List of best-selling albums in Brazil

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The following is an independently list of best-selling albums in Brazil. This list can contain any types of album, including studio albums, extended plays, greatest hits, compilations, various artists, soundtracks and remixes. The list is divided by claimed sales from diverse media reports and certified units from Pro-Música Brasil when their certification program started in 1990; and thereafter by domestic (over 1 million) and international artists (over half-million).

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Historically, Brazilian market have been dominated by their local artists and music. In 1996, Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos (ABPD and now Pro-Música Brasil) informed that Brazilian music represented 72% of record sales across the nation. [1] Brazil has always stayed as the largest music market in both Latin America and South America. As of 2018, was the world's 10th largest music market according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).

Numerous artists have multiplies entries led by Marcelo Rossi and Roberto Carlos with four albums reaching the million mark, while É o Tchan!, Só Pra Contrariar and Legião Urbana each have two. Rossi has also the highest certified diamond album, with Ágape Musical (2011) which received 4× Diamond from Pro-Música Brasil. According to Folha de S.Paulo , the million mark in the country was relatively common until 1998, when sales decreased due piracy. [2]

Best-selling albums (domestic artists)

Numerous albums by Brazilian artists have sold more than half-million based both in certified units and actual sales. By extension, this list of domestic repertoire is only limited to those albums with one or more million copies sold.

By certified units (since 1990)

Within Pro-Musica Brasil certification database, four albums have been certified with sales of 3 million, including Marcelo Rossi's Musicas para Louvar ao Senhor Marcelo Rossi.jpg
Within Pro-Música Brasil certification database, four albums have been certified with sales of 3 million, including Marcelo Rossi's Músicas para Louvar ao Senhor
Rel. yearAlbumArtistCertificationCertified salesRef.
1997Só pra Contrariar (1997) Só Pra Contrariar 3× Diamond3,000,000 [3]
1998 Músicas para Louvar ao Senhor Marcelo Rossi 3× Diamond3,000,000 [3]
1998 Um Sonhador  [ pt ]Leandro & Leonardo3× Diamond3,000,000 [3]
1990Leandro & Leonardo Leandro & Leonardo 3× Diamond3,000,000 [3]
1997 Na Cabeça e na Cintura  [ pt ] É o Tchan! 2× Diamond2,000,000 [3]
1997 É o Tchan do Brasil  [ pt ]É o Tchan!2× Diamond2,000,000 [3]
1998 Terra Samba ao Vivo e a Cores  [ pt ] Terra Samba  [ pt ]2× Diamond2,000,000 [3]
1999As Quatro Estações Sandy & Junior 2× Diamond2,000,000 [3]
2011 Ágape Musical  [ pt ]Marcelo Rossi4× Diamond1,200,000 [3]
1987 Que País É Este Legião Urbana Diamond1,000,000 [3]
1993 O Canto da Cidade Daniela Mercury Diamond1,000,000 [3]
1994 Sexto Sentido Xuxa Diamond1,000,000 [3]
1994Roberto Carlos (1994) Roberto Carlos Diamond1,000,000 [3]
1995Roberto Carlos (1995)Roberto CarlosDiamond1,000,000 [3]
1995 Mamonas Assassinas Mamonas Assassinas Diamond1,000,000 [3]
1999 Um Presente Para Jesus  [ pt ]Marcelo RossiDiamond1,000,000 [3]
1999 Acústico MTV Legião UrbanaDiamond1,000,000 [3]
1999Só pra Contrariar (1999)Só Pra ContrariarDiamond1,000,000 [3]
2000 Laços de Família (International) VariousDiamond1,000,000 [3]
2000 Amor Sem Limite  [ pt ]Roberto CarlosDiamond1,000,000 [3]
2001 Acústico MTV - Roberto Carlos  [ pt ]Roberto CarlosDiamond1,000,000 [3]
2003 Tribalistas Tribalistas Diamond1,000,000 [3]
2006 Minha Benção  [ pt ]Marcelo Rossi2× Diamond1,000,000 [3]

Claimed sales only

Rel. yearAlbumArtistClaimed salesRef.
1988 Xou da Xuxa 3 Xuxa 5 million † [4]

Best-selling albums by international artists

Based on claimed sales, Julio Iglesias is believed to have the best-selling album by an international artist. Julio Iglesias (9516905427).jpg
Based on claimed sales, Julio Iglesias is believed to have the best-selling album by an international artist.
Based on claimed sales, Madonna has the best-selling album by an international female in Brazil with True Blue. ExpressYourselfUnderGround cropped.jpg
Based on claimed sales, Madonna has the best-selling album by an international female in Brazil with True Blue.
Based on certified units, Serious Hits... Live! by Phil Collins is the best-selling by an international soloist in Brazil. Strasbourg-1981-10-a-07 (3759068882).jpg
Based on certified units, Serious Hits... Live! by Phil Collins is the best-selling by an international soloist in Brazil.

Based on certified units when Pro-Música Brasil began their certification program in 1990, Serious Hits... Live! and The Bodyguard are the highest-selling international albums with 750,000 copies each, while Madonna and Backstreet Boys are the foreign acts with more albums certified with the half-million mark. Instead, diverse albums by foreign artists reached similar or significantly major sales before that. Although precise sales figure is hard to obtain, De niña a mujer by Julio Iglesias is credited by some sources as the best-selling album in Brazil by an international artist. Iglesias and Michael Jackson are the only acts with two or more albums with 1 million claimed sales across the country. According to publications like Época , True Blue by Madonna is credited as the best-selling album by an international female artist. [6] She has also multiple entries based both in claimed sales or certified units.

By certified units (since 1990)

*Positions based on certified sales and release year.

Rel. yearAlbumArtistCertificationCertified salesRef.
1990 Serious Hits... Live! Phil Collins 3× Platinum750,000 [3]
1992 The Bodyguard Various artists / Whitney Houston § 3× Platinum750,000 [3]
1989 Like a Prayer Madonna 2× Platinum500,000 [3]
1990 The Immaculate Collection Madonna2× Platinum500,000 [3]
1990 In concert The Three Tenors 2× Platinum500,000 [3]
1991 Greatest Hits II Queen 2× Platinum500,000 [3]
1996 Spice Spice Girls 2× Platinum500,000 [3]
1997 Paint the Sky with Stars Enya 2× Platinum500,000 [3]
1997 Backstreet's Back Backstreet Boys 2× Platinum500,000 [3]
1999 Millennium Backstreet Boys2× Platinum500,000 [3]
1999 Californication Red Hot Chili Peppers 2× Platinum500,000 [3]
2008 I Am... Sasha Fierce Beyoncé 2× Diamond ‡ 500,000 [3]

By claimed sales

Color
Album with a certification from Pro-Música Brasil

Most examples here are albums released before the existence of certification program started in 1990 by Pro-Música Brasil. However, some of them received retroactively certifications by the organization.

Rel. yearAlbumArtistClaimed sales
1981 De niña a mujer Julio Iglesias 2,000,000 [7]
1,900,000 [5]
1983 Thriller Michael Jackson 1,500,000 [8]
1995 Pies Descalzos Shakira 1,500,000 [9] [10]
750,000 [5] [11]
1994 The Lion King Various artists
(Elton John, Hans Zimmer et al)		1,200,000 [12]
1987 Bad Michael Jackson1,000,000 [8]
1982 Momentos Julio Iglesias1,000,000 [13]
900,000 [14]
1986 True Blue Madonna 1,000,000 [15]
818,600 [16]
1997 Romanza Andrea Bocelli 900,000 [17]
1985 We Are the World USA For Africa 850,000 [18]
1990 Starry Night Julio Iglesias750,000 [19]
1985 Like a Virgin Madonna715,000 [16]
1989 Like a Prayer Madonna710,000 [16]
1997 Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture James Horner 650,000 [20]
1987 Un hombre solo Julio Iglesias600,000 [21]
1985 Brothers in Arms Dire Straits 500,000 [22]
1997 Let's Talk About Love Celine Dion 500,000 [20]
1982 Julio Julio Iglesias500,000 [14]
1991 Romance Luis Miguel 500,000 [23]

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