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 [ edit ]
Year
Album
Artist(s)
Sales amount
Ref(s)
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
Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture
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
[6]
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 [ edit ]
Year
Album
Artist(s)
Sales amount
Ref(s)
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
[9]
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
[9]
1997
Kinmen Wang, Lee Ping-hui
Kinmen Wang, Lee Ping-hui
700,000
[26]
1997
Love Deep
Andy Lau
691,092
[9]
1997
Cruel Love Letter
Power Station
642,460
[9]
1996
Falling into You
Celine Dion
633,518
[9]
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
[26]
1996
Too Softhearted
Richie Jen
[29]
1998
Lonely Bird On A Branch
Wu Bai
[26]
300,000–599,000 copies [ edit ]
Year
Album
Artist(s)
Sales amount
Ref(s)
1999
I Deserved
Sammi Cheng
550,000
[30]
1997
Never Say! Love You
Ronald Cheng
515,468
[9]
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
[9]
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
[9]
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
[9]
2000
New Century Collection
A-Mei
410,000
[36]
1996
Because of Love
Andy Lau
403,856
[9]
2000
My Desired Happiness
Stefanie Sun
400,000
[38]
2002
The Eight Dimensions
Jay Chou
[33]
1993
I Believe
Wakin Chau
[22]
1997
Best 13 Song Collection
Valen Hsu
375,134
[9]
Summer Night Wind
Wu Bai
370,705
[9]
2000
Regardless
A-Mei
360,000
2003
Magic
Jolin Tsai
[39]
1998
Promises & Lies
Lee E-jun
350,130
[9]
2000
Viva Love
Mayday
350,000
[40]
2001
People Life, Ocean Wild
[41]
2003
Yeh Hui-Mei
Jay Chou
[33]
1996
The End of Love
Wu Bai
347,907
[9]
1998
Stupid Fellow
Andy Lau
345,854
[38]
2000
Yan Zi
Stefanie Sun
330,000
[42]
1996
Don't Love Me
Ronald Cheng
325,533
[38]
2000
Blossom in Red
Elva Hsiao
320,000
[43]
1993
Music Box
Mariah Carey
[44]
1996
Worth It
Sammi Cheng
309,489
[38]
1992
The Bodyguard
Whitney Houston
305,000
[45]
1997
Not for Sale
Faye Wong
303,432
[38]
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
[33]
Best-selling album by year [ edit ]
Year
Album
Artist(s)
Sales
Ref(s)
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]
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