List of best-selling albums in Belgium

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Albums in Belgium are certified since 1995 by Belgian Entertainment Association. From 1995 to May 2007, gold/platinum levels for domestic albums were 15,000/30,000 while for international album 25,000/50,000. [1] Since May 2007 to today gold/platinum domestic levels are 10,000/20,000 while international gold/platinum levels are 15,000/30,000. Ever since July 2017 gold level is 10,000 and platinum 20,000. [2]

Best-selling albums of all-time in Belgium

YearArtistAlbumSalesNotes
1995 Helmut Lotti Helmut Lotti goes Classic600,000 [3]
1996 Helmut Lotti Helmut Lotti goes Classic II500,000 [4] [5]
1995 Nirvana Nevermind 400,000 [6]
1992 ABBA ABBA Gold 350,000 [7]
1995 Andrea Bocelli Bocelli 350,000 [8]
1996 Helmut Lotti Helmut Lotti goes Classic III350,000 [4]
1995 Celine Dion D'eux 300,000 [9]
1995 Clouseau Oker300,000 [9]
1983 Michael Jackson Thriller 300,000 [10]
1997 U2 The Best of 1980–1990 300,000 [11]
1989 Clouseau Hoezo271,000 [10]
2000 Beatles 1 250,000 [11]
2001 Marco Borsato Onderweg250,000 [11]
1995 Michael Jackson HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I 250,000 [9]
1980 Barbra Streisand Guilty 250,000 [12]
2015 Adele 25 240,000 [13]
2013 Stromae Racine carrée 240,000 [14]
1977 Bee Gees Saturday Night Fever 200,000 [15]
1984 Bob Marley and the Wailers Legend 200,000 [16]
1993 Bryan Adams So Far So Good 200,000 [9]
1995 Celine Dion Falling into You 200,000 [4]
1997 Celine Dion Let's Talk About Love 200,000 [17]
1996 Clouseau Adrenaline200,000 [4]
1985 Dire Straits Brothers in Arms 200,000 [6]
1998 Helmut Lotti Helmut Lotti goes Classic Final Edition200,000 [18]
1973 Neil Diamond Jonathan Livingston Seagull 200,000 [19]
1992 Whitney Houston The Bodyguard 200,000 [20]
1994 Francis Cabrel Samedi soir sur la Terre200,000 [16]
2011 Adele 21 180,000 [21]
2015 K3 10.000 luchtballonnen 160,000 [13]
1993 Axelle Red Sans plus attendre 150,000 [20]
2006 Amy Winehouse Back to Black 150,000 [16]
1997 Buena Vista Social Club Buena Vista Social Club 150,000 [16]
1999 Britney Spears ...Baby One More Time 150,000 [22]
2000 Britney Spears Oops!... I Did It Again 150,000 [22]
1999 Celine Dion All the Way... A Decade of Song 150,000 [23]
2003 Dido Life for Rent 150,000 [11]
1999 Dido No Angel 150,000 [24]
1990 Elton John The Very Best of Elton John 150,000 [20]
2004 James Blunt Back to Bedlam 150,000 [16]
1997 James Horner Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture 150,000 [17]
2000 K3 Alle kleuren 150,000 [25]
2000 Helmut Lotti Latino Classics150,000 [22]
1999 Helmut Lotti Out of Africa150,000 [22]
2000 Madonna Music 150,000 [16]
2007 Mika Life in Cartoon Motion 150,000 [16]
1997 Shania Twain Come On Over 150,000 [11]
1997 Spice Girls Spice 150,000 [4]
2021 Angèle Brol 140,000 [6]
2001 K3 Tele-Romeo 120,000 [25]
1995 Alanis Morissette Jagged Little Pill 100,000 [26]
1992 Andrea Bocelli Il Mare Calmo della Sera 100,000 [27]
1997 Andrea Bocelli Romanza 100,000 [18]
1999 Backstreet Boys Millennium 100,000 [18]
2002 Celine Dion A New Day Has Come 100,000 [23]
1993 Celine Dion The Colour of My Love 100,000 [9]
1997 Clouseau 87*97100,000 [4]
2000 Coldplay Parachutes 100,000 [28]
2002 Coldplay A Rush of Blood to the Head 100,000 [29]
2005 Coldplay X&Y 100,000 [30]
2000 Craig David Born to Do It 100,000 [25]
2000 Enya A Day Without Rain 100,000 [11]
2000 Eminem The Marshall Mathers LP 100,000 [22]
1997 Enya Paint the Sky with Stars 100,000 [11]
1997 Eros Ramazzotti Eros 100,000 [17]
1991 Enya Shepherd Moons 100,000 [11]
1987 Francis Cabrel 77-87100,000 [4]
1998 George Michael Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael 100,000 [17]
1977 Jacques Brel Brel 100,000 [31]
2006 Justin Timberlake FutureSex/LoveSounds 100,000 [11]
2000 Linkin Park Hybrid Theory 100,000 [16]
1993 Mariah Carey Music Box 100,000 [20]
1999 Moby Play 100,000 [25]
1995 Norah Jones Come Away With Me 100,000 [26]
1997 Radiohead OK Computer 100,000 [11]
2003 R.E.M. In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003 100,000 [11]
1999 Santana Supernatural 100,000 [22]
1991 Tina Turner Simply the Best 100,000 [9]
1999 Texas The Greatest Hits 100,000 [25]
1994 The Cranberries No Need to Argue 100,000 [20]
2002 U2 The Best of 1990–2000 100,000 [11]
2000 U2 All That You Can't Leave Behind 100,000 [25]
1992 Vangelis 1492: Conquest of Paradise 100,000 [20]

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