Best Selling Movie Soundtracks Of All Time
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So what movies make the most sold movie soundtrack list? Check it out!
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| Album | Artist | Millions Sold |
| 1. The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album | The S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M | 17 |
| 2. Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track | David Shire | 15 |
| 3. Music from the Motion Picture “Purple Rain” | Prince | 13 |
| 4. Dirty Dancing: Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture | Various Artists | 11 |
| 5. Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture | James Horner | 11 |
| 6. The Lion King: Special Edition | Various Artists | 10 |
| 7. Footloose (1984 Film) | Shalamar | 9 |
| 8. Top Gun Soundtrack | Various Artists | 9 |
| 9. Grease (Original 1978 Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Olivia Newton-John | 8 |
| 10. Waiting To Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album | Aretha Franklin | 7 |
| 11. O Brother, Where Art Thou? | Various Artists | 7 |
| 12. The Big Chill – 15th Anniversary: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Various Artists | 6 |
| 13. Flashdance: Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture | Various Artists | 6 |
| 14. Pure Country [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] | George Strait | 6 |
| 15. Forrest Gump | Various Artists | 6 |
| 16. Space Jam: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture | Various Artists | 6 |
| 17. City Of Angels: Music From The Motion Picture | Gabriel Yared | 5 |
| 18. Sleepless In Seattle: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Various Artists | 4 |
| 19. Armageddon: The Album | Various Artists | 4 |
| 20. 8 Mile: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture | Eminem | 4 |
Some interesting ones in there! I actually don’t own any of those! Amazing!
Submeg
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Would the “Sound of Music” be considered a sound track? If it is I would have thought that would have been on the list.
I would think that the Sound of Music would be considered a musical, and therefore it’s “soundtrack” is actually the whole play. So this is probably why it is not in the list.
Any film, whether it is of a musical (i.e. A Chorus Line, Phantom, etc) or not has a soundtrack and that is the category they fall under for the Grammy Awards and elsewhere: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sound_of_Music_(soundtrack)
[…] Since the beginning of films music has been a big part of motion pictures. While a good script is key to a great movie the music helps create a memorable film. Just think what a lot of the most popular movies would be like without music. The importance of music is evident by the popularity of movie soundtracks which results in high sales which is evident of the top selling soundtracks of all time. […]
I’m surprised not to see the film the
Graduate with music from Simon& garfunkle not listed?
Hi Vince,
I shall check it out! Thanks!
Submeg
What about the Sound of Music