The Top Ten Selling Country Albums of All-Time

If you had to guess right now, what do you think the #1 best-selling country music album of all-time was? If you said Garth Brooks, you're right! And, if you said Shania Twain, you were almost right!

To the surprise of no one, '90s artists dominate this list, back when CD sales were at an all-time high. Here are the top ten selling country music albums of all-time, according to RIAA's album sales.

 

1.  "Double Live" by Garth Brooks

Released: November 1998

Certified U.S. sales: 23 million

 

2.  "Come on Over" by Shania Twain

Released: November 1997

Certified U.S. sales: 20 million

 

3.  "No Fences" by Garth Brooks

Released: August 1990

Certified U.S. sales: 18 million

 

4.  "Ropin' the Wind" by Garth Brooks

Released: September 1991

Certified U.S. sales: 14 million

 

5.  "Wide Open Spaces" by The Chicks

Released: January 1998

Certified U.S. sales: 13 million

 

6.  "The Woman in Me" by Shania Twain

Released: February 1995

Certified U.S. sales: 12 million

 

7.  "Kenny Rogers' Greatest Hits" by Kenny Rogers

Released: October 1990

Certified U.S. sales: 12 million

 

8.  "Fly" by The Chicks

Released: August 1999

Certified U.S. sales: 11 million

 

9.  "Up!" by Shania Twain

Released: November 2002

Certified U.S. sales: 11 million

 

10.  "Fearless" by Taylor Swift

Released: November 2008

Certified U.S. sales: 10 million

 

Fun fact: Morgan Wallen's"Dangerous: The Double Album" came in #32 on this list with 6 million in sales even though it was only released in 2021.

 

Second fun fact: Garth is #8 all-time out of all genres in album sales.  "Their Greatest Hits" by the Eagles is #1 with 38 million.

 

(Country Chord)

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