List of best-selling albums in Germany

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Germany is the third largest music market in the world, and the largest in Europe.[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.

Certification levels[]

Certification till 24 September 1999 till 31. December 2002 till 31 December 2012 since 1 January 2013
Gold 250,000 150,000 100,000 100,000
Platinum 500,000 300,000 200,000 200,000
3× Gold 750,000 450,000 300,000 300,000
2× Platinum 1,000,000 600,000 400,000 400,000
… … … … …
Diamond – – – 750,000

Source:[3]

By units[]

Sortable table
Year Title Artist Certification [4][5] Shipments
1987 Dirty Dancing O.S.T. - Various 13x gold 3.25 million
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
1991 We Can't Dance Genesis 5× Platinum 2.5 million
1992 Gold: Greatest Hits ABBA 10× Golddouble-dagger 2.5 million
2001 Best Of Andrea Berg 8× Platinum 2.4 million
2013 Farbenspiel Helene Fischer 12× Platinum 2.4 million
1988 Tracy Chapman Tracy Chapman 9× Gold 2.25 million
1991 Greatest Hits II Queen 9× Gold 2.25 million
1994 Over the Hump The Kelly Family 9× Gold 2.25 million
1973 1962–1966 The Beatles 4× Platinum 2 million
1979 The Wall Pink Floyd 4× Platinum 2 million
1987 Bad Michael Jackson 4× Platinum 2 million
1991 Metallica Metallica 4× Platinum 2 million
1991 Dangerous Michael Jackson 4× Platinum 2 million
1995 Abenteuerland Pur 4× Platinum 2 million
1995 Bocelli Andrea Bocelli 4× Platinum 2 million
1996 Alles Wolfgang Petry 4× Platinum 2 million
2010 Best Of Helene Fischer 10× Platinum 2 million
2010 Große Freiheit Unheilig 9× Platinum 1.8 million
1981 Face Value Phil Collins 7× Gold 1.75 million
1981 Greatest Hits Queen 7× Gold 1.75 million
1988 Ö Herbert Grönemeyer 7× Gold 1.75 million
1991 Joyride Roxette 7× Gold 1.75 million
1994 Affentheater Marius Müller-Westernhagen 7× Gold 1.75 million
2000 1 The Beatles 11× Gold 1.65 million
2011 21 Adele 8× Platinum 1.6 million
1973 1967–1970 The Beatles 3× Platinum 1.5 million
1982 Thriller Michael Jackson 3× Platinum 1.5 million
1985 Movin Jennifer Rush 3× Platinum 1.5 million
1985 No Jacket Required Phil Collins 3× Platinum 1.5 million
1987 Winterkinder Rolf Zuckowski 3× Platinum 1.5 million
1990 Serious Hits... Live! Phil Collins 3× Platinum 1.5 million
1992 The Bodyguard Whitney Houston 3× Platinum 1.5 million
1993 Both Sides Phil Collins 3× Platinum 1.5 million
1993 Happy Nation Ace of Base 3× Platinum 1.5 million
1993 Seiltänzertraum Pur 3× Platinum 1.5 million
1995 The Lion King (Audio Book) Diverse 3× Platinum 1.5 million
1995 HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I Michael Jackson 3× Platinum 1.5 million
1995 Made in Heaven Queen 3× Platinum 1.5 million
1997 Eros Eros Ramazzotti 3× Platinum 1.5 million
1997 Let's Talk About Love Celine Dion 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
2001 Swing When You're Winning Robbie Williams 5× Platinum 1.5 million
2010 Rapunzel: Neu verföhnt (Audio Book) Various 13x Gold 1.3 million
2012 Bis ans Ende der Welt Santiano 13x Gold 1.3 million
2013 Die Eiskönigin - Völlig Unverfroren (Audio Book) Various 13x Gold 1.3 million
1977 Benjamin Blümchen als Wetterelefant (Audio Book) Benjamin Blümchen 5× Gold 1.25 million
1977 Rumours Fleetwood Mac 5× Gold 1.25 million
1978 Grease O.S.T. - Various 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
1982 Benjamin Blümchen als Weihnachtsmann (Audio Book) Benjamin Blümchen 5× Gold 1.25 million
1983 Benjamin Blümchen als Feuerwehrmann (Audio Book) Benjamin Blümchen 5× Gold 1.25 million
1983 Benjamin Blümchen auf dem Bauernhof (Audio Book) Benjamin Blümchen 5× Gold 1.25 million
1984 Private Dancer Tina Turner 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
1991 Stars Simply Red 5× Gold 1.25 million
1991 Use Your Illusion II Guns N' Roses 5× Gold 1.25 million
1992 1492: Conquest of Paradise Vangelis 5× Gold 1.25 million
1992 Automatic for the People R.E.M. 5× Gold 1.25 million
1992 Unplugged Eric Clapton 5× Gold 1.25 million
1996 Falling into You Celine Dion 5× Gold 1.25 million
1997 Reload Metallica 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
2002 Escapology Robbie Williams 4× Platinum 1.2 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
2013 Mit den Gezeiten Santiano 6× Platinum 1.2 million
2015 25 Adele 6× Platinum 1.2 million
2015 Weihnachten Helene Fischer 6× Platinum 1.2 million
2003 United Deutschland sucht den Superstar 11× Gold 1.1 million
2005 Intensive Care Robbie Williams 11× Gold 1.1 million
2006 Das große Leben Rosenstolz 11× Gold 1.1 million
2011 MTV Unplugged - Live aus dem Hotel Atlantik Udo Lindenberg 11× Gold 1.1 million
2015 Muttersprache Sarah Connor 11× Gold 1.1 million
1999 All the Way... A Decade of Song Celine Dion 7× Gold 1.05 million
2000 So far ... - Best Of Marius Müller-Westernhagen 7× Gold 1.05 million
2001 Das Dschungelbuch (audio book) Various 7× Gold 1.05 million
2001 Elle'ments No Angels 7× Gold 1.05 million
  • Tracy Chapman's eponymous debut album was certified 9× Gold in 2010.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8] 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.[8] The reason for this singular certification is unclear.

See also[]

References[]

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  8. ^ a b "Bundesverband Musikindustrie: Gold/Platin". musikindustrie.de. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
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