List of best-selling albums in the Philippines explained

This is a list of best-selling albums in the Philippines. This list can contain any types of albums, including studio albums or extended plays, live albums, greatest hits or compilations, various artists, and soundtracks, both from domestic and international artists. The Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI) is the organization responsible for awarding record certifications in the Philippines. PARI is a member of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). Album certifications include both physical and digital sales.

Music certifications prior to 1990 were only awarded by record labels of their artists through their own guidelines until PARI took the obligation. PARI's early policy at that time was that released albums in the country can only be certified Platinum if they were sold at least 40,000 copies, eventually they would receive Diamond award when they reach ten times, at 400,000. This rule was granted until 2006 when PARI changed it down to 30,000 units.[1] It was not until October 2007 that thresholds for albums were distinguished between the local and international repertoire. In local release, PARI made it into 30,000 copies, same that of the previous rule, but parted away from the international release, decreased it into 20,000 copies.[2] In February 2008, PARI again decided to change the guidelines. This time, they made 25,000 copies for local albums and 15,000 for international albums.[3] This latter did not take until December 2009 when PARI decreased five-thousand copies for local albums for a requirement as a Platinum-certified album when they made it to 20,000, while still remained 15,000 for international-released albums, same from the previous one.[4]

Currently, domestic repertoire again shares the same thresholds along with the international repertoire, same that of the 1999—2006/2007 rule. As the album could be one of the best-sellers, new criteria were told that the figure must be published by a reliable or acceptable source and that the album must have sold at least 150,000 units for both domestic and international albums in the country which was already implemented in March 2012.[5] This is why only partial sales figures for international albums such as Fearless, Doo-Wops & Hooligans, All Saints, and The Fame have been included on this list. Mandy Moore's self-titled second album had sold 200,000 copies in the Philippines, making it the second best-selling album in the Philippines by a female foreign singer behind Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill. [6]

As of 2023, Jose Mari Chan's Constant Change (1989) and Christmas in Our Hearts (1990) still remain as the best-selling albums in the country with the estimated sales of more than 800,000 copies each. Regine Velasquez is considered as the best-selling artist of all time in the Philippines with 7 million certified albums locally and 1.5 million certified albums in Asia.[7] [8] [9] Other artists such as Eraserheads and Rivermaya have three albums on the list, while Gary Valenciano, Jaya, Jolina Magdangal, MYMP, Smokey Mountain and Westlife each have two.

Best-selling albums

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ArtistRelease YearSalesCertification
Christmas in Our HeartsJose Mari Chan1990802,000Diamond[10] [11]
Constant ChangeJose Mari Chan1989801,000Diamond[12]
WestlifeWestlife1999500,000[13] [14]
R2KRegine Velasquez1999500,000Diamond[15]
CutterpillowEraserheads1995400,000[16]
JayaJaya1996360,000[17]
Nina Live!Nina2005300,000Diamond[18]
Sarah Geronimo2003300,000Diamond[19]
Doo-Wops & HooligansBruno Mars2010300,000 2× Diamond[20]
Coast to CoastWestlife2000280,000
JolinaJolina Magdangal1999280,0007× Platinum[21] [22]
ForevermoreSide A1995265,000[23]
ParaisoSmokey Mountain1991260,000[24]
Isn't It Romantic?Sharon Cuneta2006250,000Diamond
Smokey MountainSmokey Mountain1989245,000
Covers, Vol. 1Regine Velasquez2004240,000[25]
On Memory LaneJolina Magdangal2000240,0006× Platinum[26]
Jagged Little PillAlanis Morissette1995240,000[27]
Paint My LoveMichael Learns to Rock1996240,000[28]
TitanicJames Horner1997230,000[29]
HalikAegis1998226,0004× Platinum
Ten Years TogetherAPO Hiking Society1980224,000
Just Can't Help FeelinJessa Zaragoza1997223,000[30]
Pagdating ng PanahonAiza Seguerra2001220,0005× Platinum
Habang May BuhayDonna Cruz1995210,000
FreemanFrancis Magalona1995219,000
RivermayaRivermaya1994217,000
Atomic BombRivermaya1997216,000
Kitchie NadalKitchie Nadal2004215,0002× Platinum
CircusEraserheads1994214,000[31]
TripRivermaya1996214,000
Versions / Beyond AcousticMYMP2005211,000
Eraserheads AnthologyEraserheads2004209,000
A Wonderful ChristmasChristian Bautista2010200,000Diamond[32] [33]
Mandy MooreMandy Moore2001200,000
Regine Velasquez2000200,000Platinum[34]
...Baby One More Time (album)Britney Spears1999200,0004× Platinum[35]
In The RawJaya1997200,000
Postcards from HeavenLighthouse Family1997200,000
The Moffatts1998200,000
SpiceSpice Girls1996200,000[36]
Kailangan Ko'y IkawRegine Velasquez2000180,0002× Platinum[37]
ReviveGary Valenciano2000180,0006× Platinum[38] [39]
ForeverMartin Nievera1998160,0004× Platinum[40]
Zsa ZsaZsa Zsa Padilla1998160,0004× Platinum[41]
RetroRegine Velasquez1996160,000
Araw Oras TagpuanSponge Cola2011150,000Diamond[42] [43]
Julie Anne San JoseJulie Anne San Jose2012150,000Diamond[44]
Wish I MayAlden Richards2015150,000Diamond[45]
All SaintsAll Saints1997140,000
FearlessTaylor Swift2008140,000[46]
Nandito Ako 1997120,000[47]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2006 – Oct. 2007 International Certification Award levels. https://web.archive.org/web/20070109165528/http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/certification-award-levels.pdf . January 9, 2007 . IFPI.
  2. Web site: Oct. 2007 – Feb. 2008 International Certification Award levels. https://web.archive.org/web/20080227030349/http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/Certification%20Awards%20Full%20List%20-%20OCTOBER%2007.pdf. February 27, 2008 . IFPI.
  3. Web site: Feb. 2008 – Dec. 2009 International Certification Award levels. https://web.archive.org/web/20080625100951/http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/international-award-levels.pdf . June 25, 2008 . IFPI.
  4. Web site: Dec. 2009 – Mar. 2012 International Certification Award levels. https://web.archive.org/web/20100215213127/http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/international-award-levels.pdf . February 15, 2010 . IFPI.
  5. Web site: International Certification Award levels as of March 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080625100951/http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/international-award-levels.pdf . dead . 2008-06-25 . IFPI.
  6. Web site: 2022-01-25 . Mandy Moore's life and career in pictures: Photo flashback . 2023-01-20 . Wonderwall.com . en-US.
  7. Web site: 12 Best-Selling OPM Artists with Most Number of Platinum Records. Philippine Entertainment Portal.
  8. Web site: Carballo. Bibsy. Regine still Asia's songbird. The Philippine Star. The Philippine Star. 27 October 2017.
  9. Web site: Mauricio-Arriola. Tessa. The power of Regine. manilatimes.net. October 3, 2015. Manila Times. 27 October 2017.
  10. Web site: List of PARI Gold, Platinum & Diamond Awardees. Philippine Association of the Record Industry. June 14, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190614040107/http://www.pari.com.ph/awardsgoldplatinum.html. June 14, 2019. dead. mdy-all.
  11. Web site: ASAP launches 1st Platinum Circle Awards . The Philippine Star. Peachy Vibal-Guioguio . December 12, 2005. 2013-08-20.
  12. Web site: 20 years with Constant Change. The Philippine Star. Ricardo F. Lo. December 10, 2009. 2011-04-20.
  13. Web site: Westlife: Bestselling International Act in the Philippines . Jules Castillo . Wikinut . 17 April 2012.
  14. Web site: Westlife Brings 'Coast To Coast' Tour in Manila. Ruben Cruz, Jr.. Philippine Daily Inquirer. May 15, 2001. 2013-07-18.
  15. Web site: Luciano Elvin and Lapuz R. Sedricke. Reaching the peak with "R2K" (1999). CNN Philippines. CNN Philippines. 25 October 2017. October 22, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171022093507/http://cnnphilippines.com/life/entertainment/music/2017/10/20/regine-velasquez-30-milestones.html. dead.
  16. Web site: The life and death of OPM . . August 25, 2012 . Don Jaucian . 2013-07-18.
  17. Global Music Impulse. David Gonzales. 1999. Billboard. 2011-07-31.
  18. Web site: Nina turns diamond . . March 4, 2010 . https://archive.today/20120728110408/http://www.bworldonline.com/weekender/content.php?id=7246 . July 28, 2012 . dead .
  19. Web site: PH . One Music . Top Five Best-Selling Local Albums Ever .
  20. Web site: BRUNO MARS's "Treasure" For Kids Affected By Typhoon Yolanda. MYX Philippines. MYX. March 21, 2014.
  21. Web site: Jolina is coming back to her first love, and it's probably not what you're expecting!. One Music. PH. One Music PH.
  22. Web site: Philippines. PressReader.
  23. Web site: 20 to try: Filipino albums (page 1). The Knowledge. Rodelito Mamuad. September 23, 2009. 2011-04-22.
  24. Web site: Happy 50th birthday to the one and only Megastar Sharon Cuneta! . 5 January 2016. 14 March 2022.
  25. Web site: Regine Velasquez Top 8 in 100 Stars Who Ruled The Decade by YES! Magazine, May 2010 Issue. Summit Media. January 5, 2010. August 17, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131029202445/http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v405/mariedg/File0995.jpg. October 29, 2013. dead.
  26. Web site: Jolina Magdangal signs up with Viva Records. PEP.ph.
  27. Book: 1999: The Year in Music. 66. selena.. Billboard Magazine. December 25, 1999. July 8, 2017.
  28. Book: Billboard. Billboard Magazine. May 24, 1997. July 8, 2017.
  29. Filipino Labels Expand Marketing. Billboard. 61, 77. David. Gonzales. April 17, 1999. January 6, 2022.
  30. Web site: 20 to try: Filipino albums (page 3). The Knowledge . Rodelito Mamuad. September 23, 2009. 2011-04-22.
  31. Web site: 20 to try: Filipino albums (page 4). The Knowledge . Rodelito Mamuad. September 23, 2009. 2011-04-22.
  32. Web site: Christian Bautista Receives Elusive Diamond Record Award . . June 12, 2011.
  33. Web site: y Abby Mendoza . June 12, 2011 . Christian Bautista is now a Diamond Record artist . 2013-08-20 . Philippine Entertainment Portal . November 10, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131110133048/http://www.pep.ph/guide/guide/9440/christian-bautista-is-now-a-diamond-record-artist . dead .
  34. Web site: Regine's Awards. Regine-Velasquez.com. 2013-07-24.
  35. Web site: Oops It's Britney Spears Up close & very personal. May 7, 2000. The Philippine Star. 2023-09-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20230906124440/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2000/05/07/92113/oops-its-britney-spears-close-amp-very-personal. September 6, 2023. dead.
  36. Book: It's a Spice World. 8. Billboard Magazine. November 8, 1996. November 8, 2015.
  37. Web site: The girl with the Platinum touch . The Philippine Star's . . December 24, 2000 . 2013-08-20.
  38. Web site: 2004-07-23 . Gary V. at 40: Ever faithful, ever thankful! . 2023-08-06 . www.philstar.com . en-US.
  39. Web site: Gary V. gets multi-platinum award . . July 20, 2004 . 2013-08-20.
  40. Web site: Lu . Monet . 2017-05-26 . Martin Nievera: The man who would be ‘king’ — . 2023-09-04 . Asian Journal News . en-US.
  41. Web site: Nicolas . Jino . 2018-04-16 . Singer Zsa Zsa Padilla marks a major milestone . 2023-06-12 . BusinessWorld Online . en-US.
  42. Web site: Sponge Cola gets Diamond Record Award. ABS-CBN News. March 1, 2012.
  43. Web site: ASAP 24K Gold Record Awards 2011 and ASAP Platinum Circle Awards 2011. Rod Magaru. December 13, 2011 .
  44. Web site: Julie Anne's Debut CD a 'Diamond'. PhilStar. December 12, 2014.
  45. Web site: Alden Richards receives Diamond Record Award. GMA Network. Ilaya. Felix. October 9, 2016.
  46. Web site: Taylor Swift receives 9× Platinum Award for her Fearless album. February 25, 2011. Philippine Entertainment Portal. GMA New Media and Summit Media. 2011-06-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20150518085442/http://www.pep.ph/guide/music/7716/taylor-swift-receives-9x-platinum-award-for-her-fearless-album. May 18, 2015. dead.
  47. Web site: Hay una canción en mi disco. Epoca: semanario de México. 1997. June 22, 2020. Su éxito le ha permitido grabar un compacto en la len - gua Tagalo, de Filipinas, con el que ha obtenido tres discos de platino. es. 309–321. 67.

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