List of best-selling albums in Portugal

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This is the list of best-selling albums in Portugal.

AlbumArtistReleasedSalesCertification
Feijão com Arroz Daniela Mercury 1996300,000 [1] 7× Platinum [lower-alpha 1]
Mingos & Os Samurais Rui Veloso 1990280,000 [2] 7× Platinum [lower-alpha 1] [2]
O Caminho da Felicidade Delfins 1995240,0006× Platinum [3]
Álbum DanceIran Costa1995240,0006× Platinum [lower-alpha 1] [4]
Waking Up The Neighbours Bryan Adams 1991240,0006× Platinum [lower-alpha 1] [5]
Quase Tudo Paulo Gonzo 1997240,0006× Platinum [lower-alpha 1] [6]
Silence Becomes It Silence 4 1998240,000 [7] 6× Platinum [lower-alpha 1] [7]
Album DanceIran Costa1995220,000 [8]
Floribella Flor 2006200,00010× Platinum [lower-alpha 2] [9]
Romanza Andrea Bocelli 1997200,0005× Platinum [lower-alpha 2] [5]
The Best of 1980–1990 U2 1998200,0005× Platinum [lower-alpha 2] [5]
Saber A Mar Delfins 1996200,0005× Platinum [lower-alpha 2] [5]
Tempo Pedro Abrunhosa 1996180,000 [10] 4× Platinum [lower-alpha 1] [11]
Maravilhoso CoraçãoMarco Paulo1991175,000 [12] 4× Platinum [lower-alpha 1]
Eu Sou Aquele Excesso 1997160,000 [13] 4× Platinum [lower-alpha 1] [13]
Acústico André Sardet 2006160,0008× Platinum [lower-alpha 2] [14]
Laundry Service Shakira 2001160,0004× Platinum [15]
Caribe MixVarious artists2000160,000 [8]
O Disco de OuroMarco Paulo1982140,000 [12]
ViagensPedro Abrunhosa1994140,000 [16] 3× Platinum [lower-alpha 1] [11]
A Vida Que Eu Escolhi Tony Carreira 2006140,0007× Platinum [lower-alpha 2] [9]
O Homem Que SouTony Carreira2008140,0007× Platinum [lower-alpha 2] [17]
D'ZRT D'ZRT 2005130,000 [18] 7× Platinum [lower-alpha 2] [18]
Lágrimas Dulce Pontes 1993120,0003× Platinum [lower-alpha 1] [19]
Fado em Mim Mariza 2002120,0006× Platinum [lower-alpha 2] [17]
Sem LimiteSantamaria1999120,000 [8]
1 The Beatles 2000120,0003× Platinum [20]
Fado Curvo Mariza2003120,0006× Platinum [lower-alpha 2] [17]
Delicate Sound of Thunder Pink Floyd 1988120,0003× Platinum [21]
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb U2 2004120,0003× Platinum [22]
Canta BahiaVarious artists2001120,000 [23]
En Acústico Pablo Alborán 2011105,0007× Platinum [lower-alpha 3] [24]
O Melhor de Amália: Estranha Forma de Vida Amália Rodrigues 1985100,000Platinum [25]
Tutte storie Eros Ramazzotti 1993100,000 [26]
Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture James Horner 1997100,000 [27]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Platinum certification prior to 2005, equivalent to 40,000 copies sold.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Platinum certification in the period 2005-2010, equivalent to 20,000 copies sold.
  3. Platinum certification since 2011, equivalent to 15,000 copies sold.

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