List of best-selling albums in Brazil
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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, was the world's 10th largest music market according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).
Numerous artists have multiplies entries led by Marcelo Rossi and Roberto Carlos with four albums reaching the million mark, while É o Tchan!, Só Pra Contrariar and Legião Urbana each have two. Rossi has also the highest certified diamond album, with Ágape Musical (2011) which received 4× 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]