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