005 Top 10 Best-Selling Cassettes (1981–1990)

Here are the best-selling cassette albums each year from 1981 to 1990, based on RIAA and Billboard reports.

1981. REO Speedwagon – Hi Infidelity (10,000,000+ copies)

1982. Michael Jackson – Thriller (40,000,000+ copies)

1983. The Police – Synchronicity (8,000,000+ copies)

1984. Prince – Purple Rain (13,000,000+ copies)

1985. Bruce Springsteen – Born in the U.S.A. (15,000,000+ copies)

1986. Whitney Houston – Whitney Houston (10,000,000+ copies)

1987. U2 – The Joshua Tree (10,000,000+ copies)

1988. Guns N’ Roses – Appetite for Destruction (18,000,000+ copies)

1989. Madonna – Like a Prayer (8,000,000+ copies)

➡️ Sources:

• Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) – RIAA.com
• Billboard Top-Selling Albums – Billboard.com

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