Best-selling album by major label

The major labels being Sony (Columbia, RCA, Epic and Arista), Universal (Capitol, Decca, Def Jam, EMI, Interscope, Geffen, A&M, Island, Mercury, Motown, Polydor, Republic, Verve and Virgin) and Warner (Atlantic, Elektra, Parlophone and Warner).

• Sony - Thriller by Michael Jackson (Epic, 1982), 70 million
• Universal - The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd (Capitol, 1973), 45 million
• Warner - Back in Black by AC/DC (Atlantic, 1980), 50 million