The list of best-selling albums in Denmark is based on IFPI Denmark certifications and information from Danish magazines and official artist websites (EMI Denmark, Fredericia Dagblad, Politiken magazine, Jydske Vestkysten, , Billie magazine, BT Magazine, Det Kgl. Bibliote, DR magazine (Danmarks Radio), Ekstra Bladet, Olsen Brothers official site, Shu-Bi-Dua official site, Sony Denmark, TV-2 official site). The list includes not all albums certified before 2000, due to the difficulty of finding information about old releases.
The best-selling album in Denmark is Kim Larsen’s Midt Om Natten, released in 1983 and sold 650,000 copies. In 1986, Larsen almost repeated his achievement, selling 540,000 copies of Forklædt som vokse (this album comes in second place). The best-selling album in Denmark in the 21st century is Mer ‘end kærlighed by Rasmus Sibach (300,000 copies). In November 2013, Sibach’s Ingen Kan Love Dig I Morgen set a record for first week sales with 49,332 copies.
Certification levels
| Certification date | Gold | Platinum |
| Before 1994 | 50.000 | 80.000 |
| 1994 – March 2003 | 25.000 | 50.000 |
| April 2003 – January 2007 | 20.000 | 40.000 |
| February 2007 – January 6, 2011 | 15.000 | 30.000 |
| Since January 7, 2011 | 10.000 | 20.000 |
List of best-selling albums in Denmark
| № | Artist | Album | Certification / source | Sales | Year release |
| 1 | KIM LARSEN | MIDT OM NATTEN | 7x Platinum / BT Magazine, Jydske Vestkysten | 650,000 | 1983 |
| 2 | KIM LARSEN | FORKLÆDT SOM VOKSEN | 6x Platinum / BT Magazine | 540,000 | 1986 |
| 3 | SHU-BI-DUA | SHU-BI-DUA 4 | DR magazine (Danmarks Radio) | 475,000 | 1977 |
| 4 | AQUA | AQUARIUM | 7x Platinum / Politiken magazine | 430,000 | 1997 |
| 5 | SANNE SALOMONSEN | SANNE | 1x Gold / BT Magazine | 400,000 | 1989 |
| 6 | ABBA | GOLD – GREATEST HITS | 7x Platinum | 350,000 | 1992 |
| 7 | HANNE BOEL | DARK PASSION | Ekstra Bladet | 340,000 | 1990 |
| 8 | KIM LARSEN | YUMMI YUMMI | 2x Platinum / BT Magazine | 320,000 | 1988 |
| 9 | KIM LARSEN | KIELGASTEN | 3x Platinum / BT Magazine | 301,000 | 1989 |
| 10 | RASMUS SEEBACH | MER´END KÆRLIGHED | 15x Platinum | 300,000 | 2011 |
| 11 | KIM LARSEN | GULD & GRØNNE SKOVE | 15x Platinum | 300,000 | 1995 |
| 12 | SHU-BI-DUA | SHU-BI-DUA 13 | 1x Platinum / Shu-Bi-Dua official site | 292,928 | 1992 |
| 13 | KIM LARSEN | KIM I CIRKUS | BT Magazine | 285,000 | 1984 |
| 14 | RASMUS SEEBACH | INGEN KAN LOVE DIG I MORGEN | 14x Platinum | 280,000 | 2013 |
| 15 | OF MONSTERS & MEN | MY HEAD IS AN ANIMAL | 14x Platinum | 280,000 | 2011 |
| 16 | LUKAS GRAHAM | LUKAS GRAHAM (BLUE ALBUM) | 13x PLATINUM | 260,000 | 2015 |
| 17 | RASMUS SEEBACH | RASMUS SEEBACH | 13x Platinum | 260,000 | 2009 |
| 18 | DIZZY MIZZ LIZZY | DIZZY MIZZ LIZZY | 12x Platinum / Sony Denmark | 250,000 | 1994 |
| 19 | TV-2 | RIGTIGE MÆND GIDER IKKE HØRE MERE VRØVL | TV-2 official site | 250,000 | 1985 |
| 20 | MICHAEL JACKSON | THRILLER | 6x Platinum + 3x Platinum | 240,000 | 1982 |
| 21 | KIM LARSEN | SANGE FRA GLEMMEBOGEN | 10x Platinum / BT Magazine | 234,000 | 2001 |
| 22 | NORAH JONES | COME AWAY WITH ME | 11x Platinum | 220,000 | 2002 |
| 23 | THE BEATLES | 1 | 4x Platinum + 1x Platinum | 220,000 | 2000 |
| 24 | CELINE DION | LET`S TALK ABOUT LOVE | 11x Platinum | 220,000 | 1997 |
| 25 | MICHAEL JACKSON | HISTORY: PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE BOOK I | 11x Platinum | 220,000 | 1995 |
| 26 | OLSEN BROTHERS | WINGS OF LOVE | BT Magazine | 212,000 | 2000 |
| 27 | CREAMY | CREAMY | BT Magazine | 210,000 | 1999 |
| 28 | RASMUS SEEBACH | VERDEN KA` VENTE | 10x Platinum | 200,000 | 2015 |
| 29 | GEORGE MICHAEL | TWENTY FIVE | 4x Platinum | 200,000 | 2006 |
| 30 | KIM LARSEN | GAMMEL HANKAT | 10x Platinum | 200,000 | 2006 |
| 31 | MADONNA | RAY OF LIGHT | 5x Platinum | 200,000 | 1998 |
| 32 | ACE OF BASE | HAPPY NATION/THE SIGN | 4x Platinum | 200,000 | 1993 |
| 33 | SANNE SALOMONSEN | WHERE BLUE BEGINS | Ekstra Bladet | 200,000 | 1991 |
| 34 | TINA TURNER | FOREIGN AFFAIR | 2x Platinum / EMI Denmark | 200,000 | 1989 |
| 35 | GASOLIN` | GAS 5 | Det Kgl. Bibliote | 200,000 | 1975 |
| 36 | PINK FLOYD | DARK SIDE OF THE MOON | 4x Platinum | 200,000 | 1973 |
| 37 | KIM LARSEN | 7 9 13 | 4x Platinum / BT magazine | 197,000 | 2003 |
| 38 | SHU-BI-DUA | SHU-BI-DUA 3 | Shu-Bi-Dua official site | 193,448 | 1976 |
| 39 | SHU-BI-DUA | 78`EREN | Shu-Bi-Dua official site | 187,659 | 1978 |
| 40 | KIM LARSEN | HVEM KAN SIGE NEJ TIL EN ENGEL | 5x Platinum / BT magazine | 186,000 | 1994 |
| 41 | SHU-BI-DUA | SHU-BI-DUA 6 | Shu-Bi-Dua official site | 183,085 | 1979 |
| 42 | ED SHEERAN | DIVIDE | 9x Platinum | 180,000 | 2017 |
| 43 | JUSTIN BIEBER | PURPOSE | 9x Platinum | 180,000 | 2015 |
| 44 | ED SHEERAN | X | 9x Platinum | 180,000 | 2014 |
| 45 | GEORGE MICHAEL | LADIES & GENTLEMEN – THE BEST OF GEORGE MICHAEL | 9x Platinum | 180,000 | 1998 |
| 46 | ALANIS MORISSETTE | JAGGED LITTLE PILL | 9x Platinum | 180,000 | 1995 |
| 47 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | ÅH ABE! | 9x Platinum | 180,000 | 1993 |
| 48 | TV-2 | NÆRMEST LYKKELIG | TV-2 official site | 180,000 | 1988 |
| 49 | TV-2 | GREATEST – DE UNGE ÅR | 7x Platinum / TV-2 official site | 173,000 | 1992 |
| 50 | SANNE SALOMONSEN | LANGUAGE OF THE HEART | 3x Platinum | 170,000 | 1994 |
| 51 | SHU-BI-DUA | SHU-BI-DUA 7 | Shu-Bi-Dua official site | 167,591 | 1980 |
| 52 | TV-2 | DE FØRSTE KÆRESTER PÅ MÅNEN | 8x Platinum / TV-2 official site | 161,000 | 2005 |
| 53 | ADELE | 21 | 8x Platinum | 160,000 | 2011 |
| 54 | GASOLIN` | THE BLACK BOX | 8x Platinum | 160,000 | 2003 |
| 55 | KIM LARSEN | DET VAR EN TORSDAG AFTEN | 8x Platinum | 160,000 | 2002 |
| 56 | ROBBIE WILLIAMS | ESCAPOLOGY | 4x Platinum | 160,000 | 2002 |
| 57 | SAFRI DUO | EPISODE II | 3x Platinum / Politiken magazine | 160,000 | 2001 |
| 58 | CELINE DION | FALLING INTO YOU | 8x Platinum | 160,000 | 1996 |
| 59 | ROXETTE | JOYRIDE | BT Magazine | 156,753 | 1991 |
| 60 | SHU-BI-DUA | STÆRK TOBAK | Shu-Bi-Dua official site | 153,631 | 1991 |
| 61 | SHU-BI-DUA | SHU-BI-DUA 14 | Shu-Bi-Dua official site | 152,927 | 1993 |
| 62 | EYE Q | LET IT SPIN | 3x Platinum | 150,000 | 2001 |
| 63 | THE CORRS | IN BLUE | 3x Platinum | 150,000 | 2000 |
| 64 | RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS | CALIFORNICATION | 3x Platinum | 150,000 | 1999 |
| 65 | SHU-BI-DUA | SHUBILÆUM 73-98 | Shu-Bi-Dua official site | 150,000 | 1998 |
| 66 | THE CORRS | TALK ON CORNERS | 3x Platinum | 150,000 | 1995 |
| 67 | THE CRANBERRIES | NO NEED TO ARGUE | 3x Platinum | 150,000 | 1994 |
| 68 | LUKAS GRAHAM | LUKAS GRAHAM | 7x Platinum | 140,000 | 2012 |
| 69 | BURHAN G | BURHAN G | 7x Platinum | 140,000 | 2010 |
| 70 | DUFFY | ROCKFERRY | 7x Platinum | 140,000 | 2008 |
| 71 | NIK & JAY | DE STØRSTE | 7x Platinum | 140,000 | 2008 |
| 72 | KIM LARSEN | EN LILLE POSE STØJ | 7x Platinum | 140,000 | 2007 |
| 73 | NATASJA | I DANMARK ER JEG FØDT | 7x Platinum | 140,000 | 2007 |
| 74 | AMY WINEHOUSE | BACK TO BLACK | 7x Platinum | 140,000 | 2006 |
| 75 | NIK & JAY | 3: FRESH-FRI-FLY | 7x Platinum | 140,000 | 2006 |
| 76 | KIM LARSEN | GLEMMEBOGEN JUL & NYTÅR | 7x Platinum | 140,000 | 2004 |
| 77 | NEPHEW | USADSB | 7x Platinum | 140,000 | 2004 |
| 78 | NIK & JAY | 2 | 7x Platinum | 140,000 | 2004 |
| 79 | EMINEM | THE EMINEM SHOW | 7x Platinum | 140,000 | 2002 |
| 80 | NIK & JAY | NIK & JAY | 7x Platinum | 140,000 | 2002 |
| 81 | CREAMY | WE GOT THE TIME | 2x Platinum / Fredericia Dagblad | 140,000 | 2000 |
| 82 | CHER | BELIEVE | 7x Platinum | 140,000 | 1998 |
| 83 | SHANIA TWAIN | COME ON OVER | 7x Platinum | 140,000 | 1997 |
| 84 | GEORGE MICHAEL | OLDER | 7x Platinum | 140,000 | 1996 |
| 85 | ØSTKYST HUSTLERS | FULD AF LØGN | 7x Platinum | 140,000 | 1996 |
| 86 | METALLICA | METALLICA | 7x Platinum | 140,000 | 1991 |
| 87 | SOUNDTRACK | GREASE | 7x Platinum | 140,000 | 1978 |
| 88 | TV-2 | KYS BRUDEN | 2x Platinum / TV-2 official site | 138,000 | 1996 |
| 89 | KIM LARSEN | WISDOM IS SEXY | BT Magazine | 137,000 | 1992 |
| 90 | KIM LARSEN | KIM LARSEN & KJUKKEN | BT Magazine | 131,000 | 1996 |
| 91 | SHU-BI-DUA | SHU-BI-DUA 9 | Shu-Bi-Dua official site | 130,110 | 1982 |
| 92 | SEBASTIAN | STJERNE TIL STØV | Billie magazine | 130,000 | 1981 |
| 93 | TV-2 | VI BLIR ALLIGEVEL ALDRIG VOKSNE | TV-2 official site | 128,000 | 1990 |
| 94 | SAYBIA | THE SECOND YOU SLEEP | 2x Platinum / Ekstra Bladet | 126,000 | 2002 |
| 95 | SAM SMITH | IN THE LONELY HOUR | 6x Platinum | 120,000 | 2014 |
| 96 | AGNES OBEL | PHILHARMONICS | 6x Platinum | 120,000 | 2010 |
| 97 | DANSER MED DRENGE | VORES BEDSTE | 6x Platinum | 120,000 | 2006 |
| 98 | THOMAS HELMIG | HELMIG HERFRA | 4x Platinum | 120,000 | 2006 |
| 99 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | DEN STORE ÅH ABE BOKS | 6x Platinum | 120,000 | 2006 |
| 100 | COLDPLAY | X&Y | 6x Platinum | 120,000 | 2005 |
| 101 | EMINEM | CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS | 6x Platinum | 120,000 | 2005 |
| 102 | FLEMMING BAMSE JØRGENSEN | BE MY GUEST | 3x Platinum | 120,000 | 2005 |
| 103 | KATIE MELUA | PIECE BY PIECE | 4x Platinum | 120,000 | 2005 |
| 104 | DRENGENE FRA ANGORA | DRENGENE FRA ANGORA | 6x Platinum | 120,000 | 2004 |
| 105 | JAMES BLUNT | BACK TO BEDLAM | 6x Platinum | 120,000 | 2004 |
| 106 | NORAH JONES | FEELS LIKE HOME | 6x Platinum | 120,000 | 2004 |
| 107 | BACKSTREET BOYS | BACKSTREET`S BACK | 6x Platinum | 120,000 | 1997 |
| 108 | DIZZY MIZZ LIZZY | ROTATOR | Sony Denmark | 120,000 | 1997 |
| 109 | EROS RAMAZZOTTI | EROS | 6x Platinum | 120,000 | 1997 |
| 110 | SØS FENGER | GAMLE FLAMMER | 6x Platinum | 120,000 | 1997 |
| 111 | SPICE GIRLS | SPICE | 6x Platinum | 120,000 | 1996 |
| 112 | OASIS | (WHAT`S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? | 6x Platinum | 120,000 | 1995 |
| 113 | TV-2 | EN DEJLIG TORSDAG | TV-2 official site | 120,000 | 1987 |
| 114 | PINK FLOYD | THE WALL | 6x Platinum | 120,000 | 1979 |
| 115 | PAUL POTTS | ONE CHANCE | 2x Platinum / Ekstra Bladet | 116,000 | 2007 |
| 116 | SHU-BI-DUA | SHU-BI-DUA 2 | Shu-Bi-Dua official site | 115,699 | 1975 |
| 117 | SHU-BI-DUA | SHU-BI-DUA 1 | Shu-Bi-Dua official site | 114,316 | 1974 |
| 118 | SHU-BI-DUA | SHU-BI-DUA 8 | Shu-Bi-Dua official site | 113,551 | 1982 |
| 119 | KIM LARSEN | LUFT UNDER VINGERNE | BT Magazine | 113,000 | 1998 |
| 120 | SHU-BI-DUA | SHU-BI-DUA 10 | Shu-Bi-Dua official site | 106,049 | 1983 |
| 121 | TV-2 | HITS | 2x Platinum / TV-2 official site | 106,000 | 2004 |
| 122 | TV-2 | NUTIDENS UNGE | TV-2 official site | 103,000 | 1984 |
| 123 | SHU-BI-DUA | SHU-BI-DUA 15 | Shu-Bi-Dua official site | 102,069 | 1995 |
| 124 | VOLBEAT | SEAL THE DEAL & LET`S BOOGIE | 5x Platinum | 100,000 | 2016 |
| 125 | ADELE | 25 | 5x Platinum | 100,000 | 2015 |
| 126 | MICHAEL BUBLÉ | CHRISTMAS | 5x Platinum | 100,000 | 2011 |
| 127 | KIM LARSEN | MINE DAMER OG HERRER | 5x Platinum | 100,000 | 2010 |
| 128 | TINA DICKOW | WELCOME BACK COLOUR | 5x Platinum | 100,000 | 2010 |
| 129 | MEDINA | VELKOMMEN TIL MEDINA | 5x Platinum | 100,000 | 2009 |
| 130 | SYS BJERRE | GØR DET SELV | 5x Platinum | 100,000 | 2008 |
| 131 | MADONNA | CONFESSIONS ON A DANCE FLOOR | 5x Platinum | 100,000 | 2005 |
| 132 | SHU-BI-DUA | SHU-BI-DUA 200 | Shu-Bi-Dua official site | 100,000 | 2003 |
| 133 | CELINE DION | A NEW DAY HAS COME | 2x Platinum | 100,000 | 2002 |
| 134 | COLDPLAY | A RUSH OF BLOOD TO THE HEAD | 5x Platinum | 100,000 | 2002 |
| 135 | JON | THIS SIDE UP | 2x Platinum | 100,000 | 2002 |
| 136 | MELODI GRAND PRIX SERIES | MGP 2002 – DE UNGES MELODI GRAND PRIX | 2x Platinum | 100,000 | 2002 |
| 137 | OLSEN BROTHERS | WALK RIGHT BACK | 1x Platinum / Ekstra Bladet | 100,000 | 2001 |
| 138 | CRAIG DAVID | BORN TO DO IT | 2x Platinum | 100,000 | 2000 |
| 139 | EMINEM | THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP | 5x Platinum | 100,000 | 2000 |
| 140 | ERANN DD | STILL BELIEVING | 2x Platinum | 100,000 | 2000 |
| 141 | MADONNA | MUSIC | 2x Platinum | 100,000 | 2000 |
| 142 | MARK KNOPFLER | SAILING TO PHILADELPHIA | 2x Platinum | 100,000 | 2000 |
| 143 | ROLLO & KING | MIDT I EN LØBETID | 5x Platinum | 100,000 | 2000 |
| 144 | STILL BELIEVING | ERANN DD | 2x Platinum | 100,000 | 2000 |
| 145 | U2 | ALL THAT YOU CAN`T LEAVE BEHIND | 2x Platinum | 100,000 | 2000 |
| 146 | CARTOONS | TOONAGE | 2x Platinum | 100,000 | 1999 |
| 147 | CHER | THE GREATEST HITS | 5x Platinum | 100,000 | 1999 |
| 148 | KASHMIR | THE GOOD LIFE | 5x Platinum | 100,000 | 1999 |
| 149 | SAVAGE GARDEN | AFFIRMATION | 2x Platinum | 100,000 | 1999 |
| 150 | SANNE SALOMONSEN | NEW YORK MINUTE | BT Magazine | 100,000 | 1998 |
| 151 | JANET JACKSON | THE VELVET ROPE | 2x Platinum | 100,000 | 1997 |
| 152 | SAVAGE GARDEN | SAVAGE GARDEN | 2x Platinum | 100,000 | 1997 |
| 153 | BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN | GREATEST HITS | 5x Platinum | 100,000 | 1995 |
| 154 | MICHAEL LEARNS TO ROCK | PLAYED ON PEPPER | 2x Platinum | 100,000 | 1995 |
| 155 | THE CORRS | FORGIVEN, NOT FORGOTTEN | 2x Platinum | 100,000 | 1995 |
| 156 | ALBERTE | TJU BANG CHOKOLADEMAND | 5x Platinum | 100,000 | 1994 |
| 157 | TV-2 | VERDENS LYKKELIGSTE MAND | TV-2 official site | 100,000 | 1994 |
| 158 | RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE | RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE | 5x Platinum | 100,000 | 1992 |
| 159 | MICHAEL LEARNS TO ROCK | MICHAEL LEARNS TO ROCK (1991) | 2x Platinum | 100,000 | 1991 |
| 160 | NIRVANA | NEVERMIND | 5x Platinum | 100,000 | 1991 |
| 161 | TRACY CHAPMAN | TRACY CHAPMAN | 5x Platinum | 100,000 | 1988 |
| 162 | DIRE STRAITS | BROTHERS IN ARMS | 5x Platinum | 100,000 | 1985 |
| 163 | SEBASTIAN | 80`ERNES BOHEME | Billie magazine | 100,000 | 1983 |
| 164 | OLSEN BROTHERS | OLSEN | Olsen Brothers official site | 100,000 | 1972 |
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