Michael Jackson
- Record: Thriller
- Year: 1982
- Genre: R&B
- Albums sold: 66 million
Whitney-Houston / Various artists
- Record: The Body-guard
- Year: 1992
- Genre: R&B, Soul, Pop, Soundtrack
- Albums sold: 45 million
Meat Loaf
- Record: Bat Out of Hell
- Year: 1977
- Genre: Hard rock, Glam rock, Heavy metal
- Albums sold: 43 million
ACDC
- Record: Back in Black
- Year: 1980
- Genre: Hard rock
- Albums sold: 40 million
Bee Gees / Various artists
- Record: Saturday Night Fever
- Year: 1977
- Genre: Soft rock
- Albums sold: 40 million
Eagles
- Record: Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975)
- Year: 1976
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- Genre: Country rock, Soft rock, Folk rock
- Albums sold: 38 million
Fleetwood Mac
- Record: Rumours
- Year: 1977
- Genre: Soft rock
- Albums sold: 25 million
Shania Twain
- Record: Come on Over
- Year: 1997
- Genre: Country, Pop
- Albums sold: 5.4 million