From sales juggernauts to unexpected titles, here are the top-selling albums from 15 of the biggest hard rock bands.
The best-selling album is rather obvious for some of the acts on the list. The real story comes when you compare a single album total to the band’s overall total sales.
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For example. Pearl Jam’s top-selling album has moved 10.8 million copies in the U.S. since 1991. That is nearly a third of the band’s total album sales over that time.
Peal Jam’s best-seller has outsold the the combined total of the top titles from Foo Fighters, Alice In Chains and Soundgarden. Only Nirvana comes close to achieving that feat.
Let’s take a look at the top-selling albums in the U.S. from each of these 15 big rock acts. Sales date back to 1991.
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