Most streamed pre-2000 albums
1. 1991 – Nirvana – Nevermind – 1,007,000
2. 1982 – Michael Jackson – Thriller – 993,0003. 1995 – Oasis – (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? – 762,000
4. 1977 – Bob Marley – Exodus – 695,000
5. 1987 – Guns N’ Roses – Appetite For Destruction – 668,000
6. 1987 – Michael Jackson – Bad – 662,0007. 1977 – Fleetwood Mac – Rumours – 625,000
8. 1991 – Metallica – Metallica – 570,000
9. 1975 – Queen – A Night at the Opera – 544,000
10. 1979 – Pink Floyd – The Wall – 527,000
11. 1978 – Bob Marley – Kaya – 512,000
12. 1986 – Bon Jovi – Slippery When Wet – 485,000
13. 1997 – Foo Fighters – The Colour and the Shape – 424,000
14. 1987 – U2 – The Joshua Tree – 416,000
15. 1973 – Pink Floyd – The Dark Side of the Moon – 392,000
16. 1980 – Bob Marley – Uprising – 370,000
17. 1991 – Michael Jackson – Dangerous – 364,00018. 1993 – Nirvana – In Utero – 360,000
19. 1978 – Queen – Jazz – 359,000
20. 1984 – Bruce Springsteen – Born in the U.S.A. – 348,000
20. 1977 – Queen – News of the World – 348,000
22. 1980 – Queen – The Game – 342,000
23. 1999 – Backstreet Boys – Millennium – 338,000
24. 1999 – Destiny’s Child – The Writing’s on the Wall – 313,000
25. 1994 – Mariah Carey – Merry Christmas – 312,000
26. 1994 – Green Day – Dookie – 309,000
27. 1992 – Whitney Houston – The Bodyguard – 305,000
28. 1999 – Eminem – The Slim Shady LP – 299,000
29. 1969 – Rolling Stones – Let It Bleed – 294,000
30. 1971 – Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin IV – 291,000
31. 1995 – Michael Jackson – HIStory: Past, Present and Future – 280,00032. 1984 – Wham! – Make It Big – 274,000
33. 1972 – David Bowie – The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars – 268,000
34. 1991 – Guns N’ Roses – Use Your Illusion I – 267,000
35. 1997 – Backstreet Boys – Backstreet’s Back – 265,000
36. 1966 – Rolling Stones – Aftermath – 261,000
37. 1977 – Bee Gees & Various Artists – Saturday Night Fever – 259,000
38. 1975 – Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here – 255,000
38. 1997 – Shania Twain – Come On Over – 255,000
40. 1979 – Michael Jackson – Off the Wall – 241,00041. 1978 – Various Artists – Grease – 240,000
41. 1969 – Beatles – Abbey Road – 240,000
43. 1982 – Queen – Hot Space – 239,000
44. 1974 – Bob Marley – Natty Dread – 237,000
44. 1984 – Queen – The Works – 237,000
46. 1991 – Guns N’ Roses – Use Your Illusion II – 232,000
47. 1969 – Jackson 5 – Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5 – 227,00048. 1999 – Britney Spears – …Baby One More Time – 225,000
48. 1971 – David Bowie – Hunky Dory – 225,000
50. 1983 – David Bowie – Let’s Dance – 217,000
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