List of best-selling albums in Chile

This is a list of best-selling Chilean albums. The best-selling album in Chile is En estos días (In those days) by Illapu with sales of 175,000 copies. It was the highest selling album of Chilean artist, but the highest certified album by a Chilean singer is Mexico Lindo y Querido by María José Quintanilla with eight times platinum and sales of 160,000 copies. The artists with the most entries are the Mexican singer Marco Antonio Solís, the American singer Michael Jackson, and the Chilean band Los Prisioneros with three. Contigo pop y cebolla by Chilean group Los Vásquez is the best selling album released in the 21st century in physical format.

Until the early 2000s, Gold and Platinum awards in Chile were awarded for 15,000 and 25,000 copies sold, respectively. In 2003, the sales requirements were lowered to 10,000 and 20,000 copies. They were lowered further to 7,500 and 15,000 and finally to 5,000 and 10,000 in 2009.[1][2]

Best-selling albums in Chile

Rank Year Artist Album Sales
1 1993 Illapu En estos días 175,000[3]
2 2003 María José Quintanilla Mexico lindo y querido 160,000[4]
3 1991 Michael Jackson Dangerous 150,000[5]
4 1984 Los Prisioneros La voz de los '80 101,000[6]
5 1986 Los Prisioneros Pateando piedras 100,000[7]
5 1989 Sexual Democracia Buscando chilenos 100,000[8][1]
5 1990 Los Prisioneros Corazones 100,000[1]
5 1991 La Ley Doble opuesto 100,000[8]
5 1995 Los Tres MTV Unplugged 100,000[8]
5 2010 Los Vásquez Contigo pop y cebolla 100,000[9]
11 2003 La Oreja de Van Gogh Lo Que te Conté Mientras te Hacías la Dormida 88,000[10]
12 2003 Marco Antonio Solís La Historia Continúa... 80,000[10]
13 1987 Michael Jackson Bad 75,000[11]
14 1999 Britney Spears ...Baby One More Time 65,000[12]
15 2008 Américo A Morir 63,000[10]
16 1998 Shakira ¿Dónde Están los Ladrones? 60,000[13]
17 1995 Michael Jackson HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I 50,000[14]
17 2000 Britney Spears Oops... I Did It Again 50,000[15]
19 2014 Los Vásquez De sur a norte 50,000[9]
20 2011 Adele 21 45,000[10]

Best-selling albums of the 21st century in Chile

Rank Year Artist Album Sales[10]
1 2003 María José Quintanilla Mexico lindo y querido 160,000[4]
2 2010 Los Vásquez Contigo pop y cebolla 100,000[9]
3 2003 La Oreja de Van Gogh Lo Que te Conté Mientras te Hacías la Dormida 88,000
4 2003 Marco Antonio Solís La Historia Continúa... 80,000
5 2008 Américo A Morir 63,000
6 2000 Britney Spears Oops... I Did It Again 50,000[15]
7 2014 Los Vásquez De sur a norte 50,000[9]
8 2011 Adele 21 45,000
9 2012 One Direction Take Me Home 36,000
10 2005 Marco Antonio Solís La Historia Continúa... Parte II 35,000
11 2012 Justin Bieber Believe 33,000
12 2004 Marco Antonio Solís Razón de Sobra 33,000
13 2009 Américo En vivo 29,000

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Aguayo, Emiliano (3 January 2013). "Los ochenta a coro" (in Spanish). EMOL. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "IFPIChile" (in Spanish). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Chile. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
  3. ↑ Riedermann, Claudia (10 January 2006). ""Estamos en Chile, por las cosas que nos motivan profundamente"". El Llanquihue. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Artista Maria Jose Quintanilla" (in Spanish). CMTV.com.ar. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  5. ↑ Vieira, Guillaume (27 September 2017). "CSPC: Michael Jackson Popularity Analysis". ChartMasters. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  6. ↑ Jürgensen, Mauricio (22 November 2009). "A 25 años de La voz de los 80: la carátula, el estudio y los temas perdidos de Los Prisioneros" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  7. ↑ Llano, Juanjo (15 September 2016). "Pateando Piedras: 30 años de la historia" (in Spanish). POTQ Magazine. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  8. 1 2 3 "SEXUAL DEMOCRACIA NOTICIA DE CULTO". Televisión Nacional de Chile (in Spanish). YouTube.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Los Vásquez agotan Movistar Arena y son la banda chilena más popular del siglo XXI". La Tercera. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 These are the top 10 best-albums of the 21st century in Chile as of early 2014, counting only physical sales:
    • Rammsy, Diego (16 June 2013). "Los discos más vendidos del siglo XXI en Chile" (in Spanish). El Mercurio. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  11. ↑ Vieira, Guillaume (27 September 2017). "CSPC: Michael Jackson Popularity Analysis". ChartMasters. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  12. ↑ Vieira, Guillaume (20 February 2018). "CSPC: Britney Spears Popularity Analysis [UPDATED 02/20/2018]". ChartMasters. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  13. ↑ "Shakira en 'Servicio de Lavandería'". El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish). 8 December 2001. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  14. ↑ Vieira, Guillaume (27 September 2017). "CSPC: Michael Jackson Popularity Analysis". ChartMasters. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  15. 1 2 Vieira, Guillaume (20 February 2018). "CSPC: Britney Spears Popularity Analysis [UPDATED 02/20/2018]". ChartMasters. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
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