List of best-selling Christmas albums in the United States

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This page shows the best-selling Christmas albums in the United States. It includes artists from all over the world, but it only includes sales in the United States of America.

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Prior to March 1, 1991, the only means of tracking sales figures for record albums and singles in the United States was via the certification system of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), based specifically on shipments (less potential returns) on a long-term basis. According to the most recent record album certifications, the holiday album title that has shipped the most copies in the United States is Elvis Presley's 1957 LP Elvis' Christmas Album , which is certified by the RIAA for shipment of 17 million copies in the U.S. (3 million copies of the original 1957 release on RCA Victor Records, plus 10 million copies of a "budget" edition first released by RCA Camden in 1970 and then by Pickwick Records in 1975, and 4 million copies of another RCA reissue titled It's Christmas Time released in 1985). [1]

From March 1, 1991, through the present day, the Nielsen SoundScan tracking system has been more widely used to accurately track sales of record albums and singles at the point of sale (POS) based on inventory bar code scans.

Best-selling Christmas albums (using RIAA certifications and Nielsen SoundScan sales through December 2023)

In November 2016, Billboard has compiled a list of the top ten selling Christmas albums, using both RIAA certification information and actual point-of-sale data from Nielsen SoundScan. For albums released before SoundScan started collecting data in 1991, Billboard used their RIAA certification to determine sales. [2] As of December 8th, 2023, Mariah Carey's " Merry Christmas" certified 9,000,000 album sales in the United States. [3]

  1. Elvis's Christmas Album (1970 version) / Elvis Presley ~ 10,000,000 [2]
  2. Merry Christmas / Mariah Carey ~ 9,000,000 [3]
  3. Miracles: The Holiday Album / Kenny G ~ 7,370,000 [2]
  4. The Christmas Song / Nat King Cole ~ 6,000,000 [2]
  5. Mannheim Steamroller Christmas / Mannheim Steamroller ~ 6,000,000 [2]
  6. A Fresh Aire Christmas / Mannheim Steamroller ~ 6,000,000 [2]
  7. Noël / Josh Groban ~ 5,890,000 [2]
  8. These Are Special Times / Celine Dion ~ 5,440,000 [2]
  9. A Christmas Album / Barbra Streisand ~ 5,370,000 [2]
  10. Merry Christmas / Johnny Mathis ~ 5,240,000 [2]

Best-selling Christmas albums from Nielsen SoundScan tracking data (through December 1, 2014)

This is a list of the 25 best-selling Christmas albums of the Nielsen SoundScan era in the United States for cumulative sales as tracked by Nielsen SoundScan through December 1, 2014. [4] Nielsen Music began tracking sales data for Billboard on March 1, 1991. As of December 8th, 2023, Mariah Carey's " Merry Christmas" certified 9,000,000 album sales in the United States [3]

  1. Merry Christmas / Mariah Carey ~ 9,000,000 [5]
  2. Miracles: The Holiday Album / Kenny G ~ 7,310,000 [4]
  3. Noël / Josh Groban ~ 5,710,000 [4]
  4. These Are Special Times / Celine Dion ~ 5,310,000 [4]
  5. Christmas in the Aire / Mannheim Steamroller ~ 3,740,000 [4]
  6. A Fresh Aire Christmas / Mannheim Steamroller ~ 3,660,000 [4]
  7. Mannheim Steamroller Christmas / Mannheim Steamroller ~ 3,500,000 [4]
  8. Now That's What I Call Christmas! / various artists ~ 3,480,000 [4]
  9. Christmas Eve and Other Stories / Trans-Siberian Orchestra ~ 3,430,000 [4]
  10. A Charlie Brown Christmas / Vince Guaraldi Trio ~ 3,410,000 [4]
  11. Christmas / Michael Bublé ~ 3,390,000 [4]
  12. When My Heart Finds Christmas / Harry Connick, Jr. ~ 3,150,000 [4]
  13. My Christmas / Andrea Bocelli ~ 3,010,000 [4]
  14. Christmas Extraordinaire / Mannheim Steamroller ~ 2,920,000 [4]
  15. Home for Christmas / *NSYNC ~ 2,760,000 [4]
  16. Faith: A Holiday Album / Kenny G ~ 2,750,000 [4]
  17. Beyond the Season / Garth Brooks ~ 2,650,000 [4]
  18. Home for Christmas / Amy Grant ~ 2,540,000 [4]
  19. A Very Special Christmas / various artists ~ 2,520,000 [4]
  20. The Lost Christmas Eve / Trans-Siberian Orchestra ~ 2,380,000 [4]
  21. A Very Special Christmas 2 / various artists ~ 2,200,000 [4]
  22. The Gift / Susan Boyle ~ 2,180,000 [4]
  23. Christmas Portrait / The Carpenters ~ 1,950,000 [4]
  24. White Christmas / Bing Crosby ~ 1,950,000 [4]
  25. The Christmas Album / Neil Diamond ~ 1,910,000 [4]

Best-selling Christmas albums by RIAA certification

This is an incomplete list of the best-selling Christmas albums in the United States based on shipment certification by the RIAA. This list provides a more complete representation of the best-selling Christmas albums in history, as it includes those released well before the Nielsen/SoundScan era of music sales.

Year of ReleaseArtist(s)TitleLabel(s)Certification Award [6]
1970 Elvis Presley Elvis' Christmas Album
(budget reissue of 1957 LP with altered track listing)
RCA Camden/Pickwick Diamond
1994 Mariah Carey Merry Christmas Columbia 9× Platinum
1994 Kenny G Miracles: The Holiday Album Arista 8× Platinum
2011 Michael Bublé Christmas 143/Reprise 6× Platinum
2007 Josh Groban Noël WEA/Reprise 6× Platinum
2001Various Now That's What I Call Christmas! UTV 6× Platinum
1998 Celine Dion These Are Special Times Epic 6× Platinum
1988 Mannheim Steamroller A Fresh Aire Christmas American Gramaphone 6× Platinum
1984 Mannheim Steamroller Mannheim Steamroller Christmas American Gramaphone 6× Platinum
1963 Nat King Cole The Christmas Song
(originally released in 1960 under the title The Magic of Christmas)
Capitol 6× Platinum
1967 Barbra Streisand A Christmas Album Columbia 5× Platinum
1965 Vince Guaraldi Trio A Charlie Brown Christmas Fantasy 5× Platinum
1958 Johnny Mathis Merry Christmas Columbia 5× Platinum
1995 Bing Crosby White Christmas
(originally released in 1945 under the title Merry Christmas)
Decca 4× Platinum
1995 Mannheim Steamroller Christmas in the Aire American Gramaphone 4× Platinum
1987Various A Very Special Christmas A&M 4× Platinum
1985 Elvis Presley It's Christmas Time
(retitled reissue of 1970 budget edition of Elvis' Christmas Album)
BMG 4× Platinum
1984VariousChristmas Through the YearsReader's Digest Music4× Platinum
2010 Susan Boyle The Gift Syco/Columbia 3× Platinum
2001 Mannheim Steamroller Christmas Extraordinaire American Gramaphone 3× Platinum
1999 Kenny G Faith: A Holiday Album Arista Records 3× Platinum
1996 Trans-Siberian Orchestra Christmas Eve and Other Stories Lava 3× Platinum
1993 Harry Connick, Jr. When My Heart Finds Christmas Sony/Columbia 3× Platinum
1992 Garth Brooks Beyond the Season Liberty 3× Platinum
1992 Amy Grant Home for Christmas A&M 3× Platinum
1982 George Winston December Windham Hill 3× Platinum
1971 Elvis Presley Elvis Sings The Wonderful World of Christmas RCA 3× Platinum
1957 Elvis Presley Elvis' Christmas Album
(original release)
RCA Victor 3× Platinum
2011 Justin Bieber Under the Mistletoe Island 2× Platinum
2014 Pentatonix That's Christmas to Me RCA 2× Platinum
2009 Andrea Bocelli My Christmas Decca 2× Platinum
2004 Trans-Siberian Orchestra The Lost Christmas Eve Lava 2× Platinum
2003Various Now That's What I Call Christmas!: The Signature Collection Capitol 2× Platinum
1998 Martina McBride White Christmas RCA 2× Platinum
1998 *NSYNC Home for Christmas RCA 2× Platinum
1998 Trans-Siberian Orchestra The Christmas Attic Lava 2× Platinum
1993 Boyz II Men Christmas Interpretations Motown 2× Platinum
1993 Vince Gill Let There Be Peace on Earth MCA Nashville 2× Platinum
1992 Neil Diamond The Christmas Album Columbia 2× Platinum
1992Various A Very Special Christmas 2 A&M 2× Platinum
1989 New Kids on the Block Merry, Merry Christmas Columbia 2× Platinum
1987 Reba McEntire Merry Christmas to You MCA Nashville 2× Platinum
1986 George Strait Merry Christmas Strait to You! MCA Nashville 2× Platinum
1985 Alabama Alabama Christmas RCA 2× Platinum
1984 Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton Once Upon a Christmas RCA 2× Platinum
1981 Anne Murray Christmas Wishes Capitol 2× Platinum
1981 Kenny Rogers Christmas Liberty 2× Platinum
1979VariousDisney's Christmas Favorites Disneyland 2× Platinum
1975 John Denver Rocky Mountain Christmas RCA 2× Platinum

Best-selling Christmas albums by year

In 1963, Billboard magazine began publishing a special weekly sales charts for Christmas album sales named "Christmas Albums" for three to four weeks during each holiday season. Titles that appeared on these charts were excluded from the regular Billboard 200 album sales charts. These special, year-end "Christmas Albums" charts were published from 1963 to 1973. The chart was discontinued from 1974 to 1982, when holiday titles were once again included in the regular Billboard 200 chart. "Christmas Albums" started up again in 1983 and appeared each year until 1985 (during these three years, holiday titles were eligible for inclusion on the weekly Billboard 200 chart). It was discontinued in 1986, but resumed in 1987 under the name "Christmas Albums". In 2000, the chart was renamed to "Top Holiday Albums" and has been published by Billboard each year since. Billboard's special Christmas albums sales charts have varied in size over the years, from a low of 5 chart positions to a high of 117 chart positions. [7]

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