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, the country was the world's 10th largest music market according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).

Numerous artists have multiplies entries, including Roberto Carlos whom has the highest certified diamond album, with Roberto Carlos (1981) which received 12× 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)

As of 2025, Roberto Carlos has the highest-certified album in Pro-Musica Brasil, with Roberto Carlos (1981), receiving 12x Diamond Roberto Carlos Credicard Hall (42626066250).jpg
As of 2025, Roberto Carlos has the highest-certified album in Pro-Música Brasil, with Roberto Carlos (1981), receiving 12× Diamond
Rel. yearAlbumArtistCertificationCertified salesRef.
1981Roberto Carlos (1981) Roberto Carlos 12× Diamond12,000,000 [3]
1967 em Ritmo de Aventura Roberto Carlos 3× Diamond3,000,000 [3]
1986 Xou da Xuxa 3 Xuxa3× Diamond3,000,000 [3]
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]
1986 Xou da Xuxa Xuxa 2× Diamond2,000,000 [3]
1987 Xegundo Xou da Xuxa Xuxa2× Diamond2,000,000 [3]
1989 4º Xou da Xuxa Xuxa2× Diamond2,000,000 [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 Rossi5× Diamond1,500,000 [3]
1987 Que País É Este Legião Urbana Diamond1,000,000 [3]
1990 Xuxa 5 Xuxa2× 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]
2000Quatro Estações: O Show Sandy & Junior Diamond1,000,000 [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 5,000,000 † [4]
1982Rita Lee e Roberto de Carvalho Rita Lee 2,000,000 † [5]
1980 † Rita Lee1,000,000 † [6]

Best-selling albums by international artists

Color
Album with a certification from Pro-Música Brasil
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 is believed to have the best-selling album by an international female in Brazil with True Blue. ExpressYourselfUnderGround cropped.jpg
Based on claimed sales, Madonna is believed to have the best-selling album by an international female in Brazil with True Blue.

By certified units (since 1990)

*Positions based on certified sales and release year.

Rel. yearAlbumArtistCertificationCertified salesRef.
1995 Jagged Little Pill Alanis Morissette 2× Platinum + 2× Platinum ‡ 1,000,000 [3]
2008 I am... Sasha Fierce Beyonce 5× Diamond ‡ 800,000 [3]
2013 BEYONCE Beyonce 5× Diamond ‡ 800,000 [3]
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]
2022 Renaissance Beyonce 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]
2016 Lemonade Beyoncé 2× Diamond ‡ 500,000 [3]
2014 1989 Taylor Swift 4× Diamond ‡ 500,000 [3]

By claimed sales

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 [9]
1,900,000 [7]
1983 Thriller Michael Jackson 2,000,000 [10]
1995 Pies Descalzos Shakira 1,500,000 [11] [12]
750,000 [7] [13]
1984 Mania Menudo 1,500,000 [14]
1994 The Lion King Various artists
(Elton John, Hans Zimmer et al)		1,200,000 [15]
1987 Bad Michael Jackson1,100,000 [10]
1984 Evolución Menudo1,000,000 [16]
1984 Reaching Out Menudo1,000,000 [17]
1982 Momentos Julio Iglesias1,000,000 [18]
900,000 [19]
1986 True Blue Madonna 1,000,000 [20]
818,600 [21]
1997 Romanza Andrea Bocelli 900,000 [22]
1985 We Are the World USA For Africa 850,000 [23]
1990 Starry Night Julio Iglesias750,000 [24]
1985 Brothers in Arms Dire Straits 750,000 [25]
500,000 [26]
1985 Like a Virgin Madonna715,000 [21]
1989 Like a Prayer Madonna710,000 [21]
1997 Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture James Horner 650,000 [27]
1987 Un hombre solo Julio Iglesias600,000 [28]
1997 Let's Talk About Love Celine Dion 500,000 [27]
1982 Julio Julio Iglesias500,000 [19]
1991 Romance Luis Miguel 500,000 [29]
1991 Dangerous Michael Jackson500,000 [10]

See also

Notes

References

  1. ↑ Rocha, Daniela. "MÚSICA BRASILEIRA TEM 72% DO MERCADO". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha . Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  2. ↑ Ney, Thiago. "O sucesso encolheu". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 "Certificados" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil . Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  4. ↑ Rodrigo, Levino (July 2, 2011). "A "rainha dos baixinhos" sobrou entre os grandinhos" [The "queen of the little ones" was left out among the big ones]. VEJA (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Rita Lee e Roberto: muito som, muita luz, muito amor" [Rita Lee and Roberto: lots of sound, lots of light, lots of love]. Diário de Natal (in Brazilian Portuguese). 26 January 1983. p. 5. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  6. ↑ Menezes, Clara (27 October 2020). "Disco "Rita Lee" ganha reedição de vinil em comemoração aos 40 anos do lançamento" ["Rita Lee" LP gets vinyl reissue to celebrate 40 years since its release]. O POVO (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  7. 1 2 3 "Untitled". Veja (in Portuguese). Vol. 36, no. 26–34. Editora Abril. 2003. Retrieved June 15, 2021– via Google Books. Trata-se, enfim, de uma Shakira e Iglesias conseguiram vendagens realmente estrondosas no Brasil — a primeira com 750000 cópias do CD Pies Descalzos A(1996) e o segundo com 1,9 - milhão de cópias do disco De > Niña a Mujer
  8. ↑ Bruno, Astuto (July 30, 2016). "Um dos álbuns mais cultuados de Madonna completa 30 anos; relembre". Época (in Portuguese). Editora Globo. Archived from the original on November 3, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  9. ↑ "'Me gusta lo que hace Lady Gaga'". El Tiempo (in Spanish). May 10, 2011. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  10. 1 2 3 Fernandez, Alexandre (August 29, 2008). "Michael Jackson: 50 anos". Expresso Popular (in Portuguese) (2.321 ed.): 24. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Shakira: há 25 anos, colombiana lançava o 'Pies Descalzos', seu primeiro sucesso mundial". www.folhape.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-06-10.
  12. ↑ "Álbum de Shakira que disseminou a música espanhola no mundo completa 25 anos". TV Cultura (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-06-10.
  13. ↑ Pérez, Luiz (September 13, 1997). "Shakira se apresenta só hoje no Olympia: Cantora colombiana comemora 750 mil CDs vendidos". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  14. ↑ Grein, Paul (October 26, 1985). "Foreign-Language recordings target overseas markets". Billboard . Vol. 97, no. 43. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 6. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  15. ↑ Malena Segura Contrera (1996). O mito na mídia: a presença de conteúdos arcaicos nos meios de comunicação (in Portuguese). Selo Universidade, Annablume. p. 85. ISBN   9788585596552 . Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  16. ↑ Waltinho (March 28, 1985). "Televisão". Jornal dos Sports . 17 (179). Rio de Janeiro: 8. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  17. ↑ "Grupo musical Menudo chega no Rio hoje". Diário do Pará (709 ed.). Pará: 6. February 26, 1985. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  18. ↑ Souza, Tárik de (May 31, 1984). "De Julio Iglesias a Fábio Junior". Jornal do Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved September 19, 2021. In previous performances, Iglesias sold 1.5 million copies here (De Niña a Mujer) and another million (Momentos).
  19. 1 2 McGowan, Chris (January 26, 1985). "Industry struggles". Billboard . p. 52. Retrieved September 24, 2021– via Google books.
  20. ↑ João, Gael (June 30, 2020). "TRUE BLUE: 34 Anos Da Grande REVOLUÇÃO No POP". Pop Mais (in Portuguese). Viacom . Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  21. 1 2 3 Garcia, Sérgio (October 31, 1993). "No banco com Madonna". Jornal do Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  22. ↑ "Andrea Bocelli Aims For Latin Favor". Billboard . October 4, 2001. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  23. ↑ Pignatori, Decio (May 18, 1985). "VIDEO - CLIP LP A TV encontra a sua poetica". Jornal do Brasil (in Portuguese). p. 35 – via National Library of Brazil. afinal, o LP we are the world vendeu em apenas tres semanas no brasil um total de 850 mil copias
  24. ↑ "Campeões de vendas". O Globo (in Portuguese): 6. June 5, 1992. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  25. ↑ Tarik de Souza (12 September 1991). "Volta os campeões de audiência". Jornal do Brasil (in Portuguese). p. 38. Retrieved 23 October 2023– via National Library of Brazil. Alam da platina tripla pelos 750 mil copias de Brothers in Arms, a banda de Mark Knopfler garimpou entre nos duas platina dimples de 250 mil cada (Alchemy, o primeiro que estourou, em 84, e coletânea Money for Nothing, de 8) e um disco de ouro (no LP de estreia Dire Straits, de 79)
  26. ↑ "OS Bicampeões". Jornal do Brasil (in Portuguese): 23. February 1, 1987. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  27. 1 2 Antunes, Marcelo (April 8, 1998). "Compacto". O Pioneiro (in Portuguese): 17. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  28. ↑ Pickard, Christopher (16 February 1988). "Brazil Record Sales Hold Ground" (PDF). Cashbox . p. 26. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  29. ↑ Paiano, Enor (10 December 1994). "Brasil goes latino". Billboard . Vol. 106, no. 50. p. 66. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved 7 April 2022.
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