This is the list of best-selling albums in Taiwan since the 1990s. Seven domestic albums and one international album have shipped over a million copies in Taiwan. Hong Kong singer Jacky Cheung is the best-selling artist in Taiwan, with three albums sold over one million copies, while Taiwanese singer A-Mei is the best-selling female artist in Taiwan. Taiwan's album sales peaked in the 1990s, but it was adversely affected by the copyright infringement and Internet downloads since the 21st century. [1] [2]
Sales certifications in Taiwan are awarded by the Recording Industry Foundation in Taiwan (RIT) since August 1996. [3] Sales figures for records released prior to 1989 are not included in this list due to unavailable statistics.
Year | Album | Artist(s) | Sales amount | Ref(s) |
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1997 | Bad Boy | A-Mei | 1,380,000 | [4] |
1993 | The Goodbye Kiss | Jacky Cheung | 1,360,000 | [5] |
1995 | True Love Compilation | 1,220,000 | [6] | |
1996 | Sisters | A-Mei | 1,210,000 | [7] |
1998 | Love Like Pacific Ocean | Richie Jen | 1,200,000 | [8] |
1997 | Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture | James Horner | 1,164,229 | [9] |
1992 | The Words After Drunk | Jody Chiang | 1,160,000 | [10] |
1996 | How Could I Forget You? | Jacky Cheung | 1,060,000 | [6] |
1989 | Talk to You, Listen to You | Sarah Chen | 1,000,000 | [11] |
1993 | The New Mandarin Ducks and Butterflies Dream | Huang An | [12] | |
1994 | Forget Love Potion | Andy Lau | [13] | |
Too Silly | Eric Moo | [14] | ||
Sky | Faye Wong | [15] | ||
1999 | Half Drunken, Half Awake | Jody Chiang | [16] | |
2000 | Girls with Single Eyelids | China Dolls | [17] |
Year | Album | Artist(s) | Sales amount | Ref(s) |
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1993 | Blessings | Jacky Cheung | 910,000 | [18] |
1999 | Can I Hug You, Lover? | A-Mei | 860,000 | [19] |
1997 | Wanna Go for a Walk with You | Jacky Cheung | 820,000 | [20] |
1994 | Mystery | Faye Wong | 800,000 | [21] |
1993 | Me And You | Jacky Cheung | [22] | |
1995 | Love, Sandy | Sandy Lam | [23] | |
1997 | You Make Me Free Make Me Fly! | A-Mei | [24] | |
1998 | Holding Hands | A-Mei | 799,097 | [9] |
1992 | Love Like Tides | Jeff Chang | 790,000 | [25] |
Light | Stella Chang | 750,000–780,000 | ||
1994 | Fate | Andy Lau | ||
Waiting | Jeff Chang | |||
1996 | The Cloud Knows? | Valen Hsu | ||
1998 | Di Da Di | Coco Lee | ||
1997 | Want to Feel the Breeze with You | Jacky Cheung | 706,079 | [9] |
1996 | Worth It | Sammi Cheng | 700,000 | [26] |
1997 | Kinmen Wang, Lee Ping-hui | Kinmen Wang, Lee Ping-hui | 700,000 | [27] |
1997 | Love Deep | Andy Lau | 691,092 | [9] |
1997 | Cruel Love Letter | Power Station | 642,460 | [9] |
1996 | Falling into You | Celine Dion | 633,518 | [9] |
1990 | Falling in Love With Someone Who Doesn't Come Home | Sandy Lam | 600,000 | [28] |
1994 | Nothing Will Stop Me From Loving You | Wakin Chau | [29] | |
1995 | Wu Bai Live | Wu Bai | [27] | |
1996 | Too Softhearted | Richie Jen | [30] | |
1997 | Waiting for you | Sammi Cheng | [31] | |
1998 | Lonely Tree, Lonely Bird | Wu Bai | [27] |
Year | Album | Artist(s) | Sales amount | Ref(s) |
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1999 | I Deserved | Sammi Cheng | 550,000 | [32] |
1997 | Never Say! Love You | Ronald Cheng | 515,468 | [9] |
Let's Talk About Love | Celine Dion | 500,000 | [33] | |
2000 | Don't Stop | Jolin Tsai | [34] | |
1997 | Quit Falling in Love | Ronald Cheng | 470,682 | [9] |
2001 | Fantasy | Jay Chou | 460,000 | [35] |
1999 | 1019 | Jolin Tsai | 450,000 | |
Faye Wong | Faye Wong | [36] | ||
First Love | Hikaru Utada | [37] | ||
Duck | Tarcy Su | 430,269 | [9] | |
I'm Ok | David Tao | 430,000 | [38] | |
Running Through 1999 | Jacky Cheung | 420,000 | [39] | |
1997 | Love Is a Miracle | Andy Lau | 413,975 | [9] |
2000 | New Century Collection | A-Mei | 410,000 | [38] |
1996 | Because of Love | Andy Lau | 403,856 | [9] |
2000 | My Desired Happiness | Stefanie Sun | 400,000 | [40] |
2002 | The Eight Dimensions | Jay Chou | [35] | |
1993 | I Believe | Wakin Chau | [22] | |
1997 | Best 13 Song Collection | Valen Hsu | 375,134 | [9] |
Summer Night Wind | Wu Bai | 370,705 | [9] | |
2000 | Regardless | A-Mei | 360,000 | |
2003 | Magic | Jolin Tsai | [41] | |
1998 | Promises & Lies | Lee E-jun | 350,130 | [9] |
2000 | Viva Love | Mayday | 350,000 | [42] |
2001 | People Life, Ocean Wild | [43] | ||
2003 | Yeh Hui-Mei | Jay Chou | [35] | |
1996 | The End of Love | Wu Bai | 347,907 | [9] |
1998 | Stupid Fellow | Andy Lau | 345,854 | [40] |
2000 | Yan Zi | Stefanie Sun | 330,000 | [44] |
1996 | Don't Love Me | Ronald Cheng | 325,533 | [40] |
2000 | Blossom in Red | Elva Hsiao | 320,000 | [45] |
1993 | Music Box | Mariah Carey | [46] | |
1992 | The Bodyguard | Whitney Houston | 305,000 | [47] |
1997 | Not for Sale | Faye Wong | 303,432 | [40] |
1996 | Tear Sea | Valen Hsu | 301,089 | |
1991 | Dangerous | Michael Jackson | 300,000 | [48] |
1999 | Mayday's First Album | Mayday | [49] | |
2001 | Kite | Stefanie Sun | [50] | |
2003 | Super Star | S.H.E | [51] | |
The Power of Love | Fish Leong | [52] | ||
2004 | Castle | Jolin Tsai | [53] | |
Common Jasmin Orange | Jay Chou | [35] |
Year | Album | Artist(s) | Sales | Ref(s) |
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1999 | Can I Hug You? Lover | A-Mei | 1,000,000 | |
2000 | I'm OK | David Tao | 425,000 | |
2001 | My Desired Happiness | Stefanie Sun | 400,000 | [54] |
2002 | The Eight Dimensions | Jay Chou | 350,000 | |
2003 | Yeh Hui-Mei | 335,000 | ||
2004 | Common Jasmin Orange | 320,000 | ||
2005 | November's Chopin | 250,000 | ||
2006 | Dancing Diva | Jolin Tsai | 210,000 | |
2007 | Agent J | 187,000 | ||
2008 | Poetry of the Day After | Mayday | 205,000 | |
2009 | Butterfly | Jolin Tsai | 130,000 | |
2010 | Rashomon | Show Lo | 155,000 | |
2011 | Only for You | 150,000 | ||
2012 | Good Show | 135,000 | [55] | |
2013 | Lion Roar | 120,000 | [56] | |
2014 | The Best of 1999–2013 | Mayday | 100,000 | [57] |
2016 | History of Tomorrow | Mayday | — | [58] |
2019 | Ugly Beauty | Jolin Tsai | — | [59] |
2020 | New World | Hua Chenyu | — | [60] |
2021 | Strange Pool | Oaeen | — | [61] |
2022 | Greatest Works of Art | Jay Chou | 200,000 | [62] |
Dancing Diva is the eighth studio album by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai, released on May 12, 2006, by EMI and Mars. The album was produced by Adia, Paul Lee, Peter Lee, Paula Ma, Yuri Chan, and Stanley Huang. Rooted in pop and electronic music, the album features a diverse range of musical styles.
Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai has released 15 studio albums, five live albums, and 11 compilation albums. After emerged champion at an MTV Mandarin-produced television singing competition show in 1998, she released her debut studio album, 1019 (1999), and it sold more than 450,000 copies in Taiwan. In the following year, she released her second studio album, Don't Stop, it sold more than 500,000 copies in Taiwan, and it became the year's sixth highest-selling album in the country. Her third studio album, Show Your Love, was released by the end of the same year, it sold more than 280,000 copies in Taiwan, and it became the eleventh highest-selling album of 2001 in the country. Her fourth studio album, Lucky Number (2001), sold more than 150,000 copies in Taiwan, and it became the year's nineteenth highest-selling album in the country.
Agent J is the ninth studio album by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai, released on September 21, 2007, by EMI and Mars. The album was produced by Lars Quang, Nik Quang, RnG, Adia, Paul Lee, Michael Lin, Paula Ma, and Jamie Hsueh. The album received mixed reviews from critics. While it was praised for Tsai's bold experimentation and diverse musical styles, some critics felt it lacked freshness and memorable melodies.
Love Exercise is a cover album by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai, released by Gold Typhoon and Mars on October 31, 2008. The album was accompanied by a book of the same title and features Tsai's covers of 10 English songs. It was produced by Paula Ma, Peter Lee, Jim Lee, Daniel Bi, Paul Lee, and Adia.
J-Top is a greatest hits album by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai, released by Sony BMG on May 5, 2006. The album includes 20 tracks from Tsai's releases during her time with Sony, along with four music videos, one documentary, one remix medley, and two previously unreleased songs. The album achieved commercial success, selling over 100,000 copies in Taiwan and ranking as the fifth best-selling album of the year in Taiwan in 2006.
Castle is the sixth studio album by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai, released on February 27, 2004 by Sony. The album was produced by Bing Wang, Peter Lee, Jay Chou, Jamie Hsueh, Huang Yi, and G-Power. It incorporates a wide range of musical styles, blending elements of pop, hip hop, Latin, chanson, heavy metal, and British rock. The album received widespread critical acclaim and is regarded as a significant milestone in Tsai's continued success in the Chinese-language music industry.
Magic is the fifth studio album by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai, released on March 7, 2003, by Sony. The album was produced by a team including Bing Wang, Peter Lee, Jamie Hsueh, Jay Chou, and Huang Yi, blending a variety of musical styles such as pop, disco, funk, folk, hip-hop, and British rock.
Play is the thirteenth studio album by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai. It was released on November 15, 2014, by Warner and Eternal. Produced by Starr Chen, Andrew Chen, Tiger Chung, JJ Lin, and Michael Lin, Play is primarily a pop and dance record with lyrics consisting of themes related to societal issues.
The Age of Innocence is a greatest hits album by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai. It was released by Universal and D Sound on March 14, 2003. The album features a selection of 30 songs from Tsai's early years with Universal, spanning her releases from 1999 to 2001.
Together is a compilation album by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai, released by Universal and D Sound on November 6, 2001. The album features 16 tracks from Tsai's time with Universal, along with 14 music videos and behind-the-scenes footage from the production of her album Lucky Number (2001).
Myself World Tour was the third concert tour by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai. It started on December 24, 2010, in Taipei, Taiwan at Taipei Arena and continued throughout Asia, Europe, and Oceania before concluding on April 13, 2013, in Kaohsiung, Taiwan at Kaohsiung Arena. It grossed NT$1.5 billion from 35 shows and 600,000 attendance.
Dancing Forever World Tour was the second concert tour by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai. It started on September 15, 2006, at Hong Kong Coliseum and continued throughout Asia, Australia, and the United States before concluding on February 8, 2009, in Uncasville at Mohegan Sun Arena. It grossed NT$1 billion from 28 shows and 500,000 attendance.
Ugly Beauty is the fourteenth studio album by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai, released on December 26, 2018, by Sony and Eternal. Working with a team of producers including Razor Chiang, Starr Chen, Howe Chen, and Øzi, Tsai's creative inspiration behind the record was to challenge conventional aesthetic standards and to unveil the duality of human emotions. As a result, the album's material delves into themes such as the ugliness hidden behind the surface and emotions that are frequently suppressed. Musically, Ugly Beauty is a pop record that blends various genres such as trap, house, reggae, and gothic rock.
Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai has been actively participating in charitable activities, providing assistance through donations and other means whenever disasters occur in her home country and neighboring countries. She has also been enthusiastic about participating in public interest activities, covering children's rights, elder rights, women's rights, LGBT rights, disability rights, animal rights, public health and safety, etc.
Bad Boy is the second studio album by Taiwanese singer A-Mei. It was released on June 7, 1997, by Forward Music. Predominantly an R&B, pop and soul record, Bad Boy centers on the theme of love and relationships. The album was produced by her mentor Chang Yu-sheng with the aid of Benjamin Lin, Ma Yu-fen and Yu Guangyan. It was ultimately the last album of hers that Chang was actively involved with due to his untimely death caused by a car crash five months later. On August 17, 2018, 21 years after its initial release date, a vinyl reissue of Bad Boy was released by Forward Music.
The discography of Hong Kong recording artist Jacky Cheung consists of 37 studio albums, including 22 in Cantonese and 15 in Mandarin. His fifth Mandarin studio album, The Goodbye Kiss, recorded sales of over 4,000,000 copies in China, 1,360,000 copies in Taiwan, 500,000 copies in Malaysia, and over 200,000 copies in Singapore, making it amongst the best-selling albums of all time in each country. Cheung has reportedly sold between 25 million to 60 million albums throughout his career.
A-Mei New Century Collection is the first greatest hits album by Taiwanese singer A-Mei. It was released on December 28, 1999, by Forward Music. The album contains Sprite's 2000 advertising song "I Want to Fly," along with the charity single "Love, Never Disappears," which was specially composed by Leehom Wang for the 1999 Jiji earthquake victims. In addition, the album also includes A-Mei's past best-selling hit singles from her previous studio albums that were released between 1996 and 1999. Commercially, A-Mei New Century Collection was a huge success in Greater China, selling over 410,000 copies in Taiwan, while also selling over 3 million copies throughout Asia. It is also Taiwan's best-selling album by a female artist in the 21st century, along with being the third best-selling album in Taiwan of the year 2000.