List of best-selling albums in Mexico
Mexico is the second-largest Spanish-speaking music market in the world, slightly behind Spain, based on retail value.[1][2] Although long plagued by piracy,[3] the domestic market has strengthened in recent years due to strong growth from digital and streaming services, which account for 66% of the overall value, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.[4] The following list covers the top-selling albums released in the country based on figures compiled by the Mexican Association of Producers of Phonograms and Videograms, better known as AMPROFON by its initials in Spanish, from 1999 onwards.[5]
Information published by magazines, tabloids or local newspapers is excluded, as it is not supported by reliable sources such as AMPROFON. For instance, Mexico City-based newspaper El Universal claims that 1984 release Las Mañanitas by Pedro Infante is the best-selling album of all-time in the country, with more than 20 million copies sold, but lacks reliable sources.[6]
Best-selling albums by AMPROFON (1999 to present)
- (Top albums based on certifications awarded since January 1, 1999).
Rank | Year | Album | Artist | Sales | Certification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1982 | Thriller | Michael Jackson | 1,600,000 | Platinum+Diamond+Gold[7] |
2 | 1997 | Histórico: Banda El Recodo En Vivo | Banda El Recodo | 1,450,000 | 3× Platinum+7× Gold[8] |
3 | 1998 | Tengo Una Ilusión | Banda El Recodo | 1,000,000 | 2× Platinum+5× Gold[8] |
1999 | Trozos de Mi Alma | Marco Antonio Solís | 1,000,000 | Diamond[9] | |
4 | 2004 | México en la Piel | Luis Miguel | 800,000 | 3× Platinum+Diamond[10] |
2005 | La Voz de un Ángel | Yuridia | 800,000 | 3× Platinum+Diamond[8] | |
5 | 1997 | Sueños Líquidos | Maná | 750,000 | 3× Platinum[11] |
1997 | Más | Alejandro Sanz | 750,000 | 3× Platinum[12] | |
1999 | Amarte Es un Placer | Luis Miguel | 750,000 | 5× Platinum[10] | |
1993 | Mi tierra | Gloria Estefan | 750,000 | 3× Platinum[13] | |
6 | 1998 | Cómo te recuerdo | Los Temerarios | 700,000 | 2× Platinum+2× Gold[14] |
7 | 1999 | Millennium | Backstreet Boys | 675,000 | 4× Platinum+Gold[15] |
8 | 2009 | Primera Fila | Thalía | 660,000 | 2× Diamond+Platinum[16] |
9 | 2000 | Paulina | Paulina Rubio | 600,000 | 4× Platinum[17] |
2000 | CD 00 | OV7 | 600,000 | 4× Platinum[18] | |
2001 | Mis Romances | Luis Miguel | 600,000 | 4× Platinum[10] | |
1991 | Dangerous | Michael Jackson | 600,000 | 2× Platinum+Gold[7] | |
1992 | A Ti Madrecita | Los Tigres del Norte | 600,000 | 2× Platinum+Gold[19] | |
1999 | Contigo | Intocable | 600,000 | 4× Platinum[8] | |
2015 | Los Dúo | Juan Gabriel | 600,000 | 2× Diamond[20] | |
10 | 2004 | Rebelde | RBD | 550,000 | Diamond+Gold[21] |
2007 | Para Siempre | Vicente Fernández | 550,000 | Diamond+Gold[22] | |
11 | 2012 | Cómo te voy a olvidar | Los Ángeles Azules | 540,000 | 4× Platinum+Diamond[23] |
12 | 2000 | Vivo | Luis Miguel | 525,000 | 3× Platinum+Gold[10] |
13 | 1998 | Dónde Están los Ladrones? | Shakira | 500,000 | 2× Platinum[8] |
1998 | Celebrando 25 Años de Juan Gabriel: En Concierto en el Palacio de Bellas Artes | Juan Gabriel | 500,000 | 2× Platinum[8] | |
1995 | Jagged Little Pill | Alanis Morissette | 500,000 | 2× Platinum[8] |
References
- "RIAJ: Yearbook 2006, IFPI 2004 Report (Page 23)" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- "RIAJ Yearbook 2017: IFPI Global Music Report 2017 (Page 5)". Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
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- "Global Music Report 2017" (PDF). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- "Certificaciones". AMPROFON. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- "Tiene Pedro Infante el disco más vendido de la historia de México". El Universal. April 12, 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- "Certificaciones Encontradas: Michael Jackson". Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas (AMPROFON). Archived from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- "Certificaciones Amprofon" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- "Certificaciones Encontradas: Marco Antonio Solís". Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas (AMPROFON). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- "Certificaciones Encontradas: Luis Miguel". Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas (AMPROFON). Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- "Certificaciones Encontradas: Maná". Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas (AMPROFON). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- "Certificaciones Encontradas: Alejandro Sanz". Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas (AMPROFON). Archived from the original on 12 November 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- "Certificaciones Encontradas: Gloria Estefan". Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas (AMPROFON). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- "Certificaciones Encontradas: Los Temerarios". Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas (AMPROFON). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- "Certificaciones Encontradas: Backstreet Boys". Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas (AMPROFON). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- "Certificaciones Encontradas: Thalía". Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas (AMPROFON). Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- "Certificaciones Encontradas: Paulina Rubio". Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas (AMPROFON). Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- "Certificaciones Encontradas: OV7". Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas (AMPROFON). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- "Certificaciones Encontradas: Los Tigres del Norte". Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas (AMPROFON). Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- "Certificaciones Encontradas: Juan Gabriel". Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas (AMPROFON). Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- "Certificaciones Encontradas: RBD". Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas (AMPROFON). Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- "Certificaciones Encontradas: Vicente Fernández". Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas (AMPROFON). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- "Certificaciones Encontradas: Los Ángeles Azules". Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas (AMPROFON). Retrieved 6 December 2017.