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
2001[5]
Rank Album Artist
1 Kite Stefanie Sun
2 Fantasy Jay Chou
3 My Desired Happiness Stefanie Sun
4 Jay Jay Chou
5 People Life, Ocean Wild Mayday
6 Regardless A-mei
7 Tomorrow Elva Hsiao
8 Tidal Wave Harlem Yu
9 Meteor Rain F4
10 Meteor Garden OST Various Artists
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
2003[6]
Rank Album Artist Sales
1 Ye Hui Mei Jay Chou 333,000
2 Magic Jolin Tsai 330,000
3 Super Star S.H.E 300,000
3 To Be Continued... Stefanie Sun 290,000
5 1st Album 5566 240,000
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
2008[11][12]
Rank Album Artist Sales
1 Poetry of the Day After Mayday 205,000
2 Capricorn Jay Chou 152,000
3 Jem Hsiao Jem Hsiao
3 Dove Aska Yang
5 Mystery Guest Yoga Lin
6 FM S.H.E S.H.E
7 Cape No. 7 OST Yukihiko Kageyama, Van Fan
8 Gyashan Lollipop F
9 Trendy Man Show Luo
10 Jing's Note Wong Jinglun
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
2010[14]
Rank Album Artist Sales
1 Rashomon Show Luo 155,000
2 The Era Jay Chou 110,000
3 Sheri S.H.E 68,000
4 Myself Jolin Tsai 65,000
5 To Hebe Hebe Tien 50,000
5 Rainie & Love...? Rainie Yang 50,000
7 The 18 Martial Arts Leehom Wang
8 Super Hot Fahrenheit
9 Miss Elva Elva Hsiao
10 The Opposite Me Jing Chang
2011[15]
Rank Album Artist Sales
1 Only for You Show Luo 150,000
2 It's Time Stefanie Sun 75,000
3 The Next Me Aaron Yan 68,000
4 My Love Hebe Tien 48,000
5 Are You Watching Me? A-mei 45,000
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
2013[17]
Rank Album Artist
1 Lion Roar Show Luo
2 Angel Wings Rainie Yang
3 First Love Aska Yang
4 Stories Untold JJ Lin
5 Silly Tango Hu Xia
6 Opus 12 Jay Chou
7 Love × π Yen-j
8 Muse Jolin Tsai
9 It's All Love Jeremy Liu
10 Marksman Magic Power
2014[18][19]
Rank Album Artist Sales
1 The Best of 1999-2013 Mayday 100,000
2 Aiyo, Not Bad Jay Chou 80,000
3 Play Jolin Tsai 75,000
4 Genesis JJ Lin 40,000
5 Kepler Stefanie Sun 36,000
2015[20]
Rank Album Artist
1 Love Killah SpeXial
2 Dangerous SpeXial
3 Amit2 A-mei
4 Love More Bii
5 Aiyo, Not Bad Jay Chou
6 Genesis JJ Lin
7 The Big Dreamer TFBoys
8 Action Bii Bii
9 Reality Show? Show Luo
10 Play Jolin Tsai

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

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