The numbers are in: The biggest-selling rock albums of 2024

Now that we’re approaching the end of 2024, the year-end lists are coming fast. This one goes through the biggest-selling rock albums of the year. Although sales are what they used to be to artists and the industry—we live in a streaming world, obvs–but people still fork out money for hard product.

A caution: This is an American list, but it still gives us some idea of the state of rock. (Via Ultimate Classic Rock)

1. The Cure, Songs of a Lost World
2. The Black Crows, Happiness Bastards
3. David Gilmour, Luck and Strange
4. Jack White, NO NAME
5. The Smile, Wall of Eyes
6. Green Day, Saviors
7. Judas Priest, Invincible Shield
8. The Black Keys, Ohio Players
9. Pearl Jam, Dark Matter
10. The Smile, Cutouts
11. Mark Knopfler, One Deep River
12. Sebastian Bach, Child Within the Man
13. Melvins, Tarantula Heart
14. Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs, Vagabonds, Virgins & Misfits
15. Tears for Fears, Songs for a Nervous Planet
16. The Smashing Pumpkins, Aghori Mhori Mei
17. MC5, Heavy Lifting
18. Ace Frehley, 10,000 Volts
19. Kings of Leon, Can We Please Have Fun
20. Bruce Dickinson, The Mandrake Project
21. Sheryl Crow, Evolution
22. Hire on Fire, Cometh the Storm
23. Little Feat, Sam’s Place
24. Ian Hunter, Defiance Part 2: Fiction
25. Slash, Orgy of the Damned

And these are some other albums that finished in the Billboard Top 200 album chart for the year. Greatest hits albums are very much a thing.

34. Fleetwood Mac, Rumours

35. Elton John, Diamonds

40. Creedence Clearwater Revival, Chronicle: Their 20 Greatest Hits

47. Queen, Greatest Hits

51. Bob Marley, Legend: The Best of Bob Marley and the Wailers

75. Nickleback, The Best of Nickelback: Volume 1

93. Nirvana, Nevermind

94. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Greatest Hits

99. Journey, Journey’s Greatest Hits

104. Guns N’ Roses, Greatest Hits

106. Daryl Hall and John Oates, The Very Best of Daryl Hall John Oates

112. Abba, Gold: Greatest Hits

129. Aerosmith, Greatest Hits

141. Linkin Park, Papercuts

142. Foo Fighters, Greatest Hits

143. Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band, Greatest Hits

146. Lynyrd Skynyrd, All Time Greatest Hits

155. Bon Jovi, Greatest Hits: The Ultimate Collection

158. Fleetwood Mac, Greatest Hits

162. AC/DC, Back in Black

166. Elvis Presley, Elvis: 30 #1 Hits1

169. Blink-182, Greatest Hits

180. Linkin Park, [Hybrid Theory]

182. The Beatles, The Beatles 1967-1970

187. Eagles, Their Greatest Hits: 1971-1975

189. Billy Joel, The Essential Billy Joel

193. The Beatles, The Beatles 1962-1966

197. Sublime, Sublime

199. Creed, Greatest Hits