The following is a list of the best-selling albums in the Netherlands.
Year | Artist | Album | Certifications | Shipments/Sales |
---|---|---|---|---|
1982 | Michael Jackson | Thriller | 8× Platinum | 1,400,000 - 2,000,000 [1] [2] |
1978 | John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John | Grease | — | 1,000,000 [3] |
1976 | Eagles | Hotel California | Platinum | 800,000 [3] |
1972 | Ennio Morricone | Once Upon a Time in the West | Platinum | 800,000 [3] |
1970 | Simon & Garfunkel | Bridge over Troubled Water | — | 750,000 [3] |
1994 | André Rieu | Strauss & Co | 7× Platinum | 700,000 [3] |
1997 | Marco Borsato | De waarheid | 6× Platinum | 700,000 [4] |
1977 | Bee Gees Various artists | Saturday Night Fever | Platinum | 650,000 [5] |
1996 | Celine Dion | Falling into You | 6× Platinum | 600,000 [6] |
1993 | Mariah Carey | Music Box | 6× Platinum | 600,000 [7] |
1974 | Robert Long | Vroeger of later | 5× Platinum | 600,000 [8] |
1992 | Whitney Houston / Various artists | The Bodyguard | Platinum | 600,000 [9] |
1995 | Marco Borsato | Als geen ander | 4× Platinum | 530,000 [4] |
1976 | ABBA | Arrival | Gold | 500,000 [5] |
1975 | ABBA | The Best of ABBA | — | 500,000 [5] |
2011 | Adele | 21 | 4× Platinum | 500,000 [10] |
1997 | Celine Dion | Let's Talk About Love | 5× Platinum | 500,000 [6] |
1998 | Marco Borsato | De bestemming | 5× Platinum | 500,000 [4] |
1977 | Meat Loaf | Bat Out of Hell | Platinum | 500,000 [11] |
1987 | Michael Jackson | Bad | Platinum | 500,000 [12] |
1997 | Shania Twain | Come On Over | 5× Platinum | 500,000 [6] |
1991 | Queen | Greatest Hits II | 5× Platinum | 500,000 [6] |
Year | Artist | Album | Certifications | Shipments/Sales |
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1985 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms | Platinum | 470,387 [13] |
1972 | Thijs Van Leer | Introspection | — | 450,000 [14] |
2002 | Norah Jones | Come Away with Me | 2× Platinum | 415,000 [6] [15] |
1978 | Dire Straits | Dire Straits | Platinum | 407,633 [13] |
1995 | Andrea Bocelli | Bocelli | 2× Platinum | 400,000 [6] [16] |
1997 | Anouk | Together Alone | 4× Platinum | 400,000 [6] |
1995 | Alanis Morissette | Jagged Little Pill | 4× Platinum | 400,000 [6] |
1992 | Eric Clapton | Unplugged | 4× Platinum | 400,000 [6] |
1998 | Ilse DeLange | World of Hurt | 5× Platinum | 400,000 [6] |
2005 | Katie Melua | Piece by Piece | 2× Platinum | 400,000 [6] [17] |
2000 | Marco Borsato | Luid en duidelijk | 4× Platinum | 400,000 [4] |
1989 | Phil Collins | ...But Seriously | 2× Platinum | 400,000 [6] [18] |
In Nederland ging de plaat twee miljoen keer over de toonbank. Met meer dan een miljard verkochte albums is de King of Pop nog steeds de bestverkopende artiest ooit.