List of best-selling albums in Taiwan
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This is a list of best-selling albums in Taiwan. Music recording sales certification
is by Recording Industry Foundation in Taiwan (RIT) (formerly IFPI Taiwan). On 1 November 2008, IFPI Taiwan was renamed to Recording Industry Foundation in Taiwan (RIT).
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. From this period, seven domestic albums and one international album have shipped over a million copies. Of these Jacky Cheung is the best-selling artist, with three albums over the 1 million mark, while A-mei, is the best-selling female artist. During this period, Taiwan is Asia's second largest music market, after Japan.
On 13 December 2010, RIT certified Rashomon
(羅生門) by Taiwanese artist Show Luo
for sales of 154,218 copies in Taiwan, for audit period of 15 January to 30 September 2010, thus a certification of five platinums.
Music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
is by Recording Industry Foundation in Taiwan (RIT) (formerly IFPI Taiwan). On 1 November 2008, IFPI Taiwan was renamed to Recording Industry Foundation in Taiwan (RIT).
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. From this period, seven domestic albums and one international album have shipped over a million copies. Of these Jacky Cheung is the best-selling artist, with three albums over the 1 million mark, while A-mei, is the best-selling female artist. During this period, Taiwan is Asia's second largest music market, after Japan.
On 13 December 2010, RIT certified Rashomon
Rashomon (album)
Rashomon aka Lover’s Puzzle is Taiwanese Mandopop artist Show Luo's seventh Mandarin studio album. It was released on 15 January 2010 by Gold Typhoon ....
(羅生門) by Taiwanese artist Show Luo
Show Luo
Show Luo also known as Xiao Zhu was born on 30 July 1979. He is a Taiwanese entertainer: Mandopop singer, dancer, host and actor. He has been dubbed "Dancing King of Asia" for his dancing skills.-Biography:...
for sales of 154,218 copies in Taiwan, for audit period of 15 January to 30 September 2010, thus a certification of five platinums.
Certification levels
| Certification | March 2002 to January 2006 | Before November 2007 | Before January 2009 | Since 1 January 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 50,000 | 35,000 | 20,000 | 15,000 |
| Platinum | 100,000 | 70,000 | 40,000 | 30,000 |
| Certification | Since 1 January 2009) |
|---|---|
| Gold | 5,000 |
| Platinum | 10,000 |
Best-selling albums
| Rank | Year | Title | Artist | Shipment | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1993 | The Goodbye Kiss The Goodbye Kiss The Goodbye Kiss is Jacky Cheung's fifth Mandopop album, which was released on March 5, 1993.The Mandopop album was a great success in the Greater China region. In Taiwan, 1.36 million copies sold，and the total number of population was only 19 million in Taiwan at that time. For too much Pirated... (吻别) |
Jacky Cheung Jacky Cheung Jacky Cheung is a Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor. The Chinese language media refers to him, Aaron Kwok, Andy Lau and Leon Lai as the Cantopop Four Heavenly Kings , with more than 60 million records sold as of 2000.... |
1,360,000 | 6x Platinum |
| 2 | 1996 | Bad Boy | A-mei A-Mei A-Mei , also known by her birth name Chang Hui-mei , is an aboriginal Taiwanese pop singer and occasional songwriter. She is also known by her aboriginal name Gulilai Amit . She was born in the rugged mountains of eastern Taiwan and is the third youngest of nine siblings. A-mei made her debut in... |
1,250,000 | 6x Platinum |
| 3 | 1995 | True Love compilation (真愛新曲+精選) | Jacky Cheung | 1,220,000 | 6x Platinum |
| 4 | 1992 | The Words After Drunk (酒後的心聲) | Jody Chiang Jody Chiang Jody Chiang or Jiang Hui , born as Jiang Shuhui , is a Taiwanese popular singer. She is often called the Queen of Taiwanese music. She began recording in the 1980s and maintains an active career today. Her trademark ballads and folk songs are typically sung in Taiwanese... |
1,160,000 | 5x Platinum |
| 5 | 1997 | Titanic Titanic (soundtrack) Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack to the film of the same name composed, orchestrated and conducted by James Horner. The soundtrack was released by Sony Classical on November 18, 1997... |
James Horner James Horner James Roy Horner is an American composer, orchestrator and conductor of orchestral and film music. He is noted for the integration of choral and electronic elements in many of his film scores, and for frequent use of Celtic musical elements... |
1,100,000 | 5x Platinum |
| 6 | 1995 | Sisters (姊妹) | A-mei | 1,080,000 | 5x Platinum |
| 7 | 1996 | How Could I Forget You? (忘記你我做不到) | Jacky Cheung | 1,050,000 | 5x Platinum |
| 8 | 1998 | Love Like Pacific Ocean (愛像太平洋) | Richie Ren Richie Ren Richie Jen is a Taiwanese singer and actor. He has become extremely popular throughout Asia, particularly in the Chinese-speaking countries. He graduated from the Chinese Culture University's physical education department.-Films:... |
1,020,000 | 5x Platinum |
| 9 | 1994 | Sky (天空) | Faye Wong Faye Wong Faye Wong is a highly successful and influential Chinese singer-songwriter and actress who is usually referred to as a diva . Early in her career she briefly used the stage name Shirley Wong . Born in Beijing, she moved to Hong Kong in 1987 and rose to stardom in the early 1990s by singing... |
1,000,000+ | 5x Platinum |
| 10 | 1989 | Talk to You, Listen to You (跟你說，聽你說) | Sarah Chen Sarah Chen Sarah Chen is a Taiwanese singer who became famous during the late-1980s and early-1990s. Her most famous hit songs, many resulting from her collaborations with songwriter Jonathan Lee, include Dream to Awakening 夢醒時分 and Is it Right to Love You? 這樣愛你對不對... |
970,000 | 4x Platinum |
| 11 | 1993 | The New Butterfly Dream (新鴛鴦蝴蝶夢) | Huang, An (黃安) | 940,330 | 4x Platinum |
| 12 | 1993 | Blessings (祝福) | Jacky Cheung | 910,000 | 4x Platinum |
| 16 | 1997 | Wanna Enjoy The Breeze With You (想和你去吹吹風) | Jacky Cheung Jacky Cheung Jacky Cheung is a Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor. The Chinese language media refers to him, Aaron Kwok, Andy Lau and Leon Lai as the Cantopop Four Heavenly Kings , with more than 60 million records sold as of 2000.... |
820,000 | 4x Platinum |
| 18 | 1994 | Mystery (迷) | Faye Wong Faye Wong Faye Wong is a highly successful and influential Chinese singer-songwriter and actress who is usually referred to as a diva . Early in her career she briefly used the stage name Shirley Wong . Born in Beijing, she moved to Hong Kong in 1987 and rose to stardom in the early 1990s by singing... |
800,000+ | 4x Platinum |
| Rank | |Artist | 1 | Still Fantasy Still Fantasy Still Fantasy is the seventh studio album by Taiwanese Mandopop artist Jay Chou. It was released on 5 September 2006 by Alfa Music and distributed by Sony Music Taiwan.The album was originally scheduled for release on 8 September... (依然范特西) |
Jay Chou Jay Chou Jay Chou is a Taiwanese musician, singer-songwriter, music and film producer, actor and director who has won the World Music Award four times. In 1998 he was discovered in a talent contest where he displayed his piano and song-writing skills. Over the next two years, he was hired to compose for... |
Alfa Music | 181,000 | 250,000 |
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| 2 | Dancing Diva Dancing Diva Dancing Diva is Taiwanese Mandopop artist Jolin Tsai's eighth Mandarin studio album. It was released on 12 May 2006 by EMI Music Taiwan. This is the first album of Jolin's since moving from Sony Music Taiwan to EMI Music Taiwan.... (舞孃) |
Jolin Tsai Jolin Tsai Jolin Tsai was born on 15 September 1980. She is a Taiwanese Golden Melody Award-winning Mandopop singer, dancer and actor. She is managed by Mars Entertainment Ltd .-Career:... |
EMI Music Taiwan | 172,000 | 260,000 |
| 3 | Heroes of Earth Heroes of Earth Heroes of Earth is American-Taiwanese R&B Mandopop singer-songwriter Leehom Wang's eleventh Mandarin studio album. It was released on 30 December 2005 by Sony Music Taiwan.... (蓋世英雄) |
Leehom Wang | Sony Music Taiwan Sony Music Entertainment Sony Music Entertainment ' is the second-largest global recorded music company of the "big four" record companies and is controlled by Sony Corporation of America, the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation.... |
140,000 | 180,000 |
| 4 | Fish That Loves to Dream | Jody Chiang Jody Chiang Jody Chiang or Jiang Hui , born as Jiang Shuhui , is a Taiwanese popular singer. She is often called the Queen of Taiwanese music. She began recording in the 1980s and maintains an active career today. Her trademark ballads and folk songs are typically sung in Taiwanese... |
115,000 | 180,000 | |
| 5 | Pandora Pandora (album) Pandora is Taiwanese Mandopop artist Angela Chang's third Mandarin studio album. It was released on 1 January 2006 by Linfair Records. The Pandora was released on 24 February 2006 with a bonus DVD containing seven music videos and Taiwanese drama Bump Off Lover sneak peeks.The track "潘朵拉" was... (潘朵拉) |
Angela Chang Angela Chang Angela Chang was born on 19 January 1982. She is a Taiwanese Mandopop singer and actress. She has been nominated twice for Best Leading Actress in a Television Series at the Golden Bell Awards, Taiwan.-Biography:... |
Linfair Records | 88,000 | 120,000 |
| 6 | Meeting Love Meeting Love Meeting Love , is Taiwanese Mandopop artist Rainie Yang's second Mandarin studio album. It was released by Sony Music Taiwan on 17 March 2006.... (遇上愛) |
Rainie Yang Rainie Yang Rainie Yang , born June 4th, 1984, is a Taiwanese singer, Golden Bell Awards actress and talk show host.-Career:Yang began her career in 2000, as a member of Taiwanese quartet girl group 4 in Love, where she was given the stage name of Rainie, matching the weather theme of each member. The group's... |
Sony Music Taiwan Sony Music Entertainment Sony Music Entertainment ' is the second-largest global recorded music company of the "big four" record companies and is controlled by Sony Corporation of America, the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation.... |
78,000 | 130,000 |
| 7 | Cyndi with U | Cyndi Wang Cyndi Wang Cyndi Wang was born on 5 September 1982. She is a Taiwanese singer and actress. Her birth name is Wáng Jūnrú .Wang has released eleven albums, nearly all of which carries her name... |
Avex Taiwan | 74,500 | 100,000 |
| 8 | Cao Cao (曹操) | JJ Lin JJ Lin JJ Lin is a Singaporean Mandopop Singer-songwriter, Composer and Actor based in Taiwan. JJ Lin is managed by Ocean Butterflies. Lin won Best New Artist for his work on his debut album Music Voyager at the 15th Golden Melody Awards in 2004.... |
Ocean Butterflies Ocean Butterflies International Pte Ltd Ocean Butterflies International Pte Ltd is an independent Asia Chinese-pop music and entertainment production company. Founded in 1986, it operates in five regions: Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia.-History:... |
70,200 | 120,000 |
| 9 | Forever (New Song + Collection) Forever (S.H.E album) Forever is Taiwanese Mandopop girl group S.H.E's second compilation album and 9th album overall. It was released on 21 July 2006 by HIM International Music.... |
S.H.E S.H.E S.H.E is a Taiwanese girl group whose members are Selina Jen, Hebe Tien, and Ella Chen. The name of the group is an alphabetism derived from the first letter of each member's name. Since releasing their first album Girls Dorm , S.H.E has recorded 12 albums with sales totalling over 15 million, and... |
HIM International Music HIM International Music HIM International Music is a Taiwanese independent record label and artist management company established in 1999. It was previously known as Grand Music International Inc.... |
69,000 | 150,000 |
| Rank | |Artist | 1 | Butterfly | Jolin Tsai Jolin Tsai Jolin Tsai was born on 15 September 1980. She is a Taiwanese Golden Melody Award-winning Mandopop singer, dancer and actor. She is managed by Mars Entertainment Ltd .-Career:... |
Warner Music Taiwan |
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| 2 | Trendy Man Trendy Man Trendy Man is Taiwanese Mandopop artist Show Luo's sixth Mandarin studio album. It was released on 26 December 2008 by Gold Typhoon... |
Show Luo Show Luo Show Luo also known as Xiao Zhu was born on 30 July 1979. He is a Taiwanese entertainer: Mandopop singer, dancer, host and actor. He has been dubbed "Dancing King of Asia" for his dancing skills.-Biography:... |
Gold Typhoon (Taiwan) |
| 3 | Trust Map (信心地圖) | New Artists' Family (新藝人家族) | |
| 4 | Poetry of the Day After Poetry of the Day After Poetry of the Day After is Taiwanese Mandopop rock band Mayday's seventh studio album. It was released on 23 October 2008 by Rock Records. The music video for "如煙" features Taiwanese actor James Wen.... |
Mayday | Rock Records Rock Records Rock Records is a Taiwanese record label founded in 1980 by Sam and Johnny Duan . The record label had their first multiseller in 1989 with Sarah Chen.It is now Asia's largest independent record label.... |
| 5 | Fall in Love & Songs Fall in Love & Songs Fall in Love & Songs is the 10th studio album by Fish Leong. It was released on January 16, 2009 Believe in Music and distributed by Universal Music Taiwan, and is Leong's first album released under a record label other than Rock Records.... |
Fish Leong Fish Leong Fish Leong is the stage name of Jasmine Leong, a Malaysian Chinese singer in the Mandarin pop scene who has had much success in Taiwan, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and Japan... |
Believe In Music |
| 6 | Heart Beat | Leehom Wang | Sony Music Taiwan Sony Music Entertainment Sony Music Entertainment ' is the second-largest global recorded music company of the "big four" record companies and is controlled by Sony Corporation of America, the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation.... |
| 7 | Diamond Candy Diamond Candy Diamond Candy is Taiwanese Mandopop artist Elva Hsiao's tenth Mandarin studio album. It was released on 9 October 2009 by Gold Typhoon... |
Elva Hsiao Elva Hsiao Elva Hsiao, also known as Elva Siu, was born on 24 August 1979. She is a Taiwanese Mandopop singer.-Biography:She was educated at John Casablanca's College in Vancouver, British Columbia. She is fluent in both written and spoken English. While in Vancouver, she attended the New Talent Singing... |
Gold Typhoon (Taiwan) |
| 8 | Princess Princess (Jam Hsiao album) Princess is Taiwanese Mandopop artist Jam Hsiao's second Mandarin studio album. It was released on 17 July 2009 by Warner Music Taiwan. The album was available for pre-order, from 23 June 2009, as the Princess which includes gifts and photobook... |
Jam Hsiao Jam Hsiao Jam Hsiao was born on 30 March 1987 at Taipei, Taiwan). He is a Taiwanese Mandopop singer. In summer 2007, Hsiao rose to fame after only three brief appearances in the first season of China Television 's star search show, One Million Star , which is a singing competition reality show similar to... |
Warner Music Taiwan |
| 9 | Freedom | Jerry Yan Jerry Yan Jerry Yan was born 1 January 1977. He is a Taiwanese actor and member of Taiwanese boy band F4. His birth name is Liao Yangzhen .-Career:... |
Sony Music Taiwan Sony Music Entertainment Sony Music Entertainment ' is the second-largest global recorded music company of the "big four" record companies and is controlled by Sony Corporation of America, the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation.... |
| 10 | AMIT (阿密特意識專輯) | A-mei A-Mei A-Mei , also known by her birth name Chang Hui-mei , is an aboriginal Taiwanese pop singer and occasional songwriter. She is also known by her aboriginal name Gulilai Amit . She was born in the rugged mountains of eastern Taiwan and is the third youngest of nine siblings. A-mei made her debut in... |
Gold Typhoon (Taiwan) |
| Rank | |Artist | 1 | Rashomon Rashomon (album) Rashomon aka Lover’s Puzzle is Taiwanese Mandopop artist Show Luo's seventh Mandarin studio album. It was released on 15 January 2010 by Gold Typhoon .... (羅生門) |
Show Luo Show Luo Show Luo also known as Xiao Zhu was born on 30 July 1979. He is a Taiwanese entertainer: Mandopop singer, dancer, host and actor. He has been dubbed "Dancing King of Asia" for his dancing skills.-Biography:... |
Gold Typhoon (Taiwan) | 154,218 |
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| 2 | The Era The Era (album) The Era is Taiwanese Mandopop artist Jay Chou's tenth Mandarin studio album. It was released on 18 May 2010 by JVR Music and distributed by Sony Music Taiwan... (跨時代) |
Jay Chou Jay Chou Jay Chou is a Taiwanese musician, singer-songwriter, music and film producer, actor and director who has won the World Music Award four times. In 1998 he was discovered in a talent contest where he displayed his piano and song-writing skills. Over the next two years, he was hired to compose for... |
JVR Music | 110,000 |
| 3 | SHERO | S.H.E S.H.E S.H.E is a Taiwanese girl group whose members are Selina Jen, Hebe Tien, and Ella Chen. The name of the group is an alphabetism derived from the first letter of each member's name. Since releasing their first album Girls Dorm , S.H.E has recorded 12 albums with sales totalling over 15 million, and... |
HIM International Music HIM International Music HIM International Music is a Taiwanese independent record label and artist management company established in 1999. It was previously known as Grand Music International Inc.... |
68,000 |
| 4 | Myself | Jolin Tsai Jolin Tsai Jolin Tsai was born on 15 September 1980. She is a Taiwanese Golden Melody Award-winning Mandopop singer, dancer and actor. She is managed by Mars Entertainment Ltd .-Career:... |
Warner Music Taiwan | 65,000 |
| 5 | Rainie & Love...? Rainie & Love...? Rainie & Love...? , is Taiwanese Mandopop artist Rainie Yang's fifth Mandarin studio album. It was released on 1 January 2010 by Sony Music Taiwan. Two editions of the album were released: pre-order edition and Rainie & Love...? with different issues for Taiwan and Hong Kong... (雨愛) |
Rainie Yang Rainie Yang Rainie Yang , born June 4th, 1984, is a Taiwanese singer, Golden Bell Awards actress and talk show host.-Career:Yang began her career in 2000, as a member of Taiwanese quartet girl group 4 in Love, where she was given the stage name of Rainie, matching the weather theme of each member. The group's... |
Sony Music Taiwan Sony Music Entertainment Sony Music Entertainment ' is the second-largest global recorded music company of the "big four" record companies and is controlled by Sony Corporation of America, the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation.... |
50,000 |
| 5 | To Hebe To Hebe To Hebe is the debut Mandarin solo studio album of Taiwanese Mandopop artist Hebe Tien, of girl group S.H.E. It was released on 3 September 2010 by HIM International Music. Tien is the first S.H.E members to release a solo album... (田馥甄) |
Hebe Tien | HIM International Music HIM International Music HIM International Music is a Taiwanese independent record label and artist management company established in 1999. It was previously known as Grand Music International Inc.... |
50,000 |
| 6 | The 18 Martial Arts The 18 Martial Arts The 18 Martial Arts is Taiwanese American R&B singer-songwriter Leehom Wang's fourteenth Mandarin studio album. It was released on 12 August 2010 by Sony Music Taiwan.... (十八般武藝) |
Leehom Wang | Sony Music Taiwan Sony Music Entertainment Sony Music Entertainment ' is the second-largest global recorded music company of the "big four" record companies and is controlled by Sony Corporation of America, the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation.... |
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| 7 | Super Hot Super Hot Super Hot is Taiwanese Mandopop quartet boy band Fahrenheit's fourth Mandarin studio album. It was released on 17 September 2010 by HIM International Music.... (太熱) |
Fahrenheit Fahrenheit (Taiwanese band) Fahrenheit is a Taiwanese boy band who has been active in Asia since 2005. The group debut with four members: Jiro Wang, Calvin Chen, Aaron Yan and Wu Chun. They are managed by Comic International Productions . The group's music is distributed by HIM International Music in Taiwan, by WOW Music in... |
HIM International Music HIM International Music HIM International Music is a Taiwanese independent record label and artist management company established in 1999. It was previously known as Grand Music International Inc.... |
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| 8 | Miss Elva Miss Elva Miss Elva is Taiwanese Mandopop artist Elva Hsiao's eleventh Mandarin studio album. It was released on 24 September 2010 by Gold Typhoon .... (蕭灑小姐) |
Elva Hsiao Elva Hsiao Elva Hsiao, also known as Elva Siu, was born on 24 August 1979. She is a Taiwanese Mandopop singer.-Biography:She was educated at John Casablanca's College in Vancouver, British Columbia. She is fluent in both written and spoken English. While in Vancouver, she attended the New Talent Singing... |
Gold Typhoon (Taiwan) | |
| 9 | The Opposite Me The Opposite Me The Opposite Me is Taiwanese Mandopop artist Jing Chang's second Mandarin studio album. It was released on 9 July 2010 by Gold Typhoon .... (相反的我) |
Jing Chang Jing Chang -Early life:Chang was born in Taipei, Taiwan on 6 September 1983. Her birth name is pronounced the same, but written with different characters . She studied graphic design and graduated from Song Shan High School of Commerce. Before entering Super Idol, she was a graphic design artist... |
Gold Typhoon (Taiwan) | |
| 10 | Limit (極限) | Lala Hsu | Asia Muse |