Since 2016, the RIAA has included Album Equivalent Units, adding streaming and single track sales into the totals. (The Eagles Greatest Hits jumped from 29 million to 38 million with the new criteria.) The below numbers reflect the current RIAA standard.1
Top 25 All-Time Hard Rock/Metal/Punk AlbumsĀ
By RIAA Certified U.S. Album SalesĀ
šø: Ross Halfin
AC/DC, Back in Black (1980) 25 Million*
Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin IV (1971) 24MĀ
Pink Floyd, The Wall (1979) 23MĀ
Guns Nā Roses, Appetite for Destruction (1987) 18MĀ
Boston, Boston (1976) 17MĀ
Led Zeppelin, Physical Graffiti (1975) 16M
Metallica, Metallica (1991) 16M
Journey, Greatest Hits 15M (1988)
Pink Floyd, Dark Side of the Moon (1973) 15MĀ
Meat Loaf, Bat Out of Hell (1977) 14M
Pearl Jam, Ten (1991) 13MĀ
Bon Jovi, Slippery When Wet (1986) 12MĀ
Def Leppard, Hysteria (1987) 12M
Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin II (1969) 12MĀ
Linkin Park, Hybrid Theory (2000) 12MĀ
Aerosmith, Aerosmithās Greatest Hits (1980) 11MĀ
Creed, Human Clay (2000) 11MĀ
Led Zeppelin, Houses of the Holy (1973) 11MĀ
Def Leppard, Pyromania (1983) 10MĀ
Green Day, Dookie (1994) 10MĀ
Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin (1969) 10MĀ
Nickelback, All the Right Reasons (2005) 10MĀ
Nirvana, Nevermind (1991) 10MĀ
No Doubt, Tragic Kingdom (1995) 10MĀ
Smashing Pumpkins, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (1995) 10MĀ
*No. 4 on the All-Genre list. Estimated 50M worldwide.
Top All-Time Hard Rock/Metal/Punk ArtistsĀ
By RIAA Certified U.S. Album SalesĀ
šø: Neal Preston
Led Zeppelin 112.5 millionĀ
AC/DC 75 millionĀ
Pink Floyd 75 millionĀ
Aerosmith 66.5 millionĀ
Metallica 63 millionĀ
Van Halen 56.5 millionĀ
Journey 48 million
Guns Nā Roses 44.5M
Queen 43MĀ
Def Leppard 35.5MĀ
Bon Jovi 34.5MĀ
Pearl Jam 31.5MĀ
Boston 31MĀ
Ozzy Osbourne 29.2MĀ
Linkin Park 28.5MĀ
Nirvana 28MĀ
Rush 26MĀ
Creed 25MĀ
Mƶtley CrĆ¼e 25MĀ
Red Hot Chili Peppers 25MĀ
Green Day 24MĀ
Nickelback 24MĀ
Jimi Hendrix 23MĀ
Heart 22.5MĀ
Kiss 21MĀ
Smashing Pumpkins 19.7MĀ
Stone Temple Pilots 17.5MĀ
Korn 16.5MĀ
Limp Bizkit 16.5M
Black Sabbath 15MĀ
No Doubt 15MĀ
The Offspring 14.5M
Poison 14.5MĀ
The Cranberries 14.5MĀ
Ted Nugent 14M
3 Doors Down 13M
Alice In Chains 12.5MĀ
Tool 12.5MĀ
Whitesnake 12.5MĀ
Live 12MĀ
Disturbed 11.5MĀ
Bush 10.5MĀ
Nine Inch Nails 10.5MĀ
Scorpions 10.5MĀ
Blink-182 10MĀ
Evanescence 10MĀ
The Weekās Most-Streamed ArtistsĀ
Top 50 Hard Rock, Metal, Punk, Etc.Ā
Apr 23, 2021 - Apr 29, 2021Ā
Queen* 22.6M Total Song Streams (Top Song: āBohemian Rhapsodyā)Ā
AC/DC 18.9M (Top Song: āThunderstruckā)Ā
Twenty One Pilots 18.6M (āShy Awayā)Ā
Linkin Park 17M (āIn the Endā)
Panic! At The Disco 16.7M (āHigh Hopesā)Ā
Red Hot Chili Peppers 16M (āUnder the Bridgeā)Ā
Metallica 15.8M (āEnter Sandmanā)Ā
Led Zeppelin 15.1M (āStairway to Heavenā) Ā
Five Finger Death Punch 14M (āBlue on Blackā)Ā
Nirvana 13.8M (āSmells Like Teen Spiritā)Ā
Fall Out Boy 13.7M (āSugar, Weāre Goin Downā)Ā
Pink Floyd 13.4M (āWish You Were Hereā)Ā
Green Day 13M (āBasket Caseā)Ā
Blink-182 10.7M (āAll the Small Thingsā)Ā
Guns Nā Roses 10.7M (āSweet Child Oā Mineā)Ā
Three Days Grace 10.6M (ā(I Hate) Everything About Youā)
5 Seconds Of Summer 10.6M (āYoungbloodā)Ā
Journey 10.5M (āDonāt Stop Believinā)Ā
Disturbed 10.3M (āThe Sound of Silenceā)Ā
Shinedown 10.2M (āSimple Manā)Ā
Paramore 10.1M (āMisery Businessā)Ā
Weezer 10M (āIsland in the Sunā)Ā
Aerosmith 9.4M (āDream Onā)Ā
My Chemical Romance 9.1M (āTeenagersā)Ā
Van Halen 9M (āJumpā)Ā
Slipknot 8.9M (āDualityā)Ā
Breaking Benjamin 8.8M (āThe Diary of Janeā)Ā
Foo Fighters 8.7M (āEverlongā)Ā
All Time Low 8.5M (āMonstersā ft. Blackbear)Ā
System Of A Down 7.9M (āChop Suey!ā)Ā
Bon Jovi 7.9M (āLivinā on a Prayerā)Ā
Pearl Jam 7.8M (āBlackā)Ā
Nickelback 7.8M (āHow You Remind Meā)Ā
Korn 7.8M (āComing Undoneā)Ā
Bring Me The Horizon 7.4M (āCan You Feel My Heartā)Ā
Mƶtley CrĆ¼e 7.1M (āKickstart My Heartā)Ā
Def Leppard 7M (āPour Some Sugar On Meā)Ā
Avenged Sevenfold 7M (āHail to the Kingā)Ā
Alice In Chains 6.9M (āMan in the Boxā)Ā
Skillet 6.8M (āMonsterā)Ā
Tool 6.7M (āSoberā)Ā
Godsmack 6.3M (āBulletproofā)Ā
A Day To Remember 6.3M (āIf It Means a Lot to Youā)Ā
Seether 6.2M (āFake Itā)Ā
Falling In Reverse 6.2M (āPopular Monsterā)Ā
3 Doors Down 6M (āKryptoniteā)Ā
The Offspring 6M āSelf Esteemā)Ā
Ozzy Osbourne 5.7M (āCrazy Trainā)Ā
Papa Roach 5.7M (āLast Resortā)Ā
Theory Of A Deadman 5.1M (āRx (Medicate)ā)Ā
*No. 69 all-genreĀ
(Source: Rolling Stone)
Top 30 Hard Rock, Metal, Punk, Etc.Ā
All Time Digital Singles - By RIAA Certified UnitsĀ
Twenty One Pilots* 44MĀ
Panic! At The Disco 32.5MĀ
Queen 32.5MĀ
Linkin Park 30MĀ
Fall Out Boy 26MĀ
Paramore 17MĀ
Three Days Grace 14MĀ
Breaking Benjamin 12.5MĀ
Daughtry 12.5MĀ
Shinedown 12.5MĀ
3 Doors Down 10.5MĀ
Bon Jovi 10.5MĀ
Skillet 10MĀ
5 Seconds Of Summer 9.5MĀ
Foo Fighters 8.5MĀ
Survivor 8MĀ
Theory Of A Deadman 8MĀ
Red Hot Chili Peppers 7.5MĀ
My Chemical Romance 7MĀ
Plain White Tās 7MĀ
No Doubt 6.5MĀ
Muse 6MĀ
Chevelle 5.5MĀ
Green Day 5.5MĀ
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus 5.5MĀ
Disturbed 5MĀ
Evanescence 5MĀ
Journey 5MĀ
Portugal. The Man 5MĀ
The All-American Rejects 5MĀ
*No. 27 All GenreĀ
Updated November 20, 2021