Best-selling albums in Ukraine

The list of best selling albums in Ukraine is based on IFPI Ukraine certificates. Additional sources: Segodnya UA, Кременчугский ТелеграфЪ. Certification in Ukraine was launched in 2003.

The best-selling album in Ukraine is Ruslana’s Wild Dances. Together with the Ukrainian-language version of Дiкi Танцi, the total sales is over 600,000 copies. Previously, the top selling album in Ukraine was Фарби (Farbi) by Iryna Bilyk (400,000 copies). On September 22, 2005, Gloria by Okean Elzy set a record by getting platinum (105,000 copies) 6 hours after the release and becoming the fastest selling album in Ukraine of all time.

Ukrainian music market

The Ukrainian music market is the second largest after Russia in the post-Soviet states. According to Intermedia agency, in the late 90s the piracy rate was 90%. In 1997, 63,2 million albums were sold in Ukraine: 6,2 million legal (6M cassettes, 200K CDs) and 57 million pirated (53M cassettes, 4M CDs). In 1999, 74 million were sold, of which only 7,5 million legal copies. From 2002 to 2007, the Ukrainian music market entered the world top 50, according to IFPI (the highest position #35 in 2007). Most legal albums were sold in 2003 – 17,7 million (10,8 cassettes 6,9 CDs).

Certification levels for albums in Ukraine

RepertoireGoldPlatinumDiamond
Domestic50,000100,000500,000
International25,00050,000100,000

List of best-selling albums in Ukraine

Wild Dances by Ruslana is the best-selling album in Ukraine
ArtistAlbumCertification or sourceSales
РУСЛАНАWILD DANCES5x Platinum500,000
ВЕРКА СЕРДЮЧКАХА-РА-ШО1x Diamond500,000
ИРИНА БИЛЫКФАРБИSegodnya UA400,000
ОКЕАН ЕЛЬЗИGLORIA2x Platinum200,000
ОКЕАН ЕЛЬЗИСУПЕРСИМЕТРІЯ2x Platinum200,000
АВІАТОРВ ЭФИРЕ2x Platinum200,000
ОКЕАН ЕЛЬЗИМІРАКременчугский ТелеграфЪ170,000
РУСЛАНАДИКІ ТАНЦІ1x Platinum100,000
АНИ ЛОРАКРОЗКАЖИ1x Platinum100,000
АНИ ЛОРАКСОЛНЦЕ1x Platinum100,000
ИРИНЫ БИЛЫКЛЮБОВЬ. ЯД1x Platinum100,000
АЛЕКСАНДРА ПОНОМАРЕВАВОНАSegodnya UA100,000
ТАИСИЯ ПОВАЛИЙПТИЦА ВОЛЬНАЯ1x Platinum100,000
БУМБОКСFAMILY БІЗНЕС1x Platinum100,000
ВХІД У ЗМІННОМУ ВЗУТТІПЛАНОВЕ ЗАСIДАННЯ1x Platinum100,000
ТАНОК НА МАЙДАНІ КОНҐОСИЛА1x Gold50,000
АНИ ЛОРАКТАМ, ГДЕ ТЫ ЕСТЬ…1x Gold50,000
АНИ ЛОРАКАНИ ЛОРАК1x Gold50,000
АНИ ЛОРАКSMILE1x Gold50,000
АНИ ЛОРАКТАМ, ДЕ ТИ Є1x Gold50,000
АННА ЗАВАЛЬСЬКАОТРАЖЕНИЕ ДУШИ1x Gold50,000
НЕАНГЕЛЫНОМЕР ОДИН1x Gold50,000

List of best-selling international albums in Ukraine

ArtistAlbumCertificationSales
SOUNDTRACK8 MILE1x Platinum50,000
IN-GRIDRENDEZ-VOUS1x Platinum50,000
EMINEMTHE EMINEM SHOW1x Platinum50,000
ERAERA1x Gold25,000
RAMMSTEINLIVE AUS BERLIN1x Gold25,000
DJ ALIGATORTHE SOUND OF SCANDINAVIA1x Gold25,000
RAMMSTEINMUTTER1x Gold25,000
RAMMSTEINHERZELEID1x Gold25,000
BENNY BENASSIHYPNOTICA1x Gold25,000
RAMMSTEINSEHNSUCHT1x Gold25,000

See also. Best-selling albums by country: