Editing Timeline of musical events (section)

=== List of 10 best-selling albums of the 1990s ===
#[[Whitney Houston]] / Various artists – ''[[The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album|The Bodyguard]]'' – 45 million<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blogs.houstonpress.com/artattack/2012/02/the_films_of_whitney_houston.php?page=2|title=Whitney Houston: An Overview of Her Films|last=Hlavaty|first=Craig|newspaper=[[Houston Press]]|date=February 13, 2012|access-date=June 30, 2012|archive-date=January 3, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103073841/http://blogs.houstonpress.com/artattack/2012/02/the_films_of_whitney_houston.php?page=2|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bet.com/article/hi8ep2/adele-s-21-closing-in-on-billboard-charts-record|title=Adele's 21 Closing in on Billboard Charts Record|publisher=[[Black Entertainment Television]]|date=January 26, 2012|access-date=June 30, 2012}}</ref> – 1992
#[[Shania Twain]] – ''[[Come On Over (Shania Twain album)|Come on Over]]'' – 40 million<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kiriblakeley/2011/05/10/why-shania-twain-cant-sing/|title=Why Shania Twain Can't Sing|last=Blakeley|first=Kiri|magazine=[[Forbes]]|date=May 10, 2011|access-date=2012-08-23}}</ref> – 1997
#[[Alanis Morissette]] – ''[[Jagged Little Pill]]'' – 33 million<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1630912/20100201/knowles_beyonce.jhtml|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120529182229/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1630912/20100201/knowles_beyonce.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 29, 2012|title='You Oughta Know': The Story Behind Beyonce's Grammy Cover|last=Montgomery|first=James|date=February 1, 2010|work=[[MTV]]|publisher=[[MTV Network]]|access-date=2008-05-03}}</ref> – 1995
#[[Mariah Carey]] – ''[[Music Box (Mariah Carey album)|Music Box]]'' – 32 million<ref name="Undercover musicbox">{{cite web|url=http://www.undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=4687|title=Mariah Carey Has the Right Energy in E=MC2|last=Cashmere|first=Paul|date=April 24, 2008|publisher=Undercover Pty., Ltd.|access-date=2008-05-08}}</ref> – 1993
#[[Celine Dion]] – ''[[Falling into You]]'' – 32 million<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.metro.co.uk/metrolife/film/812414-metro-film-fight-club-avatar-v-the-hurt-locker-v-inglourious-basterds-v-up-in-the-air|title=Oscars 2010 special: Avatar v The Hurt Locker v Inglourious Basterds v Up In The Air|author=<!--Not stated-->|date=March 8, 2010|work=[[Metro.co.uk]]|publisher=[[Associated Newspapers]]|access-date=2010-03-23|archive-date=February 14, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100214124921/http://www.metro.co.uk/metrolife/film/812414-metro-film-fight-club-avatar-v-the-hurt-locker-v-inglourious-basterds-v-up-in-the-air|url-status=dead}}</ref> – 1996
#[[Michael Jackson]] – ''[[Dangerous (Michael Jackson album)|Dangerous]]'' – 32 million<ref name="Dangerous 32 million copies worldwide">{{cite news |first=Claudia |last=Bidasio |title=Gli imperdibili di Michel Jackson |url=http://www.menstyle.it/cont/musica/musica-r/0805/1900/dangerous-8.asp# |work=[[MenStyle.it]] |date=May 19, 2008 |access-date=2009-05-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090627140245/http://www.menstyle.it/cont/musica/musica-r/0805/1900/dangerous-8.asp |archive-date=June 27, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Dangerous 32 million copies worldwide2">{{cite news|title=Michael Jackson sulla sedia a rotelle |url=http://www.affaritaliani.it/entertainment/micheal-jackson110708.html |work=[[Affari Italiani]] |date=July 11, 2008 |access-date=2009-05-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080822095924/http://www.affaritaliani.it/entertainment/micheal-jackson110708.html |archive-date=August 22, 2008 }}</ref> – 1991
#[[Celine Dion]] – ''[[Let's Talk About Love]]'' – 31 million<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/books/learning-to-love-cline-dion/article16178/|title=Learning to Love Celine Dion|newspaper=[[The Globe and Mail]]|date=June 15, 2009|last=Anderson|first=Jason|access-date=2009-12-27|location=Toronto}}</ref> – 1997
#[[Madonna]] – ''[[The Immaculate Collection]]'' – 30 million<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2012/0323/1224313742569.html|title=Girl gone wild: is it time for Madonna to grow up?|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|date=March 23, 2012|access-date=2012-09-21|archive-date=March 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323121356/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2012/0323/1224313742569.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20071113jk.html|title=Words to Live by: Goh Hotoda|last=Kawaguchi|first=Judith|date=October 23, 2007|work=[[The Japan Times]]|publisher=Toshiaki Ogasawara |access-date=2009-12-02}}</ref> – 1990
#[[Britney Spears]] – ''[[...Baby One More Time (album)|...Baby One More Time]]'' – 30 million<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/4723158/With-dreams-in-her-heart.html|title=With dreams in her heart|publisher=[[Telegraph Media Group|The Telegraph]]|date=April 28, 2001|access-date=2012-09-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spike.com/articles/b07kr5/the-top-10-worst-albums-that-went-platinum|title=The Top 10 Worst Albums that Went Platinum|author=dsussman|publisher=[[Spike (TV channel)|Spike]]|date=February 11, 2010|access-date=2012-09-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140405050851/http://www.spike.com/articles/b07kr5/the-top-10-worst-albums-that-went-platinum|archive-date=April 5, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> – 1999
#[[Backstreet Boys]] – ''[[Millennium (Backstreet Boys album)|Millennium]]'' – 30 million<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/backstreet_boys_unite/55725|title=Backstreet Boys Unite!|first=Josh|last=Grossberg|publisher=[[E!|E! Entertainment Television]]|date=July 25, 2007|access-date=2012-01-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/643602.stm|title=Liz the 'Fame' Dame|work=BBC News|access-date=2012-01-07|date=February 15, 2000}}</ref> – 1999