who has the biggest selling album of all time
List of best-selling albums Michael Jackson's Thriller, estimated to have sold 66 million copies worldwide, is the best-selling album.[1] Although sales estimates for Thriller have been as high as 120Â million copies, these sales figures are unreliable.[2] Jackson also currently has the highest number of albums on the list with five, while The Beatles, Madonna and Celine Dion each have three.
Once Upon a Time in Shaolin Once Upon a Time in Shaolin is a double album by the New York hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan that was limited to a single copy sold in 2015. It is the most expensive single album ever sold.[1] One double-CD of the album, which was recorded in secret over six years, was pressed in 2014 and stored in a secured vault at the Royal Mansour Hotel in Marrakech, Morocco. The album was auctioned to the highest bidder through auction house Paddle8 in 2015.[2] It was subsequently revealed that the winning bid of $2 million was placed by American businessman Martin Shkreli. A legal agreement with the purchaser states that the album cannot be commercially exploited until 2103, although it can be released for free or played during listening parties.[3]