12 Albums Certified Double Diamond

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – AUGUST 20: The Eagles album “Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975” is displayed at Amoeba Music on August 20, 2018 in San Francisco, California. The Eagles album Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 has surpassed Michael Jackson’s Thriller album as the best-selling album of all time. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) recalculated sales of the Eagles hits collection and certified the LP as 38x platinum compared to Thriller’s 33x platinum. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

According to the Recording Industry Association of America, an album is certified Diamond when it hits 10 million in sales.

Double that? That’s Double Diamond and only 12 albums have achieved this accomplishment.

Both the Eagles’ ‘The Greatest Hits (1971-1975)’ and Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ have actually achieved Triple Diamond status, topping over 30 million units sold.

As far as just Double Diamond, there’s The Eagles’ ‘Hotel California,’ AC/DC’s ‘Back in Black,’ and Led Zeppelin’s ‘Led Zeppelin IV.’

Also on the list of Double Diamond sellers is The Beatles’ ‘The Beatles,’ Billy Joel’s ‘Greatest Hits-Volume I & Volume II,’ Pink Floyd’s ‘The Wall,’ Garth Brooks’ ‘Double Live,’ ‘Cracked Rear View’ from Hootie and the Blowfish, Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Rumours,’ and Shania Twain’s ‘Come on Over.’

Do you own any of these Double Diamond albums? Which is your favorite? How has album sales changed over the years?

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