List of best-selling albums in Argentina

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Luis Miguel arguably has the best-selling record in Argentina (Romance (1991) at over 1.3 million), and is the artist with most certified Diamond albums in CAPIF's history (4) Luis Miguel (3x4 cropped).jpg
Luis Miguel arguably has the best-selling record in Argentina ( Romance (1991) at over 1.3 million), and is the artist with most certified Diamond albums in CAPIF's history (4)

The following list include some of the best-selling albums in Argentina with at least 300,000 copies sold or certified by CAPIF, Argentina's record industry association. [a] Argentina has always remained as one of the largest music markets in Latin America, being ranked at number 34 worldwide in 2008. [1] Albums are listed in order of certification or reported sales (highest to lowest), and order of release date (earliest to most recent). This list contains any type of album, including studio, greatest hits, compilation, various artists, soundtrack, DVDs and remix.

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According to one publication in 2000, some of most popular artists, notably rock groups reached half-million copies of their releases beginning in 1982 and throught the decade of the 1990s. [2] In the album era, rock nacional was a popular style in the country, and Fito Páez's El amor después del amor (1992) remains both the best-selling rock album and by a native artist in the Argentina with over 1 million copies. [3] Luis Miguel has the best-selling album in Argentina's history based on known claimed sales, with Romance (1991) at over 1.3 million copies sold.

Luis Miguel has also the most certified albums with Diamond status in CAPIF's history, with four, followed by Julio Iglesias and Soledad Pastorutti with two each. Michael Jackson, the Beatles and Queen have the only English records certified with Diamond, while the Beatles, Madonna, and Guns N' Roses are the only English acts to appear twice in the list.

Historical accreditation levels

Albums

PeriodGold
certification		Platinum
certification		Diamond
certification
January 1980–December 31, 2000 [4] 30,00060,000500,000
January 1, 2001 – June 30, 2016 [4] 20,00040,000250,000
July 1, 2016–present [5] 10,00020,000135,000

DVDs

PeriodGold
certification		Platinum
certification		Diamond
certification
Until 2011 [6] 4,0008,000
N/A
2011–June 30, 2016 [7] 7,50015,00075,000
July 1, 2016–present [5] 5,00010,00050,000

List

Over 1 million

ArtistAlbumReleasedSales Certification [8] [9]
Luis Miguel Romance 19911,354,795 [10] Diamond
Fito Páez El amor después del amor 19921,100,000 [11] Diamond
Leonardo Favio Fuiste mía un verano19681,000,000 [12] —

0.5–0.9 million copies

ArtistAlbumYearSales Certification [8] [9] [13]
Luis Miguel Segundo Romance 1994813,082 [14] Diamond
Luis Miguel Romances 1997781,000 [15] Diamond
Luis Miguel Aries 1993693,162 [14] Diamond
Julio Iglesias El amor 1975678,285 [14] Diamond
Julio Iglesias Emociones 1978636,294 [14] Diamond
Soledad Pastorutti Poncho al viento1996620,510 [14] Diamond
Michael Jackson Thriller 1982576,779 [14] Diamond
Julio SosaÁlbum de Oro1962551,890 [14] Diamond
the Beatles Abbey Road 1969506,916 [14] Diamond
Queen Greatest Hits 1981506,916 [14] Diamond
Miguel Mateos "Zas"Rockas Vivas1985500,000 [16] —
Soda Stereo Canción Animal 1990500,000 [17] —
Luis Miguel Nada es Igual 1996500,000 [18] [19] 7× Platinum
Soledad Pastorutti La Sole1997500,000Diamond [20]
Andrea Bocelli Romanza 1997500,000 [21] 6× Platinum [b]
Chayanne Atado a Tu Amor 1998500,000 [22] 5× Platinum

0.30 –0.49 million copies

ArtistAlbumYearSales Certification [8] [9] [13]
Roberto Carlos Los Más Grandes Éxitos Vol. II1984480,0008× Platinum
Julio Iglesias Un hombre solo 1987480,0008× Platinum [23]
Diego Torres Tratar de Estar Mejor 1994430,000 [24] 6× Platinum
María Martha Serra Lima Esencia romántica1981420,0007× Platinum
Julio Iglesias Momentos 1982420,0007× Platinum [23]
Juan Luis Guerra Bachata Rosa 1990420,000 [25] —
Maná MTV Unplugged 1999420,0007× Platinum
Julio Iglesias A México 1975400,000 [26] —
Attaque 77 El Cielo Puede Esperar 1990400,000 [27] 4× Platinum
Roxette Joyride 1991400,000 [28] —
Shakira Dónde Están los Ladrones? 1998365,000 [29] 4× Platinum
Madonna The Immaculate Collection 1990360,0006× Platinum [30]
Guns N' Roses Use Your Illusion II 1991360,0006× Platinum
Ace of Base The Sign 1993360,000 [31] —
Julio Iglesias La Carretera 1995360,0006× Platinum [23]
Ricky Martin A Medio Vivir 1995360,0006× Platinum
José Luis Perales 15 Grandes Éxitos1995360,0006× Platinum
Los Nocheros Nocheros1999360,0006× Platinum [32]
Julio Iglesias Hey! 1980350,000 [33] —
Madonna True Blue 1986350,000 [34] 4× Platinum
Xuxa Xuxa 2 1991350,000 [35] —
Ricardo Arjona Historias 1994350,000 [36] 4× Platinum
Enrique Iglesias Cosas del Amor 1999350,000 [37] —
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs Vasos Vacíos 1994310,000 [31] —
The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 1967300,0005× Platinum [c]
Xuxa Xuxa (Shusha) 1989300,000 [38] —
Luis Miguel 20 Años 1990300,0005× Platinum
Phil Collins Serious Hits... Live! 1990300,0005× Platinum
Guns N' Roses Use Your Illusion I 1991300,0005× Platinum
Metallica Metallica 1991300,0005× Platinum
Ricardo Montaner En el último lugar del mundo1991300,000 [39] 4× Platinum
Eros Ramazzotti Todo Historias 1993300,000 [40] Platinum
Fito Páez Circo Beat 1994300,0005× Platinum
Shakira Pies Descalzos 1995300,000 [41] 2× Platinum
Rosana Arbelo Lunas Rotas 1996300,0005× Platinum
Alejandro Sanz Mas 1997300,0005× Platinum
Backstreet Boys Backstreet's Back 1997300,0005× Platinum
Luis Miguel Amarte es un Placer 1999300,0005× Platinum

Best-selling albums by year

According to CAPIF
YearAlbumArtistSales
1991 Xuxa 2 Xuxa 350,000 [35]
1992 Romance Luis Miguel 411,502 [42] [43]
1994 Segundo Romance Luis Miguel 689,847 [44]
1996 Nada Es Igual [45] Luis Miguel —
1997 Romances Luis Miguel 670,000 [46]
1998 Cosas del Amor [47] Enrique Iglesias —
2001Señal de Amor [48] Los Nocheros —
2002Noche [49] Bandana —
2003 No Es lo Mismo [50] Alejandro Sanz —
2004 La Argentinidad al Palo [51] Bersuit Vergarabat —
2005 Floricienta [52] Floricienta y su banda—
2006 High School Musical [53] Various—
2007 Patito Feo [54] Various—
2008La Vida es una Fiesta [55] Various—
2009 Cantora, un Viaje Íntimo [56] Mercedes Sosa —
2010 En Total Plenitud [57] Marco Antonio Solís —
2011 Música + Alma + Sexo [58] Ricky Martin —
2012 21 [59] Adele —
2013Hoy somos más [60] Violetta —

Highest certified video and DVD albums

ArtistDVDReleased Certification [9] [13]
Guns N' Roses Use Your Illusion II 199112× Platinum
Guns N' Roses Use Your Illusion I 199910× Platinum
Bob Marley & The Wailers Leyenda 19928× Platinum
La Renga Despedazado por Mil Partes 19968× Platinum
Aerosmith Big Ones 19946× Platinum
Bersuit De la Cabeza 20026× Platinum
Phil Collins Serious Hits 20036× Platinum

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Albums released after 2001 with Diamond status, such as Los Nocheros' Nocheros (2001) are not included in the list unless sales reported by media indicates the record sold 300,000 or more copies. Certifications indicated by media outside of CAPIF's database, are marked with bold.
  2. ↑ Combined for its Spanish and Italian versions
  3. ↑ Combined for its Original (1967) and Reissue (1987)

References

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