Best-selling Christmas/holiday Albums By RIAA Certification
This is an incomplete list of the best-selling Christmas/holiday albums in the United States based on shipment certification by the RIAA. This list provides a more complete representation of the best-selling Christmas/holiday albums in history, as it includes those released well before the Nielsen/SoundScan era of music sales.
| Year of Release | Artist(s) | Title | Label(s) | Certification Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Presley, ElvisElvis Presley | Elvis' Christmas Album (budget reissue of 1957 LP with altered track listing) |
RCA Camden/Pickwick | Diamond |
| 1994 | G, KennyKenny G | Miracles: The Holiday Album | Arista | 8x Platinum |
| 2001 | Various | Now That's What I Call Christmas! | UTV | 6x Platinum |
| 1988 | Mannheim Steamroller | A Fresh Aire Christmas | American Gramaphone | 6x Platinum |
| 1984 | Mannheim Steamroller | Mannheim Steamroller Christmas | American Gramaphone | 6x Platinum |
| 1963 | Cole, Nat KingNat King Cole | The Christmas Song (originally released in 1960 under the title The Magic of Christmas) |
Capitol | 6x Platinum |
| 2007 | Groban, JoshJosh Groban | Noël | WEA/Reprise | 5x Platinum |
| 1998 | Dion, CelineCeline Dion | These Are Special Times | Epic | 5x Platinum |
| 1994 | Carey, MariahMariah Carey | Merry Christmas | Columbia | 5x Platinum |
| 1967 | Streisand, BarbraBarbra Streisand | A Christmas Album | Columbia | 5x Platinum |
| 1958 | Mathis, JohnnyJohnny Mathis | Merry Christmas | Columbia | 5x Platinum |
| 1998 | Crosby, BingBing Crosby | White Christmas (originally released in 1945 under the title Merry Christmas) |
Decca | 4x Platinum |
| 1995 | Mannheim Steamroller | Christmas in the Aire | American Gramaphone | 4x Platinum |
| 1987 | Various | A Very Special Christmas | A&M | 4x Platinum |
| 1984 | Various | Christmas Through the Years | Reader's Digest Music | 4x Platinum |
| 2010 | Boyle, SusanSusan Boyle | The Gift | Syco/Columbia | 3x Platinum |
| 2001 | Mannheim Steamroller | Christmas Extraordinaire | American Gramaphone | 3x Platinum |
| 1999 | G, KennyKenny G | Faith: A Holiday Album | Arista Records | 3x Platinum |
| 1996 | Trans-Siberian Orchestra | Christmas Eve and Other Stories | Lava | 3x Platinum |
| 1993 | Connick, Jr., HarryHarry Connick, Jr. | When My Heart Finds Christmas | Sony/Columbia | 3x Platinum |
| 1992 | Brooks, GarthGarth Brooks | Beyond the Season | Liberty | 3x Platinum |
| 1992 | Grant, AmyAmy Grant | Home for Christmas | A&M | 3x Platinum |
| 1985 | Presley, ElvisElvis Presley | It's Christmas Time (retitled reissue of 1970 budget edition of Elvis' Christmas Album) |
BMG | 3x Platinum |
| 1982 | Winston, GeorgeGeorge Winston | December | Windham Hill | 3x Platinum |
| 1971 | Presley, ElvisElvis Presley | Elvis Sings the Wonderful World of Christmas | RCA | 3x Platinum |
| 1965 | Guaraldi Trio, VinceVince Guaraldi Trio | A Charlie Brown Christmas | Fantasy | 3x Platinum |
| 1957 | Presley, ElvisElvis Presley | Elvis' Christmas Album (original release) |
RCA Victor | 3x Platinum |
| 2009 | Bocelli, AndreaAndrea Bocelli | My Christmas | Decca | 2x Platinum |
| 2003 | Various | Now That's What I Call Christmas!: The Signature Collection | Capitol | 2x Platinum |
| 1998 | *NSYNC | Home for Christmas | RCA | 2x Platinum |
| 1993 | Boyz II Men | Christmas Interpretations | Motown | 2x Platinum |
| 1993 | Gill, VinceVince Gill | Let There Be Peace on Earth | MCA Nashville | 2x Platinum |
| 1992 | Diamond, NeilNeil Diamond | The Christmas Album | Columbia | 2x Platinum |
| 1992 | Various | A Very Special Christmas 2 | A&M | 2x Platinum |
| 1989 | New Kids on the Block | Merry, Merry Christmas | Columbia | 2x Platinum |
| 1987 | McEntire, RebaReba McEntire | Merry Christmas to You | MCA Nashville | 2x Platinum |
| 1986 | Strait, GeorgeGeorge Strait | Merry Christmas Strait to You! | MCA Nashville | 2x Platinum |
| 1985 | Alabama | Alabama Christmas | RCA | 2x Platinum |
| 1984 | Rogers, KennyKenny Rogers & Parton, DollyDolly Parton | Once Upon a Christmas | RCA | 2x Platinum |
| 1981 | Murray, AnneAnne Murray | Christmas Wishes | Capitol | 2x Platinum |
| 1981 | Rogers, KennyKenny Rogers | Christmas | Liberty | 2x Platinum |
| 1979 | Various | Disney's Christmas Favorites | Disneyland | 2x Platinum |
| 1975 | Denver, JohnJohn Denver | Rocky Mountain Christmas | RCA | 2x Platinum |
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