List of best-selling albums in Spain

Alejandro Sanz is the artist with more entries in the list, with Más, El Alma al Aire, Viviendo Deprisa, 3 and No Es lo Mismo.

This is a list of the best-selling albums in Spain that have been certified by the Productores de Música de España (PROMUSICAE). PROMUSICAE is in charge of certifying records in Spain. Until October 2005, the certification levels for albums in Spain were 50,000 for Gold and 100,000 for Platinum. The current levels, however, are 20,000 for Gold and 40,000 for Platinum.

Of the 20 best selling albums in Spain, Spanish artists dominate the list with fourteen entries. Two Italian artists and one artist each from the United Kingdom, United States, Cuba and Mexico complete the list. Three acts - Alejandro Sanz, Mecano, and David Bisbal - appear more than once in the list.

Alejandro Sanz tops the list with "Más", selling around 2.2 million copies in the country and being certified 22 times. The best-selling non-Spanish language album in Spain is Spice by Spice Girls, which sold 1 million copies.

Best-selling albums of all-time in Spain

Laura Pausini had one of the best selling album in Spain by a foreign artist with her homonymous album Laura Pausini, but she is only second to Luciano Pavarotti.
Spanish groups Mecano and La Oreja de Van Gogh are tied as the bands with the most entries, both with two.

These are the top 20 best-selling albums in Spain, according to physical sales. Spanish artists are in bold.

Rank Year Artist Album Certification Sales Sources
1 1997 Alejandro Sanz Más 22× Platinum 2,200,000 [1]
2 1994 Laura Pausini Laura Pausini 11× Platinum 1,300,000 [2][3]
1988 Mecano Descanso Dominical 13× Platinum 1,300,000 [4]
2000 Alejandro Sanz El Alma al Aire 13× Platinum 1,300,000 [5]
2002 David Bisbal Corazón latino 13× Platinum 1,300,000 [6]
5 2002 Luciano Pavarotti Tutto Pavarotti 12× Platinum 1,200,000 [7]
2000 La Oreja de Van Gogh El viaje de Copperpot 11× Platinum 1,200,000 [8][9]
7 1989 Julio Iglesias Raíces 11× Platinum 1,100,000 [4]
1999 Rosana Lunas Rotas 11× Platinum 1,100,000 [4]
1999 Estopa Estopa 11× Platinum 1,100,000 [4]
11 1993 Mecano Aidalai 10× Platinum 1,000,000 [4]
1993 Gloria Estefan Mi Tierra 10× Platinum 1,000,000 [6]
1997 Mónica Naranjo Palabra de Mujer 10× Platinum 1,000,000 [4]
2004 David Bisbal Bulería 10× Platinum 1,000,000 [6]
1997 Spice Girls Spice 10× Platinum 1,000,000 [8][10]
16 2001 Álex Ubago ¿Qué pides tú? 9× Platinum 900,000 [11]
1990 Alejandro Sanz Viviendo Deprisa 9× Platinum 900,000 [5]
18 1997 Backstreet Boys Backstreet's Back 8× Platinum 800,000 [4]
1997 Luis Miguel Romances 8× Platinum 800,000 [4]
1995 Alejandro Sanz 3 8× Platinum 800,000 [5]
1998 La Oreja de Van Gogh Dile Al Sol 7× Platinum 800,000 [9][12]
22 1989 Phil Collins ...But Seriously 7× Platinum 700,000 [4]
1990 Juan Luis Guerra Bachata Rosa 7× Platinum 700,000 [4]
1996 Ella baila sola Ella baila Sola 7× Platinum 700,000 [4]
1998 Chayanne Atado a Tu Amor 7× Platinum 700,000 [4]
2005 Amaral Estrella de mar 7× Platinum 700,000 [4]
2002 David Bustamante Bustamante 7× Platinum 700,000 [4]
1982 Michael Jackson Thriller 7× Platinum 700,000 [4]
2003 Alejandro Sanz No Es lo Mismo 7× Platinum 700,000 [13]
2003 Julio Iglesias De niña a mujer 7× Platinum 700,000 [4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Top 100 álbumes" (PDF). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Discos de platino y oro 1999". El Mundo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 March 2005. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "Laura Pausini cuarto disco en español en septiembre". zm.nu. 16 August 2000. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Lps más vendidos en España/Spain biggest sellers" (PDF).
  5. 1 2 3 "Top 100 álbumes" (PDF). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  6. 1 2 3 "Top 100 álbumes 2004" (PDF). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Sólo Éxitos 1959-2002 Año A Año: Certificados 1979-1990" (in Spanish). Iberautor Promociones Culturales. ISBN 8480486392.
  8. 1 2 "Top 100 álbumes" (PDF). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
  9. 1 2 Cobo, Leila (March 13, 2004). "U.S. Open Hears to La Oreja de Van Gogh". Billboard (magazine) (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved January 3, 2013.
  10. ↑ Caulfield, Keith. "Ask Billboard Jul 19 2006. GREATEST SPICES.". Billboard Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
  11. ↑ "Top 100 álbumes" (PDF). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Top 100 álbumes" (PDF). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Top 100 álbumes" (PDF). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
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