Germany is the third largest music market in the world, and the largest in Europe. This is a list of the best-selling albums in Germany that have been certified by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI). Since January 1, 2003, BVMI certifies an album platinum for the shipment of 200,000 copies across Germany.

All albums in this list must have sold more than a million copies.

Certifications for albums released in Germany depend upon their release date.

Certification levels Certification till 24 September 1999 till 31. December 2002 till 31 December 2012 since 1 January 2013 250,000 150,000 100,000 100,000 500,000 300,000 200,000 200,000 750,000 450,000 300,000 300,000 1,000,000 600,000 400,000 400,000 – – – 750,000 Source: BVMI

By units + Sortable table Year Title Artist Certification Shipments1987 Dirty Dancing O.S.T. - Various 13× Gold 3.25 million 2002 Mensch Herbert Grönemeyer 21× Gold 3.15 million1989 ...But Seriously Phil Collins 6× Platinum 3 million1994 Over the Hump The Kelly Family 9× Gold 3 million1984 4630 Bochum Herbert Grönemeyer 11× Gold 2.75 million2013 Farbenspiel Helene Fischer 13× Platinum 2.6 million 1991 We Can't Dance Genesis 5× Platinum 2.5 million 1992 Gold: Greatest Hits ABBA 5× Platinum 2.5 million1995 Rock Super Stars Various artists — 2.5 million2001 Best Of Andrea Berg 8× platinum 2.4 million1988 Tracy Chapman Tracy Chapman 9× Gold 2.25 million 1991 Greatest Hits II Queen 9× Gold 2.25 million1979 The Wall Pink Floyd 4× Platinum 2.1 million1973 1962–1966 The Beatles 4× Platinum 2 million 1987 Bad Michael Jackson 4× Platinum 2 million 1991 Metallica Metallica 4× Platinum 2 million1991 Dangerous Michael Jackson 4× Platinum 2 million1995 Abenteuerland Pur 4× Platinum 2 million 1995 Bocelli Andrea Bocelli 4× Platinum 2 million 1996 Alles Wolfgang Petry 4× Platinum 2 million 2010 Best Of Helene Fischer 10× Platinum 2 million 2010 Unheilig 9× Platinum 1.8 million1978 Grease O.S.T. - Various 5× Gold 1.75 million1978 Saturday Night Fever O.S.T. - Various 3× Platinum 1.75 million1981 Face Value Phil Collins 7× Gold 1.75 million1981 Greatest Hits Queen 7× Gold 1.75 million1988 Ö Herbert Grönemeyer 7× Gold 1.75 million1991 Joyride Roxette 7× Gold 1.75 million1994 Affentheater Marius Müller-Westernhagen 7× Gold 1.75 million1992 The Bodyguard Whitney Houston 3× Platinum 1.7 million2000 1 The Beatles 11× Gold 1.65 million2011 21 Adele 8× Platinum 1.6 million1972 Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits Simon & Garfunkel 2× Platinum 1.5 million1973 The Dark Side of the Moon Pink Floyd 3× Platinum 1.5 million1973 1967–1970 The Beatles 3× Platinum 1.5 million1975 Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd Platinum 1.5 million1980 Revanche Peter Maffay 2× Platinum 1.5 million1982 Thriller Michael Jackson 3× Platinum 1.5 million1985 Movin' Jennifer Rush 3× Platinum 1.5 million1985 No Jacket Required Phil Collins 3× Platinum 1.5 million1987 Winterkinder Rolf Zuckowski 3× Platinum 1.5 million1990 Serious Hits... Live! Phil Collins 3× Platinum 1.5 million1993 Both Sides Phil Collins 3× Platinum 1.5 million1993 Happy Nation Ace of Base 3× Platinum 1.5 million1993 Seiltänzertraum Pur 3× Platinum 1.5 million1995 The Lion King (Audio Book) Diverse 3× Platinum 1.5 million1995 HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I Michael Jackson 3× Platinum 1.5 million1995 Made in Heaven Queen 3× Platinum 1.5 million1996 Dove c'è musica Eros Ramazzotti 3× Platinum 1.5 million1997 Eros Eros Ramazzotti 3× Platinum 1.5 million1997 Let's Talk About Love Celine Dion 3× Platinum 1.5 million1998 Ray of Light Madonna 3× Platinum 1.5 million1998 Westernhagen - Live Marius Müller-Westernhagen 3× Platinum 1.5 million2001 Swing When You're Winning Robbie Williams 5× Platinum 1.5 million2008 Stadtaffe Peter Fox 15× gold 1.5 million1993 Music Box Mariah Carey 2× Platinum 1.4 million2013 Die Eiskönigin - Völlig Unverfroren (Audio Book) Various 7× Platinum 1.4 million1992 1492: Conquest of Paradise Vangelis 5× Gold 1.3 million2008 The Fame Lady Gaga 13× Gold 1.3 million2010 Rapunzel: Neu verföhnt (Audio Book) Various 13× Gold 1.3 million2012 Bis ans Ende der Welt Santiano 13× Gold 1.3 million1968 Heintje Heintje 9× Gold, Platinum 1.25 million1977 Benjamin Blümchen als Wetterelefant (Audio Book) Benjamin Blümchen 5× Gold 1.25 million1977 Rumours Fleetwood Mac 5× Gold 1.25 million1979 Weihnachten mit Andrea Jürgens - Meine 20 schönsten Weihnachtslieder Andrea Jürgens 5× Gold 1.25 million1979 Benjamin Blümchen und die Schule (Audio Book) Benjamin Blümchen 5× Gold 1.25 million1980 Benjamin Blümchen hat Geburtstag (Audio Book) Benjamin Blümchen 5× Gold 1.25 million1982 Benjamin Blümchen als Weihnachtsmann (Audio Book) Benjamin Blümchen 5× Gold 1.25 million1983 Benjamin Blümchen als Feuerwehrmann (Audio Book) Benjamin Blümchen 5× Gold 1.25 million1983 Benjamin Blümchen auf dem Bauernhof (Audio Book) Benjamin Blümchen 5× Gold 1.25 million1984 Private Dancer Tina Turner 5× Gold 1.25 million1997 Titanic James Horner 5× Gold 1.25 million1991 Out of Time R.E.M. 5× Gold 1.25 million1991 Stars Simply Red 5× Gold 1.25 million1991 Use Your Illusion II Guns N' Roses 5× Gold 1.25 million1992 Automatic for the People R.E.M. 5× Gold 1.25 million1992 Unplugged Eric Clapton 5× Gold 1.25 million1996 Falling into You Celine Dion 5× Gold 1.25 million 1997 Reload Metallica 5× Gold 1.25 million 1997 Sehnsucht Rammstein 5× Gold 1.25 million1998 Radio Maria Marius Müller-Westernhagen 5× Gold 1.25 million1998 Back for Good Modern Talking 5× Gold 1.25 million1979 Steppenwolf Peter Maffay Platinum 1.2 million1989 Foreign Affair Tina Turner 2× Platinum 1.2 million2000 Hybrid Theory Linkin Park 4× Platinum 1.2 million2002 Escapology Robbie Williams 4× Platinum 1.2 million2006 Back to Black Amy Winehouse 6× Platinum 1.2 million2006 Loose Nelly Furtado 6× Platinum 1.2 million2007 Vom selben Stern Ich + Ich 6× Platinum 1.2 million2013 Mit den Gezeiten Santiano 6× Platinum 1.2 million2015 25 Adele 6× Platinum 1.2 million2015 Weihnachten Helene Fischer 6× Platinum 1.2 million2003 United Deutschland sucht den Superstar 11× Gold 1.1 million2005 Intensive Care Robbie Williams 11× Gold 1.1 million2006 Das große Leben Rosenstolz 11× Gold 1.1 million2011 MTV Unplugged - Live aus dem Hotel Atlantik Udo Lindenberg 11× Gold 1.1 million2015 Muttersprache Sarah Connor 11× Gold 1.1 million1999 All the Way... A Decade of Song Celine Dion 7× Gold 1.05 million2000 So far ... - Best Of Marius Müller-Westernhagen 7× Gold 1.05 million2001 Das Dschungelbuch (audio book) Various 7× Gold 1.05 million 2001 Elle'ments No Angels 7× Gold 1.05 million

Tracy Chapman's eponymous debut album was certified 9× Gold in 2010. Since this album was released prior to September 24, 1999, every Gold certification it receives denotes 250,000 copies shipped. Thus at 9× Gold, 2.25 million copies of the album have been shipped across Germany. 1 by The Beatles was certified 11× Gold in 2007. Since this album was released prior to January 1, 2003, every Gold certification it receives denotes 150,000 copies shipped. Thus at 11× Gold, 1.65 million copies of the album have been shipped across Germany.

See also List of best-selling singles in Germany

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