The 21st Century's Biggest Classical Sellers

Hayley Westenra "Pure" is the best selling classical album of the 21st Century, as featured on the Classic FM Countdown of the top 300 best-selling classical albums since 2000. Here is the 21st Century's Biggest Sellers in classical music: The Top 20 | 21-100 | 101-200 | 201-300

The Top 20 Classical Biggest Sellers

1. Pure - Hayley Westenra

2. The Voice - Russell Watson

3. Encore - Russell Watson

4. Voices Of The Valley - Fron Male Voice Choir

5. Living A Dream - Katherine Jenkins

6. Second Nature - Katherine Jenkins

7. Bryn - Bryn Terfel

8. Sentimento - Andrea Bocelli

9. Serenade - Katherine Jenkins

10. Gladiator Ost - Hans Zimmer & Lisa Gerrard

11. Reprise - Russell Watson

12. Viaggio Italiano - Andrea Bocelli

13. The Voice The Ultimate Collection - Russell Watson

14. The Lord Of The Rings OST - Howard Shore

15. The Choirboys - Choirboys

16. All Angels - All Angels

17. Simple Gifts - Bryn Terfel

18. Odyssey - Hayley Westenra

19. Aria The Opera Album - Andrea Bocelli

20. Pieces In A Modern Style - William Orbit

21-100

21. Aled - Aled Jones
22. Premiere - Katherine Jenkins
23. The Opera Band - Amici Forever
24. The Christmas Album - Aled Jones
25. Dream A Dream - Charlotte Church
26. Sacred Arias - Andrea Bocelli
27. The Armed Man - A Mass For Peace Karl Jenkins
28. Lord Of The Rings Return Of The King - Howard Shore
29. Verdi - Andrea Bocelli
30. Higher - Aled Jones
31. Lord Of The Rings The Two Towers OST -Howard Shore
32. Popular Music From TV Film & Opera - Maria Callas
33. We'll Keep A Welcome - Bryn Terfel
34. Harry Potter & The Philosopher's OST - John Williams
35. Ti Adoro - Luciano Pavarotti
36. Voices Of The Valley Encore - Fron Male Voice Choir
37. Echoes The Collection - Ludovico Einaudi
38. Classical Graffiti - Planets
39. Beyond Imagination - Operababes
40. Charlotte Church - Charlotte Church
41. The Ultimate Collection - Luciano Pavarotti
42. I Will Wait For You - Lesley Garrett
43. The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy - Howard Shore
44. Gift Collection - Lesley Garrett
45. Treasure - Hayley Westenra
46. Spirit Of The Glen - Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
47. The Collection - John Rutter
48. Operatunity Winners -Denise Leigh & Jane Gilchrist
49. New Horizons - Aled Jones
50. Kashif/The Queen Symphony - Royal Philharmonic Or/Kashif
51. Blake - Blake
52. Braveheart OST - LSO/Horner
53. At Her Very Best - Nana Mouskouri
54. The Christmas Carols Album - Guildford Cathedral Choir
55. Titanic OST - James Horner
56. Classics - The Best Of Sarah Brightman
57. Holst/The Planets/Mystic Trumpeter - Rutter/RSNO/Lloyd-Jones
58. The Piano OST - Michael Nyman
59. Songs From The Labyrinth - Sting
60. Classic Kennedy - Kennedy/ECO
61. The Three Tenors Christmas -Carreras/Domingo/Pavarotti
62. Romantic Callas - The Best Of Maria Callas
63. Voice Of An Angel - Charlotte Church
64. Captain Corelli's Mandolin OST - Ingman/Warbeck
65. Moving On - Myleene Klass
66. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon OST - Tan Dun
67. Elgar/Cello Concerto/Sea Pictures - Du Pre/Baker/Lso/Barbirolli
68. Prelude - The Best Of Charlotte Church
69. Requiem - Karl Jenkins
70. Star Wars Episode III Revenge Of The Sith - John Williams
71. You Raise Me Up - The Best Of Aled Jones
72. The Definitive Collection - Mario Lanza
73. More Music From Gladiator OST - Hans Zimmer & Lisa Gerrard
74. The Singer - Lesley Garrett
75. Rutter/Requiem - Clare College Choir/Brown
76. Star Wars Episode II - LSO/Williams
77. Plays Bach - Nigel Kennedy/BP
78. The Magic Of Inspector Morse - Barrington Pheloung
79. Spanish Guitar Music - John Williams
80. Saint-Saens/Carnival Of Animals - Johnny Morris
81. Prokofiev/Peter & The Wolf - Dame Edna/Mel So/Lanchbery
82. Tavener/Christmas Proclamation - St John's College Ch/Robinson
83. A Tribute - Kathleen Ferrier
84. Filippa Giordano - Filippa Giordano
85. Hannibal OST - Hans Zimmer
86. Icons - Luciano Pavarotti
87. Star Wars The Phantom Menace - LSO/Williams
88. Greatest Hits 1969-1999 - John Williams
89. Holst/The Planets - Simon Rattle
90. Greatest Hits - Nigel Kennedy
91. Gilbert & Sullivan The Gold Collection - D'oyly Carte Opera Company
92. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets - John Williams
93. Kamen/Band Of Brothers OST - London Metropolitan Or/Kamen
94. The Gold Collection - Lesley Garrett
95. Carols At Christmas - Choir Of Guildford Cathedral
96. Brassed Off OST - Grimethorpe Colliery Band
97. Le Onde - Ludovico Einaudi
98. I Giorni - Ludovico Einaudi
99. Kiri - Kiri Te Kanawa
100. Glass/Violin Concerto - Anthony/Ulster Orchestra/Yuasa

101-200

101. The Gold Collection - Harry Secombe
102. Renaissance - Sixteen/Christophers
103. Best Of Mozart -Cappella Istropolitina
104. Faure/Requiem/Vierne/Andantino - Oxford Camerata/Summerly
105. Wings Of Song - James Galway
106. Songs Of Love - Placido Domingo
107. So Deep Is The Night - Lesley Garrett
108. Mahler/Symphony No 5 - BP/Rattle
109. Pirates Of The Caribbean OST - Klaus Badelt
110. In Concert - Carreras/Domingo/Pavarotti
111. From The Heart - Lesley Garrett
112. Officium - Hilliard Ensemble/Jan Garbarek
113. Shapes - Dominic Miller
114. The Classical Collection - James Last
115. Pride & Prejudice OST - Marianelli/ECO/Thibaudet
116. Into Paradise - All Angels
117. Pearl Harbor OST - Greenaway/Zimmer
118. The Journey - Best Of Adiemus
119. Vivaldi - Nigel Kennedy
120. Popular Music Collector's Edition - Maria Callas
121. The Essential Collection - Mario Lanza
122. The Best Of The Three Tenors - Carreras/Domingo/Pavarotti
123. Amore The Love Album - Luciano Pavarotti
124. The Ultimate Collection - Luciano Pavarotti
125. The Best Of - Mario Lanza
126. Vivaldi/The Four Seasons - Nigel Kennedy
127. Silent Noon - Terfel/Martineau
128. The Ultimate Guitar Collection - John Williams
129. Una Mattina - Ludovico Einaudi
130. Pirates Of The Caribbean 2 OST - Hans Zimmer
131. Mozart/Requiem - Slovak PO/Kosler
132. Tchaikovsky/Ballet Highlights -John Lanchberry
133. Free - Libera
134. Copland/Rodeo/Billy The Kid - Csrso/Gunzenhauser
135. Lesley Garrett - Lesley Garrett
136. The John Rutter Christmas Album -Cambridge Singers/Rutter
137. Elgar/Symphony No 3 - BSO/Daniel
138. After A Dream - Robert Meadmore
139. Essential Inspector Morse Collection - Barrington Pheloung
140. Mozart/Bassoon And Oboe Concertos - Vienna Mozart AC/Wildner
141. Chocolat OST - Rachel Portman
142. Rachmaninov/Piano Concertos Nos 1-4 - Ashkenazy/LSO/Previn
143. Songs of Sanctuary - Adiemus
144. Distant Land - John Rutter
145. Meet Joe Black OST - Thomas Newman
146. Shostakovich/Jazz Suites Nos 1 & 2 - Russian State SO/Yablonsky
147. Eternal Light Music Of Inner Peace - Priory Of The Resurrection
148. Vaughan Williams/Greensleeves - Adrian Boult
149. Duel - Duel
150. Orff/Carmina Burana - CSRSO/Gunzenhauser
151. The Godfather Trilogy - City Of Prague PO/Bateman
152. Dreamcatcher - Secret Garden
153. Tchaikovsky/Nutcracker - Scale/Slovak PO/Halasz
154. Ladies In Lavender OST - Joshua Bell
155. Carols From King's - King's College Choir/Willcocks
156. Subject To Change - Vanessa-Mae
157. Cortes - Gardar Thor Cortes
158. Adiemus IV The Eternal Knot - Adiemus
159. Eternal Echoes - John Barry
160. Once In A Red Moon - Secret Garden
161. At His Best - Mario Lanza
162. Barber/Orch Works Vol 2 - Warner/RSNO/Alsop
163. Tutto Mozart - Bryn Terfel
164. Schindler's List OST - John Williams
165. The Gift Of Music - John Rutter
166. Vaughan Williams/Phantasy Quintet - Maggini Quartet/Jackson
167. Celebration - Andre Rieu
168. The Gold Collection - Luciano Pavarotti
169. Gershwin/Rhapsody In Blue - Selby/SPO/CSRSO/Hayman
170. Choreography - Vanessa-Mae
171. The Hours OST - Philip Glass
172. The Entertainer - The Very Best Of Scott Joplin
173. Gluck/Italian Arias - Cecilia Bartoli
174. Barry/40 Years Of Film Music - City Of Prague PO/Raine
175. Rachmaninov/Piano Concerto No 2 - Cecile Ousset
176. The Da Vinci Code OST - Hans Zimmer
177. Mozart/Requiem - Fruehbeck De Burgos
178. Sibelius/Finlandia - Iceland SO/Sakari
179. Gorecki/Symphony No 3 - Polish Nrso/Kilanowicz/Wit
180. The Last Samurai OST - Hans Zimmer
181. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban - John Williams
182. A Night At The Opera - Bryn Terfel
183. The Essential Collection - Karl Jenkins & Adiemus
184. Beethoven/Moonlight Sonata - Daniel Barenboim
185. Onward - Alfie Boe
186. Szymanowski/Chausson/Saint-Saens - Nicola Benedetti
187. The Very Best Of - Grimethorpe Colliery Band
188. Finzi/Clarinet Concerto - Northern Sinfonia/Plane
189. Eden Roc Ludovico Einaudi
190. Beethoven/Piano Sonatas Nos 8 14 & 23 - Jeno Jando
191. Vivaldi/The Four Seasons - Capella Istr/Gunzenhauser
192. Mozart/Piano Concertos 19,20,21,23 & 24 - Asmif/Marriner
193. The Essential - Philip Glass
194. Elgar/Enigma Variations - Charles Mackerras
195. Shostakovich/The Jazz Album - CGO/Chailly
196. Classic Brass - Grimethorpe Colliery Band
197. Finzi/Cello Concerto - Hugh/Donohoe/NS/Griffiths
198. Rachmaninov/Piano Concerto No 2 - Jando/Budapest So/Lehel
199. Part/Passio - Tonus Peregrinus/Pitts
200. Renee Fleming - Renee Fleming

201-300

201. Ecce Cor Meum - Paul Mccartney
202. The Best Of - Lesley Garrett
203. The Vivaldi Album - Cecilia Bartoli
204. Elgar/Cello Concerto In E Minor - Kliegel/RPO/Istropolitana
205. Handel/Fireworks/Water Music - Istropolitana/Warchal
206. Rachmaninov/Piano Concertos Nos 2 & 3 - Rachmaninov/Philadelphia Or
207. Orff/Carmina Burana - Andre Previn
208. Baby Einstein - Lullaby Classics Baby Einstein Music Box Or
209. Orff/Carmina Burana - Soloists/New Phil Or/Burgos
210. Pirates Of The Caribbean 3 - Hans Zimmer
211. Holst/The Planets - LSO/Davis
212. Rodrigo/Concerto D'aranjuez - Romero/Previn
213. Best Days - Amy Nuttall
214. Js Bach/Goldberg Variations - Murray Perahia
215. The Very Best Of - Film Music 1980-2001 - Michael Nyman
216. Classic FM Christmas Carols - Trinity College Choir/Marlow
217. Saint-Saens/Symphony No 3 -Biggs/Entermont/MA/Ormandy
218. The Ultimate - Maria Callas
219. A Soprano Inspired - Lesley Garrett
220. Chopin/Piano Favorites - Adni/Ogdon
221. Back To Titanic OST - James Horner
222. Barber/Adagio & American Favourites - Andre Previn
223. Ikon - Sixteen/Christophers
224. Undrentide - Mediaeval Baebes
225. Storm - Vanessa-Mae
226. Shostakovich/Piano Concertos No 1 & 2 - Alexeev/Jones/Eco/Maksymiuk
227. Best Of - Mediaeval Baebes
228. The Ultimate Collection - Mario Lanza
229. Classic FM Presents - Alfie Boe
230. Agnus Dei - Vol 1 & 2 - New College Choir/Higginbottom
231. The Magic Box - John Williams
232. J Strauss II/Waltzes - VSO/Boskovsky
233. Gershwin/Rhapsody In Blue - Wayne Marshall
234. Rimsky-Korsakov/Scherazade/Tsar Saltan - LPO/Batiz
235. Divenire - Ludovico Einaudi
236. Beethoven/Symphonies Nos 5 & 7 - VP/Kleiber
237. Carols From St Paul's Cathedral - St Pauls Cathedral Choir
238. Mussorgsky/Pictures At An Exhibition - SPO/Nazareth
239. Rachmaninov/Piano Concertos Nos 2 & 3 - Polish National Radio SO/Wit
240. Handel/Messiah - LSO/Davis
241. Beethoven/Favourite Piano Sonatas - Alfred Brendel
242. Mahler/Symphony No 10 - BP/Rattle
243. JS Bach/The Great Organ Works - Wolfgang Ruebsam
244. A Soprano In Love - Lesley Garrett
245. Smetana/Ma Vlast - Polish Nrso/Wit
246. The Celtic Tenors - Celtic Tenors
247. Puccini/Madame Butterfly(Highlights) - Soloists/CSRSO/Rahbari
248. The Ultimate - Vanessa-Mae
249. Vaughan Williams/The Lark Ascending -Bean/Boult/Barbirolli
250. Holst/The Planets - Soloists/Philharmonia/Rattle
251. A State Of Wonder Complete Variations- Glenn Gould
252. Vivaldi/Four Seasons - Failoni Co/Nishizaki
253. Nessun Dorma - Luciano Pavarotti
254. Tallis/Spem In Alium - Oxford Camerata/Summerly
255. The Voice Of A Star - Nicola Kirsch
256. With A Song In My Heart - Mario Lanza
257. Vivaldi II - Nigel Kennedy
258. Wayfaring Stranger/Folksongs Andreas Scholl
259. Ascolta - Izzy
260. Holst/The Planets - CSRSO/Leaper
261. Harry Potter & The Goblet Of Fire OST - Patrick Doyle
262. The Very Best Of - James Galway
263. Shostakovich/Jazz Suite No 1 - Marriner/Jansons
264. Rodrigo/Complete Orchestral Works 2 -Gallen/Asturias So/Valdes
265. Js Bach/Solo & Double Violin Concertos - Manze/Podger/Aam
266. Grieg/Peer Gynt - Thomas Beecham
267. Rule Britannia - ENP/Leeds Festival Chorus/Daniel
268. Gorecki/Symphony No 3 - David Zinman/LSO/Upshaw
269. Casta Diva - Angela Gheorghiu
270. Requiem For A Dream OST - Hansell/Kronos Quartet
271. Faure/Requiem - Soloists/Kings Cc/Npo/Wilcox
272. Tchaikovsky/Piano Concerto 1 - Ousset/Previn
273. Warsaw Concerto - Fowke/RTE Concerto Orchestra
274. Star Wars A New Hope OST - LSO/Williams
275. Beethoven/The 9 Symphonies - BP/Karajan
276. Dvorak/New World Symphony - Berlin PO/Tennstedt
277. Holst/The Planets/Elgar/Enigma - LP/LSO/Boult
278. Elgar/Cello Concerto - Tortellier/Boult
279. Handel/Water Music - Riccardo Muti
280. Mendelssohn/Concerto For Violin - Nicola Benedetti
281. Beethoven/Complete Symphonies - VP/Rattle
282. Barber/Violin Concerto - Buswell/RSNO/Alsop
283. Bernstein/Chichester Psalms - Bournemouth SO & Chorus/Alsop
284. Mendelssohn/Violin Concertos - Yehudi Menuhin
285. Beethoven/Symphony No 9 - BP/Karajan
286. The Doors Concerto Kennedy/Prague - SO/Scholes
287. Beethoven/Symphonies 1-9/Overtures - LCP/Norrington
288. Strauss/Four Last Songs - Schwarzkopf/Szell/LSO
289. Rutter/Requiem And Magnificat - Rutter/City Of London Symphonic
290. Mozart/Clarinet Concerto - Thomas Beecham
291. Angel Voices - Libera
292. A Lasting Inspiration - Jacqueline Du Pre
293. Bach/6 Cello Suites - Yo-Yo Ma
294. Beethoven/Triple Concerto - Oistrakh/Karajan/Szell
295. Opera Proibita - Cecilia Bartoli
296. Tranquility - Lesley Garrett
297. Star Wars Empire Strikes Back OST - LSO/Williams
298. Part/Alina - Spivakov/Bezrodny/Malter
299. J Strauss/Famous Waltzes - Strauss Fest Or/Lenard
300. Chopin/Nocturnes - Daniel Barenboim

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