List of best-selling albums in Europe
Since 1996, the IFPI have awarded Platinum Europe Awards for albums that have sold at least one million copies in Europe. Only albums released on or after 1 January 1994 are eligible for the award. This is a list of the best-selling albums in Europe, having been certified Platinum five times or more.
10× Platinum
| Year | Artist | Album | Label | Sales | Certification |
| 1997 | Let's Talk About Love | Epic | 10,000,000 | 10× Platinum | |
| 2011 | Adele | 21 | Columbia/XL | 10,000,000 | 10× Platinum |
9× Platinum
| Year | Artist | Album | Label | Sales | Certification |
| 1996 | Falling into You | Epic | 9,000,000 | 9× Platinum | |
| 2000 | 1 | Capitol | 9,000,000 | 9× Platinum |
8× Platinum
| Year | Artist | Album | Label | Sales | Certification |
| 1995 | D'eux | Epic | 8,000,000 | 8× Platinum | |
| 2006 | Back to Black | Island | 8,000,000 | 8× Platinum | |
| 1994 | Cross Road | Mercury | 8,000,000 | 8× Platinum | |
| 1996 | Spice | Virgin | 8,000,000 | 8× Platinum |
7× Platinum
| Year | Artist | Album | Label | Sales | Certification |
| 1995 | Jagged Little Pill | Maverick | 7,000,000 | 7× Platinum | |
| 1998 | Madonna | Ray of Light | Maverick/Warner | 7,000,000 | 7× Platinum |
| 2002 | Come Away with Me | Blue Note | 7,000,000 | 7× Platinum | |
| 1997 | Come On Over | Mercury Nashville | 7,000,000 | 7× Platinum | |
| 1998 | U2 | The Best of 1980–1990 | Island | 7,000,000 | 7× Platinum |
6× Platinum
| Year | Artist | Album | Label | Sales | Certification |
| 1997 | Romanza | Island/Universal | 6,000,000 | 6× Platinum | |
| 1997 | The Corrs | Talk on Corners | Atlantic | 6,000,000 | 6× Platinum |
| 1996 | Fugees | The Score | Ruffhouse/Columbia | 6,000,000 | 6× Platinum |
| 2000 | Eminem | The Marshall Mathers LP | Aftermath | 6,000,000 | 6x Platinum |
| 1998 | ' | Sony | 6,000,000 | 6x Platinum | |
| 2004 | Back to Bedlam | Atlantic | 6,000,000 | 6x Platinum | |
| 1995 | ' | Epic | 6,000,000 | 6x Platinum | |
| 1995 | Oasis | Morning Glory? | Creation | 6,000,000 | 6x Platinum |
| 2004 | Greatest Hits | EMI/Chrysalis | 6,000,000 | 6x Platinum | |
| 2001 | Swing When You're Winning | EMI/Chrysalis | 6,000,000 | 6x Platinum | |
| 1999 | Santana | Supernatural | Arista | 6,000,000 | 6x Platinum |
5× Platinum
| Year | Artist | Album | Label | Sales | Certification |
| 1997 | Spiceworld | Virgin | 5,000,000 | 5× Platinum | |
| 1999 | All the Way... A Decade of Song | Epic | 5,000,000 | 5× Platinum | |
| 1997 | Backstreet Boys | Backstreet's Back | Jive | 5,000,000 | 5× Platinum |
| 2000 | Barry White | The Ultimate Collection | Universal | 5,000,000 | 5× Platinum |
| 1995 | Bruce Springsteen | Greatest Hits | Columbia | 5,000,000 | 5× Platinum |
| 2002 | Coldplay | A Rush of Blood to the Head | Capitol/Parlophone | 5,000,000 | 5× Platinum |
| 2005 | Coldplay | X&Y | Capitol/Parlophone | 5,000,000 | 5× Platinum |
| 2003 | Dido | Life for Rent | Arista | 5,000,000 | 5× Platinum |
| 1999 | Dido | No Angel | Arista | 5,000,000 | 5× Platinum |
| 1995 | Elton John | Love Songs | Rocked | 5,000,000 | 5× Platinum |
| 2002 | Eminem | The Eminem Show | Aftermath/Shady | 5,000,000 | 5x Platinum |
| 1997 | Eros Ramazzotti | Eros | BMG | 5,000,000 | 5x Platinum |
| 1996 | George Michael | Older | Virgin | 5,000,000 | 5x Platinum |
| 2000 | Madonna | Music | Maverick/Warner | 5,000,000 | 5× Platinum |
| 1997 | James Horner | Sony | 5,000,000 | 5× Platinum | |
| 1995 | Queen | Made in Heaven | Parlophone/EMI | 5,000,000 | 5× Platinum |
| 1998 | Phil Collins | Hits | Atlantic | 5,000,000 | 5× Platinum |
| 2002 | Escapology | EMI/Chrysalis | 5,000,000 | 5x Platinum | |
| 2005 | Intensive | EMI/Chrysalis | 5,000,000 | 5x Platinum |