10 of the Best-Selling Albums of the 1990s

10 of the Best-Selling Albums of the 1990s

10 of the Best-Selling Albums of the 1990s | IrelandVinyl.com

Relive the golden era of grunge, Britpop, and R&B with these best-selling albums of the 1990s, now available on vinyl at IrelandVinyl.com and in-store at Zhivago Gifts Galway.

1. Nirvana – Nevermind (1991)

  • Sales: 30 million+

  • Key Tracks: "Smells Like Teen Spirit," "Come As You Are," "Lithium"

  • Legacy: Defined the grunge movement

2. Oasis – (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (1995)

  • Sales: 22 million+

  • Key Tracks: "Wonderwall," "Don't Look Back in Anger," "Champagne Supernova"

  • Grammys: Nominated for Best Rock Album

3. Alanis Morissette – Jagged Little Pill (1995)

  • Sales: 33 million+

  • Key Tracks: "You Oughta Know," "Ironic," "Hand in My Pocket"

  • Grammys: Album of the Year

4. U2 – Achtung Baby (1991)

  • Sales: 18 million+

  • Key Tracks: "One," "Mysterious Ways," "The Fly"

  • Legacy: Reinvented U2's sound for the 90s

5. Spice Girls – Spice (1996)

  • Sales: 23 million+

  • Key Tracks: "Wannabe," "Say You'll Be There," "2 Become 1"

6. Metallica – Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)

  • Sales: 30 million+

  • Key Tracks: "Enter Sandman," "Nothing Else Matters," "The Unforgiven"

  • Grammys: Best Metal Performance

7. Whitney Houston – The Bodyguard Soundtrack (1992)

  • Sales: 45 million+

  • Key Tracks: "I Will Always Love You," "I Have Nothing," "Run to You"

  • Grammys: Album of the Year

8. Backstreet Boys – Millennium (1999)

  • Sales: 24 million+

  • Key Tracks: "I Want It That Way," "Larger Than Life," "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely"

  • Legacy: Peak of 90s boy band mania

9. Shania Twain – Come On Over (1997)

  • Sales: 40 million+

  • Key Tracks: "You're Still the One," "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!," "That Don't Impress Me Much"

  • Grammys: Best Country Album

10. The Notorious B.I.G. – Ready to Die (1994)

  • Sales: 6 million+

  • Key Tracks: "Juicy," "Big Poppa," "One More Chance"

  • Legacy: East Coast hip-hop masterpiece

Best-Selling Album in Ireland (1990s)

According to IRMA data, David Gray's White Ladder (1998) is Ireland's best-selling album of the 90s with 375,000+ copies sold (25x Platinum) 113. Other Irish favorites include:

  • The Corrs – Talk On Corners (300,000+ sales)

  • U2 – Achtung Baby

  • Christy Moore – Live at the Point

Find These Classics At:
🛒 Browse All 1990s Vinyl
📍 Zhivago Gifts, Galway (in-store)


 

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