What is the biggest selling album of the 1980s?

What is the biggest selling album of the 1980s?

Thriller
American singer Michael Jackson’s 1982 Thriller became the best-selling record in the country for two consecutive years in the 1980s.

What song sold the most records in the 1980s?

1984 -Do They Know It’s Christmas – Band Aid The message was to “feed the world” and this charity single became not just the biggest hit of the year, but also the biggest-selling single of the entire 1980s.

Which band sold the most records in the 80s?

Best Selling Albums of the 80s

Position Artist Title
1 Dire Straits Brothers In Arms
2 Michael Jackson Bad
3 Michael Jackson Thriller
4 Queen Greatest Hits

Who was the biggest selling artist in the 80s?

Top 100 Artists of the 80’s

  • Michael Jackson. 1980 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989.
  • Prince. 1980 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989.
  • Madonna. 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1989.
  • U2. 1987 | 1988 | 1989.
  • Bruce Springsteen. 1980 | 1981 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988.
  • Run-D.M.C.
  • Van Halen.
  • Public Enemy.

What were the top 5 selling albums of 1985?

INVASION OF YOUR PRIVACY. RATT.

  • LIVE AFTER DEATH. IRON MAIDEN. Sales: 1,695,160.
  • ROCKY IV. Sales: 1,600,000. Rankings:
  • FLY ON THE WALL. Sales: 1,599,570. Rankings:
  • WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD. MR. MISTER.
  • WORLD WIDE LIVE. SCORPIONS. Sales: 1,574,290.
  • SHE`S THE BOSS. MICK JAGGER. Sales: 1,574,121.
  • MOVIN` JENNIFER RUSH. Sales: 1,555,837.
  • Who has the most number 1s in the 80s?

    Number ones Michael Jackson had the highest number of top hits at the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the 1980s (9 songs). In addition, Jackson remained the longest at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the 1980s (27 weeks).