List of best-selling albums in Spain

Alejandro Sanz is the artist with more entries in the list, with Más, El Alma al Aire, Viviendo Deprisa, 3 and No Es lo Mismo.

This is a list of the best-selling albums in Spain that have been certified by the Productores de Música de España (PROMUSICAE). PROMUSICAE is in charge of certifying records in Spain. Until October 2005, the certification levels for albums in Spain were 50,000 for Gold and 100,000 for Platinum. The current levels, however, are 20,000 for Gold and 40,000 for Platinum.

Of the 20 best selling albums in Spain, Spanish artists dominate the list with fourteen entries. Two Italian artists and one artist each from the United Kingdom, United States, Cuba and Mexico complete the list. Four acts - Alejandro Sanz, La Oreja de Van Gogh, Mecano, and David Bisbal - appear more than once in the list.

Alejandro Sanz tops the list with his fifth album Más, selling around 2.2 million copies in the country and being certified 22 times. The best-selling non-Spanish language album in Spain is Spice by Spice Girls, which sold 1 million copies.

Best-selling albums of all-time in Spain

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Laura Pausini had one of the best selling album in Spain by a foreign artist with her homonymous album Laura Pausini.
Spanish groups Mecano and La Oreja de Van Gogh (pictured) are tied as the bands with the most entries, both with two.

The following are the top best-selling albums in Spain based in certifications from PROMUSICAE. Spanish artists are in bold.

Year Artist Album Certification Sales Sources
1997 Alejandro Sanz Más 22× Platinum 2,200,000 [1]
2000 Alejandro Sanz El Alma al Aire 13× Platinum 1,300,000 [2]
2002 David Bisbal Corazón latino 13× Platinum 1,300,000 [3]
1994 Laura Pausini Laura Pausini 11× Platinum 1,300,000 [4][5]
1990 The Three Tenors Carreras Domingo Pavarotti in Concert[a] 14× Platinum[7] 1,200,000 [8]
2001 Operacion Triunfo Album 12× Platinum 1,200,000 [9]
1988 Mecano Descanso Dominical 11× Platinum 1,200,000 [9]
2000 La Oreja de Van Gogh El viaje de Copperpot 11× Platinum 1,200,000 [10][11]
1989 Julio Iglesias Raíces 11× Platinum 1,100,000 [9]
1996 Rosana Lunas Rotas 11× Platinum 1,100,000 [9]
1999 Estopa Estopa 11× Platinum 1,100,000 [9]
1993 Mecano Aidalai 10× Platinum 1,000,000 [9]
1993 Gloria Estefan Mi Tierra 10× Platinum 1,000,000 [12]
1997 Mónica Naranjo Palabra de Mujer 10× Platinum 1,000,000 [9]
2004 David Bisbal Bulería 10× Platinum 1,000,000 [3]
1997 Spice Girls Spice 10× Platinum 1,000,000 [10][13]
1997 Luis Miguel Romances 9× Platinum 1,000,000 [14][15]
1990 Juan Luis Guerra Bachata Rosa 7× Platinum 1,000,000 [9][16]
1980 Julio Iglesias Hey 5× Platinum 1,000,000 [9][17]
2001 Álex Ubago ¿Qué pides tú? 9× Platinum 900,000 [18]
1990 Alejandro Sanz Viviendo Deprisa 9× Platinum 900,000 [2]
2003 Alejandro Sanz No Es lo Mismo 8× Platinum 800,000 [19]
1997 Backstreet Boys Backstreet's Back 8× Platinum 800,000 [9]
1995 Alejandro Sanz 3 8× Platinum 800,000 [2]
1989 Phil Collins ...But Seriously 7× Platinum 750,000 [9][20]
1999 Luis Miguel Amarte Es Un Placer 7× Platinum 700,000 [21]
1998 La Oreja de Van Gogh Dile Al Sol 7× Platinum 700,000 [11][22]
1996 Ella baila sola Ella baila Sola 7× Platinum 700,000 [9]
1998 Chayanne Atado a Tu Amor 7× Platinum 700,000 [9]
2002 Amaral Estrella de mar 7× Platinum 700,000 [9]
2002 David Bustamante Bustamante 7× Platinum 700,000 [9]
1993 El Último de la Fila Astronomía razonable 7× Platinum 700,000 [9]
2002 Operacion Triunfo Canta Disney 7× Platinum 700,000 [9]

Notes

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  1. ^ Year-end sales according to El País. Platinum for a classical album before 1999, was equivalent to 25,000 units.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Top 100 álbumes" (PDF). Productores de Música de España. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2013. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "Top 100 álbumes" (PDF). Productores de Música de España. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 12, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Top 100 álbumes 2004" (PDF). Productores de Música de España. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 18, 2010. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
  4. ^ "Discos de platino y oro 1999". El Mundo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 March 2005. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  5. ^ "Laura Pausini cuarto disco en español en septiembre". zm.nu. 16 August 2000. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
  6. ^ Productores de Música de España (2001). "Discos de platino y oro 2000 (*)". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  7. ^ Fernando Salaverri (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. p. 930. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  8. ^ "Anuario El País" (in Spanish). 1991. p. 232. Retrieved April 27, 2024 – via Biblioteca Nacional de España. Los tenores Carreras, Domingo y Pavarotti han sido los más vendedores del año en España (1,2 millones de copias de su disco "En concierto")
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Fernando Salaverri (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  10. ^ a b "Top 100 álbumes" (PDF). Productores de Música de España. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 11, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
  11. ^ a b Cobo, Leila (March 13, 2004). "U.S. Open Hears to La Oreja de Van Gogh". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
  12. ^ "Top 100" (PDF). Productores de Música de España. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2013. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  13. ^ Caulfield, Keith. "Ask Billboard Jul 19 2006. GREATEST SPICES". Billboard. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
  14. ^ "Relación de discos de platino y oro 2004". El País Anuario. Ediciones El País, S.L. 2005. p. 239. ISBN 9788495595126. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  15. ^ Llewellyn, Howell (2 October 1999). "Miguel Proudly Sticks To Spanish On 'Amarte' From WMI". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 40. p. 24. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  16. ^ "Global Music Pulse - Spain" (PDF). worldradiohistory.com. 1993. p. 38. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  17. ^ Goodman, Al (30 September 1989). "The World's The Limit For Spanish Band" (PDF). Billboard. p. 70. Retrieved 18 May 2022 – via World Radio History.
  18. ^ "Top 100 álbumes" (PDF). Productores de Música de España. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 15, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  19. ^ "Top 100 álbumes" (PDF). Productores de Música de España. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  20. ^ "Viva Espana - Best Sellers" (PDF). Billboard. 8 December 1990. p. VE-28. Retrieved 8 June 2021 – via World Radio History.
  21. ^ "Relación de discos de platino y oro 2005". El País Anuario. Ediciones El País, S.L. 2006. p. 219. ISBN 9788495595140. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  22. ^ "Top 100 álbumes" (PDF). Productores de Música de España. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2013. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
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