Best-selling albums in India - BestSellingAlbums.org

The list of the best-selling albums in India is divided into two parts: the best-selling soundtracks and the best-selling albums of the international repertoire. The list of best-selling soundtracks includes albums released from 1990 to 2008. Sales figures are based on data from Box Office India. International album sales are based on Indian Music Industry (IMI) certifications and figures from Billboard magazine. Indian film soundtracks bring 80% of the profits of the Indian music market, ahead of solo albums by artists and bands.

The best-selling soundtrack album in India is Aashiqui (A Life for Love) with a sales of 15 million copies. One of the most successful albums by a foreign artist in India is The Party Album by the Vengaboys which sold 650,000 copies.

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List of best-selling albums soundtracks in India (1990 – 2008)

List of best-selling international albums in India

Best-selling Indian soundtracks (1990 – 2008)

The best-selling soundtrack album in India is ***Aashiqui (A Life for Love)***.

№	Album	Sales	Year release
1	AASHIQUI	15,000,000	1990
2	DIL TO PAGAL HAI	12,500,000	1997
3	RAJA HINDUSTANI	11,000,000	1996
4	HUM AAPKE HAIN KAUN	10,000,000	1994
5	KAHO NAA PYAAR HAI	9,000,000	1999
6	DILWALE DULHANIA LE JAYENGE	9,000,000	1995
7	KUCH KUCH HOTA HAI	8,000,000	1998
8	SAAJAN	7,000,000	1991
9	PARDES	6,000,000	1997
10	PHOOL AUR KAANTE	6,000,000	1991
11	DILWALE	5,500,000	1993
12	MOHABBATEIN	5,000,000	2000
13	GUPT	5,000,000	1997
14	SADAK	5,000,000	1991
15	DHADKAN	4,500,000	2000
16	DIL SE	4,500,000	1998
17	BORDER	4,500,000	1997
18	MOHRA	4,500,000	1994
19	DEEWANA	4,500,000	1992
20	TAAL	4,000,000	1999
21	KABHI KHUSHI KABHIE GHAM…(SOMETIMES HAPPY SOMETIMES SAD)	3,500,000	2001
22	REFUGEE	3,500,000	2000
23	HUM DIL DE CHUKE SANAM	3,500,000	1999
24	SOLDIER	3,500,000	1998
25	PYAAR KIYA TO DARNA KYA	3,500,000	1997
26	RAJA	3,500,000	1995
27	1942 A LOVE STORY	3,500,000	1994
28	KHALNAYAK	3,500,000	1993
29	DARR	3,500,000	1993
30	SANAM BEWAFA	3,500,000	1990
31	MUJHE KUCH KEHNA HAI	3,200,000	2001
32	PYAAR TO HONA HI THA	3,200,000	1998
33	RANGEELA	3,200,000	1995
34	VEER ZAARA	3,000,000	2004
35	TERE NAAM	3,000,000	2003
36	RAAZ	3,000,000	2001
37	BIWI NO1	3,000,000	1999
38	KACHCHE DHAAGE	3,000,000	1999
39	YES BOSS	3,000,000	1997
40	ISHQ	3,000,000	1997
41	PAPA KEHTE HAIN	3,000,000	1996
42	BOMBAY	3,000,000	1995
43	BARSAAT (1995)	3,000,000	1995
44	BEWAFA SANAM	3,000,000	1995
45	KARAN ARJUN	3,000,000	1994
46	THE GENTLEMAN	3,000,000	1994
47	MAIN KHILADI TU ANARI	3,000,000	1994
48	VIJAYPATH	3,000,000	1994
49	BAAZIGAR	3,000,000	1993
50	AANKHEN	3,000,000	1993
51	BETA	3,000,000	1992
52	SAUDAGAR	3,000,000	1991
53	LAGAAN	2,800,000	2001
54	MANN	2,800,000	1999
55	AGNI SAKSHI	2,800,000	1996
56	COOLIE NO1	2,800,000	1995
57	IMTIHAN	2,800,000	1994
58	KHUDAAR	2,800,000	1994
59	PHIR TERI KAHANI YAAD AAYI	2,800,000	1993
60	ROJA	2,800,000	1993
61	BEWAFAA	2,500,000	2004
62	ANDAAZ	2,500,000	2003
63	GADAR EK PREM KATHA	2,500,000	2001
64	FIZA	2,500,000	2000
65	BAADSHAH	2,500,000	1999
66	GHULAM	2,500,000	1998
67	SAPNAY	2,500,000	1997
68	AFLATOON	2,500,000	1997
69	SAAJAN CHALE SASURAL	2,500,000	1996
70	JEET	2,500,000	1996
71	HUM SE HAI MUQABLA	2,500,000	1995
72	AKELE HUM AKELE TUM	2,500,000	1995
73	AATISH	2,500,000	1994
74	HUM HAIN RAHI PYAR KE	2,500,000	1993
75	JO JEETA WOHI SIKANDER	2,500,000	1992
76	KHILADI	2,500,000	1992
77	DIL HAI KE MANTA NAHIN	2,500,000	1991
78	PATTHAR KE PHOOL	2,500,000	1990
79	KAL HO NA HO	2,300,000	2003
80	MURDER	2,200,000	2004
81	DHOOM	2,200,000	2004
82	HUMRAAZ	2,200,000	2002
83	YAADIEN	2,200,000	2001
84	AJNABEE	2,200,000	2001
85	HAR DIL JO PYAR KAREGA	2,200,000	2000
86	SIRF TUM	2,200,000	1999
87	HELLO BROTHER	2,200,000	1999
88	HUM AAPKE DIL MEIN REHTE HAIN	2,200,000	1998
89	DAAG THE FIRE	2,200,000	1998
90	MAJOR SAAB	2,200,000	1998
91	ZIDDI	2,200,000	1997
92	AUZAAR	2,200,000	1996
93	KRISHNA	2,200,000	1996
94	MASOOM	2,200,000	1996
95	TERE MERE SAPNE	2,200,000	1996
96	GAMBLER	2,200,000	1995
97	YEH DILLAGI	2,200,000	1994
98	LOOTERE	2,200,000	1993
99	SALAAMI	2,200,000	1993
100	BOL RADHA BOL	2,200,000	1992
101	HENNA	2,200,000	1991
102	MAIN HOON NA	2,100,000	2004
103	KOI MIL GAYA	2,100,000	2003
104	QAYAMAT	2,100,000	2003

International albums sales & certifications in India

Artist	Album	Certification / source	Sales	Year release
VENGABOYS	THE PARTY ALBUM	Billboard Issue 21.04.2001	650,000	1999
VENGABOYS	THE PLATINUM ALBUM	Billboard Issue 21.04.2001	500,000	2000
STEREO NATION	STEREO NATION	Billboard Issue 14.02.1998	400,000	1996
BEE GEES	SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (SOUNDTRACK)	Billboard Issue 18.07.1981	250,000	1977
SHAKIRA	LAUNDRY SERVICE	8x Platinum	160,000	2001
MICHAEL JACKSON	BAD	NEW YORK TIMES	150,000	1987
SAVAGE GARDEN	SAVAGE GARDEN	6x Platinum	120,000	1997
SHANIA TWAIN	COME ON OVER	5x Platinum	100,000	1997
BACKSTREET BOYS	BACKSTREET`S BACK	4x Platinum	80,000	1997
SHAKIRA	ORAL FIXATION VOLUME 2	4x Platinum	80,000	2005
AQUA	AQUARIUM	4x Platinum	80,000	1997
EMINEM	THE EMINEM SHOW	4x Platinum	80,000	2002
BACKSTREET BOYS	MILLENNIUM	3x Platinum	60,000	1999
BRITNEY SPEARS	…BABY ONE MORE TIME	3x Platinum	60,000	1999
SAVAGE GARDEN	AFFIRMATION	3x Platinum	60,000	1999
ABBA	THE BEST OF ABBA	Billboard Issue 18.07.1981	50,000	1975
BRITNEY SPEARS	OOPS!…I DID IT AGAIN	2x Platinum	40,000	2000
MICHAEL LEARNS TO ROCK	PAINT MY LOVE GREATEST HITS	2x Platinum	40,000	1996
ABBA	GOLD – GREATEST HITS	2x Platinum	40,000	1992
MICHAEL LEARNS TO ROCK	PLAYED ON PEPPER	2x Platinum	40,000	1995
MICHAEL LEARNS TO ROCK	NOTHING TO LOSE	2x Platinum	40,000	1997
BLUE	ONE LOVE	2x Platinum	40,000	2002
ROBBIE WILLIAMS	INTENSIVE CARE	1x Platinum	20,000	2005
BLUE	ALL RISE	1x Platinum	20,000	2001
SPICE GIRLS	SPICE	1x Platinum	20,000	1996
BACKSTREET BOYS	BACKSTREET BOYS	1x Platinum	20,000	1996
BRITNEY SPEARS	BRITNEY	1x Platinum	20,000	2001
ROBBIE WILLIAMS	SING WHEN YOU`RE WINNING	1x Platinum	20,000	2000
ACE OF BASE	HAPPY NATION/THE SIGN	1x Platinum	20,000	1993
BLUE	GUILTY	1x Platinum	20,000	2003
BACKSTREET BOYS	BLACK & BLUE	1x Platinum	20,000	2000
BRITNEY SPEARS	GREATEST HITS: MY PREROGATIVE	1x Platinum	20,000	2004
NELLY FURTADO	LOOSE	1x Platinum	20,000	2006
STING	BRAND NEW DAY	1x Platinum	20,000	1999
ACE OF BASE	THE BRIDGE	1x Gold	10,000	1995
CELINE DION	LET`S TALK ABOUT LOVE	1x Gold	10,000	1997
NORAH JONES	FEELS LIKE HOME	1x Gold	10,000	2004
ENIGMA	ENIGMA 2 – THE CROSS OF CHANGES	1x Gold	10,000	1993
NELLY FURTADO	WHOA, NELLY!	1x Gold	10,000	2000
THE BLACK EYED PEAS	ELEPHUNK	1x Gold	10,000	2003
MICHAEL LEARNS TO ROCK	COLOURS	1x Gold	10,000	1993
WESTLIFE	COAST TO COAST	1x Gold	10,000	2000
CHRISTINA AGUILERA	BACK TO BASICS	1x Gold	10,000	2006
ROBBIE WILLIAMS	RUDEBOX	1x Gold	10,000	2006
IRON MAIDEN	A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH	1x Gold	10,000	2006
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN	THE RISING	1x Gold	10,000	2002
NELLY FURTADO	FOLKLORE	1x Gold	10,000	2003

Best-selling Indian soundtracks (1990 – 2008)

International albums sales & certifications in India

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