The following is a list of some of the best-selling albums in Colombia, one of the largest music markets in Latin America.
The list include album sales of over 100,000 units. According to Colombian newspaper El Tiempo , Carlos Vives' Clásicos de la Provincia became the first million-seller album in country's history. [1]
National music dominate the list, with artists such as Carlos Vives, Diomedes Díaz, Juancho Rois, Margarita Rosa de Francisco, Juanes and Shakira appearing more than once in the list. Some international acts such as Michael Jackson, Backstreet Boys, Eros Ramazzotti, Gloria Estefan and Julio Iglesias also appeared on the list.
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Year | Title | Artist(s) | Claimed sales |
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1990 | Cielo de Tambores | Grupo Niche | 1,600,000 [2] |
1993 | Clásicos de la Provincia | Carlos Vives | 1,500,000 [3] |
1998 | Mi biografía | Diomedes Díaz | 1,200,000 [4] |
1990 | 30 Grandes Éxitos | Diomedes Díaz | 1,000,000 [5] |
1995 | Sentimientos | Charlie Zaa | 1,000,000 [6] |
1996 | Pies Descalzos | Shakira | 1,000,000 [7] |
1995 | La Tierra del Olvido | Carlos Vives | 880,000 [8] |
1997 | Backstreet's Back | Backstreet Boys | 800,000 [9] |
1993 | Título de Amor | Diomedes Díaz & Juancho Rois | 600,000 [5] |
Year | Title | Artist(s) | Claimed sales |
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2014 | De Ida y Vuelta | Felipe Peláez | 450,000 [10] |
1994 | 26 de Mayo | Diomedes Díaz & Juancho Rois | 450,000 [5] |
1995 | El Dorado | Aterciopelados | 400,000 [11] |
1997 | Tengo Fe | Carlos Vives | 360,000 [12] |
1994 | El santo cachón | Los Embajadores Vallenatos | 350,000 [13] |
1995 | Un Canto Celestial | Diomedes Díaz | 341,317 [13] |
1994 | Café, Con Aroma de Mujer | Margarita Rosa de Francisco | 340,000 [14] |
1980 | De caché | Binomio de Oro de América | 300,000 [15] |
1983 | Muy Nuestro | Otto Serge & Rafael Ricardo | 300,000 [16] |
1996 | Collar de Perlas | Marbelle | 300,000 [17] |
1982 | Thriller | Michael Jackson | 300,000 [18] |
2009 | Clásicos de la Provincia II | Carlos Vives | 300,000 [19] |
2010 | Sale el Sol | Shakira | 300,000 [20] |
1975 | Corazon Corazon ( A México ) | Julio Iglesias | 250,000 [21] |
1995 | Abriendo Puertas | Gloria Estefan | 250,000 [22] |
2012 | MTV Unplugged | Juanes | 250,000 [23] |
2014 | Loco de Amor | Juanes | 250,000 [23] 240,000 [24] |
2004 | Mi Sangre | Juanes | 200,000 [25] |
2014 | Tigo Music Sessions (DVD) | Juanes | 200,000 [26] |
2014 | Shakira | Shakira | 200,000 [27] |
1994 | Tratar de Estar Mejor | Diego Torres | 170,000 [28] |
1993 | Tiempo perfecto | Felipe Peláez | 160,000 [29] |
1993 | Tutte storie (Todo historias) | Eros Ramazzotti | 150,000 [30] |
1996 | Mar Adentro | Donato y Estefano | 150,000 [31] |
2007 | La Vida... Es Un Ratico | Juanes | 150,000 [32] |
1994 | Café Con Aroma de Mujer, Vol. 2 | Margarita Rosa de Francisco | 120,000 [3] |
1994 | Segundo Romance | Luis Miguel | 120,000 [33] |
1995 | HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I | Michael Jackson | 120,000 [34] |
2013 | Corazón Profundo | Carlos Vives | 120,000 [35] |
2005 | Pasión de Gavilanes | Various | 100,000 [36] |
2005 | Fijación Oral, Vol. 1 | Shakira | 100,000 [37] |
1994 | Pa' Que Chupen | Karamelo | 100,000 [38] |
2011 | No Me Compares Con Nadie | Silvestre Dangond | 100,000 [39] [40] |
2011 | Ilusión | Fonseca | 100,000 [41] [42] |
2013 | La Familia | J Balvin | 100,000 [43] |
2015 | PB.DB The Mixtape | Maluma | 100,000 [44] |
According to some media publications, Diomedes Díaz sold about 20 million copies in Colombia. [45] [46] Mexican singer, Vicente Fernandez is believed to have sold 5 million. [47] Although figures lack of reliability.
Carlos Vives Clásicos de la provincia : 1.200.000 copias vendidas en Colombia. 3.000.000 copias vendidas en Argentina, Chile, España, EE.UU. y México. Y ! Tierra del olvido 880.000 copias vendidas en Colombia
Disco de platino en Colombia son 60.000 unidades, pero, en el primer día de ventas, Carlos salió con séxtuple disco de platino
Recibió disco doble de platino por 170 mil unidades vendidas (en Colombia se otorga el disco de oro por 30 mil copias). El tema central de su segundo album, Tratar de estar mejor, ha logrado meterse en la programación de las emisoras colombianas