MIDNIGHT OIL albums and sales

Updated: October 16, 2021

MIDNIGHT OIL sold over 6.99 million albums. The best-selling album by MIDNIGHT OIL is DIESEL AND DUST, which sold over 3.23 million copies. According to the BSA Ranking, MIDNIGHT OIL is the 674th best-selling album artist of all time.

The video releases of MIDNIGHT OIL have sold over 97,500 units, led by 20,000 WATT RSL - THE MIDNIGHT OIL COLLECTION with over 75,000 units sold.

MIDNIGHT OIL albums ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Album	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	DIESEL AND DUST MIDNIGHT OIL 1987	1987	3,230,000	Rank in 1987 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 27 231 1,283
2	BLUE SKY MINING MIDNIGHT OIL 1990	1990	1,615,000	Rank in 1990 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 74 1,087 3,191
3	10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 MIDNIGHT OIL 1982	1982	605,000	Rank in 1982 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 119 1,482 8,593
4	20000 WATT RSL THE MIDNIGHT OIL COLLECTION MIDNIGHT OIL 1997	1997	457,500	Rank in 1997 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 433 3,933 13,918
5	RED SAILS IN THE SUNSET MIDNIGHT OIL 1984	1984	387,500	Rank in 1984 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 218 2,450 14,861
6	EARTH AND SUN AND MOON MIDNIGHT OIL 1993	1993	245,000	Rank in 1993 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 503 5,267 18,423
7	PLACE WITHOUT A POSTCARD MIDNIGHT OIL 1981	1981	140,000	Rank in 1981 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 279 3,447 22,323
8	ESSENTIAL OILS MIDNIGHT OIL 2012	2012	70,000	Rank in 2012 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 511 5,119 34,859
9	SCREAM IN BLUE MIDNIGHT OIL 1992	1992	70,000	Rank in 1992 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 788 9,690 35,234
10	HEAD INJURIES MIDNIGHT OIL 1979	1979	70,000	Rank in 1979 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 410 2,750 35,289
11	THE REAL THING MIDNIGHT OIL 2000	2000	35,000	Rank in 2000 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1,600 14,203 47,412
12	REDNECK WONDERLAND MIDNIGHT OIL 1998	1998	35,000	Rank in 1998 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 1,498 12,343 47,457
13	BREATHE MIDNIGHT OIL 1996	1996	35,000	Rank in 1996 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 1,347 12,378 47,492
14	RESIST MIDNIGHT OIL 2022	2022	N/A	Rank in 2022 Rank in 2020s Overall rank 858 3,721 65,644
15	THE MAKARRATA PROJECT MIDNIGHT OIL 2020	2020	N/A	Rank in 2020 Rank in 2020s Overall rank 1,395 4,452 66,375

MIDNIGHT OIL videos ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Video	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	20,000 WATT RSL - THE MIDNIGHT OIL COLLECTION MIDNIGHT OIL 1997	1997	75,000	Rank in 1997 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 34 295 1,424
2	BEST OF BOTH WORLDS MIDNIGHT OIL 2004	2004	15,000	Rank in 2004 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 270 1,879 3,596
3	ARMISTICE DAY: LIVE AT THE DOMAIN, SYDNEY MIDNIGHT OIL 2018	2018	7,500	Rank in 2018 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 70 889 4,060

MIDNIGHT OIL sales by country

MIDNIGHT OIL album sales by country

The largest markets for albums by MIDNIGHT OIL are Australia (2.48 million), the United States (1.5 million) and France (1.3 million).

№	Country ▲	Sales △	Albums △
1	Australia	2,485,000	13
2	Canada	450,000	3
3	France	1,300,000	6
4	Germany	750,000	2
5	Netherlands	50,000	1
6	New Zealand	60,000	5
7	Sweden	100,000	2
8	Switzerland	200,000	3
9	United Kingdom	100,000	1
10	United States	1,500,000	2

MIDNIGHT OIL video sales by country