List of best-selling albums in Taiwan
This is the list of best-selling albums in Taiwan since the 1990s. Seven domestic albums and one international album have shipped over a million copies in Taiwan. Hong Kong singer Jacky Cheung is the best-selling artist in Taiwan, with three albums sold over one million copies, while Taiwanese singer A-Mei is the best-selling female artist in Taiwan. Taiwan's album sales peaked in the 1990s, but it was adversely affected by the copyright infringement and Internet downloads since the 21st century.[1][2]
Sales certifications in Taiwan are awarded by the Recording Industry Foundation in Taiwan (RIT) since August 1996.[3] Sales figures for records released prior to 1989 are not included in this list due to unavailable statistics.
List of best-selling albums
| Year | Album | Artist(s) | Sales amount | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Bad Boy | A-Mei | 1,380,000 | [4][5] |
| 1993 | The Goodbye Kiss | Jacky Cheung | 1,360,000 | |
| 1995 | True Love Compilation | 1,220,000 | ||
| 1996 | Sisters | A-Mei | 1,210,000 | |
| 1998 | Love Like Pacific Ocean | Richie Jen | 1,200,000 | |
| 1997 | Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture | James Horner | 1,164,229 | |
| 1992 | The Words After Drunk | Jody Chiang | 1,160,000 | |
| 1996 | How Could I Forget You? | Jacky Cheung | 1,060,000 | |
| 1989 | Talk to You, Listen to You | Sarah Chen | 1,020,000 | |
| 1993 | Blessings | Jacky Cheung | 910,000 | [6] |
| 1999 | Can I Hug You, Lover? | A-Mei | 860,000 | [7] |
| 1997 | Wanna Go for a Walk with You | Jacky Cheung | 820,000 | [8] |
| 1994 | Mystery | Faye Wong | 800,000 | [9] |
| 1993 | Me And You | Jacky Cheung | [10] | |
| 1995 | Love, Sandy | Sandy Lam | [11] | |
| 1997 | You Make Me Free Make Me Fly! | A-Mei | [12] | |
| 1998 | Holding Hands | A-Mei | 799,097 | [13] |
| 1992 | Love Like Tides | Jeff Chang | 790,000 | [14] |
| Light | Stella Chang | 750,000–780,000 | ||
| 1994 | Fate | Andy Lau | ||
| Waiting | Jeff Chang | |||
| 1996 | The Cloud Knows? | Valen Hsu | ||
| 1998 | Di Da Di | Coco Lee | ||
| 1997 | Want to Feel the Breeze with You | Jacky Cheung | 706,079 | [13] |
| 1996 | Worth It | Sammi Cheng | 700,000 | [15] |
| 1997 | Kinmen Wang, Lee Ping-hui | Kinmen Wang, Lee Ping-hui | 700,000 | [16] |
| 1997 | Love Deep | Andy Lau | 691,092 | [13] |
| 1997 | Cruel Love Letter | Power Station | 642,460 | [13] |
| 1996 | Falling into You | Celine Dion | 633,518 | [13] |
| 1990 | Falling in Love With Someone Who Doesn't Come Home | Sandy Lam | 600,000 | [17] |
| 1994 | Nothing Will Stop Me From Loving You | Wakin Chau | [18] | |
| 1995 | Wu Bai Live | Wu Bai | [16] | |
| 1996 | Too Softhearted | Richie Jen | [19] | |
| 1997 | Waiting for you | Sammi Cheng | [20] | |
| 1998 | Lonely Tree, Lonely Bird | Wu Bai | [16] | |
| 1999 | I Deserved | Sammi Cheng | 550,000 | [21] |
| 1997 | Never Say! Love You | Ronald Cheng | 515,468 | [13] |
| Let's Talk About Love | Celine Dion | 500,000 | [22] | |
| 1994 | Sky | Faye Wong | [23] | |
| 2000 | Don't Stop | Jolin Tsai | [24] | |
| 1997 | Quit Falling in Love | Ronald Cheng | 470,682 | [13] |
| 2001 | Fantasy | Jay Chou | 460,000 | [25] |
| 1999 | 1019 | Jolin Tsai | 450,000 | |
| Faye Wong | Faye Wong | [26] | ||
| First Love | Hikaru Utada | [27] | ||
| Duck | Tarcy Su | 430,269 | [13] | |
| I'm Ok | David Tao | 430,000 | [28] | |
| Running Through 1999 | Jacky Cheung | 420,000 | [29] | |
| 1997 | Love Is a Miracle | Andy Lau | 413,975 | [13] |
| 2000 | New Century Collection | A-Mei | 410,000 | [28] |
| 1996 | Because of Love | Andy Lau | 403,856 | [13] |
| 2000 | My Desired Happiness | Stefanie Sun | 400,000 | [30] |
| 2002 | The Eight Dimensions | Jay Chou | [25] | |
| 1993 | I Believe | Wakin Chau | [10] | |
| 1997 | Best 13 Song Collection | Valen Hsu | 375,134 | [13] |
| Summer Night Wind | Wu Bai | 370,705 | [13] | |
| 2000 | Regardless | A-Mei | 360,000 | |
| 2003 | Magic | Jolin Tsai | [31] | |
| 1998 | Promises & Lies | Lee E-jun | 350,130 | [13] |
| 2000 | Viva Love | Mayday | 350,000 | [32] |
| 2001 | People Life, Ocean Wild | [33] | ||
| 2003 | Yeh Hui-Mei | Jay Chou | [25] | |
| 1996 | The End of Love | Wu Bai | 347,907 | [13] |
| 1998 | Stupid Fellow | Andy Lau | 345,854 | [30] |
| 2000 | Yan Zi | Stefanie Sun | 330,000 | [34] |
| 1996 | Don't Love Me | Ronald Cheng | 325,533 | [30] |
| 2000 | Blossom in Red | Elva Hsiao | 320,000 | [35] |
| 1993 | Music Box | Mariah Carey | [36] | |
| 1992 | The Bodyguard | Whitney Houston | 305,000 | [37] |
| 1997 | Not for Sale | Faye Wong | 303,432 | [30] |
| 1996 | Tear Sea | Valen Hsu | 301,089 | |
| 1991 | Dangerous | Michael Jackson | 300,000 | [38] |
| 1999 | Mayday's First Album | Mayday | [39] | |
| 2001 | Kite | Stefanie Sun | [40] | |
| 2003 | Super Star | S.H.E | [41] | |
| The Power of Love | Fish Leong | [42] | ||
| 2004 | Castle | Jolin Tsai | [43] | |
| Common Jasmin Orange | Jay Chou | [25] |
Best-selling album by year
| Year | Album | Artist(s) | Sales | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Can I Hug You? Lover | A-Mei | 1,000,000 | [44] |
| 2000 | I'm OK | David Tao | 425,000 | |
| 2001 | My Desired Happiness | Stefanie Sun | 400,000 | [45] |
| 2002 | The Eight Dimensions | Jay Chou | 350,000 | |
| 2003 | Yeh Hui-Mei | 335,000 | ||
| 2004 | Common Jasmin Orange | 320,000 | ||
| 2005 | November's Chopin | 250,000 | ||
| 2006 | Dancing Diva | Jolin Tsai | 210,000 | |
| 2007 | Agent J | 187,000 | ||
| 2008 | Poetry of the Day After | Mayday | 205,000 | |
| 2009 | Butterfly | Jolin Tsai | 130,000 | |
| 2010 | Rashomon | Show Lo | 155,000 | |
| 2011 | Only for You | 150,000 | ||
| 2012 | Good Show | 135,000 | [46] | |
| 2013 | Lion Roar | 120,000 | [47] | |
| 2014 | The Best of 1999–2013 | Mayday | 100,000 | [48] |
| 2016 | History of Tomorrow | Mayday | — | [49] |
| 2019 | Ugly Beauty | Jolin Tsai | — | [50] |
| 2020 | New World | Hua Chenyu | — | [51] |
| 2021 | Strange Pool | Oaeen | — | [52] |
| 2022 | Greatest Works of Art | Jay Chou | 200,000 | [53] |
See also
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External links
- (in Chinese) Recording Industry Foundation in Taiwan