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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. 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. All albums in this list must have sold more than a million copies.

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

Certification levels

Certificationtill 24 September 1999till 31. December 2002till 31 December 2012since 1 January 2013...
250,000150,000100,000100,000
500,000300,000200,000200,000
750,000450,000300,000300,000
1,000,000600,000400,000400,000
............
–––750,000

Source:

By units

YearTitleArtistCertificationShipments
1987*Dirty Dancing*O.S.T. - Various13× Gold3.25 million
2002*Mensch*Herbert Grönemeyer21× Gold3.15 million
1989*...But Seriously*Phil Collins6× Platinum3 million
1994*Over the Hump*The Kelly Family9× Gold3 million
1984*[4630 Bochum](4630-bochum)*Herbert Grönemeyer11× Gold2.75
2013*Farbenspiel*Helene Fischer13× Platinum2.6 million
1991*We Can't Dance*Genesis5× Platinum2.5 million
1992*Gold: Greatest Hits*ABBA5× Platinum2.5 million
1995*Rock Super Stars*Various artists—2.5 million
2001*Best Of*Andrea Berg8× platinum2.4 million
1988*Tracy Chapman*Tracy Chapman9× Gold2.25 million
1991*Greatest Hits II*Queen9× Gold2.25 million
1979*The Wall*Pink Floyd4× Platinum2.1 million
1973*[1962–1966](1962-1966)*The Beatles4× Platinum2 million
1987*Bad*Michael Jackson4× Platinum2 million
1991*Metallica*Metallica4× Platinum2 million
1991*Dangerous*Michael Jackson4× Platinum2 million
1995*Abenteuerland*Pur4× Platinum2 million
1995*Bocelli*Andrea Bocelli4× Platinum2 million
1996*Alles*Wolfgang Petry4× Platinum2 million
2010*Best Of*Helene Fischer10× Platinum2 million
2010Große FreiheitUnheilig9× Platinum1.8 million
1978*Grease*O.S.T. - Various5× Goldurl=https://books.google.com/books?id=DiQEAAAAMBAJ&q=grease+double+albums&pg=PT43magazine=Billboardtitle=West Germany - The Year in Review - Bellaphonvia=Google Bookspage=G-10date=8 December 1979accessdate=26 October 2022}}
1978*Saturday Night Fever*O.S.T. - Various3× Platinum1.75 million
1981*Face Value*Phil Collins7× Gold1.75 million
1981*Greatest Hits*Queen7× Gold1.75 million
1988*Ö*Herbert Grönemeyer7× Gold1.75 million
1991*Joyride*Roxette7× Gold1.75 million
1994*Affentheater*Marius Müller-Westernhagen7× Gold1.75 million
1992*The Bodyguard*Whitney Houston3× Platinum1.7 million
2000*[1](1-beatles-album)*The Beatles11× Gold1.65 million
2011*[21](21-adele-album)*Adele8× Platinum1.6 million
1972*Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits*Simon & Garfunkel2× Platinum1.5 million
1973*The Dark Side of the Moon*Pink Floyd3× Platinum1.5 million
1973*[1967–1970](1967-1970)*The Beatles3× Platinum1.5 million
1975*Wish You Were Here*Pink FloydPlatinum1.5 million
1980*Revanche*Peter Maffay2× Platinumurl=https://books.google.com/books?id=GCUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT99magazine=Billboardfirst=Wolfganglast=Spahrtitle=Peter Maffay Discks Defy Slack Mart, Sales Boompage=64date=8 July 1981accessdate=26 October 2022}}
1982*Thriller*Michael Jackson3× Platinum1.5 million
1985*Movin'*Jennifer Rush3× Platinum1.5 million
1985*No Jacket Required*Phil Collins3× Platinum1.5 million
1987*Winterkinder*Rolf Zuckowski3× Platinum1.5 million
1990*Serious Hits... Live!*Phil Collins3× Platinum1.5 million
1993*Both Sides*Phil Collins3× Platinum1.5 million
1993*Happy Nation*Ace of Base3× Platinum1.5 million
1993*Seiltänzertraum*Pur3× Platinum1.5 million
1995*The Lion King (Audio Book)*Diverse3× Platinum1.5 million
1995*HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I*Michael Jackson3× Platinum1.5 million
1995*Made in Heaven*Queen3× Platinum1.5 million
1996*Dove c'è musica*Eros Ramazzotti3× Platinum1.5 million
1997*Eros*Eros Ramazzotti3× Platinum1.5 million
1997*Let's Talk About Love*Celine Dion3× Platinum1.5 million
1998*Ray of Light*Madonna3× Platinum1.5 million
1998*Westernhagen - Live*Marius Müller-Westernhagen3× Platinum1.5 million
2001*Swing When You're Winning*Robbie Williams5× Platinum1.5 million
2008*Stadtaffe*Peter Fox15× gold1.5 million
1993*Music Box*Mariah Carey2× Platinumlast=Marlowefirst=Christitle=Carey's 'Daydream' Follows 'Fantasy' To The Topurl=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1995/MM-1995-10-14.pdfarchive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20170629170531/http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1995/MM-1995-10-14.pdfurl-status=deadarchive-date=29 June 2017magazine=Music & Mediadate=October 14, 1995access-date=26 October 2022via=AmericanRadioHistory.com }}
2013*Die Eiskönigin - Völlig Unverfroren (Audio Book)*Various7× Platinum1.4 million
2010*Rapunzel: Neu verföhnt (Audio Book)*Various13× Gold1.3 million
2012*Bis ans Ende der Welt*Santiano13× Gold1.3 million
1992*[1492: Conquest of Paradise](1492-conquest-of-paradise-album)*Vangelis5× Gold1.3 million
1968*Heintje*Heintje9× Gold, Platinum1.25 million
1977*Benjamin Blümchen als Wetterelefant (Audio Book)*Benjamin Blümchen5× Gold1.25 million
1977*Rumours*Fleetwood Mac5× Gold1.25 million
1979*Weihnachten mit Andrea Jürgens - Meine 20 schönsten Weihnachtslieder*Andrea Jürgens5× Gold1.25 million
1979*Benjamin Blümchen und die Schule (Audio Book)*Benjamin Blümchen5× Gold1.25 million
1980*Benjamin Blümchen hat Geburtstag (Audio Book)*Benjamin Blümchen5× Gold1.25 million
1982*Benjamin Blümchen als Weihnachtsmann (Audio Book)*Benjamin Blümchen5× Gold1.25 million
1983*Benjamin Blümchen als Feuerwehrmann (Audio Book)*Benjamin Blümchen5× Gold1.25 million
1983*Benjamin Blümchen auf dem Bauernhof (Audio Book)*Benjamin Blümchen5× Gold1.25 million
1984*Private Dancer*Tina Turner5× Gold1.25 million
1997*Titanic*James Horner5× Gold1.25 million
1991*Out of Time*R.E.M.5× Gold1.25 million
1991*Stars*Simply Red5× Gold1.25 million
1991*Use Your Illusion II*Guns N' Roses5× Gold1.25 million
1992*Automatic for the People*R.E.M.5× Gold1.25 million
1992*Unplugged*Eric Clapton5× Gold1.25 million
1996*Falling into You*Celine Dion5× Gold1.25 million
1997*Reload*Metallica5× Gold1.25 million
1997*Sehnsucht*Rammstein5× Gold1.25 million
1998*Radio Maria*Marius Müller-Westernhagen5× Gold1.25 million
1998*Back for Good*Modern Talking5× Gold1.25 million
1979*Steppenwolf*Peter MaffayPlatinum1.2 million
1989*Foreign Affair*Tina Turner2× Platinum1.2 million
2002*Escapology*Robbie Williams4× Platinum1.2 million
2006*Back to Black*Amy Winehouse6× Platinum1.2 million
2006*Loose*Nelly Furtado6× Platinum1.2 million
2007*Vom selben Stern*Ich + Ich6× Platinum1.2 million
2008*The Fame*Lady Gaga6× Platinum1.2 million
2013*Mit den Gezeiten*Santiano6× Platinum1.2 million
2015*[25](25-adele-album)*Adele6× Platinum1.2 million
2015*Weihnachten*Helene Fischer6× Platinum1.2 million
2003*United*Deutschland sucht den Superstar11× Gold1.1 million
2005*Intensive Care*Robbie Williams11× Gold1.1 million
2006*Das große Leben*Rosenstolz11× Gold1.1 million
2011*MTV Unplugged - Live aus dem Hotel Atlantik*Udo Lindenberg11× Gold1.1 million
2015*Muttersprache*Sarah Connor11× Gold1.1 million
1999*All the Way... A Decade of Song*Celine Dion7× Gold1.05 million
2000*So far ... - Best Of*Marius Müller-Westernhagen7× Gold1.05 million
2001*Das Dschungelbuch (audio book)*Various7× Gold1.05 million
2001*Elle'ments*No Angels7× Gold1.05 million
  • Tracy Chapman's eponymous debut album was certified 9× Gold in 2010. 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. 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. The reason for this singular certification is unclear.

Notes

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