If you had to guess right now, what do you think the #1 best-selling country music album of all-time was? If you said Garth Brooks, you're right! And, if you said Shania Twain, you were almost right!
To the surprise of no one, '90s artists dominate this list, back when CD sales were at an all-time high. Here are the top ten selling country music albums of all-time, according to RIAA's album sales:
- Double Live by Garth Brooks - Released: November 1998, Certified U.S. sales: 23 million
- Come on Over by Shania Twain - Released: November 1997, Certified U.S. sales: 20 million
- No Fences by Garth Brooks - Released: August 1990, Certified U.S. sales: 18 million
- Ropin' the Wind by Garth Brooks - Released: September 1991, Certified U.S. sales: 14 million
- Wide Open Spaces by The Chicks - Released: January 1998, Certified U.S. sales: 13 million
- The Woman in Me by Shania Twain - Released: February 1995, Certified U.S. sales: 12 million
- Kenny Rogers' Greatest Hits by Kenny Rogers - Released: October 1990, Certified U.S. sales: 12 million
- Fly by The Chicks - Released: August 1999, Certified U.S. sales: 11 million
- Up! by Shania Twain - Released: November 2002, Certified U.S. sales: 11 million
- Fearless by Taylor Swift - Released: November 2008, Certified U.S. sales: 10 million
Fun fact: Morgan Wallen's, Dangerous: The Double Album came in #32 on this list with 6 million in sales even though it was only released in 2021.
Second fun fact: Garth is #8 all-time out of all genres in album sales. Their Greatest Hits by the Eagles is #1 with 38 million.
SOURCE: Country Chord