Artist Album US Sales Sales Multiplier Staying Power

Stevie Wonder Songs in the Key of Life 10,000,000 0 16.84

Pink Floyd Dark Side of The Moon 15,000,000 0.05 16.08
Michael Jackson Thriller 27,000,000 0.17 13.49
Led Zeppelin Physical Graffiti 16,000,000 0.06 14.31
The Beatles Abbey Road 12,000,000 0.02 14.94
Led Zeppelin IV 23,000,000 0.13 12.42
The Beatles The White Album 19,000,000 0.09 12
Eagles Hotel California 16,000,000 0.06 12
Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin 10,000,000 0 12.83
Metallica Metallica 14,000,000 0.04 12.08
U2 The Joshua Tree 10,000,000 0 11.5
Pink Floyd The Wall 23,000,000 0.13 10.2
Fleetwood Mac Rumours 19,000,000 0.09 9.52
Van Halen Van Halen 10,000,000 0 10.23
Nirvana Nevermind 10,000,000 0 10.07
Bruce Springsteen Born In The USA 15,000,000 0.05 8.91
Led Zeppelin Houses of the Holy 11,000,000 0.01 9.1
Prince and the RevolutionPurple Rain 13,000,000 0.03 8.74
Guns N' Roses Appetite For Destruction 15,000,000 0.05 8.81
George Michael Faith 10,000,000 0 9.19
Billy Joel The Stranger 10,000,000 0 8.78
Boston Boston 17,000,000 0.07 8.11
Def Leppard Hysteria 12,000,000 0.02 8.23
Carole King Tapestry 10,000,000 0 7.9
Notorious B.I.G Life After Death 10,000,000 0 7.58
Led Zeppelin II 12,000,000 0.02 7.57
Bon Jovi Slippery When Wet 12,000,000 0.02 7.28
Phil Collins No Jacket Required 12,000,000 0.02 6.99
Whitney Houston Whitney Houston 13,000,000 0.03 7.1
Meat Loaf Bat Out Of Hell 14,000,000 0.04 6.85
Van Halen 1984 10,000,000 0 6.58
AC/DC Back In Black 22,000,000 0.12 5.69
ZZ Top Eliminator 10,000,000 0 6.56
Britney Spears …Baby One More Time 14,000,000 0.04 6.11
Pearl Jam Ten 12,000,000 0.02 5.76
Madonna Like a Virgin 10,000,000 0 5.75
Linkin Park Hybrid Theory 10,000,000 0 5.82
Def Leppard Pyromania 10,000,000 0 5.5
Backstreet Boys Backstreet Boys 14,000,000 0.04 5.23
The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts11,000,000
Club Band 0.01 4.63
Britney Spears Oops!…I Did it Again 10,000,000 0 4.41
Boyz II Men II 12,000,000 0.02 4.16
Norah Jones Come Away With Me 10,000,000 0 3.8
Shania Twain Up! 11,000,000 0.01 3.74
Kid Rock Devil Without a Cause 11,000,000 0.01 3.37
N Sync N Sync 10,000,000 0 3.46
Alanis Morissette Jagged Little Pill 16,000,000 0.06 2.74
Mariah Carey Music Box 10,000,000 0 2.94
Dixie Chicks Fly 10,000,000 0 2.91
Dixie Chicks Wide Open Spaces 12,000,000 0.02 2.81
Backstreet Boys Millennium 13,000,000 0.03 2.71
Lionel Richie Can't Slow Down 10,000,000 0 2.66
Mariah Carey Daydream 10,000,000 0 2.25
Celine Dion Falling into You 11,000,000 0.01 2.2
Santana Supernatural 15,000,000 0.05 2.04
Shania Twain Come On Over 20,000,000 0.1 1.82
Jewel Pieces of You 12,000,000 0.02 1.94
Creed Human Clay 11,000,000 0.01 2.01
Garth Brooks Ropin' the Wind 14,000,000 0.04 1.89
Garth Brooks No Fences 17,000,000 0.07 1.59
Green Day Dookie 10,000,000 0 1.68
Garth Brooks Sevens 10,000,000 0 1.72
TLC CrazySexyCool 11,000,000 0.01 1.61
Outkast Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
11,000,000 0.01 1.58
Celine Dion Let's Talk About Love 10,000,000 0 1.58
N Sync No Strings Attached 11,000,000 0.01 1.48
No Doubt Tragic Kingdom 10,000,000 0 1.47
MC Hammer Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em
10,000,000 0 1.49
Hootie and the Blowfish Cracked Rear View 16,000,000 0.06 1.38
Kenny G Breathless 12,000,000 0.02 1.42
Shania Twain The Woman in Me 12,000,000 0.02 0.98
 Sales Multiplier + Staying
Rating (0 to 5) Rating Multiplier Grammys Won Grammy Multiplier Power
5 0.1 2 0.01 16.84
5 0.1 0 0 16.88
4.5 0.08 4 0.02 15.78
4.75 0.08 0 0 15.17
4.25 0.06 1 0.01 15.24
5 0.1 0 0 14.03
5 0.1 0 0 13.08
4.75 0.08 0 0.01 12.72
4 0.06 0 0 12.83
4.25 0.06 1 0.01 12.56
4.5 0.08 2 0.01 11.5
4.75 0.08 1 0.01 11.52
5 0.1 1 0.01 10.38
4.25 0.06 0 0 10.23
4 0.06 0 0 10.07
5 0.1 0 0 9.36
4.5 0.08 0 0 9.19
4.75 0.08 2 0.01 9
4 0.06 0 0 9.25
4 0.06 1 0.01 9.19
4 0.06 0 0 8.78
3.5 0.04 0 0 8.68
3.5 0.04 0 0 8.39
4.75 0.08 2 0.01 7.9
4.75 0.08 0 0 7.58
4 0.06 0 0 7.72
3.5 0.04 0 0 7.43
4 0.06 2 0.01 7.13
3.25 0.02 0 0 7.31
3 0.02 0 0 7.12
4 0.06 0 0 6.58
4.9 0.08 0 0 6.37
3.75 0.04 0 0 6.56
2.5 0 0 0 6.35
4.25 0.06 0 0 5.88
3.75 0.04 0 0 5.75
3 0.02 0 0 5.82
4 0.06 0 0 5.5
3.5 0.04 0 0 5.44
4.9 0.08 4 0.02 4.68
3.5 0.04 0 0 4.41
4 0.06 1 0.01 4.24
3.5 0.04 3 0.02 3.8
2.75 0 0 0 3.78
4.5 0.08 0 0 3.4
2.75 0 0 0 3.46
3.5 0.04 3 0.02 2.9
3.75 0.04 0 0 2.94
3.25 0.02 1 0.01 2.91
3 0.02 1 0.01 2.87
3.25 0.02 0 0 2.79
4 0.06 1 0.01 2.66
3.75 0.04 0 0 2.25
3.75 0.04 2 0.01 2.22
3.75 0.04 2 0.01 2.14
4 0.06 1 0.01 2
3.75 0.04 0 0 1.98
2.5 0 0 0 2.03
3 0.02 1 0.01 1.97
4.75 0.08 0 0 1.7
4.25 0.06 1 0.01 1.68
3 0.02 0 0 1.72
4 0.06 1 0.01 1.63
4 0.06 2 0.01 1.6
3.75 0.04 0 0 1.58
3.5 0.04 0 0 1.49
3 0.02 0 0 1.47
2.5 0 1 0.01 1.49
3 0.02 0 0 1.46
2.5 0 0 0 1.45
2.5 0 1 0.01 1
+ Rating + Grammy
Multiplier Multiplier
18.53 $18.71
18.57 $18.57
17.05 $17.39
16.38 $16.38
16.15 $16.23
15.44 $15.44
14.39 $14.39
13.74 $13.81
13.6 $13.60
13.32 $13.38
12.42 $12.54
12.45 $12.51
11.41 $11.47
10.84 $10.84
10.67 $10.67
10.29 $10.29
9.93 $9.93
9.72 $9.82
9.81 $9.81
9.74 $9.79
9.31 $9.31
9.02 $9.02
8.73 $8.73
8.53 $8.62
8.19 $8.19
8.18 $8.18
7.72 $7.72
7.56 $7.63
7.46 $7.46
7.27 $7.27
6.97 $6.97
6.88 $6.88
6.82 $6.82
6.35 $6.35
6.23 $6.23
5.98 $5.98
5.94 $5.94
5.83 $5.83
5.66 $5.66
5.05 $5.15
4.59 $4.59
4.5 $4.52
3.95 $4.01
3.78 $3.78
3.68 $3.68
3.46 $3.46
3.02 $3.07
3.06 $3.06
2.97 $2.98
2.92 $2.94
2.85 $2.85
2.82 $2.83
2.34 $2.34
2.31 $2.33
2.23 $2.25
2.12 $2.13
2.06 $2.06
2.03 $2.03
2 $2.01
1.84 $1.84
1.78 $1.79
1.75 $1.75
1.72 $1.73
1.69 $1.71
1.64 $1.64
1.55 $1.55
1.5 $1.50
1.49 $1.50
1.49 $1.49
1.45 $1.45
1 $1.00