List of best-selling albums in Germany

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Germany is the third largest music market in the world, but in Europe, it is the largest.[1] This is a list of the best-selling albums in Germany that have been certified by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI). Since January 1, 2003, BVMI certifies an album platinum for the shipment of 200,000 copies across Germany. [2] All albums in this list must have been certified for more than a million copies.

Certifications for albums released in Germany depend upon their release date.

Gold and Platinum certification awards (Timeline)

Albums

Certification Before September 24, 1999 Before January 1, 2003 After January 1, 2003
Gold 250,000 150,000 100,000
Platinum 500,000 300,000 200,000
Sortable table
Year Title Artist Certification [3][4] Shipments
2002 Mensch Herbert Grönemeyer 21× Gold 3.15 million
1989 ...But Seriously Phil Collins 6× Platinum 3 million
1984 4630 Bochum Herbert Grönemeyer 11× Gold 2.75 million
1992 ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits ABBA 10× Golddouble-dagger 2.5 million
1991 We Can't Dance Genesis 5× Platinum 2.5 million
1988 Tracy Chapman Tracy Chapman 9× Gold 2.25 million
1994 Over the Hump The Kelly Family 9× Gold 2.25 million
1991 Greatest Hits II Queen 9× Gold 2.25 million
2001 Best Of Andrea Berg 7× Platinum 2.1 million
1973 1962–1966 The Beatles 4× Platinum 2 million
1995 Bocelli Andrea Bocelli 4× Platinum 2 million
1987 Bad Michael Jackson 4× Platinum 2 million
1991 Dangerous Michael Jackson 4× Platinum 2 million
1987 Dirty Dancing O.S.T. - Various 4× Platinum 2 million
1995 Abenteuerland Pur 4× Platinum 2 million
1996 Alles Wolfgang Petry 4× Platinum 2 million
2010 Best Of Helene Fischer 10× Platinum 2 million
2013 Farbenspiel Helene Fischer 10× Platinum 2 million
1981 Face Value Phil Collins 7× Gold 1.75 million
1988 Ö Herbert Grönemeyer 7× Gold 1.75 million
1994 Affentheater Marius Müller-Westernhagen 7× Gold 1.75 million
1979 The Wall Pink Floyd 7× Gold 1.75 million
1981 Greatest Hits Queen 7× Gold 1.75 million
1991 Joyride Roxette 7× Gold 1.75 million
1992 The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album Whitney Houston 3× Platinum 1.7 million
2000 1 The Beatles 11× Gold 1.65 million
2011 21 Adele 8× Platinum 1.6 million
1993 Happy Nation Ace Of Base 3× Platinum 1.5 million
1991 Metallica Metallica 3× Platinum 1.5 million
1977 Saturday Night Fever Bee Gees 6× Golddagger 1.5 million
1997 Let's Talk About Love Celine Dion 3× Platinum 1.5 million
1995 The Lion King (Audio Book) Diverse 3× Platinum 1.5 million
1997 Eros Eros Ramazzotti 3× Platinum 1.5 million
1998 Ray Of Light Madonna 3× Platinum 1.5 million
1998 Westernhagen - Live Marius Müller-Westernhagen 3× Platinum 1.5 million
1993 Both Sides Phil Collins 3× Platinum 1.5 million
1995 HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I Michael Jackson 3× Platinum 1.5 million
1982 Thriller Michael Jackson 3× Platinum 1.5 million
1985 No Jacket Required Phil Collins 3× Platinum 1.5 million
1990 Serious Hits... Live! Phil Collins 3× Platinum 1.5 million
1993 Seiltänzertraum Pur 3× Platinum 1.5 million
1995 Made In Heaven Queen 3× Platinum 1.5 million
2001 Swing When You're Winning Robbie Williams 5× Platinum 1.5 million
1973 1967-1970 The Beatles 3× Platinum 1.5 million
2010 Grosse Freiheit Unheilig 7× Platinum 1.4 million
1996 Falling into You Celine Dion 5× Gold 1.25 million
1979 Weihnachten mit Andrea Jürgens - Meine 20 schönsten Weihnachtslieder Andrea Jürgens 5× Gold 1.25 million
1979 Benjamin Blümchen und die Schule (Audio Book) Benjamin Blümchen 5× Gold 1.25 million
1988 Unplugged Eric Clapton 5× Gold 1.25 million
1977 Rumours Fleetwood Mac 5× Gold 1.25 million
1991 Use Your Illusion II Guns N' Roses 5× Gold 1.25 million
1998 Radio Maria Marius Müller-Westernhagen 5× Gold 1.25 million
1998 Back for Good Modern Talking 5× Gold 1.25 million
1978 Grease O.S.T. - Various 5× Gold 1.25 million
1997 Titanic James Horner 5× Gold 1.25 million
1991 Out of Time R.E.M. 5× Gold 1.25 million
1992 Automatic for the People R.E.M. 5× Gold 1.25 million
1987 Winterkinder Rolf Zuckowski 5× Gold 1.25 million
1991 Stars Simply Red 5× Gold 1.25 million
1984 Private Dancer Tina Turner 5× Gold 1.25 million
1992 1492: Conquest of Paradise Vangelis 5× Gold 1.25 million
2006 Back To Black Amy Winehouse 6× Platinum 1.2 million
2007 Vom selben Stern Ich + Ich 6× Platinum 1.2 million
2008 Stadtaffe Peter Fox 6× Platinum 1.2 million
2006 Das große Leben Rosenstolz 11× Gold 1.1 million
1999 All the Way... A Decade of Song Celine Dion 7× Gold 1.05 million
2001 Elle'ments No Angels 7× Gold 1.05 million
2008 Funhouse P!nk 5× Platinum 1.0 million
2006 Loose Nelly Furtado 5× Platinum 1.0 million
2015 25 Adele 5× Platinum 1.0 million
  • Tracy Chapman's eponymous debut album was certified 9× Gold in 2010.[5] Since this album was released prior to September 24, 1999, every Gold certification it receives denotes 250,000 copies shipped. Thus at 9× Gold, 2.25 million copies of the album have been shipped across Germany.
  • 1 by The Beatles was certified 11× Gold in 2007.[6] Since this album was released prior to January 1, 2003, every Gold certification it receives denotes 150,000 copies shipped. Thus at 11× Gold, 1.65 million copies of the album have been shipped across Germany.

dagger Usually the BVMI does not give a 6× Gold certification, but a 3× Platinum instead.[7] The reason for this singular certification is unclear.

double-dagger Usually the BVMI does not give a 10× Gold certification, but a 5× Platinum instead.[7] The reason for this singular certification is unclear.

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