Michael Jackson’s groundbreaking album, Thriller, has been certified 34X multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
With more than 34 million units sold in the U.S. alone, Thriller remains the second best-selling album of all time. The Eagles’ compilation album, Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975), is the top-selling album of all time in the U.S. with 38 million copies sold (as of August 2018) which has been questioned by the fans and the Estate of Michael Jackson.
In addition to Thriller, Jackson has also gained new plaques for his 1987 album, Bad (now 11X multi-platinum), as well as his great hits compilation albums Number Ones (now 5X multi-platinum), The Essential Michael Jackson (now 5X multi-platinum).
SOURCE: RIAA
The terms here annoy me. People talk like the USA is the only place that exists. Thriller remains far-and-away the biggest selling album in the WORLD. The Eagles can have the biggest selling album in just America if they really want it!
I agree with Jarrad Hurley in the sense that MJ is a global phenomenom, although he was born in the US.