List of best-selling albums in Brazil

Brazil has one of the largest music markets in the world, and the largest music industry in Latin America.[1]

Best-selling international artists in Brazil
Artists Period Sales
Julio Iglesias 1968–present 12,000,000[2]
Madonna 1982–present 6,100,000>[3]
Enya 1982–present 2,000,000+[4]
RBD 2004–2009 1,600,000+[5]
Guns N' Roses 1985–present 1,300,000+[6]
A-ha 1982–1994
1998–2010		 1,200,000+[7]
Phil Collins 1981–present 1,200,000+[8]
Nirvana 1987–1994 1,100,000+[9]
Beyoncé 2003–present 1,050,000+[10]
Rihanna 2005–present 1,025,000+[11]
Spice Girls 1996–2000
2007–2008		 985,000+[12]
Adele 2006–present 975,000+[13]
Queen 1970–1997 960,000+[14]
Eric Clapton 1963–present 890,000+[15][16][17]
Alanis Morissette 1987–present 800,000+[18]
Elton John 1969–present 780,000+[19]
Rod Stewart 1962–present 750,000+[20]
Andrea Bocelli 1992–present 715,000+[21]
Simply Red 1984–present 700,000+[22]
Red Hot Chili Peppers 1983–present 700,000+[23]
Linkin Park 2000–present 625,000+[24]
Laura Pausini 1993–present 620,000+[25]
Aerosmith 1970–present 550,000+[26]
Amy Winehouse 2003–2011 505,000+[27][28]
Lady Gaga 2005–present 505,000+
Avril Lavigne 2002–present 500,000+[29][30]
The Beatles 1960–1970 500,000+[31]
Led Zeppelin 1968–1980 500,000+[32]
Os Três Tenores 1990–2004 500,000+[33]

Best selling albums since 1990 by PMB
Album Artist Release Genre Sales
The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album Whitney Houston 1992 Pop/R&B 750.000+[34]
Serious Hits... Live! Phil Collins 1990 Rock 750.000+[8]
I Am... Sasha Fierce Beyoncé 2008 R&B/Pop 500,000+[35]
Jagged Little Pill Alanis Morissette 1995 Rock 500.000+[18]
Greatest Hits II Queen 1990 Rock 500.000+[14]
The Immaculate Collection Madonna 1990 Pop 500.000+[3]
Like a Prayer Madonna 1989 Pop 500.000+[3]
Spice Spice Girls 1996 Pop 500.000+[12]
Backstreet's Back Backstreet Boys 1997 Pop 500.000+[36]
Millennium Backstreet Boys 1999 Pop 500.000+[36]
Paint the Sky with Stars Enya 1997 New age 500.000+[4]
Californication Red Hot Chili Peppers 1999 Funk rock 500.000+[23]
In Concert The Three Tenors 1996 Ópera 500.000+[33]

Best-selling albums of domestic repertoire

All the albums below have sold more than 2 million copies in Brazil alone.[37][38]

  1. 3,328,468 copies sold: Father Marcelo Rossi's Músicas para Louvar ao Senhor (1998)
  2. 3,216,000 copies sold: Xuxa's Xou da Xuxa 3 (1988)
  3. 3,145,814 copies sold: Leandro & Leonardo's Leandro & Leonardo (Pense em Mim) (1990)
  4. 2,984,384 copies sold: Só Pra Contrariar's Só pra Contrariar (Depois do Prazer) (1997)
  5. 2,920,000 copies sold: Xuxa's 4º Xou da Xuxa (1989)
  6. 2,754,000 copies sold: Xuxa's Xegundo Xou da Xuxa (1987)
  7. 2,732,735 copies sold: Leandro & Leonardo's Leandro & Leonardo (Um Sonhador) (1998)
  8. 2,689,000 copies sold: Xuxa's Xou da Xuxa (1986)
  9. 2,468,830 copies sold: Mamonas Assassinas's Mamonas Assassinas (1995)
  10. 2,450,411 copies sold: Terra Samba's Terra Samba ao Vivo e a Cores (1998)

Other albums to exceed 2 million copies sold:

  • Diante do Trono's Preciso de Ti (2001)
  • Roberto Carlos's Roberto Carlos (1977), (1979), (1981), Acústico MTV (2001)
  • Sandy & Junior's As Quatro Estações Ao Vivo (2000), As Quatro Estações (1999) and Era Uma Vez... Ao Vivo (1998)[39]
  • Zezé Di Camargo e Luciano's É o Amor (1991), Saudade Bandida (1993) and Pão de Mel (1995)[40]
  • RPM's Radio Pirata (1986)[41]
  • É o Tchan's Na Cabeça Na Cintura (1997) and É o Tchan do Brasil (1998)
  • Chiquititas Brasil soundtrack (1997)[42]

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