Time for a couple of lists ...

Here is a list of the all-time top selling albums (number in parentheses indicates total U.S. sales in millions):

1. THE EAGLES - "Eagles/Their Greatest Hits: 1971-75" (29)
2. MICHAEL JACKSON - "Thriller" (27)
3. LED ZEPPELIN - "Led Zeppelin IV" (23)
4. PINK FLOYD - "The Wall" (23)
5. AC/DC - "Back in Black" (21)
6. BILLY JOEL - "Greatest Hits Vol. I & II" (21)
7. GARTH BROOKS - "Double Live" (20)
8. SHANIA TWAIN - "Come On Over" (20)
9. THE BEATLES - "The Beatles" (19)
10. FLEETWOOD MAC - "Rumours" (19)
11. BOSTON - "Boston" (17)
12. WHITNEY HOUSTON - "The Bodyguard" (soundtrack) (17)
13. THE BEATLES - "The Beatles 1967-70" (16)
14. GARTH BROOKS - "No Fences" (16)
15. THE EAGLES - "Hotel California" (16)
16. HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH - "Cracked Rear View" (16)
17. ELTON JOHN - "Greatest Hits" (16)
18. LED ZEPPELIN - "Physical Graffiti" (16)
19. ALANIS MORISSETTE - "Jagged Little Pill" (16)
20. THE BEATLES - "The Beatles 1962-66" (15)
21. BEE GEES - "Saturday Night Fever" (soundtrack) (15)
22. GUNS N' ROSES - "Appetite for Destruction" (15)
23. PINK FLOYD - "Dark Side of the Moon" (15)
24. SANTANA - "Supernatural" (15)
25. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - "Born in the U.S.A." (15)
26. BACKSTREET BOYS - "Backstreet Boys" (14)
27. GARTH BROOKS - "Ropin' the Wind" (14)
28. JOURNEY - "Greatest Hits" (14)
29. MEAT LOAF - "Bat Out of Hell" (14)
30. METALLICA - "Metallica" (14)
31. SIMON & GARFUNKEL - "Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits" (14)
32. BRITNEY SPEARS - "... Baby One More Time" (14)

The 20 top-selling artists in millions of albums/CDs (number in parentheses indicates total U.S.
sales in millions):

1. THE BEATLES (168.5)
2. ELVIS PRESLEY (118.5)
3. GARTH BROOKS (116)
4. LED ZEPPELIN (109.5)
5. EAGLES (91)
6. BILLY JOEL (79.5)
7. PINK FLOYD (73.5)
8. BARBRA STREISAND (71)
9. ELTON JOHN (69)
10. AC/DC (66)
11. THE ROLLING STONES (65.5)
12. AEROSMITH (65.5)
13. MADONNA (63)
14. GEORGE STRAIT (62.5)
15. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (62)
16. MARIAH CAREY (61.5)
17. MICHAEL JACKSON (60.5)
18. METALLICA (57)
19. VAN HALEN (56.5)
20. WHITNEY HOUSTON (54)

Thanks to Jim Lent for the info.