List of best-selling albums in Brazil

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).

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.

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.

Although precise sales figure is hard to obtain, De niña a mujer by Julio Iglesias is credited by some sources as the best-selling album in Brazil by an international artist.

According to publications like Época, True Blue by Madonna is credited as the best-selling album by an international female artist.

Within Pro-Música Brasil certification database, four albums have been certified with sales of 3 million, including Marcelo Rossi 's Músicas para Louvar ao Senhor
Based on claimed sales, Julio Iglesias is believed to have the best-selling album by an international artist. [ 5 ]
Based on claimed sales, Madonna has the best-selling album by an international female in Brazil with True Blue . [ 6 ]