List of best-selling albums in Belgium explained

Albums in Belgium are certified since 1995 by Belgian Entertainment Association. From 1995 to May 2007, gold/platinum levels for domestic albums were 15,000/30,000 while for international album 25,000/50,000.[1] Since May 2007 to today gold/platinum domestic levels are 10,000/20,000 while international gold/platinum levels are 15,000/30,000. Ever since July 2017 gold level is 10,000 and platinum 20,000.[2]

Best-selling albums of all-time in Belgium

Year Artist Album SalesNotes
1995Helmut Lotti goes Classic[3]
1996Helmut Lotti goes Classic II[4]
1995Nevermind[5]
1992ABBA Gold[6]
1995Bocelli[7]
1996Helmut Lotti goes Classic III
1995D'eux
1995Oker
1983Thriller[8]
1997The Best of 1980–1990
1989Hoezo
20001[9]
2001Onderweg
1995[10]
1980Guilty[11]
201525[12]
2013Racine carrée[13]
1977Saturday Night Fever[14]
1984Legend
1993So Far So Good
1995Falling into You[15]
1997Let's Talk About Love[16]
1996Adrenaline
1985Brothers in Arms
1998Helmut Lotti goes Classic Final Edition[17]
1973Jonathan Livingston Seagull[18]
1992The Bodyguard[19]
1994Samedi soir sur la Terre
201121[20]
201510.000 luchtballonnen
1993Sans plus attendre
2006Back to Black
1997Buena Vista Social Club
1999...Baby One More Time[21]
2000Oops!... I Did It Again
1999All the Way... A Decade of Song
2003Life for Rent
1999No Angel[22]
1990The Very Best of Elton John
2004Back to Bedlam
1997
2000Alle kleuren[23]
2000Latino Classics
1999Out of Africa
2000Music
2007Life in Cartoon Motion[24]
1997Come On Over
1997Spice GirlsSpice
2021Brol
2001Tele-Romeo
1995Jagged Little Pill[25]
1992Il Mare Calmo della Sera[26]
1997Romanza
1999Millennium
2002A New Day Has Come[27]
1993The Colour of My Love
199787*97
2000Parachutes[28]
2002A Rush of Blood to the Head[29]
2005X&Y[30]
2000Born to Do It
2000A Day Without Rain
2000The Marshall Mathers LP
1997Paint the Sky with Stars
1997Eros
1991Shepherd Moons
198777-87
1998
1977Brel[31]
2006FutureSex/LoveSounds
2000Hybrid Theory
1993Music Box
1999Play
1995Come Away With Me
1997OK Computer
2003
1999Supernatural
1991Simply the Best
1999The Greatest Hits
1994No Need to Argue
2002The Best of 1990–2000
2000All That You Can't Leave Behind
19921492: Conquest of Paradise

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Certification Award Levels 2007 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20070615041515/http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/certification-award-levels.pdf . 2007-06-15 . 2007.
  2. Web site: Certification Award Levels September 2007 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20070924152157/http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/certification-award-levels.pdf . 2007-09-24 . September 2007.
  3. Belgium's Helmut Lotti Crossing Borders. Billboard. 80. Marc. Maes. 13 December 1997. 22 July 2019.
  4. Top 10. Billboard. 37. 5 July 1997. 16 December 2021.
  5. Belgium. album. 2022.
  6. Belgium. album. 2014.
  7. Bocelli's sweet sound seduces Germany. Music & Media. 18. 14. 6. 8 February 1997. American Radio History. Mark. Dezzani. 16 December 2021.
  8. Marc . Maes . Top-Seller Lotti Looks South . Billboard . 20 January 1996. 108 . 3 . 39 . 0006-2510 .
  9. Web site: Goud en platina - Albums 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20210308235438/https://www.ultratop.be/nl/goud-platina/2007/albumss. dead. Ultratop. 8 March 2021. 16 December 2021.
  10. Belgium. album. 1996.
  11. CBS Belgium Big Gainer. Billboard. 62. 21 February 1981. 16 December 2021.
  12. Belgium. album. 2016.
  13. Belgium. album. 2015.
  14. 'Grease' In Europe Could Equal Fever. Billboard. Nick . Robertshaw . 56. 16 September 1978. 16 December 2021.
  15. Belgium. album. 1997.
  16. Belgium. album. 1998.
  17. Belgium. album. 1999.
  18. From the Music Capitols of the World - Brussels. Billboard. 69. Juul. Anthonissen. 1 May 1976. 16 December 2021.
  19. Belgium. album. 1995.
  20. Belgium. album. 2012.
  21. Belgium. album. 2000.
  22. Belgium. album. 2005.
  23. Belgium. album. 2001.
  24. Belgium. album. 2008.
  25. Web site: Goud en platina - Albums 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20210308140213/https://www.ultratop.be/nl/goud-platina/2004/albums. dead. Ultratop. 8 March 2021. 16 December 2021.
  26. Bocelli's sweet sound seduces Germany. Music & Media. 18. 14. 6. 8 February 1997. American Radio History. Mark. Dezzani. 14 December 2021.
  27. Web site: Goud en platina - Albums 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20210308122007/https://www.ultratop.be/nl/goud-platina/2002/albums. dead. Ultratop. 8 March 2021. 16 December 2021.
  28. Belgium. album. 2006.
  29. Belgium. album. 2006.
  30. Belgium. album. 2006.
  31. Web site: Belgian News. Cash Box. 55. 10 December 1977. American Radio History. 25 November 2023.

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