Was purple rain the best selling soundtrack of the 80's?? Not to sure, could also be flash dance or dirty dancing.. Anybody knows???? thanks!!!!!

According to the RIAA these are the top sellers certified...

I don't see any soundtracks in the '80s that have done more..

NB: No album has been longer at No 1 since Purple Rain (24weeks)


28.0
EAGLES/THEIR GREATEST HITS 1971 - 1975
EAGLES
ELEKTRA
ALBUM

26.0
THRILLER
JACKSON, MICHAEL
EPIC
ALBUM

23.0
THE WALL
PINK FLOYD
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

22.0
LED ZEPPELIN IV
LED ZEPPELIN
SWAN SONG
ALBUM

21.0
GREATEST HITS VOLUME I & VOLUME II
JOEL, BILLY
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

19.0
RUMOURS
FLEETWOOD MAC
WARNER BROS.
ALBUM

19.0
BACK IN BLACK
AC/DC
ELEKTRA
ALBUM

19.0
THE BEATLES
BEATLES, THE
CAPITOL
ALBUM

19.0
COME ON OVER
TWAIN, SHANIA
MERCURY NASHVILLE
ALBUM

17.0
BOSTON
BOSTON
EPIC
ALBUM

17.0
THE BODYGUARD (SOUNDTRACK)
HOUSTON, WHITNEY
ARISTA
ALBUM

16.0
CRACKED REAR VIEW
HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH
ATLANTIC
ALBUM

16.0
GREATEST HITS
JOHN, ELTON
ISLAND/MERCURY
ALBUM

16.0
JAGGED LITTLE PILL
MORISSETTE, ALANIS
MAVERICK
ALBUM

16.0
THE BEATLES 1967 - 1970
BEATLES, THE
CAPITOL
ALBUM

16.0
NO FENCES
BROOKS, GARTH
CAPITOL NASHVILLE
ALBUM

16.0
HOTEL CALIFORNIA
EAGLES
ELEKTRA
ALBUM

15.0
DOUBLE LIVE
BROOKS, GARTH
CAPITOL NASHVILLE
ALBUM

15.0
THE BEATLES 1962 - 1966
BEATLES, THE
CAPITOL
ALBUM

15.0
SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (SOUNDTRACK)
BEE GEES
POLYDOR/ATLAS
ALBUM

15.0
DARK SIDE OF THE MOON
PINK FLOYD
CAPITOL
ALBUM

15.0
PHYSICAL GRAFFITI
LED ZEPPELIN
SWAN SONG
ALBUM

15.0
APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION
GUNS 'N ROSES
GEFFEN
ALBUM

15.0
SUPERNATURAL
SANTANA
ARISTA
ALBUM

15.0
BORN IN THE U.S.A.
SPRINGSTEEN, BRUCE
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

14.0
SIMON & GARFUNKEL'S GREATEST HITS
SIMON & GARFUNKEL
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

14.0
BAT OUT OF HELL
MEAT LOAF
EPIC
ALBUM

14.0
METALLICA
METALLICA
ELEKTRA
ALBUM

14.0
ROPIN' THE WIND
BROOKS, GARTH
CAPITOL NASHVILLE
ALBUM

14.0
BACKSTREET BOYS
BACKSTREET BOYS
JIVE
ALBUM

13.0
MILLENNIUM
BACKSTREET BOYS
JIVE
ALBUM

13.0
GREATEST HITS 1974-1978
MILLER, STEVE BAND
CAPITOL
ALBUM

13.0
WHITNEY HOUSTON
HOUSTON, WHITNEY
ARISTA
ALBUM

13.0
PURPLE RAIN (SOUNDTRACK)
PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION
WARNER BROS.
ALBUM

13.0
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & E STREET BAND LIVE 1975 - '85
SPRINGSTEEN, BRUCE
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

13.0
...BABY ONE MORE TIME
SPEARS, BRITNEY
JIVE
ALBUM

12.0
FORREST GUMP
SOUNDTRACK
EPIC
ALBUM

12.0
KENNY ROGERS' GREATEST HITS
ROGERS, KENNY
CAPITOL NASHVILLE
ALBUM

12.0
HOT ROCKS
ROLLING STONES, THE
ABKCO
ALBUM

12.0
THE WOMAN IN ME
TWAIN, SHANIA
MERCURY NASHVILLE
ALBUM

12.0
BREATHLESS
KENNY G
ARISTA
ALBUM

12.0
LED ZEPPELIN II
LED ZEPPELIN
ATLANTIC
ALBUM

12.0
TEN
PEARL JAM
EPIC
ALBUM

12.0
YOURSELF OR SOMEONE LIKE YOU
MATCHBOX TWENTY
ATLANTIC
ALBUM

12.0
ABBEY ROAD
BEATLES, THE
CAPITOL
ALBUM

12.0
II
BOYZ II MEN
MOTOWN
ALBUM

12.0
SLIPPERY WHEN WET
BON JOVI
MERCURY
ALBUM

12.0
WIDE OPEN SPACES
DIXIE CHICKS
OPEN WIDE / MONUMENT
ALBUM

12.0
NO JACKET REQUIRED
COLLINS, PHIL
ATLANTIC
ALBUM

12.0
HYSTERIA
DEF LEPPARD
MERCURY
ALBUM

11.0
HUMAN CLAY
CREED
WIND-UP RECORDS
ALBUM

11.0
FALLING INTO YOU
DION, CELINE
EPIC
ALBUM

11.0
EAGLES GREATEST HITS VOLUME II
EAGLES
ELEKTRA
ALBUM

11.0
SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND
BEATLES, THE
CAPITOL
ALBUM

11.0
NO STRINGS ATTACHED
'N SYNC
JIVE
ALBUM

11.0
HOUSES OF THE HOLY
LED ZEPPELIN
ATLANTIC
ALBUM

11.0
DEVIL WITHOUT A CAUSE
KID ROCK
LAVA
ALBUM

11.0
CANDLE IN THE WIND 1997/SOMETHING.YOU LOOK TONIGHT
JOHN, ELTON
ROCKET
SINGLE

11.0
PIECES OF YOU
JEWEL
ATLANTIC
ALBUM

11.0
CRAZYSEXYCOOL
TLC
LAFACE
ALBUM

11.0
DIRTY DANCING
SOUNDTRACK
RCA
ALBUM

11.0
TITANIC
SOUNDTRACK
SONY CLASSICAL
ALBUM

11.0
JAMES TAYLOR'S GREATEST HITS
TAYLOR, JAMES
WARNER BROS

oh and heres some more....

10.0
THE LION KING
SOUNDTRACK
WALT DISNEY
ALBUM

10.0
CAN'T SLOW DOWN
RICHIE, LIONEL
MOTOWN
ALBUM

10.0
UP!
TWAIN, SHANIA
MERCURY NASHVILLE
ALBUM

10.0
THE JOSHUA TREE
U2
ISLAND
ALBUM

10.0
1984 (MCMLXXXIV)
VAN HALEN
WARNER BROS.
ALBUM

10.0
VAN HALEN
VAN HALEN
WARNER BROS.
ALBUM

10.0
ELIMINATOR
ZZ TOP
WARNER BROS.
ALBUM

10.0
DOOKIE
GREEN DAY
REPRISE
ALBUM

10.0
PLEASE HAMMER DON'T HURT 'EM
HAMMER
CAPITOL
ALBUM

10.0
THE STRANGER
JOEL, BILLY
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

10.0
GREATEST HITS
JOURNEY
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

10.0
TAPESTRY
KING, CAROLE
ODE
ALBUM

10.0
LED ZEPPELIN
LED ZEPPELIN
ATLANTIC
ALBUM

10.0
LEGEND
MARLEY, BOB & THE WAILERS
ISLAND
ALBUM

10.0
THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION
MADONNA
WARNER BROS.
ALBUM

10.0
LIKE A VIRGIN
MADONNA
SIRE
ALBUM

10.0
GREATEST HITS
PETTY, TOM & THE HEARTBREAKERS
MCA
ALBUM

10.0
FAITH
MICHAEL, GEORGE
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

10.0
NEVERMIND
NIRVANA
DGC
ALBUM

10.0
TRAGIC KINGDOM
NO DOUBT
TRAUMA/INTERSCOPE
ALBUM

10.0
LIFE AFTER DEATH
NOTORIOUS B.I.G.
BAD BOY/ARISTA
ALBUM

10.0
'N SYNC
'N SYNC
RCA
ALBUM

10.0
AEROSMITH'S GREATEST HITS
AEROSMITH
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

10.0
THE HITS
BROOKS, GARTH
CAPITOL NASHVILLE
ALBUM

10.0
LET'S TALK ABOUT LOVE
DION, CELINE
550 MUSIC/EPIC
ALBUM

10.0
FLY
DIXIE CHICKS
MONUMENT
ALBUM

10.0
BEST OF THE DOOBIES
DOOBIE BROTHERS
WARNER BROS.
ALBUM

10.0
MUSIC BOX
CAREY, MARIAH
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

10.0
DAYDREAM
CAREY, MARIAH
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

10.0
UNPLUGGED
CLAPTON, ERIC
REPRISE
ALBUM

9.0
GREATEST HITS
CLINE, PATSY
MCA NASHVILLE
ALBUM

9.0
MARIAH CAREY
CAREY, MARIAH
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

9.0
PYROMANIA
DEF LEPPARD
MERCURY
ALBUM

9.0
JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS
DENVER, JOHN
RCA
ALBUM

9.0
THE BEST OF THE DOORS
DOORS, THE
ELEKTRA
ALBUM

9.0
SOME GAVE ALL
CYRUS, BILLY RAY
MERCURY
ALBUM

9.0
THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP
EMINEM
INTERSCOPE
ALBUM

9.0
COOLEYHIGHHARMONY
BOYZ II MEN
MOTOWN
ALBUM

9.0
GARTH BROOKS
BROOKS, GARTH
CAPITOL NASHVILLE
ALBUM

9.0
1
BEATLES, THE
CAPITOL
ALBUM

9.0
THE SIGN
ACE OF BASE
ARISTA
ALBUM

9.0
ALL EYEZ ON ME
2 PAC
DEATH ROW/POLYGRAM
ALBUM

9.0
GREATEST HITS
2 PAC
INTERSCOPE
ALBUM

9.0
LICENSED TO ILL
BEASTIE BOYS
DEF JAM RECORDS
ALBUM

9.0
SPEAKERBOXXX / THE LOVE BELOW
OUTKAST
ARISTA
ALBUM

9.0
BROTHERS IN ARMS
DIRE STRAITS
WARNER BROS.
ALBUM

9.0
ESCAPE
JOURNEY
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

9.0
WHITNEY
HOUSTON, WHITNEY
ARISTA
ALBUM

9.0
GREAT BAND ERA
VARIOUS
READER'S DIGEST MUSIC
ALBUM

9.0
ELVIS' CHRISTMAS ALBUM
PRESLEY, ELVIS
RCA RECORDS
ALBUM

9.0
HI INFIDELITY
R.E.O. SPEEDWAGON
EPIC
ALBUM

9.0
TOP GUN
SOUNDTRACK
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

9.0
FOOTLOOSE
SOUNDTRACK
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

9.0
MELLON COLLIE AND THE INFINITE SADNESS
SMASHING PUMPKINS
VIRGIN RECORDS
ALBUM

9.0
BIG WILLIE STYLE
SMITH, WILL
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

9.0
OOPS!...I DID IT AGAIN
SPEARS, BRITNEY
JIVE
ALBUM

8.0
CORE
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS
ATLANTIC
ALBUM

8.0
STRAIT OUT OF THE BOX
STRAIT, GEORGE
MCA NASHVILLE
ALBUM

8.0
BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER
SIMON & GARFUNKEL
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

8.0
GREASE
SOUNDTRACK
RSO
ALBUM

8.0
WHITESNAKE
WHITESNAKE
GEFFEN
ALBUM

8.0
ACHTUNG BABY
U2
ISLAND
ALBUM

8.0
BREATHE
HILL, FAITH
WARNER BROS.
ALBUM

8.0
THE MISEDUCATION OF LAURYN HILL
HILL, LAURYN
RUFFHOUSE/COLUMBIA
ALBUM

8.0
COME AWAY WITH ME
JONES, NORAH
BLUE NOTE
ALBUM

8.0
BAD
JACKSON, MICHAEL
EPIC
ALBUM

8.0
LED ZEPPELIN I
LED ZEPPELIN
ATLANTIC
ALBUM

8.0
MIRACLES: THE HOLIDAY ALBUM
KENNY G
ARISTA
ALBUM

8.0
R.
KELLY, R.
JIVE
ALBUM

8.0
AND JUSTICE FOR ALL
METALLICA
ELEKTRA
ALBUM

8.0
HYBRID THEORY
LINKIN PARK
WARNER BROS.
ALBUM

8.0
THROWING COPPER
LIVE
RADIOACTIVE
ALBUM

8.0
SYNCHRONICITY
POLICE, THE
A&M
ALBUM

8.0
COUNTRY GRAMMAR
NELLY
UNIVERSAL RECORDS
ALBUM

8.0
HANGIN' TOUGH
NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

8.0
SURFACING
MC LACHLAN, SARAH
ARISTA
ALBUM

8.0
BLACK & BLUE
BACKSTREET BOYS
JIVE
ALBUM

8.0
TOYS IN THE ATTIC
AEROSMITH
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

8.0
CHRISTINA AGUILERA
AGUILERA, CHRISTINA
RCA
ALBUM

8.0
TIME, LOVE & TENDERNESS
BOLTON, MICHAEL
COLUMBIA
ALBUM

8.0
THE BEATLES ANTHOLOGY, VOLUME 1
BEATLES, THE
CAPITOL
ALBUM

8.0
IN PIECES
BROOKS, GARTH
CAPITOL NASHVILLE
ALBUM

8.0
THE CHASE
BROOKS, GARTH
CAPITOL NASHVILLE
ALBUM

8.0
TONI BRAXTON
BRAXTON, TONI
LAFACE
ALBUM

8.0
SECRETS
BRAXTON, TONI
LAFACE
ALBUM

8.0
THE EMINEM SHOW
EMINEM
INTERSCOPE
ALBUM

8.0
GREATEST HITS
FLEETWOOD MAC
WARNER BROS.
ALBUM

8.0
THE WRITING'S ON THE WALL
DESTINY'S CHILD
COLUMBIA
ALBUM