Michael Jackson.Getty Images / Kevin MazurThe Eagles have knocked the King of Pop off of his throne.
The band’s greatest hits album, released in 1976, has surpassed Michael Jackson’s seminal 1982 album “Thriller” to take the top spot on the RIAA’s list of the highest-selling albums of all time in the US, the Associated Press reports.
Here we compiled the RIAA’s data for the best-selling albums in US history (measured in “certified units” sold), and some of the other names that appear in the top 50 are unexpected.
Check out the 50 best-selling albums of all time:
50. Phil Collins — “No Jacket Required”
Certified units: 12 million
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49. Matchbox Twenty — “Yourself or Someone Like You”
Certified units: 12 million
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48. Led Zeppelin — “Led Zeppelin II”
Certified units: 12 million
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47. Kenny Rogers — “Kenny Rogers’ Greatest Hits”
Certified units: 12 million
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45. Jewel — “Pieces of You”
Certified units: 12 million
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44. Dixie Chicks — “Wide Open Spaces”
Certified units: 12 million
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43. Def Leppard — “Hysteria”
Certified units: 12 million
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41. Bon Jovi — “Slippery When Wet”
Certified units: 12 million
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40. Whitney Houston — “Whitney Houston”
Certified units: 13 million
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39. Prince & The Revolution — “Purple Rain”
Certified units: 13 million
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37. Bruce Springsteen — “Bruce Springsteen & E Street Band Live 1975-’85”
Certified units: 13 million
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36. Backstreet Boys — “Millennium”
Certified units: 13 million
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35. Steve Miller Band — “Greatest Hits 1974-1978”
Certified units: 14 million
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34. Simon & Garfunkel — “Simon & Garfunkel’s Greatest Hits”
Certified units: 14 million
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33. Meat Loaf — “Bat Out of Hell”
Certified units: 14 million
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32. Garth Brooks — “Ropin’ The Wind”
Certified units: 14 million
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31. Britney Spears — “…Baby One More Time”
Certified units: 14 million
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30. Backstreet Boys — “Backstreet Boys”
Certified units: 14 million
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28. The Beatles — “The Beatles 1962-1966”
Certified units: 15 million
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27. Santana — “Supernatural”
Certified units: 15 million
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26. Pink Floyd — “Dark Side of the Moon”
Certified units: 15 million
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25. Journey — “Greatest Hits”
Certified units: 15 million
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24. Bruce Springsteen — “Born In The U.S.A.”
Certified units: 15 million
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23. Bob Marley & The Wailers — “Legend”
Certified units: 15 million
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21. Led Zeppelin — “Physical Graffiti”
Certified units: 16 million
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20. Bee Gees — “Saturday Night Fever” (Soundtrack)
Certified units: 15 million
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19. Alanis Morisette — “Jagged Little Pill”
Certified units: 16 million
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18. The Beatles — “The Beatles 1967-1970”
Certified units: 17 million
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17. Garth Brooks — “No Fences”
Certified units: 17 million
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16. Elton John — “Greatest Hits”
Certified units: 17 million
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14. Whitney Houston – “The Bodyguard” (Soundtrack)
Certified units: 18 million
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13. Guns N’ Roses — “Appetite for Destruction”
Certified units: 18 million
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12. The Beatles — “The Beatles” (“The White Album”)
Certified units: 19 million
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11. Shania Twain — “Come On Over”
Certified units: 20 million
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10. Fleetwood Mac — “Rumours”
Certified units: 20 million
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9. Hootie & The Blowfish — “Cracked Rear View”
Certified units: 21 million
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8. Garth Brooks — “Double Live”
Certified units: 21 million
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5. Led Zeppelin — “Led Zeppelin IV”
Certified units: 23 million
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4. Billy Joel — “Greatest Hits Volume 1 & Volume 2”
Certified units: 23 million
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3. Eagles — “Hotel California”
Certified units: 26 million
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2. Michael Jackson — “Thriller”
Certified units: 33 million
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1. Eagles — “Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975)”
Certified units: 36 million
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