PAUL MCCARTNEY albums and sales

Updated: October 4, 2024

PAUL MCCARTNEY sold over 39.1 million albums. The best-selling album by PAUL MCCARTNEY is BAND ON THE RUN, which sold over 3.62 million copies. According to the BSA Ranking, PAUL MCCARTNEY is the 85th best-selling album artist of all time.

The video releases of PAUL MCCARTNEY have sold over 936,667 units, led by BACK IN THE U.S. with over 419,000 units sold.

PAUL MCCARTNEY albums ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Album	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	BAND ON THE RUN PAUL MCCARTNEY & WINGS 1973	1973	3,625,380	Rank in 1973 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 14 125 1,103
2	ALL THE BEST PAUL MCCARTNEY 1987	1987	3,405,100	Rank in 1987 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 26 219 1,194
3	BACK TO THE EGG PAUL MCCARTNEY & WINGS 1979	1979	2,474,450	Rank in 1979 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 30 200 1,821
4	WINGS AT THE SPEED OF SOUND PAUL MCCARTNEY & WINGS 1976	1976	2,279,000	Rank in 1976 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 31 220 2,002
5	MCCARTNEY PAUL MCCARTNEY 1970	1970	2,134,000	Rank in 1970 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 17 239 2,242
6	FLOWERS IN THE DIRT PAUL MCCARTNEY 1989	1989	1,731,817	Rank in 1989 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 67 513 3,060
7	PIPES OF PEACE PAUL MCCARTNEY 1983	1983	1,704,603	Rank in 1983 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 57 519 3,094
8	LONDON TOWN PAUL MCCARTNEY & WINGS 1978	1978	1,636,000	Rank in 1978 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 46 348 3,163
9	TUG OF WAR PAUL MCCARTNEY 1982	1982	1,627,745	Rank in 1982 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 40 533 3,177
10	VENUS & MARS PAUL MCCARTNEY & WINGS 1975	1975	1,552,000	Rank in 1975 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 42 360 3,322
11	OFF THE GROUND PAUL MCCARTNEY 1993	1993	1,546,134	Rank in 1993 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 98 1,126 3,328
12	WINGS GREATEST PAUL MCCARTNEY & WINGS 1978	1978	1,452,770	Rank in 1978 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 51 373 3,486
13	WINGS OVER AMERICA PAUL MCCARTNEY & WINGS 1976	1976	1,273,000	Rank in 1976 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 51 405 3,845
14	TRIPPING THE LIVE FANTASTIC - HIGHLIGHTS! PAUL MCCARTNEY 1990	1990	1,234,780	Rank in 1990 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 90 1,267 3,949
15	BACK IN THE U.S. PAUL MCCARTNEY 2002	2002	1,220,000	Rank in 2002 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 111 934 3,978
16	RAM PAUL MCCARTNEY 1971	1971	1,207,000	Rank in 1971 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 28 422 4,023
17	WINGSPAN: HITS AND HISTORY PAUL MCCARTNEY & WINGS 2001	2001	1,198,310	Rank in 2001 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 158 992 4,200
18	GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROAD STREET (OST) PAUL MCCARTNEY 1984	1984	1,128,510	Rank in 1984 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 72 805 4,489
19	CHAOS AND CREATION IN THE BACKYARD PAUL MCCARTNEY 2005	2005	799,073	Rank in 2005 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 186 1,744 7,495
20	RED ROSE SPEEDWAY PAUL MCCARTNEY & WINGS 1973	1973	754,000	Rank in 1973 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 66 827 7,608
21	FLAMING PIE PAUL MCCARTNEY 1997	1997	725,000	Rank in 1997 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 276 2,455 7,791
22	MEMORY ALMOST FULL PAUL MCCARTNEY 2007	2007	704,062	Rank in 2007 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 140 1,848 7,874
23	MCCARTNEY II PAUL MCCARTNEY 1980	1980	675,220	Rank in 1980 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 112 1,396 8,060
24	WILD LIFE PAUL MCCARTNEY & WINGS 1971	1971	578,000	Rank in 1971 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 62 979 9,075
25	DRIVING RAIN PAUL MCCARTNEY 2001	2001	577,560	Rank in 2001 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 289 2,154 9,076
26	GOOD EVENING NEW YORK CITY PAUL MCCARTNEY 2009	2009	560,000	Rank in 2009 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 131 2,182 9,232
27	СНОВА В СССР PAUL MCCARTNEY 1988	1988	485,550	Rank in 1988 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 291 2,270 13,817
28	PRESS TO PLAY PAUL MCCARTNEY 1986	1986	211,479	Rank in 1986 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 292 3,065 18,851
29	NEW PAUL MCCARTNEY 2013	2013	134,000	Rank in 2013 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 281 2,764 22,477
30	RUN DEVIL RUN PAUL MCCARTNEY 1999	1999	115,000	Rank in 1999 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 796 6,739 23,336
31	BACK IN THE WORLD PAUL MCCARTNEY 2003	2003	102,844	Rank in 2003 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 699 6,270 23,874
32	PURE MCCARTNEY PAUL MCCARTNEY 2016	2016	100,000	Rank in 2016 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 371 3,607 24,707
33	PAUL IS LIVE PAUL MCCARTNEY 1993	1993	98,190	Rank in 1993 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 870 9,280 32,969
34	KISSES ON THE BOTTOM PAUL MCCARTNEY 2012	2012	60,000	Rank in 2012 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 582 5,817 36,476
35	UNPLUGGED - THE OFFICIAL BOOTLEG PAUL MCCARTNEY 1991	1991	47,920	Rank in 1991 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 899 11,947 44,088
36	MCCARTNEY III PAUL MCCARTNEY 2020	2020	N/A	Rank in 2020 Rank in 2020s Overall rank 1,431 4,488 66,411
37	EGYPT STATION PAUL MCCARTNEY 2018	2018	N/A	Rank in 2018 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 1,686 15,800 67,205

PAUL MCCARTNEY videos ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Video	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	BACK IN THE U.S. PAUL MCCARTNEY 2002	2002	419,000	Rank in 2002 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 3 47 121
2	PAUL MCCARTNEY IN RED SQUARE PAUL MCCARTNEY 2005	2005	158,000	Rank in 2005 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 30 228 491
3	THE SPACE WITHIN US PAUL MCCARTNEY 2006	2006	135,500	Rank in 2006 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 24 276 583
4	THE MCCARTNEY YEARS PAUL MCCARTNEY 2007	2007	66,667	Rank in 2007 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 70 717 1,482
5	WINGSPAN: HITS AND HISTORY PAUL MCCARTNEY & WINGS 2001	2001	50,000	Rank in 2001 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 103 1,163 2,113
6	PAUL IS LIVE PAUL MCCARTNEY 1994	1994	50,000	Rank in 1994 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 37 407 2,212
7	PUT IT THERE PAUL MCCARTNEY 1989	1989	50,000	Rank in 1989 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 52 124 2,339
8	LIVE AT THE CAVERN CLUB PAUL MCCARTNEY 2000	2000	7,500	Rank in 2000 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 115 2,399 4,256
9	ROCKSHOW PAUL MCCARTNEY & WINGS 2013	2013	N/A	Rank in 2013 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 190 1,540 5,166

PAUL MCCARTNEY sales by country

PAUL MCCARTNEY album sales by country

The largest markets for albums by PAUL MCCARTNEY are the United States (26.5 million), the United Kingdom (4.8 million) and Japan (2.41 million).

№	Country ▲	Sales △	Albums △
1	Argentina	30,000	1
2	Australia	210,000	3
3	Austria	50,000	2
4	Canada	1,374,000	17
5	Denmark	35,000	2
6	France	800,000	8
7	Germany	1,000,000	3
8	Hong Kong	10,000	1
9	Japan	2,410,514	31
10	Korea	19,062	1
11	Netherlands	100,000	1
12	New Zealand	30,000	3
13	Norway	383,183	7
14	Poland	10,000	1
15	Portugal	55,000	4
16	Russia	30,000	2
17	Spain	600,000	7
18	Sweden	50,000	1
19	Switzerland	50,000	2
20	United Kingdom	4,800,000	28
21	United States	26,500,000	26
22	USSR	558,600	2
23	Yugoslavia	53,138	2