These are the 25 highest-selling R&B albums of all time
These are the 25 highest-selling R&B albums of all time in the United States.
Insider's list is based on sales figures reported by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, and Mariah Carey all feature prominently on the list.
=25: Various Artists – "Waiting to Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album" (1995)
Label: Arista
Units sold: 7 million
=25. Usher – "My Way" (1997)
Label: LaFace
Units sold: 7 million
=25. Mariah Carey – "The Emancipation of Mimi" (2005)
Label: Def Jam
Units sold: 7 million
=25. Bobby Brown – "Don't Be Cruel" (1988)
Label: RCA
Units sold: 7 million
=25. Alicia Keys – "Songs in A Minor" (2001)
Label: J Records
Units sold: 7 million
=20: Toni Braxton – "Toni Braxton" (1993)
Label: LaFace
Units sold: 8 million
=20. Toni Braxton – "Secrets" (1996)
Label: LaFace
Units sold: 8 million
=20. R. Kelly – "R." (1998)
Label: Jive
Units sold: 8 million
=20. Michael Jackson – "Dangerous" (1991)
Label: Epic
Units sold: 8 million
=20. Destiny's Child – "The Writing's on the Wall" (1999)
Label: Columbia
Units sold: 8 million
=15. Mariah Carey – "Mariah Carey" (1990)
Label: Columbia
Units sold: 9 million
=15. Boyz II Men – "Cooleyhighharmony" (1991)
Label: Motown
Units sold: 9 million
=13. Whitney Houston – "Whitney" (1987)
Label: Arista
Units sold: 10 million
=13. Usher – "Confessions" (2004)
Label: So So Def
Units sold: 10 million
=13. Stevie Wonder – "Songs in the Key of Life" (1976)
Label: Motown
Units sold: 10 million
=13. Mariah Carey – "Music Box" (1993)
Label: Columbia
Units sold: 10 million
=13. Lionel Richie – "Can't Slow Down" (1983)
Label: Motown
Units sold: 10 million
=13. Lauryn Hill – "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" (1998)
Label: Ruffhouse/Columbia
Units sold: 10 million
=7. Michael Jackson – "Bad" (1987)
Label: Epic/Legacy
Units sold: 11 million
=7. Mariah Carey – "Daydream" (1995)
Label: Columbia
Units sold: 11 million
=5. TLC – "CrazySexyCool" (1994)
Label: LaFace
Units sold: 12 million
=5. Boyz II Men – "II" (1994)
Label: Motown
Units sold: 12 million
3. Whitney Houston – "Whitney Houston" (1985)
Label: Arista
Units sold: 14 million
2. Whitney Houston – "The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album" (1992)
Label: RCA
Units sold: 18 million
1. Michael Jackson – "Thriller" (1982)
Label: Epic
Units sold: 34 million
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