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Remix album

A remix album is an album consisting of remixes or rerecorded versions of an artists' earlier released material. The first act who employed the format was American singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson (Aerial Pandemonium Ballet, 1971).[1] As of 2007, the best-selling remix album of all time was Michael Jackson's Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix (1997).

List of best-selling remix albums

Best-selling remix albums worldwide
No. Album Artist Record label Released Claimed sales Ref.
1 Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix Michael Jackson Epic Records 1997 6,000,000 [2]
2 You Can Dance Madonna Sire Records 1987 5,000,000 [3]
2 Love The Beatles Apple Records 2006 5,000,000 [4]
3 Reanimation Linkin Park Warner Bros. Records 2002 1,900,000 (US) [5]
4 J to tha L–O! The Remixes Jennifer Lopez Epic Records 2002 1,496,000 (US) [6]
5 Shut Up and Dance: Mixes Paula Abdul Virgin Records 1990 1,000,000 [7]
5 Never Say Never: The Remixes Justin Bieber Island Records 2011 1,000,000
6 Misia Remix 2000 Little Tokyo Misia Arista Records 2000 831,000 [8]
7 Super Eurobeat Presents Ayu-ro Mix Ayumi Hamasaki Avex Trax 2000 650,000 [9]
8 Ayu-mi-x II Version Non-Stop Mega Mix Ayumi Hamasaki Avex Trax 2000 505,000 [10]
9 No More Games/The Remix Album New Kids on the Block Columbia Records 1990 500,000 (US) [11]
9 The Remix Lady Gaga Interscope Records 2010 500,000 [12]
9 The Remixes Shakira Sony Music 1997 500,000 [13]
9 Todas as Estações - Remixes Sandy & Junior Universal Music Group 2000 500,000 [14]
9 New Old Songs Limp Bizkit Interscope Records 2001 500,000 [15]
10 Bahane Remixes Sezen Aksu DMC 2005 421,000 [16]

See also

References

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  3. ^ "Madonna, take a bow". The Detroit News. March 8, 2008. Retrieved July 27, 2013. ...a fixture in the city's underground dance club scene, her collection of remixes released a year later in 1987 eventually went on to sell five million copies...
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  11. ^ "US Certifications". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2014-12-06.
  12. ^ Ziegbe, Mawuse (July 8, 2010). "Lady Gaga Remix Album Due In The U.S. Next Month". MTV. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
  13. ^ "Los millones de Shakira, Empresas - Edición Impresa Dinero.com - Últimas Noticias". Dinero.com. 2011-10-13. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
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  16. ^ "Mü-YAP sold in 2005 and 2006". Mu-yap.org. 2006. Retrieved 2016-08-09.