List of best-selling albums in Mexico
is the second-largest Spanish-speaking music market in the world, slightly behind Spain, based on retail value. Although long plagued by piracy, 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. 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.
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.
Best-selling albums by AMPROFON (1999 to present)
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Rank | Year | Album | Artist | Sales | Certification |
1 | 1982 | Thriller | Michael Jackson | 1,600,000 | Platinum+Diamond+Gold |
2 | 1997 | Histórico: Banda El Recodo En Vivo | Banda El Recodo | 1,450,000 | 3× Platinum+7× Gold |
3 | 1998 | :es:Tengo una ilusión |Tengo Una Ilusión | Banda El Recodo | 1,000,000 | 2× Platinum+5× Gold |
3 | 1999 | Trozos de Mi Alma | Marco Antonio Solís | 1,000,000 | Diamond |
4 | 2004 | México en la Piel | Luis Miguel | 800,000 | 3× Platinum+Diamond |
4 | 2005 | La Voz de un Ángel | Yuridia | 800,000 | 3× Platinum+Diamond |
5 | 1997 | Sueños Líquidos | Maná | 750,000 | 3× Platinum |
5 | 1997 | Más | Alejandro Sanz | 750,000 | 3× Platinum |
5 | 1999 | Amarte Es un Placer | Luis Miguel | 750,000 | 5× Platinum |
5 | 1993 | Mi tierra | Gloria Estefan | 750,000 | 3× Platinum |
6 | 1998 | Cómo te recuerdo | Los Temerarios | 700,000 | 2× Platinum+2× Gold |
7 | 1999 | Millennium | Backstreet Boys | 675,000 | 4× Platinum+Gold |
8 | 2009 | Primera Fila | Thalía | 630,000 | 2× Diamond+Gold |
9 | 2000 | Paulina | Paulina Rubio | 600,000 | 4× Platinum |
9 | 2000 | :es:CD 00|CD 00 | OV7 | 600,000 | 4× Platinum |
9 | 2001 | Mis Romances | Luis Miguel | 600,000 | 4× Platinum |
9 | 1991 | Dangerous | Michael Jackson | 600,000 | 2× Platinum+Gold |
9 | 1992 | A Ti Madrecita | Los Tigres del Norte | 600,000 | 2× Platinum+Gold |
9 | 1999 | :es:Contigo |Contigo | Intocable | 600,000 | 4× Platinum |
9 | 2015 | Los Dúo | Juan Gabriel | 600,000 | 2× Diamond |
10 | 2004 | Rebelde | RBD | 550,000 | Diamond+Gold |
10 | 2007 | Para Siempre | Vicente Fernández | 550,000 | Diamond+Gold |
11 | 2012 | Cómo te voy a olvidar | Los Ángeles Azules | 540,000 | 4× Platinum+Diamond |
12 | 2000 | Vivo | Luis Miguel | 525,000 | 3× Platinum+Gold |
13 | 1998 | Dónde Están los Ladrones? | Shakira | 500,000 | 2× Platinum |
13 | 1998 | Juan Gabriel | 500,000 | 2× Platinum | |
13 | 1995 | Jagged Little Pill | Alanis Morissette | 500,000 | 2× Platinum |