different figures according to the Independant;
(bit unfair as The Queen & Abba are not really albums they are compilations of all their hits)
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Best selling albums
Queen
Greatest Hits: 5,866,000
Despite being the biggest-selling album in the UK, it does not even feature in the worldwide top 40, which is topped by Michael Jackson’s Thriller with sales of at least 50 million.
The Beatles
Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band: 5,059,000
Often named as the greatest album in pop music history, notably topping Rolling Stone magazine's list in 2005 and a Music of the Millenium poll in 1997.
Abba
Gold – Greatest Hits: 5,046,000
The biggest-selling album in CD format, with 80 per cent of sales coming in discs, it has been helped up the table by boosts from several re-releases over the years.