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List of best-selling soundtrack albums

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The following is a list of Best-selling soundtrack (film songs) albums of all time. The soundtrack of The Bodyguard (1993) is the best selling Soundtrack album of all time, with an estimated sale of up to 65 million copies and certified 28.4 million copies worldwide. While Indian film Aashiqui (1990) is the best selling soundtrack album outside United States, with 20 million copies sold.

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20 million copies or more[edit]

*All sales figures are shown in millions

Artist Album Country Released Total certified copies
(from available markets)*
Claimed sales* Ref(s)
Whitney Houston/Various Artists The Bodyguard United States 1993 28.2 [1] 65
Bee Gees Saturday Night Fever United States 1977 20.6 40 [1]
Nadeem-Shravan, Kumar Sanu, Anuradha Paudwal, Udit Narayan Aashiqui India 1990 20 20
Donna Summer, Kim Carnes, Irene Cara and others Flashdance United States 1982 20

15-20 million copies[edit]

*All sales figures are shown in millions

Artist Album Country Released Total certified copies
(from available markets)*
Claimed sales* Ref(s)
Celine Dion and others Titanic United States 1997 18.1 30
Various Artists Dirty Dancing United States 1987 17.9 32

10-15 millions[edit]

*All sales figures are shown in millions

Artist Album Released Genre Total certified copies
(from available markets)*
Claimed sales* Ref(s)
A. R. Rahman (composer), K. S. Chithra, Hariharan, Swarnalatha, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Anuradha Sriram, Sujatha Mohan Bombay India 1995 15
Prince Purple Rain United States 1984 13
Uttam Singh (composer), Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Kumar Sanu, Udit Narayan, Hariharan Dil Toh Pagal Hai India 1997 12.5
Raamlaxman (composer), Kumar Sanu]], Lata Mangeshkar, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Hum Aapke Hain Kaun! India 1994 12
Various Artists Forrest Gump United States 1992 12 20
Nadeem-Shravan (composer), Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan, Kumar Sanu, Alisha Chinai, Sapna Awasthi Raja Hindustani India 1996 11
Raamlaxman (composer), Lata Mangeshkar, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Maine Pyar Kiya India 1989 10 [2]
Nadeem-Shravan (composer), Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Anuradha Paudwal, Pankaj Udhas Saajan India 1991 10 [3]
Nikhil-Vinay (composer), Anuradha Paudwal, Vinod Rathod, Udit Narayan, Sonu Nigam, Poornima Bewafa Sanam India 1995 10 [4]
Jatin-Lalit (composer), Kumar Sanu, Lata Mangeshkar, Udit Narayan, Asha Bhosle, Abhijeet Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge India 1995 10 [5][6]
A. R. Rahman (composer), Asha Bhosle, Swarnalatha, Hariharan, Kavita Krishnamurthy, K. S. Chithra, S. Janaki, Mano Rangeela India 1995 10 [4]
Rajesh Roshan (composer), Asha Bhosle, Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan, Lucky Ali Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai Rajesh Roshan India 2000 10 [7]

5-10 millions[edit]

*All sales figures are shown in millions

Artist Album Released Genre Total certified copies
(from available markets)*
Claimed sales* Ref(s)
Jatin-Lalit (composer), Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Sapna Awasthi, Shankar Mahadevan Kuch Kuch Hota Hai India 1998 8 10
Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle, Mary J. Blige Waiting To Exhale (soundtrack) United States 14 November 1995 7 12
Various The Big Chill United States 1983 6
Various Spice Jam United States 1996 6
Nadeem-Shravan (composer), Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik, Anuradha Paudwal Phool Aur Kaante India 1991 6
Nadeem-Shravan (composer), Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik, Sonu Nigam, Kavita krishnamurthy Pardes India 1997 6
Nadeem-Shravan (composer), Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik India 6
Nadeem-Shravan (composer), Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik Dilwale India 1993 5.5
Nadeem-Shravan (composer), Kumar Sanu, Anuradha Paudwal Sadak India 1991 5
Viju shah (composer), Udit Narayan, Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik Gupt India 1997 5
Jatin-Lalit (composer), Lata Mangeshkar, Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik, Sonu Nigam Mohabbatein India 2000 5

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "RIAA: Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  2. "Audio tape producers ride crest of Bollywoods music boom, composers become stars". India Today. 30 November 1993.
  3. "Bringing melody back, Nadeem-Shravan churn out hit after hit". India Today. 15 April 1992.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Making Music Like Ne'er Before". Outlook. 13 March 1996.
  5. "Outlook". Outlook. Hathway Investments Pvt Limited. 3: 78. 1997. It is also emboldened by its two monster soundtrack hits, Hum Aapke Hain Koun and Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge— the two albums sold more than one crore tapes each.
  6. "Tuning in to better times?". The Hindu. 9 July 2003.
  7. "Film producers float their own music firms". The Times of India. 11 November 2011.


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