List of best-selling albums in Norway

The following is a list of the best-selling albums in Norway.

List of albums

Year	Artist	Album	Notes	Sales
1987	Sissel Kyrkjebø	Glade Jul	Claimed sales, certification	650,000 - 800,000[1][2][3]
1986	Sissel Kyrkjebø	Sissel	Claimed sales	400,000[4]
2009	Sissel Kyrkjebø	Strålande jul	Claimed sales	370,000[3]
1989	Dance with a Stranger	To	Claimed sales	350,000[5]
1997	Shania Twain	Come On Over	Certification	300,000[6]
2010	Kurt Nilsen	Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas	Certification	270,000[7]
1978	The Smurfs music	1 Smurfeland	Claimed sales	270,000[8]
1989	Åge Aleksandersen	Eldorado	Claimed sales	250,000[6]
1984	Åge Aleksandersen	Leva Livet	Claimed sales	250,000[6]
1996	D.D.E.	Det går likar no	Claimed sales	250,000[9]
1985	The Monroes	Face Another Day	Claimed sales	250,000[10]
1978	Various artists	Grease	Claimed sales, certification	250,000[8]
2006	Kurt Nilsen with Espen Lind, Askil Holm and Alejandro Fuentes	Hallelujah – Live	Claimed sales	240,000[11][12]
1993	Various Artists	Absolute Music 9	Claimed sales, certification	240,000[13][6]
1994	Various Artists	Absolute Music 18	Claimed sales, certification	231,000[14][6]
1985	A-ha	Hunting High and Low	Claimed sales, certification	228,000[15][16]
1977	ABBA	ABBA: The Album	Claimed sales	210,000[8]
1993	Various Artists	Absolute Music 15	Certification	200,000[6]
1988	Leonard Cohen	I'm Your Man	Certification	200,000[6]
1992	Hanne Boel	Kinda Soul	Claimed sales	200,000[17]
1990	Steinar Albrigtsen	Alone Too Long	Claimed sales	200,000[18]
1977	Smokie	Greatest Hits	Claimed sales	195,000[8]
1993	Trine Rein	Finders, Keepers	Claimed sales	180,000[19]
1977	Various artists	Saturday Night Fever	Claimed sales	180,000[8]
2005	Katie Melua	Piece By Piece	Claimed sales	175,000[20]
1991	Steinar Albrigsten	Alone Too Long	Claimed sales	170,000[19]
1992	ABBA	ABBA Gold	Claimed sales	168,000[21]
1997	Various Artists	Absolute Music 21	Claimed sales	167,000[14]
1982	Bjøro Håland	Bjøro Håland	Claimed sales	160,000[18]
1991	Bonnie Tyler	Bitterblue	Claimed sales, certification	155,000[22]

See also

• List of best-selling albums
  • List of best-selling albums by country

References

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