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The Highest Selling Album by 15 Big Hard Rock, Alt + Scene Bands

todayJanuary 24, 2025

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From sales juggernauts to unexpected titles, here are the top-selling albums from 15 of the biggest hard rock bands.The best-selling album is rather obvious for some of the acts on the list. The real story comes when you compare a single album total to the band’s overall total sales.READ MORE: What Rock Band Has Sold the Most Albums?For example. Pearl Jam’s top-selling album has moved 10.8 million copies in the U.S. since 1991. That is nearly a third of the band’s total album sales over that time.Peal Jam’s best-seller has outsold the the combined total of the top titles from Foo Fighters, Alice In Chains and Soundgarden. Only Nirvana comes close to achieving that feat.Let’s take a look at the top-selling albums in the U.S. from each of these 15 big rock acts. Sales date back to 1991.Highest Selling Album by 15 Big Hard Rock BandsHere are the top selling albums from 15 big hard rock bands.Sales totals, provided by Luminate, are through the end of 2024. Sales records date back to 1991.Gallery Credit: Rob CarrollHighest Selling Album by 16 Big Metal BandsHere are the top selling albums from 16 big metal bands.Sales totals, provided by Luminate, are through the end of 2024. Sales records date back to 1991.Gallery Credit: Rob CarrollThe Best Hard Rock Album of Each Year Since 1970Going year by year, looking at the best albums in hard rock since 1970.Gallery Credit: Loudwire StaffVisit the Loudwire merch store.

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