MOTLEY CRUE albums and sales

Updated: April 28, 2023

MOTLEY CRUE sold over 26.8 million albums. The best-selling album by MOTLEY CRUE is DR. FEELGOOD, which sold over 6.61 million copies. According to the BSA Ranking, MOTLEY CRUE is the 148th best-selling album artist of all time.

The video releases of MOTLEY CRUE have sold over 680,000 units, led by UNCENSORED with over 215,000 units sold.

MOTLEY CRUE albums ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Album	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	DR. FEELGOOD MOTLEY CRUE 1989	1989	6,610,000	Rank in 1989 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 9 81 425
2	SHOUT AT THE DEVIL MOTLEY CRUE 1983	1983	4,335,000	Rank in 1983 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 19 166 876
3	THEATRE OF PAIN MOTLEY CRUE 1985	1985	4,300,000	Rank in 1985 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 16 168 889
4	GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS MOTLEY CRUE 1987	1987	4,260,000	Rank in 1987 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 20 170 909
5	DECADE OF DECADENCE MOTLEY CRUE 1991	1991	2,235,000	Rank in 1991 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 60 704 2,061
6	RED, WHITE & CRUE MOTLEY CRUE 2005	2005	1,200,000	Rank in 2005 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 103 958 4,055
7	GREATEST HITS (2009) MOTLEY CRUE 2009	2009	1,076,000	Rank in 2009 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 55 1,142 4,947
8	TOO FAST FOR LOVE MOTLEY CRUE 1981	1981	1,000,000	Rank in 1981 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 89 1,156 6,641
9	GENERATION SWINE MOTLEY CRUE 1997	1997	600,000	Rank in 1997 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 310 2,689 8,766
10	MOTLEY CRUE MOTLEY CRUE 1994	1994	600,000	Rank in 1994 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 288 2,732 8,809
11	GREATEST HITS MOTLEY CRUE 1998	1998	560,000	Rank in 1998 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 339 2,820 9,276
12	SAINTS OF LOS ANGELES MOTLEY CRUE 2008	2008	40,000	Rank in 2008 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1,000 13,058 45,319

MOTLEY CRUE videos ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Video	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	UNCENSORED MOTLEY CRUE 1986	1986	215,000	Rank in 1986 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 3 20 334
2	CARNIVAL OF SINS LIVE MOTLEY CRUE 2005	2005	150,000	Rank in 2005 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 32 249 526
3	GREATEST VIDEO HITS MOTLEY CRUE 2003	2003	100,000	Rank in 2003 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 81 524 1,047
4	DR. FEELGOOD THE VIDEOS MOTLEY CRUE 1990	1990	100,000	Rank in 1990 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 31 272 1,214
5	LEWD, CRUED & TATTOOED MOTLEY CRUE 2001	2001	65,000	Rank in 2001 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 67 731 1,502
6	DECADE OF DECADENCE '81-'91 MOTLEY CRUE 1992	1992	50,000	Rank in 1992 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 43 444 2,249
7	THE END: LIVE IN LOS ANGELES MOTLEY CRUE 2016	2016	N/A	Rank in 2016 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 139 1,258 4,884

MOTLEY CRUE sales by country

MOTLEY CRUE album sales by country

The largest markets for albums by MOTLEY CRUE are the United States (24.5 million), Canada (1.51 million) and Japan (400,000).

№	Country ▲	Sales △	Albums △
1	Australia	140,000	3
2	Canada	1,516,000	8
3	Japan	400,000	4
4	New Zealand	15,000	1
5	Switzerland	25,000	1
6	United Kingdom	220,000	3
7	United States	24,500,000	11

MOTLEY CRUE video sales by country