The list of best-selling albums in Austria is based on IFPI Austria certifications. The IFPI Austria began its certifications in 1986. Certification levels have changed several times (сertifications for albums depend upon their release date).
According to IFPI Austria the best-selling album in Austria is Thriller by Michael Jackson with 400,000 copies sold, Best-selling albums by austian artists are Geld oder Leben by Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung and Grenzenlos by STS with 250,000 copies sold. Mensch by Herbert Grönemeyer is the best-selling album in Austria in 21st century with 320,000 copies sold.
Since 2015, IFPI Austria has taken streaming into account when calculating album sales. 1,000 plays of album tracks from premium accounts (Premium Streams) count as 1 copy sold. The two most popular tracks on the album do not count.
Date
Gold
Platinum
Before 2001
25,000
50,000
2001 – 2002
20,000
40,000
2003 – 2006
15,000
30,000
2007 – 2012
10,000
20,000
Since 2013
7,500
15,000
Thriller
№ Artist Album Certification Sales Year release
1 MICHAEL JACKSON THRILLER 8x Platinum 400,000 1982 2 HERBERT GRÖNEMEYER MENSCH 8x Platinum 320,000 2002 3 HELENE FISCHER FARBENSPIEL 18x Platinum 270,000 2013 4 ERSTE ALLGEMEINE VERUNSICHERUNG GELD ODER LEBEN 5x Platinum 250,000 1985 5 STS GRENZENLOS 5x Platinum 250,000 1985 6 ANDREA BERG BEST OF 6x Platinum 240,000 2001 7 AMY WINEHOUSE BACK TO BLACK 7x Platinum 210,000 2006 8 HUBERT VON GOISERN AUFGEIGEN STATT NIEDERSCHIASSEN 4x Platinum 200,000 1992 9 WHITNEY HOUSTON THE BODYGUARD (SOUNDTRACK) 4x Platinum 200,000 1992 10 MICHAEL JACKSON DANGEROUS 4x Platinum 200,000 1991 11 QUEEN GREATEST HITS II 4x Platinum 200,000 1991 12 MICHAEL JACKSON BAD 4x Platinum 200,000 1987 13 DIRE STRAITS BROTHERS IN ARMS 4x Platinum 200,000 1985 14 QUEEN GREATEST HITS I 4x Platinum 200,000 1981 15 HELENE FISCHER BEST OF HELENE FISCHER 9x Platinum 180,000 2010 16 ANDREAS GABALIER HERZWERK 8x Platinum 160,000 2010 17 ROBBIE WILLIAMS ESCAPOLOGY 4x Platinum 160,000 2002 18 ROBBIE WILLIAMS SWING WHEN YOU`RE WINNING 4x Platinum 160,000 2001 19 ABBA GOLD – GREATEST HITS 3x Platinum + 1x Gold 157,500 1992 20 THE BEATLES 1 3x Platinum 150,000 2000 21 GIGI D`AGOSTINO L`AMOUR TOUJOURS 3x Platinum 150,000 1999 22 BACKSTREET BOYS BACKSTREET BOYS 3x Platinum 150,000 1996 23 EROS RAMAZZOTTI DONDE HAY MUSICA / DOVE C`E MUSICA 3x Platinum 150,000 1996 24 THE SMURFS (DIE SCHLÜMPFE – DEUTSCH) TEKKNO IST COOL – VOL. 1 3x Platinum 150,000 1995 25 BON JOVI CROSS ROAD 3x Platinum 150,000 1994 26 BRUNNER & BRUNNER DARUM LIEB ICH DICH 3x Platinum 150,000 1993 27 ROXETTE JOYRIDE 3x Platinum 150,000 1991 28 ELTON JOHN THE VERY BEST OF ELTON JOHN 3x Platinum 150,000 1990 29 KASTELRUTHER SPATZEN FEUER IM EWIGEN EIS 3x Platinum 150,000 1990 30 THE BEATLES 1962 – 1966 3x Platinum 150,000 1973 31 THE BEATLES 1967 – 1970 3x Platinum 150,000 1973 32 LADY GAGA THE FAME 7x Platinum 140,000 2008 33 THE CISTERCIAN MONKS OF STIFT HEILIGENKREUZ CHANT – MUSIC FOR PARADISE 7x Platinum 140,000 2008 34 ERSTE ALLGEMEINE VERUNSICHERUNG NEPPOMUK`S RACHE 5x Gold 125,000 1990 35 TINA TURNER FOREIGN AFFAIR 5x Gold 125,000 1989 36 HELENE FISCHER WEIHNACHTEN 8x Platinum 120,000 2015 37 ANDREAS GABALIER HOME SWEET HOME 6x Platinum 120,000 2012 38 ROBBIE WILLIAMS GREATEST HITS 4x Platinum 120,000 2004 39 CHRISTINA STÜRMER FREIER FALL 4x Platinum 120,000 2003 40 SEER JUNISCHNEE 3x Platinum 120,000 2001 41 ANDREAS GABALIER VOLKS ROCK `N` ROLLER 5x Platinum 100,000 2011 42 ANDREAS GABALIER DA KOMM ICH HER 5x Platinum 100,000 2009 43 BRITNEY SPEARS OOPS!…I DID IT AGAIN 2x Platinum 100,000 2000 44 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS CALIFORNICATION 2x Platinum 100,000 1999 45 SANTANA SUPERNATURAL 2x Platinum 100,000 1999 46 AUSTRIA 3 AUSTRIA 3 2x Platinum 100,000 1998 47 FALCO OUT OF THE DARK (INTO THE LIGHT) 2x Platinum 100,000 1998 48 MADONNA RAY OF LIGHT 2x Platinum 100,000 1998 49 U2 THE BEST OF 1980 – 1990 2x Platinum 100,000 1998 50 AL BANO CONCERTO CLASSICO 2x Platinum 100,000 1997 51 BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB 2x Platinum 100,000 1997 52 CELINE DION LET`S TALK ABOUT LOVE 2x Platinum 100,000 1997 53 EROS RAMAZZOTTI EROS 2x Platinum 100,000 1997 54 RAINHARD FENDRICH BLOND 2x Platinum 100,000 1997 55 SOUNDTRACK TITANIC 2x Platinum 100,000 1997 56 CELINE DION FALLING INTO YOU 2x Platinum 100,000 1996 57 MADONNA EVITA (SOUNDTRACK) 2x Platinum 100,000 1996 58 NO MERCY MY PROMISE 2x Platinum 100,000 1996 59 STS DIE GRÖßTEN HITS 2x Platinum 100,000 1996 60 THE KELLY FAMILY ALMOST HEAVEN 2x Platinum 100,000 1996 61 THE SMURFS (DIE SCHLÜMPFE – DEUTSCH) ALLES BANANE – VOL.3 2x Platinum 100,000 1996 62 ALANIS MORISSETTE JAGGED LITTLE PILL 2x Platinum 100,000 1995 63 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN GREATEST HITS 2x Platinum 100,000 1995 64 HERBERT GRÖNEMEYER GRÖNEMEYER – LIVE 2x Platinum 100,000 1995 65 MICHAEL JACKSON HISTORY: PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE BOOK I 2x Platinum 100,000 1995 66 QUEEN MADE IN HEAVEN 2x Platinum 100,000 1995 67 THE SMURFS (DIE SCHLÜMPFE – DEUTSCH) MEGAPARTY – VOLUME 2 2x Platinum 100,000 1995 68 BRUNNER & BRUNNER IM NAMEN DER LIEBE 2x Platinum 100,000 1994 69 CLAUDIA JUNG CLAUDIA JUNG 2x Platinum 100,000 1994 70 ERSTE ALLGEMEINE VERUNSICHERUNG NIE WIEDER KUNST 2x Platinum 100,000 1994 71 KASTELRUTHER SPATZEN ATLANTIS DER BERGE 2x Platinum 100,000 1994 72 NIRVANA MTV UNPLUGGED IN NEW YORK 2x Platinum 100,000 1994 73 NOCKALM QUINTETT UND ÜBER RHODOS KÜß ICH DICH 2x Platinum 100,000 1994 74 THE KELLY FAMILY OVER THE HUMP 2x Platinum 100,000 1994 75 THE THREE TENORS THE THREE TENORS IN CONCERT 1994 2x Platinum 100,000 1994 76 BRYAN ADAMS SO FAR SO GOOD 2x Platinum 100,000 1993 77 KASTELRUTHER SPATZEN DER ROTE DIAMANT 2x Platinum 100,000 1993 78 MARIAH CAREY MUSIC BOX 2x Platinum 100,000 1993 79 NOCKALM QUINTETT GOLD 2x Platinum 100,000 1993 80 PAPERMOON TELL ME A POEM 2x Platinum 100,000 1993 81 RAINHARD FENDRICH BRÜDER 2x Platinum 100,000 1993 82 4 NON BLONDES BIGGER, BETTER, FASTER, MORE! 2x Platinum 100,000 1992 83 BON JOVI KEEP THE FAITH 2x Platinum 100,000 1992 84 BRUNNER & BRUNNER EIS IM VULKAN 2x Platinum 100,000 1992 85 ERIC CLAPTON UNPLUGGED 2x Platinum 100,000 1992 86 R.E.M. AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE 2x Platinum 100,000 1992 87 VANGELIS 1492 – CONQUEST OF PARADISE (SOUNDTRACK) 2x Platinum 100,000 1992 88 DAVID HASSELHOFF DAVID 2x Platinum 100,000 1991 89 ERSTE ALLGEMEINE VERUNSICHERUNG WATUMBA 2x Platinum 100,000 1991 90 GUNS N` ROSES USE YOUR ILLUSION I 2x Platinum 100,000 1991 91 GUNS N` ROSES USE YOUR ILLUSION II 2x Platinum 100,000 1991 92 METALLICA METALLICA 2x Platinum 100,000 1991 93 RAINHARD FENDRICH NIX IS FIX 2x Platinum 100,000 1991 94 SIMPLY RED STARS 2x Platinum 100,000 1991 95 TINA TURNER SIMPLY THE BEST 2x Platinum 100,000 1991 96 DAVID HASSELHOFF CRAZY FOR YOU 2x Platinum 100,000 1990 97 JAZZ GITTI A WUNDA 2x Platinum 100,000 1990 98 SOUNDTRACK PRETTY WOMAN 2x Platinum 100,000 1990 99 THE THREE TENORS CARRERAS DOMINGO PAVAROTTI IN CONCERT 1990 2x Platinum 100,000 1990 100 GRAND PRIX DER VOLKSMUSIK SERIES GRAND PRIX DER VOLKSMUSIK 1989 2x Platinum 100,000 1989 101 PHIL COLLINS BUT SERIOUSLY 2x Platinum 100,000 1989 102 STS GÖ, DU BLEIBST… 2x Platinum 100,000 1989 103 HERBERT GRÖNEMEYER Ö 2x Platinum 100,000 1988 104 ROXETTE LOOK SHARP! 2x Platinum 100,000 1988 105 TRACY CHAPMAN TRACY CHAPMAN 2x Platinum 100,000 1988 106 WHITNEY HOUSTON WHITNEY 2x Platinum 100,000 1987 107 TINA TURNER BREAK EVERY RULE 2x Platinum 100,000 1986 108 BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS LEGEND 2x Platinum 100,000 1984 109 HERBERT GRÖNEMEYER 4630 BOCHUM 2x Platinum 100,000 1984 110 STS UEBERDOSIS G`FUEHL 2x Platinum 100,000 1984 111 PINK FLOYD WISH YOU WERE HERE 2x Platinum 100,000 1975 112 PINK FLOYD DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 2x Platinum 100,000 1973
Timeline of the best-selling albums in Austria accourding to IFPI Austria certifications.
Date Artist Album Certification Sales
1986 ERSTE ALLGEMEINE VERUNSICHERUNG GELD ODER LEBEN 3x Platinum 150,000 1987 ERSTE ALLGEMEINE VERUNSICHERUNG GELD ODER LEBEN 4x Platinum 200,000 21.09.1990 ERSTE ALLGEMEINE VERUNSICHERUNG GELD ODER LEBEN 5x Platinum 250,000 12.01.2004 HERBERT GRÖNEMEYER MENSCH 7x Platinum 280,000 17.11.2004 HERBERT GRÖNEMEYER MENSCH 8x Platinum 320,000 18.07.2008 MICHAEL JACKSON THRILLER 8x Platinum 400,000
See also. Best-selling albums by country:
