List of best-selling albums in Taiwan
This is the list of best-selling albums in Taiwan. Seven domestic albums and one international album have shipped over a million copies in Taiwan. Chinese singer Jacky Cheung is the best-selling artist in Taiwan, with three albums sold more than one million copies, while Taiwanese singer A-mei is the best-selling female artist in Taiwan. Taiwan's album sales peaked in 1990s, but it was adversely impacted by the copyright infringement and Internet downloads since the 21st century.[1][2]
Best-selling albums
Best-selling albums in Taiwan[3]
Rank |
Year |
Title |
Artist |
Sales |
1 |
1993 |
The Goodbye Kiss |
Jacky Cheung |
1,360,000 |
2 |
1997 |
Bad Boy |
A-mei |
1,250,000 |
3 |
1995 |
True Love Compilation |
Jacky Cheung |
1,220,000 |
4 |
1992 |
The Words After Drunk |
Jody Chiang |
1,160,000 |
5 |
1997 |
Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture |
James Horner |
1,100,000 |
6 |
1996 |
Sisters |
A-mei |
1,080,000 |
7 |
1996 |
How Could I Forget You? |
Jacky Cheung |
1,050,000 |
8 |
1998 |
Love Like Pacific Ocean |
Richie Jen |
1,020,000 |
9 |
1989 |
Talk to You, Listen to You |
Sarah Chen |
970,000 |
10 |
1993 |
The New Butterfly Dream |
Huang An |
940,000 |
11 |
1993 |
Blessings |
Jacky Cheung |
910,000 |
12 |
1998 |
Half Drunken, Half Awake |
Jody Chiang |
880,000 |
13 |
1999 |
Can I Hug You, Lover? |
A-mei |
860,000 |
14 |
1995 |
Forget Love Potion |
Andy Lau |
850,000 |
15 |
1994 |
Too Silly |
Eric Moo |
840,000 |
16 |
1997 |
Wanna Go for a Walk With You |
Jacky Cheung |
820,000 |
17 |
1995 |
Love, Sandy |
Sandy Lam |
810,000 |
18 |
1994 |
Sky |
Faye Wong |
800,000 |
19 |
1992 |
Love Like Tides |
Jeff Chang |
790,000 |
Best-selling albums of the 21st century
Best-selling albums of the 2000s (century)[4]
Rank |
Year |
Title |
Artist |
Sales |
1 |
2000 |
I'm OK |
David Tao |
430,000 |
2 |
2000 |
Running through 1999 |
Jacky Cheung |
420,000 |
3 |
2001 |
Fantasy |
Jay Chou |
400,000 |
4 |
2000 |
My Desired Happiness |
Stefanie Sun |
380,000 |
5 |
2002 |
The Eight Dimensions |
Jay Chou |
370,000 |
6 |
2000 |
Regardless |
A-mei |
360,000 |
7 |
2003 |
Ye Hui Mei |
Jay Chou |
350,000 |
8 |
2003 |
Magic |
Jolin Tsai |
340,000 |
9 |
2004 |
Common Jasmin Orange |
Jay Chou |
330,000 |
10 |
2001 |
Kite |
Stefanie Sun |
320,000 |
11 |
2000 |
Yan Zi |
Stefanie Sun |
310,000 |
12 |
2000 |
Viva Love |
Mayday |
300,000 |
12 |
2000 |
Jay |
Jay Chou |
300,000 |
12 |
2000 |
Blossom In Red |
Elva Hsiao |
300,000 |
12 |
2000 |
Don't Stop |
Jolin Tsai |
300,000 |
12 |
2001 |
People Life, Ocean Wild |
Mayday |
300,000 |
12 |
2003 |
The Power of Love |
Fish Leong |
300,000 |
12 |
2004 |
Castle |
Jolin Tsai |
300,000 |
12 |
2000 |
Mayday's First Album |
Mayday |
300,000 |
12 |
2000 |
A-mei New Century Collection |
A-mei |
300,000 |
12 |
2005 |
November's Chopin |
Jay Chou |
300,000 |
12 |
2006 |
Dancing Diva |
Jolin Tsai |
300,000 |
12 |
2003 |
To Be Continued... |
Stefanie Sun |
300,000 |
Best-selling albums by year of the 21st century
2000[5]
Rank |
Album |
Artist |
Sales |
1 |
I'm OK |
David Tao |
425,000 |
2 |
Running through 1999 |
Jacky Cheung |
400,000 |
3 |
A-mei New Century Collection |
A-mei |
306,000 |
4 |
Desperate With Love |
Richie Jen |
295,000 |
5 |
Miracle |
Phil Chang |
283,000 |
6 |
Don't Stop |
Jolin Tsai |
280,000 |
7 |
The Best of My Love |
Coco Lee |
276,000 |
8 |
Viva Love |
Mayday |
270,000 |
9 |
Blossom In Red |
Elva Hsiao |
260,000 |
10 |
Yan Zi |
Stefanie Sun |
255,000 |
2002[5]
Rank |
Album |
Artist |
Sales |
1 |
The Eight Dimensions |
Jay Chou |
350,000 |
2 |
Genesis |
S.H.E |
280,000 |
3 |
Start |
Stefanie Sun |
260,000 |
4 |
Leave |
Stefanie Sun |
250,000 |
4 |
Youth Society |
S.H.E |
250,000 |
4 |
Black Tangerine |
David Tao |
250,000 |
7 |
Sunrise |
Fish Leong |
200,000 |
8 |
Fall in Love with Chris Yu |
Chris Yu |
180,000 |
9 |
Theme Song of Love, Kissing |
Elva Hsiao |
160,000 |
9 |
One Man, One Song |
Huang Yi-ling |
160,000 |
2004[7]
Rank |
Album |
Artist |
Sales |
1 |
Common Jasmin Orange |
Jay Chou |
320,000 |
2 |
Castle |
Jolin Tsai |
290,000 |
3 |
Magical Journey |
S.H.E |
280,000 |
3 |
F.I.R |
F.I.R |
240,000 |
5 |
Boyfriend |
5566 |
240,000 |
6 |
Stefanie |
Stefanie Sun |
210,000 |
7 |
Encore |
S.H.E |
180,000 |
8 |
Falling Angels with a Flying Soul |
Mayday |
150,000 |
8 |
Top of the Forbidden City OST |
5566, K One |
150,000 |
10 |
Cyndi Loves You |
Cyndy Wang |
140,000 |
2005[8][9]
Rank |
Album |
Artist |
Sales |
1 |
November's Chopin |
Jay Chou |
280,000 |
2 |
J-game |
Jolin Tsai |
220,000 |
3 |
Long Time No See |
5566 |
200,000 |
4 |
Shangri-La |
Leehom Wang |
180,000 |
5 |
My Intuition |
Rainie Yang |
160,000 |
6 |
Mr. Fighting OST |
5566 |
160,000 |
7 |
Once Upon a Time |
S.H.E |
150,000 |
7 |
Unlimited |
F.I.R |
150,000 |
9 |
The Prince Who Turns into a Frog OST |
183 Club, 7 Flowers, VJ |
130,000 |
10 |
The Great Leap |
David Tao |
120,000 |
2006[8]
Rank |
Album |
Artist |
Sales |
1 |
Dancing Diva |
Jolin Tsai |
210,000 |
2 |
Still Fantasy |
Jay Chou |
180,000 |
3 |
Heroes of Earth |
Leehom Wang |
160,000 |
4 |
Meeting Love |
Rainie Yang |
130,000 |
5 |
J-top |
Jolin Tsai |
100,000 |
6 |
Pandora |
Angela Chang |
90,000 |
7 |
I Want Happiness? |
A-mei |
85,000 |
8 |
Cao Cao |
JJ Lin |
80,000 |
9 |
Forever |
S.H.E |
75,000 |
10 |
Beautiful |
David Tao |
70,000 |
2007[10]
Rank |
Album |
Artist |
Sales |
1 |
Agent J |
Jolin Tsai |
187,000 |
2 |
Stars Reunion |
Stars Reunion |
185,000 |
3 |
Against the Light |
Stefanie Sun |
135,000 |
4 |
Play |
S.H.E |
132,000 |
5 |
Star |
A-mei |
125,000 |
6 |
Born to Love |
Mayday |
123,000 |
7 |
On the Run |
Jay Chou |
115,000 |
8 |
Show Your Dance |
Show Luo |
110,000 |
9 |
Change Me |
Leehom Wang |
100,000 |
10 |
Keep Fighting |
Tank |
80,000 |
2009[13]
Rank |
Album |
Artist |
Sales |
1 |
Butterfly |
Jolin Tsai |
130,000 |
2 |
Love You More and More |
Fahrenheit |
60,000 |
3 |
Trendy Man |
Show Luo |
50,000 |
3 |
Heart Beat |
Leehom Wang |
50,000 |
5 |
Love & Songs |
Fish Leong |
45,000 |
6 |
Immortal |
Cheer Chen |
44,000 |
7 |
Joanna |
Joanna Wang |
40,000 |
8 |
Trust Map |
New Artists' Family |
33,000 |
9 |
Princess |
Jam Hsiao |
32,000 |
10 |
Daylight of Spring |
Sodagreen |
30,000 |
2012[16]
Rank |
Album |
Artist |
Sales |
1 |
9ood Show |
Show Luo |
135,000 |
2 |
The Second Round |
Mayday |
130,000 |
3 |
Muse |
Jolin Tsai |
95,000 |
4 |
Opus 12 |
Jay Chou |
65,000 |
5 |
Lost N Found |
JJ Lin |
50,000 |
6 |
Blossomy |
S.H.E |
46,000 |
7 |
The Moment |
Aaron Yan |
43,000 |
8 |
Over The Limit |
Show Luo |
35,000 |
9 |
Wishing for Happiness |
Rainie Yang |
27,000 |
10 |
Fiction |
Yoga Lin |
23,000 |
Certification levels
Music recording sales certification is by Recording Industry Foundation in Taiwan (RIT, named IFPI Taiwan until November 2008).[21] In March 2002, the certification level was changed to unit sales. Prior to that Gold was awarded when an album has shipped 100,000 and platinum 200,000 copies.
Albums (unit sales required)
Certification | August 1996 to February 2002 | March 2002 to December 2005 | January 2006 to October 2007 | November 2007 to December 2008 | Since 1 January 2009[22] |
Gold (International) | 100,000 (25,000) | 50,000 (15,000) | 35,000 (10,000) | 20,000 (7,000) | 15,000 (5,000) |
Platinum (International) | 200,000 (50,000) | 100,000 (30,000) | 70,000 (20,000) | 40,000 (14,000) | 30,000 (10,000) |
Singles (unit sales required)
Certification | August 1996 to February 2002 | March 2002 to December 2005 | January 2006 to October 2007 | November 2007 to December 2008 | Since 1 January 2009)[22] |
Gold | 25,000 | 15,000 | 10,000 | 7,000 | 5,000 |
Platinum | 50,000 | 30,000 | 20,000 | 14,000 | 10,000 |
See also
References
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