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).
Historically, Brazilian market have been dominated by their local artists and music. In 1996, the 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. His album, Roberto Carlos (1981), received 12× Diamond from Pro-Música Brasil, denoting sales of more than 3 million (Diamond: 300,000 copies). 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)
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| Rel. year | Album | Artist | Certification | Certified sales | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Roberto Carlos | Roberto Carlos | 12× Diamond | 3,600,000 | [3] |
| 1988 | Xou da Xuxa 3 | Xuxa | 3× Diamond | 3,000,000 | [3] |
| 1967 | em Ritmo de Aventura | Roberto Carlos | 3× Diamond | 3,000,000 | [3] |
| 1997 | Só pra Contrariar (1997) | Só Pra Contrariar | 3× Diamond | 3,000,000 | [3] |
| 1998 | Músicas para Louvar ao Senhor | Marcelo Rossi | 3× Diamond | 3,000,000 | [3] |
| 1998 | Um Sonhador | Leandro & Leonardo | 3× Diamond | 3,000,000 | [3] |
| 1990 | Leandro & Leonardo | Leandro & Leonardo | 3× Diamond | 3,000,000 | [3] |
| 1987 | Xegundo Xou da Xuxa | Xuxa | 2× Diamond | 2,000,000 | [3] |
| 1989 | 4º Xou da Xuxa | Xuxa | 2× Diamond | 2,000,000 | [3] |
| 1986 | Xou da Xuxa | Xuxa | 2× Diamond | 2,000,000 | [3] |
| 1997 | Na Cabeça e na Cintura | É o Tchan! | 2× Diamond | 2,000,000 | [3] |
| 1997 | É o Tchan do Brasil | É o Tchan! | 2× Diamond | 2,000,000 | [3] |
| 1998 | Terra Samba ao Vivo e a Cores | Terra Samba | 2× Diamond | 2,000,000 | [3] |
| 1998 | Mais do Mesmo | Legião Urbana | 2× Diamond | 2,000,000 | [3] |
| 1999 | As Quatro Estações | Sandy & Junior | 2× Diamond | 2,000,000 | [3] |
| 2011 | Ágape Musical | Marcelo Rossi | 5× Diamond | 1,500,000 | [3] |
| 1987 | Que País É Este | Legião Urbana | Diamond | 1,000,000 | [3] |
| 1990 | Xuxa 5 | Xuxa | 2× Diamond | 1,000,000 | [3] |
| 1993 | O Canto da Cidade | Daniela Mercury | Diamond | 1,000,000 | [3] |
| 1994 | Sexto Sentido | Xuxa | Diamond | 1,000,000 | [3] |
| 1994 | Roberto Carlos (1994) | Roberto Carlos | Diamond | 1,000,000 | [3] |
| 1995 | Roberto Carlos (1995) | Roberto Carlos | Diamond | 1,000,000 | [3] |
| 1995 | Mamonas Assassinas | Mamonas Assassinas | Diamond | 1,000,000 | [3] |
| 1999 | Um Presente Para Jesus | Marcelo Rossi | Diamond | 1,000,000 | [3] |
| 1999 | Acústico MTV | Legião Urbana | Diamond | 1,000,000 | [3] |
| 1999 | Só pra Contrariar (1999) | Só Pra Contrariar | Diamond | 1,000,000 | [3] |
| 2000 | Quatro Estações: O Show | Sandy & Junior | Diamond | 1,000,000 | [3] |
| 2000 | Laços de Família (International) | Various | Diamond | 1,000,000 | [3] |
| 2000 | Amor Sem Limite | Roberto Carlos | Diamond | 1,000,000 | [3] |
| 2001 | Acústico MTV - Roberto Carlos | Roberto Carlos | Diamond | 1,000,000 | [3] |
| 2003 | Tribalistas | Tribalistas | Diamond | 1,000,000 | [3] |
| 2006 | Minha Benção | Marcelo Rossi | 2× Diamond | 1,000,000 | [3] |
Claimed sales only
Best-selling albums by international artists
| Color | |
|---|---|
| Album certified by Pro-Música Brasil | |
By certified units (since 1990)
*Positions based on certified sales and release year.
| Rel. year | Album | Artist | Certification | Certified sales | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Jagged Little Pill | Alanis Morissette | 2× Platinum + 2× Platinum‡ | 1,000,000 | [3] |
| 2014 | 1989 | Taylor Swift | 2× Diamond + 2× Diamond‡ | 820,000 | [3] |
| 1990 | Serious Hits... Live! | Phil Collins | 3× Platinum | 750,000 | [3] |
| 1992 | The Bodyguard | Various artists / Whitney Houston§ | 3× Platinum | 750,000 | [3] |
| 2008 | I Am... Sasha Fierce | Beyoncé | 2× Diamond + 3x Platinum‡ | 680,000 | [3] |
| 1989 | Like a Prayer | Madonna | 2× Platinum | 500,000 | [3] |
| 1990 | The Immaculate Collection | Madonna | 2× Platinum | 500,000 | [3] |
| 1990 | In concert | The Three Tenors | 2× Platinum | 500,000 | [3] |
| 1991 | Greatest Hits II | Queen | 2× Platinum | 500,000 | [3] |
| 1997 | Paint the Sky with Stars | Enya | 2× Platinum | 500,000 | [3] |
| 1997 | Backstreet's Back | Backstreet Boys | 2× Platinum | 500,000 | [3] |
| 1999 | Millennium | Backstreet Boys | 2× Platinum | 500,000 | [3] |
| 1999 | Californication | Red Hot Chili Peppers | 2× Platinum | 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. year | Album | Artist | Claimed sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | De niña a mujer | Julio Iglesias | 2,000,000[6] 1,900,000[7] |
| 1983 | Thriller | Michael Jackson | 2,000,000[8] |
| 1995 | Pies Descalzos | Shakira | 1,500,000[9][10] 750,000[7][11] |
| 1984 | Mania | Menudo | 1,500,000[12] |
| 1994 | The Lion King | Various artists (Elton John, Hans Zimmer et al) |
1,200,000[13] |
| 1987 | Bad | Michael Jackson | 1,100,000[8] |
| 1984 | Evolución | Menudo | 1,000,000[14] |
| 1984 | Reaching Out | Menudo | 1,000,000[15] |
| 1982 | Momentos | Julio Iglesias | 1,000,000[16] 900,000[17] |
| 1986 | True Blue | Madonna | 1,000,000[18] 818,600[19] |
| 1997 | Romanza | Andrea Bocelli | 900,000[20] |
| 1985 | We Are the World | USA For Africa | 850,000[21] |
| 1990 | Starry Night | Julio Iglesias | 750,000[22] |
| 1985 | Brothers in Arms | Dire Straits | 750,000[23] 500,000[24] |
| 1985 | Like a Virgin | Madonna | 715,000[19] |
| 1989 | Like a Prayer | Madonna | 710,000[19] |
| 1997 | Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture | James Horner | 650,000[25] |
| 1987 | Un hombre solo | Julio Iglesias | 600,000[26] |
| 1997 | Let's Talk About Love | Celine Dion | 500,000[25] |
| 1982 | Julio | Julio Iglesias | 500,000[17] |
| 1991 | Romance | Luis Miguel | 500,000[27] |
| 1991 | Dangerous | Michael Jackson | 500,000[8] |
See also
Notes
- ^§ The album is not credited to Whitney Houston but to "TSO O Guarda-Costas" (various artists) at Pro-Música Brasil's database.
- ‡Certification include on-demand audio and video streams and track sale equivalent
- †According to figures provided by the Association of Brazilian Record Producers in 1988, the album sold 2,639,000 copies within that year.[28]