(Finished August 20th, 2018) The Top 30 Best Selling CDs of All-Time, Part 1 #30- #24

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The following blog is inspired by the Top 100 Best Selling CDs of All-Time as reported by: https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2018/08/20/100-best-selling-albums-2018/

It was announced today that the top two all-time best selling CD information was updated with the Eagles "Greatest Hits 1971-1975" bypassing Michael Jackson's "Thriller". Both are amazing CDs, although I would have to give a tip of the hat to Jackson's classic CD. I thought it would be fun to countdown the Top 30 best selling CDs, highlight anywhere from one to several songs from each CD as well as document how many copies each CD sold- that's the number in parenthesis.

Thanks to the Associated Press for the following:

NEW YORK (AP) — The Eagles' greatest hits album has moonwalked past Michael Jackson's "Thriller" to become history's best-selling album of all-time in the U.S.

The Recording Industry Association of America told The Associated Press on Monday that the Eagles' album — "Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975" — is now certified 38x platinum, which means sales and streams of the album have reached 38 million copies.

The album was released in 1976 and pushes Jackson's "Thriller," which is 33x platinum, to second place.

RIAA also said that the Eagles' "Hotel California," released in 1977, is now 26x platinum and makes it the third best-selling album of all-time.

The last time RIAA tallied sales for the Eagles' greatest hits album was in 2006, when it said it was 29x platinum. Sales and streams for "Thriller" were last updated last year.

The power of babysitting money, this music hasn't aged well at all. 30) Backstreet Boys "Backstreet Boys" (14 million):

"Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)":

29) Adele "21" (14 million):

"Set Fire To The Rain":



"Rumor Has It":

I've never been a big Beatles fan, but I do like a few of their songs. 28) The Beatles "The Beatles 1962-1966"  (15 million):

"Paperback Writer":



"Nowhere Man":



"We Can Work It Out":



"Day Tripper":

27) Santana "Supernatural" (15 million):

"Smooth":

26) Pink Floyd "Dark Side of the Moon" (15 million):

"Time":



"Money":



"On The Run":

I've always been a sucker for the pop rock sounds of Journey. 25) Journey "Greatest Hits" (15 million):

 I love the pure tone of Steve Perry's voice. "Wheel In The Sky":



"I'll Be Alright Without You":



"Faithfully":



"Send Her My Love":



"Who's Crying Now":

24) Bruce Springsteen "Born In The U.S.A." (15 million):

"Born In The U.S.A.":



"Dancing In The Dark":



"Darlington County":



"I'm Goin Down":

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