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The 12 Best-Selling Albums of All Time

Which is your favorite music album? And is it  among the best-selling in history?

Rankings of the most successful albums have been produced by Business Insider on the basis of RIAA data. However, we have to note that the figures used are from US sales. But as the market there is among the largest, we can also get an idea of the global popularity as well.

Tom Petty dead at 66 after going into cardiac arrest (VIDEOS-PHOTOS)

Tom Petty, the musical legend behind some of rock’s greatest hits, died Monday after going into cardiac arrest.

He was 66.

The “Free Fallin’” singer was taken to UCLA Medical Center early Monday morning but could not be revived, Tony Dimitriades, the band manager said in a statement.

He died at 11:30 p.m., surrounded by family, friends and his bandmates.