List of best-selling albums in Taiwan
This is a list of best-selling albums in Taiwan. Seven domestic albums and one international album have shipped over a million copies. Jacky Cheung is the best-selling artist, with three albums over the 1 million mark, while A-mei is the best-selling female artist. Album sales peaked in the 1990s, before they were adversely impacted by copyright infringement and Internet downloads starting in the late 1990s.[1][2]
Best-selling albums
Before 2000[1][2]
| Rank | Year | Title | Artist | Sales |
|---|
| 1 | 1993 | The Goodbye Kiss (吻别) | Jacky Cheung (張學友) | 1,360,000 |
| 2 | 1997 | Bad Boy | A-mei (張惠妹) | 1,250,000 |
| 3 | 1995 | True Love compilation (真愛新曲+精選) | Jacky Cheung | 1,220,000 |
| 4 | 1992 | The Words After Drunk (酒後的心聲) | Jody Chiang (江蕙) | 1,160,000 |
| 5 | 1997 | Titanic | James Horner | 1,100,000 |
| 6 | 1996 | Sisters (姊妹) | A-mei | 1,080,000 |
| 7 | 1996 | How Could I Forget You? (忘記你我做不到) | Jacky Cheung | 1,050,000 |
| 8 | 1998 | Love Like Pacific Ocean (愛像太平洋) | Richie Ren (任賢齊) | 1,020,000 |
| 9 | 1989 | Talk to You, Listen to You (跟你說，聽你說) | Sarah Chen (陳淑樺) | 970,000 |
| 10 | 1993 | The New Butterfly Dream (新鴛鴦蝴蝶夢) | Huang An (黃安) | 940,000 |
| 11 | 1993 | Blessings (祝福) | Jacky Cheung | 910,000 |
2000[3]
| Rank | Title | Artist | Label | Sales | Release date |
|---|
| 1 | I'm Ok | David Tao (陶喆) | 俠客唱片 | 425,000 | 10 Dec 1999 |
| 2 | Passing Through 1999 (走過1999) | Jacky Cheung (張學友) | Universal Music Hong Kong | 400,000 | 1 January 2000 |
| 3 | 1996-2000 Best A-mei (妹力新世紀精選) | A-mei (張惠妹) | Forward Music | 306,000 | 28 December 1999 |
| 4 | Desperate With Love(為愛走天涯) | Richie Ren (任賢齊) | Rock Records | 295,000 | 27 January 2000 |
| 5 | Miracle Best Of Phil Chang(奇蹟創世紀精選) | Phil Chang (張宇) | EMI Music Taiwan | 283,000 | 1 May 2000 |
| 6 | Don't Stop | Jolin Tsai (蔡依林) | Universal Music Taiwan | 280,000 | 2 May 2000 |
| 7 | The Best Of My Love(CoCo精選全記錄) | Coco Lee (李玟) | Sony Music Taiwan | 276,000 | 28 Jan 2000 |
| 8 | Viva Love (愛情萬歲) | Mayday (五月天) | Rock Records | 270,000 | 10 July 2000 |
| 9 | Red Rose (紅薔薇) | Elva Hsiao (蕭亞軒) | Virgin Records Taiwan | 260,000 | 15 August 2000 |
| 10 | Stefanie Sun (孫燕姿同名專輯) | Stefanie Sun (孫燕姿) | Warner Music Taiwan | 255,000 | 15 June 2000 |
| 11 | Best Of Chow Wai 2 (周蕙精選2) | Where Chou (周蕙) | Linfair Records | 250,000 | 19 September 2000 |
| 12 | True Lover, You & Me (真情人You＆Me) | Coco Lee (李玟) | Sony Music Taiwan | 220,000 | 28 August 2000 |
| 13 | Sandy Lam (林憶蓮同名專輯) | Sandy Lam (林憶蓮) | Virgin Records Taiwan | 200,000 | 18 January 2000 |
| 14 | Hope In Love (想愛) | Bowie Tsang (曾寶儀) | Forward Music | 190,000 | 8 August 2000 |
| 15 | Courage (勇氣) | Fish Leong (梁靜茹) | Rock Records | 180,000 | 2 August 2000 |
| 16 | Fable (寓言) | Faye Wong (王菲) | EMI | 175,000 | 20 October 2000 |
| 17 | In Need Of Love (愛缺) | Tao Ching-Ying (陶晶瑩) | Forward Music | 170,000 | 17 September 2000 |
| 18 | Suching Time (蘇情時間) | William So (蘇永康) | Linfair Records | 160,000 | 15 May 2000 |
| 19 | Happier Than Me (比我幸福) | Daniel Chan (陳曉東) | Universal Music Hong Kong | 150,000 | 2 May 2000 |
| 20 | 1996-2000 Best Of Jacky Wu (吳盡的愛新歌＋精選) | Jacky Wu (吳宗憲) | BMG | 130,000 | 22 June 2000 |
2006[4]
| Rank | Title | Artist | Label | Sales | Shipment |
|---|
| 1 | Still Fantasy (依然范特西) | Jay Chou (周杰倫) | Alfa Music | 181,000 | 250,000 |
| 2 | Dancing Diva (舞孃) | Jolin Tsai (蔡依林) | EMI Music Taiwan | 172,000 | 260,000 |
| 3 | Heroes of Earth (蓋世英雄) | Leehom Wang (王力宏) | Sony Music Taiwan | 140,000 | 180,000 |
| 4 | Fish That Loves to Dream(愛作夢的魚) | Jody Chiang (江蕙) | | 115,000 | 180,000 |
| 5 | Pandora (潘朵拉) | Angela Chang (張韶涵) | Linfair Records | 88,000 | 120,000 |
| 6 | Meeting Love (遇上愛) | Rainie Yang (楊丞琳) | Sony Music Taiwan | 78,000 | 130,000 |
| 7 | Cyndi with U | Cyndi Wang (王心凌) | Avex Taiwan | 74,500 | 100,000 |
| 8 | Cao Cao (曹操) | JJ Lin (林俊傑) | Ocean Butterflies | 70,200 | 120,000 |
| 9 | Forever (New Song + Collection) | S.H.E | HIM International Music | 69,000 | 150,000 |
Certification levels
Music recording sales certification is by Recording Industry Foundation in Taiwan (RIT, named IFPI Taiwan until November 2008).[9]
In March 2002, the certification level was changed to unit sales. Prior to that Gold was awarded when an album has shipped 100,000 and platinum 200,000 copies.
Albums (unit sales required)
| Certification | August 1996 to February 2002 | March 2002 to December 2005 | January 2006 to October 2007 | November 2007 to December 2008 | Since 1 January 2009[10] |
| Gold (International) | 100,000 (25,000) | 50,000 (15,000) | 35,000 (10,000) | 20,000 (7,000) | 15,000 (5,000) |
| Platinum (International) | 200,000 (50,000) | 100,000 (30,000) | 70,000 (20,000) | 40,000 (14,000) | 30,000 (10,000) |
Singles (unit sales required)
| Certification | August 1996 to February 2002 | March 2002 to December 2005 | January 2006 to October 2007 | November 2007 to December 2008 | Since 1 January 2009)[10] |
| Gold | 25,000 | 15,000 | 10,000 | 7,000 | 5,000 |
| Platinum | 50,000 | 30,000 | 20,000 | 14,000 | 10,000 |
See also
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