List of best-selling albums in Taiwan explained
This is the list of best-selling albums in Taiwan since the 1990s. Seven domestic albums and one international album have shipped over a million copies in Taiwan. Hong Kong singer Jacky Cheung is the best-selling artist in Taiwan, with three albums sold over one million copies, while Taiwanese singer A-Mei is the best-selling female artist in Taiwan. Taiwan's album sales peaked in the 1990s, but it was adversely affected by the copyright infringement and Internet downloads since the 21st century.[1] [2]
Sales certifications in Taiwan are awarded by the Recording Industry Foundation in Taiwan (RIT) since August 1996.[3] Sales figures for records released prior to 1989 are not included in this list due to unavailable statistics.
1 million or more copies
Year | Album | Artist(s) | Sales amount | Ref(s) |
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1997 | Bad Boy | A-Mei | 1,380,000 | [4] |
1993 | The Goodbye Kiss | Jacky Cheung | 1,360,000 | [5] |
1995 | True Love Compilation | 1,220,000 | [6] |
1996 | Sisters | A-Mei | 1,210,000 | [7] |
1998 | Love Like Pacific Ocean | Richie Jen | 1,200,000 | [8] |
1997 | | James Horner | 1,164,229 | [9] |
1992 | The Words After Drunk | Jody Chiang | 1,160,000 | [10] |
1996 | How Could I Forget You? | Jacky Cheung | 1,060,000 | |
1989 | Talk to You, Listen to You | Sarah Chen | 1,000,000 | [11] |
1993 | The New Mandarin Ducks and Butterflies Dream | Huang An | [12] |
1994 | Forget Love Potion | Andy Lau | [13] |
Too Silly | Eric Moo | [14] |
Sky | Faye Wong | [15] |
1999 | Half Drunken, Half Awake | Jody Chiang | [16] |
2000 | Girls with Single Eyelids | China Dolls | [17] | |
600,000–999,000 copies
Year | Album | Artist(s) | Sales amount | Ref(s) |
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1993 | Blessings | Jacky Cheung | 910,000 | [18] |
1999 | Can I Hug You, Lover? | A-Mei | 860,000 | [19] |
1997 | Wanna Go for a Walk with You | Jacky Cheung | 820,000 | [20] |
1994 | Mystery | Faye Wong | 800,000 | [21] |
1993 | Me And You | Jacky Cheung | [22] |
1995 | Love, Sandy | Sandy Lam | [23] |
1997 | You Make Me Free Make Me Fly! | A-Mei | [24] |
1998 | Holding Hands | A-Mei | 799,097 | |
1992 | Love Like Tides | Jeff Chang | 790,000 | [25] |
Light | Stella Chang | 750,000–780,000 |
1994 | Fate | Andy Lau |
Waiting | Jeff Chang |
1996 | The Cloud Knows? | Valen Hsu |
1998 | Di Da Di | Coco Lee |
1997 | Want to Feel the Breeze with You | Jacky Cheung | 706,079 | |
1997 | Kinmen Wang, Lee Ping-hui | Kinmen Wang, Lee Ping-hui | 700,000 | [26] |
1997 | Love Deep | Andy Lau | 691,092 | |
1997 | Cruel Love Letter | Power Station | 642,460 | |
1996 | Falling into You | Celine Dion | 633,518 | |
1990 | Falling in Love With Someone Who Doesn't Come Home | Sandy Lam | 600,000 | [27] |
1994 | Nothing Will Stop Me From Loving You | Wakin Chau | [28] |
1995 | Wu Bai Live | Wu Bai | |
1996 | Too Softhearted | Richie Jen | [29] |
1998 | Lonely Bird On A Branch | Wu Bai | | |
300,000–599,000 copies
Year | Album | Artist(s) | Sales amount | Ref(s) |
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1999 | I Deserved | Sammi Cheng | 550,000 | [30] |
1997 | Never Say! Love You | Ronald Cheng | 515,468 | |
Let's Talk About Love | Celine Dion | 500,000 | [31] |
2000 | Don't Stop | Jolin Tsai | [32] |
1997 | Quit Falling in Love | Ronald Cheng | 470,682 | |
2001 | Fantasy | Jay Chou | 460,000 | [33] |
1999 | 1019 | Jolin Tsai | 450,000 | |
Faye Wong | Faye Wong | [34] |
First Love | Hikaru Utada | [35] |
Duck | Tarcy Su | 430,269 | |
I'm Ok | David Tao | 430,000 | [36] |
Running Through 1999 | Jacky Cheung | 420,000 | [37] |
1997 | Love Is a Miracle | Andy Lau | 413,975 | |
2000 | New Century Collection | A-Mei | 410,000 | |
1996 | Because of Love | Andy Lau | 403,856 | |
2000 | My Desired Happiness | Stefanie Sun | 400,000 | [38] |
2002 | The Eight Dimensions | Jay Chou | |
1993 | I Believe | Wakin Chau | |
1997 | Best 13 Song Collection | Valen Hsu | 375,134 | |
Summer Night Wind | Wu Bai | 370,705 | |
2000 | Regardless | A-Mei | 360,000 | |
2003 | Magic | Jolin Tsai | [39] |
1998 | Promises & Lies | Lee E-jun | 350,130 | |
2000 | Viva Love | Mayday | 350,000 | [40] |
2001 | People Life, Ocean Wild | [41] |
2003 | Yeh Hui-Mei | Jay Chou | |
1996 | The End of Love | Wu Bai | 347,907 | |
1998 | Stupid Fellow | Andy Lau | 345,854 | |
2000 | Yan Zi | Stefanie Sun | 330,000 | [42] |
1996 | Don't Love Me | Ronald Cheng | 325,533 | |
2000 | Blossom in Red | Elva Hsiao | 320,000 | [43] |
1993 | Music Box | Mariah Carey | [44] |
1996 | Worth It | Sammi Cheng | 309,489 | |
1992 | The Bodyguard | Whitney Houston | 305,000 | [45] |
1997 | Not for Sale | Faye Wong | 303,432 | |
1996 | Tear Sea | Valen Hsu | 301,089 |
1991 | Dangerous | Michael Jackson | 300,000 | [46] |
1999 | Mayday's First Album | Mayday | [47] |
2001 | Kite | Stefanie Sun | [48] |
2003 | Super Star | S.H.E | [49] |
The Power of Love | Fish Leong | [50] |
2004 | Castle | Jolin Tsai | [51] |
Common Jasmin Orange | Jay Chou | | |
Best-selling album by year
Year | Album | Artist(s) | Sales | Ref(s) |
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1999 | Can I Hug You? Lover | A-Mei | 1,000,000 | |
2000 | I'm OK | David Tao | 425,000 | |
2001 | My Desired Happiness | Stefanie Sun | 400,000 | [52] |
2002 | The Eight Dimensions | Jay Chou | 350,000 | |
2003 | Yeh Hui-Mei | 335,000 | |
2004 | Common Jasmin Orange | 320,000 | |
2005 | November's Chopin | 250,000 | |
2006 | Dancing Diva | Jolin Tsai | 210,000 | |
2007 | Agent J | 187,000 | |
2008 | Poetry of the Day After | Mayday | 205,000 | |
2009 | Butterfly | Jolin Tsai | 130,000 | |
2010 | Rashomon | Show Lo | 155,000 | |
2011 | Only for You | 150,000 | |
2012 | Good Show | 135,000 | [53] |
2013 | Lion Roar | 120,000 | [54] |
2014 | The Best of 1999–2013 | Mayday | 100,000 | [55] |
2016 | History of Tomorrow | Mayday | — | [56] |
2019 | Ugly Beauty | Jolin Tsai | — | [57] |
2020 | New World | Hua Chenyu | — | [58] |
2021 | Strange Pool | Oaeen | — | [59] |
2022 | Greatest Works of Art | Jay Chou | 200,000 | [60] | |
See also
External links
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