eminem; American Idiot, Green Day; Grace, Jeff Buckley;
The multi-platinum SINGLES (where p = 70,000 sales, accredited by ARIA)
15p: Party Rock Anthem, LMFAO;
14p: Candle in the Wind 97, Elton John;
12p: Sexy and I Know It, LMFAO;
11p: Somebody That I Used to Know, Gotye and Kimbra; Moves Like Jagger, Maroon with Christina Aguilera;
10p: Gangnam Style, Psy;
9p: Call Me Maybe, Carly Rae Jepsen; Blurred Lines, Robin Thicke; Roar, Katy Perry; Love The Way You Lie, Eminem & Rihanna; Battle Scars, Guy Sebastian & Lupe Fiasco; Thrift Shop, Macklemore and Lewis;
8p: Happy, Pharrell Williams; Wake Me Up, Avicii; Firework, Katy Perry;
7p: Let Her Go, Passenger; Royals – The Love Club EP, Lorde; Jason DeRulo, In My Head; Rolling in the Deep, Adele; Someone Like You, Adele; Dynamite, Taio Cruz; Don’t You Worry Child, Swedish House Mafia; Whistle, Flo Rida; Wild Ones, Flo Rida and Sia; Lose Yourself, Eminem; What Makes You Beautiful, One Direction;
6p: Poker Face, Lady Gaga; Give Me Everything, Pitbull; Starships, Nicky Minaj; Super Bass, Nicky Minaj; It Girl, Jason DeRulo; Scream and Shout, will i am and Britney Spears; I Knew You Were Trouble, Taylor Swift; We Found Love, Rihanna; Into The Flame, Matt Corby; Teenage Dream, Katy Perry; Wide Awake, Katy Perry; California Gurls, Katy Perry; Boom Boom, Justice Crew; Pumped Up Kicks, Foster The People; Paradise, Coldplay; Skinny Love, Birdy; Get Lucky, Daft Punk; Counting Stars, One Republic; Hall of Fame, The Script; Just Give Me A Reason, Pink; Just The Way You Are, Bruno Mars;
5p: Hot N Cold, Katy Perry; Single Ladies, Beyonce; Good Night, Reece Mastin; One More Night, Maroon 5; The Monster, Eminem and Rihanna; OMG, Usher; Only Girl, Rihanna; Some Nights, fun.; All of Me, John Legend; Little Talks, Of Monsters and Men; Lego House, Ed Sheeran; I Got A Feeling, Black Eyed Peas; Grenade, Bruno Mars; Yeah 3x, Chris Brown; Sexy Bitch, David Guetta; Tik Tok, Ke$ ha; Angels Brought Me Here, Guy Sebastian; Mambo No 5, Lou Bega; Pretty Fly For A White Guy, The Offspring.
Music DVDs selling more than 100,000:
Funhouse Tour Live in Australia (Pink) 32p; #1s (Michael Jackson) 23p; Live in Australia (Andre Rieu) 21p; Hell Freezes Over (The Eagles) 20p; Live from Wembley Arena (Pink) 16p; The Truth About Love, Live From Melbourne, Pink 16p; Greatest Hits Live (Neil Diamond) 14p; Carl Barron Live 14p; Live in Bucharest (Michael Jackson) 14p; Farewell Tour 1, Live from Melbourne (The Eagles) 13p; What We Did Last Summer (Robbie Williams) 12p; Delta (Delta Goodrem) 12p; Black and White Night (Roy Orbison) 11p; Live in Europe (Pink) 11p, (…)
Top selling albums of the decade so far (downloads and CDs):
The Truth About Love, P!nk; Greatest Hits So Far, Pink; +, Ed Sheeran; Up All Night, One Direction; Red, Taylor Swift; 18 Hits, Abba; The Very Best of Slim Dusty; Take Me Home, One Direction; Unorthodox Jukebox, Bruno Mars; Babel, Mumford and Sons; The Essential Bob Dylan; Birdy, Birdy; Grrr!, The Rolling Stones; The Sapphires soundtrack.
Most downloaded singles of the decade so far:
Party Rock Anthem, LMFAO; Sexy and I Know It, LMFAO; Gangnam Style, Psy; Call Me Maybe, Carly Rae Jepsen; Battle Scars, Guy Sebastian & Lupe Fiasco; Thrift Shop, Macklemore and Lewis; Let Her Go, Passenger; Blurred Lines, Robin Thicke; Roar, Katy Perry; Happy, Pharrell Williams; Wake Me Up, Avicii.
Top Singles of 2013:
1. Katy Perry Roar
2. Robin Thicke Feat. T.I. & Pharrell Williams Blurred Lines
3. Passenger Let Her Go
4. Avicii Wake Me Up
5. Lorde The Love Club EP feat. Royals.
Top Albums of 2013:
1. P!nk The Truth About Love
2. Katy Perry Prism
3. Bruno Mars Unorthodox Jukebox
4. Michael Buble To Be Loved
5. Daft Punk Random Access Memories.
Top selling albums so far in 2014:
1 The Very Best, INXS;
2 Frozen soundtrack;
3 Ghost Stories, Coldplay;
4 Prism, Katy Perry;
5 GIRL, Pharrell Wiliams;
6 Pure Heroine, Lorde.
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