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Award Artist Title Label Certified Units
(In Millions)
CELINE DION FALLING INTO YOU 550 MUSIC 12

CELINE DION

Title: FALLING INTO YOU

Label: 550 MUSIC

Certification Units: 12

Format: ALBUM
CELINE DION LET'S TALK ABOUT LOVE 550 MUSIC/EPIC 11

CELINE DION

Title: LET'S TALK ABOUT LOVE

Label: 550 MUSIC/EPIC

Certification Units: 11

Format: ALBUM
EMINEM CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS AFTERMATH 10

EMINEM

Title: CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS

Label: AFTERMATH

Certification Units: 10

Format: ALBUM
EMINEM THE EMINEM SHOW AFTERMATH / INTERSCOPE 12

EMINEM

Title: THE EMINEM SHOW

Label: AFTERMATH / INTERSCOPE

Certification Units: 12

Format: ALBUM
EMINEM THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP AFTERMATH / INTERSCOPE 11

EMINEM

Title: THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP

Label: AFTERMATH / INTERSCOPE

Certification Units: 11

Format: ALBUM
THE BEATLES THE BEATLES APPLE 24

THE BEATLES

Title: THE BEATLES

Label: APPLE

Certification Units: 24

Format: ALBUM
THE BEATLES THE BEATLES 1962 - 1966 APPLE 15

THE BEATLES

Title: THE BEATLES 1962 - 1966

Label: APPLE

Certification Units: 15

Format: ALBUM
THE BEATLES ABBEY ROAD APPLE RECORDS 12

THE BEATLES

Title: ABBEY ROAD

Label: APPLE RECORDS

Certification Units: 12

Format: ALBUM
KENNY G BREATHLESS ARISTA 12

KENNY G

Title: BREATHLESS

Label: ARISTA

Certification Units: 12

Format: ALBUM
SANTANA SUPERNATURAL ARISTA 15

SANTANA

Title: SUPERNATURAL

Label: ARISTA

Certification Units: 15

Format: ALBUM
WHITNEY HOUSTON WHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA 14

WHITNEY HOUSTON

Title: WHITNEY HOUSTON

Label: ARISTA

Certification Units: 14

Format: ALBUM
EAGLES EAGLES GREATEST HITS VOLUME II ASYLUM 11

EAGLES

Title: EAGLES GREATEST HITS VOLUME II

Label: ASYLUM

Certification Units: 11

Format: ALBUM
JEWEL PIECES OF YOU ATLANTIC 12

JEWEL

Title: PIECES OF YOU

Label: ATLANTIC

Certification Units: 12

Format: ALBUM
LED ZEPPELIN HOUSES OF THE HOLY ATLANTIC 11

LED ZEPPELIN

Title: HOUSES OF THE HOLY

Label: ATLANTIC

Certification Units: 11

Format: ALBUM
LED ZEPPELIN LED ZEPPELIN II ATLANTIC 12

LED ZEPPELIN

Title: LED ZEPPELIN II

Label: ATLANTIC

Certification Units: 12

Format: ALBUM
LED ZEPPELIN LED ZEPPELIN IV ATLANTIC 24

LED ZEPPELIN

Title: LED ZEPPELIN IV

Label: ATLANTIC

Certification Units: 24

Format: ALBUM
MATCHBOX TWENTY YOURSELF OR SOMEONE LIKE YOU ATLANTIC 12

MATCHBOX TWENTY

Title: YOURSELF OR SOMEONE LIKE YOU

Label: ATLANTIC

Certification Units: 12

Format: ALBUM
PHIL COLLINS NO JACKET REQUIRED ATLANTIC 12

PHIL COLLINS

Title: NO JACKET REQUIRED

Label: ATLANTIC

Certification Units: 12

Format: ALBUM
METALLICA METALLICA ATLANTIC RECORDS / ELEKTRA RECORDS 16

METALLICA

Title: METALLICA

Label: ATLANTIC RECORDS / ELEKTRA RECORDS

Certification Units: 16

Format: ALBUM
THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. LIFE AFTER DEATH BAD BOY/RHINO 11

THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G.

Title: LIFE AFTER DEATH

Label: BAD BOY/RHINO

Certification Units: 11

Format: ALBUM
NORAH JONES COME AWAY WITH ME BLUE NOTE 12

NORAH JONES

Title: COME AWAY WITH ME

Label: BLUE NOTE

Certification Units: 12

Format: ALBUM
BEE GEES SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (SOUNDTRACK) CAPITOL 16

BEE GEES

Title: SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (SOUNDTRACK)

Label: CAPITOL

Certification Units: 16

Format: ALBUM
BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND GREATEST HITS CAPITOL 10

BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND

Title: GREATEST HITS

Label: CAPITOL

Certification Units: 10

Format: ALBUM
GARTH BROOKS GARTH BROOKS CAPITOL 10

GARTH BROOKS

Title: GARTH BROOKS

Label: CAPITOL

Certification Units: 10

Format: ALBUM
GARTH BROOKS ROPIN' THE WIND CAPITOL 14

GARTH BROOKS

Title: ROPIN' THE WIND

Label: CAPITOL

Certification Units: 14

Format: ALBUM
STEVE MILLER BAND GREATEST HITS 1974-1978 CAPITOL 15

STEVE MILLER BAND

Title: GREATEST HITS 1974-1978

Label: CAPITOL

Certification Units: 15

Format: ALBUM
THE BEATLES 1 CAPITOL 11

THE BEATLES

Title: 1

Label: CAPITOL

Certification Units: 11

Format: ALBUM
THE BEATLES SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND CAPITOL 11

THE BEATLES

Title: SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND

Label: CAPITOL

Certification Units: 11

Format: ALBUM
GARTH BROOKS DOUBLE LIVE CAPITOL NASHVILLE 23

GARTH BROOKS

Title: DOUBLE LIVE

Label: CAPITOL NASHVILLE

Certification Units: 23

Format: ALBUM
AC/DC BACK IN BLACK COLUMBIA 27

AC/DC

Title: BACK IN BLACK

Label: COLUMBIA

Certification Units: 27

Format: ALBUM
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