The following is an independently-determined list of best-selling albums in Chile. Some of these figures are reported by national newspapers such as and La Tercera, forwarded by entities that includes Feria del Disco and Musimundo (then Chile's largest retailers) or music associations like Asociación de Productores Fonográficos de Chile (APF or IFPI Chile), Chile's record-industry trade group that compiled sales from five multionational labels that make up APF (Sony, BMG, EMI, Warner and Polygram Chile).
Chilean music market rose steadily in the mid-1990s, with sales of more than 7.5 million records in 1996. Record sales peaked in 1997, when 9 million units were sold. The music market have seen a decrease in their tallies figures. Despite this, the country have been included as one of the biggest 50th music markets during multiple reports by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). Billboard found that the consumption of music by Chileans have been focused in international artists (Latino and non-Latinos artists), and that their local music represented only 20% share in 1996. Qué Pasa explained in 2001 that international artists have been the priority by record labels, and at the sum of the year, yearly national best-selling albums have had an average of only 12% from their domestic acts according to La Segunda in 2010.
Luis Miguel's Romance is believed to be the best-selling album in Chile, with tracked sales of 500,000 units. In addition, Luis Miguel is the artist with the most entries, with at least 9 albums, followed by Los Prisioneros (3) and Maná (3), as well. Five of those Miguel's albums attained sales of over 200,000 copies sold – the most by any other act with those figures.
However, the best-selling record of Chilean music history is "El Rock del Mundial" by The Ramblers, with estimated sales of 600,000 units.
Keys Indicates a Chilean artist
All-time best-selling albums +Over 100,000 units Rel. year Artist Album Claimed sales Ref.1991Luis MiguelRomance500,0001997Romances433,0001994Segundo Romance325,000 1990 Juan Luis Guerra Bachata Rosa300,000 1995Luis Miguel El Concierto250,000 1990XuxaXuxa 1995 Estúpido Cupido Estúpido Cupido225,000 1991 Ana Gabriel Mi México200,0001992Maná¿Dónde Jugarán los Niños?1993Luis MiguelAries 1990 Los Prisioneros Corazones 180,000 1990 Juan Gabriel Juan Gabriel en el Palacio de Bellas Artes175,0001993Illapu175,000 1996 Juan Gabriel Bienvenido a Chile175,000 1993 Eros Ramazzotti Tutte Storie160,0002003María José QuintanillaMéxico Lindo y Querido160,0001996Luis MiguelNada Es Igual...150,0001993Phil CollinsBoth Sides 1996 Sucupira Sucupira150,000 1999 Joe Vasconcellos Vivo200331 Minutos31 Minutos140,0002003ChristellChristell126,000 1994 Ricardo Arjona Historias125,000 1995 Los Tres MTV Unplugged125,000 1996 Ella baila sola 120,000 1997 Andrea Bocelli Romanza 1998 Ella baila sola E.B.S. 1988Luis Miguel Busca una Mujer 1990 20 Años117,0001995ManáCuando los Ángeles Lloran 1984 Los Prisioneros La voz de los '80100,000 1986 Pateando piedras1988Myriam Hernández Myriam Hernández 1989 Sexual Democracia 1991 La Ley Doble Opuesto1992Whitney Houston / Various ArtistsThe Bodyguard100,0001991Michael JacksonDangerous 1997 Alejandro Sanz Más 1998 Shakira ¿Dónde Están los Ladrones? 1999 Luis Miguel Amarte Es un Placer 2003 Axé Bahia Tudo bem 2006 La Oreja de Van Gogh Guapa 2008 Américo A Morir 100,000 2010Los Vásquez
Best-selling albums by year Year Album Artist Reported sales Ref. 1990 Xuxa Xuxa 100,000 1996 MTV Unplugged Los Tres 150,000 1999 Valses Andre Rieu 92,000 2001ChocolateChocolate 2003 México Lindo y Querido María José Quintanilla 160,000 2004VueloKudai60,000200542,000 2008 En Tu Cuarto La Noche 50,000 2009 A Morir Américo 40,000 2010 2011 Contigo pop y cebolla Los Vásquez 20,000 2012 21 Adele 22,000 2013 Midnight Memories One Direction 40,000
Best-selling international artists in Chile In 1999, Luis Miguel was awarded with 3 special Diamond Award ("Disco de Diamante" from Spanish) recognizing "exceptional sales" of 1,750,000 units across the nation during his career. This award was later presented to Ricardo Arjona in 2006, when his total record sales reached the one million mark in the country. In comparison, Américo became the first Chilean artist to receive this recognition (2010) but lacked of support from IFPI Chile. While his record label, Feria Music (a label that shared 30% of the national sales value) awarded him as their best-selling artist, Karina Ruiz from IFPI Chile said that award from Feria Music isn't an official award from the industry. The next artist with sales reported close to the one million mark, is Juan Gabriel whom reached the sum of 700,000 in 1999, and 950,000 units as of 2010. Luis Miguel remains the best-selling artist in Chile, with sales of over 2.5 million units as of 2012, a sum that could be easily 3 million copies according to La Tercera because his first records don't have scanned sales report.
+Over 100,000 in sales Artist Sales ImageLuis Miguel2,500,000 ()Ricardo Arjona1,000,000 ()Juan Gabriel950,000 ()Shakira500,000 (Physical sales) Ana Gabriel400,000 ()Madonna400,000 ()Nana Mouskouri300,000 ()Xuxa250,000 ()U2250,000 ()Chayanne250,000 () Gloria Estefan249,000 ()Metallica200,000 ()Laura Pausini200,000 ()Sting150,000 ()RBD120,000 ()
See also Music of Chile List of best-selling albums List of best-selling albums by country List of best-selling singles by country§Chile
References
External links Streaming awards in Chile by PROFOVI "Ventas de discos en Chile alcanzan las cifras más bajas en diez años" by La Tercera