List of best-selling albums in Brazil

The following is an independently list of best-selling albums in Brazil. This list can contain any types of album, including studio albums, extended plays, greatest hits, compilations, various artists, soundtracks and remixes. The list is divided by claimed sales from diverse media reports and certified units from Pro-Música Brasil when their certification program started in 1990; and thereafter by domestic (over 1 million) and international artists (over half-million).

Historically, Brazilian market have been dominated by their local artists and music. In 1996, Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos (ABPD and now Pro-Música Brasil) informed that Brazilian music represented 72% of record sales across the nation.^[1] Brazil has always stayed as the largest music market in both Latin America and South America. As of 2018, the country was the world's 10th largest music market according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).

Numerous artists have multiplies entries, including Roberto Carlos whom has the highest certified diamond album, with Roberto Carlos (1981) which received 12× Diamond from Pro-Música Brasil. According to Folha de S.Paulo, the million mark in the country was relatively common until 1998, when sales decreased due piracy.^[2]

Best-selling albums (domestic artists)

Numerous albums by Brazilian artists have sold more than half-million based both in certified units and actual sales. By extension, this list of domestic repertoire is only limited to those albums with one or more million copies sold.

By certified units (since 1990)

As of 2025, Roberto Carlos has the highest-certified album in Pro-Música Brasil, with Roberto Carlos (1981), receiving 12× Diamond

Rel. year	Album	Artist	Certification	Certified sales	Ref.
1981	Roberto Carlos (1981)	Roberto Carlos	12× Diamond	12,000,000	[3]
1967	em Ritmo de Aventura	Roberto Carlos	3× Diamond	3,000,000	[3]
1986	Xou da Xuxa 3	Xuxa	3× Diamond	3,000,000	[3]
1997	Só pra Contrariar (1997)	Só Pra Contrariar	3× Diamond	3,000,000	[3]
1998	Músicas para Louvar ao Senhor	Marcelo Rossi	3× Diamond	3,000,000	[3]
1998	Um Sonhador [pt]	Leandro & Leonardo	3× Diamond	3,000,000	[3]
1990	Leandro & Leonardo	Leandro & Leonardo	3× Diamond	3,000,000	[3]
1986	Xou da Xuxa	Xuxa	2× Diamond	2,000,000	[3]
1987	Xegundo Xou da Xuxa	Xuxa	2× Diamond	2,000,000	[3]
1989	4º Xou da Xuxa	Xuxa	2× Diamond	2,000,000	[3]
1997	Na Cabeça e na Cintura [pt]	É o Tchan!	2× Diamond	2,000,000	[3]
1997	É o Tchan do Brasil [pt]	É o Tchan!	2× Diamond	2,000,000	[3]
1998	Terra Samba ao Vivo e a Cores [pt]	Terra Samba [pt]	2× Diamond	2,000,000	[3]
1999	As Quatro Estações	Sandy & Junior	2× Diamond	2,000,000	[3]
2011	Ágape Musical [pt]	Marcelo Rossi	5× Diamond	1,500,000	[3]
1987	Que País É Este	Legião Urbana	Diamond	1,000,000	[3]
1990	Xuxa 5	Xuxa	2× Diamond	1,000,000	[3]
1993	O Canto da Cidade	Daniela Mercury	Diamond	1,000,000	[3]
1994	Sexto Sentido	Xuxa	Diamond	1,000,000	[3]
1994	Roberto Carlos (1994)	Roberto Carlos	Diamond	1,000,000	[3]
1995	Roberto Carlos (1995)	Roberto Carlos	Diamond	1,000,000	[3]
1995	Mamonas Assassinas	Mamonas Assassinas	Diamond	1,000,000	[3]
1999	Um Presente Para Jesus [pt]	Marcelo Rossi	Diamond	1,000,000	[3]
1999	Acústico MTV	Legião Urbana	Diamond	1,000,000	[3]
1999	Só pra Contrariar (1999)	Só Pra Contrariar	Diamond	1,000,000	[3]
2000	Quatro Estações: O Show	Sandy & Junior	Diamond	1,000,000	[3]
2000	Laços de Família (International)	Various	Diamond	1,000,000	[3]
2000	Amor Sem Limite [pt]	Roberto Carlos	Diamond	1,000,000	[3]
2001	Acústico MTV - Roberto Carlos [pt]	Roberto Carlos	Diamond	1,000,000	[3]
2003	Tribalistas	Tribalistas	Diamond	1,000,000	[3]
2006	Minha Benção [pt]	Marcelo Rossi	2× Diamond	1,000,000	[3]

Claimed sales only

Rel. year	Album	Artist	Claimed sales	Ref.
1988	Xou da Xuxa 3	Xuxa	5,000,000†	[4]
1982	Rita Lee e Roberto de Carvalho	Rita Lee	2,000,000†	[5]
1980†	Rita Lee		1,000,000†	[6]

Best-selling albums by international artists

Color
	Album with a certification from Pro-Música Brasil

Based on claimed sales, Julio Iglesias is believed to have the best-selling album by an international artist.^[7]

Based on claimed sales, Madonna is believed to have the best-selling album by an international female in Brazil with True Blue.^[8]

By certified units (since 1990)

*Positions based on certified sales and release year.

Rel. year	Album	Artist	Certification	Certified sales	Ref.
1995	Jagged Little Pill	Alanis Morissette	2× Platinum + 2× Platinum‡	1,000,000	[3]
2008	I am... Sasha Fierce	Beyonce	5× Diamond‡	800,000	[3]
2013	BEYONCE	Beyonce	5× Diamond‡	800,000	[3]
1990	Serious Hits... Live!	Phil Collins	3× Platinum	750,000	[3]
1992	The Bodyguard	Various artists / Whitney Houston§	3× Platinum	750,000	[3]
1989	Like a Prayer	Madonna	2× Platinum	500,000	[3]
1990	The Immaculate Collection	Madonna	2× Platinum	500,000	[3]
1990	In concert	The Three Tenors	2× Platinum	500,000	[3]
1991	Greatest Hits II	Queen	2× Platinum	500,000	[3]
2022	Renaissance	Beyonce	2× Platinum	500,000	[3]
1997	Paint the Sky with Stars	Enya	2× Platinum	500,000	[3]
1997	Backstreet's Back	Backstreet Boys	2× Platinum	500,000	[3]
1999	Millennium	Backstreet Boys	2× Platinum	500,000	[3]
1999	Californication	Red Hot Chili Peppers	2× Platinum	500,000	[3]
2016	Lemonade	Beyoncé	2× Diamond‡	500,000	[3]
2014	1989	Taylor Swift	4× Diamond‡	500,000	[3]

By claimed sales

Most examples here are albums released before the existence of certification program started in 1990 by Pro-Música Brasil. However, some of them received retroactively certifications by the organization.

Rel. year	Album	Artist	Claimed sales
1981	De niña a mujer	Julio Iglesias	2,000,000[9] 1,900,000[7]
1983	Thriller	Michael Jackson	2,000,000[10]
1995	Pies Descalzos	Shakira	1,500,000[11][12] 750,000[7][13]
1984	Mania	Menudo	1,500,000[14]
1994	The Lion King	Various artists (Elton John, Hans Zimmer et al)	1,200,000[15]
1987	Bad	Michael Jackson	1,100,000[10]
1984	Evolución	Menudo	1,000,000[16]
1984	Reaching Out	Menudo	1,000,000[17]
1982	Momentos	Julio Iglesias	1,000,000[18] 900,000[19]
1986	True Blue	Madonna	1,000,000[20] 818,600[21]
1997	Romanza	Andrea Bocelli	900,000[22]
1985	We Are the World	USA For Africa	850,000[23]
1990	Starry Night	Julio Iglesias	750,000[24]
1985	Brothers in Arms	Dire Straits	750,000[25] 500,000[26]
1985	Like a Virgin	Madonna	715,000[21]
1989	Like a Prayer	Madonna	710,000[21]
1997	Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture	James Horner	650,000[27]
1987	Un hombre solo	Julio Iglesias	600,000[28]
1997	Let's Talk About Love	Celine Dion	500,000[27]
1982	Julio	Julio Iglesias	500,000[19]
1991	Romance	Luis Miguel	500,000[29]
1991	Dangerous	Michael Jackson	500,000[10]

See also

• List of best-selling singles in Brazil
• List of best-selling albums by country
• List of best-selling music artists in Brazil

Notes

• ^§ The album is not credited to Whitney Houston but to "TSO O Guarda-Costas" (various artists) at Pro-Música Brasil's database.
• ^‡Certification include on-demand audio and video streams and track sale equivalent
• ^†According to figures provided by the Association of Brazilian Record Producers in 1988, the album sold 2,639,000 copies within that year.^[30]