MEAT LOAF albums and sales

Updated: January 16, 2025

MEAT LOAF sold over 38.7 million albums. The best-selling album by MEAT LOAF is BAT OUT OF HELL, which sold over 22.4 million copies. According to the BSA Ranking, MEAT LOAF is the 87th best-selling album artist of all time.

The video releases of MEAT LOAF have sold over 427,500 units, led by HITS OUT OF HELL with over 220,000 units sold.

MEAT LOAF albums ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Album	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	BAT OUT OF HELL MEAT LOAF 1977	1977	22,490,000	Rank in 1977 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 3 8 26
2	BAT OUT OF HELL II: BACK INTO HELL MEAT LOAF 1993	1993	9,400,180	Rank in 1993 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 8 95 224
3	WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBOURHOOD MEAT LOAF 1995	1995	2,142,500	Rank in 1995 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 88 772 2,225
4	THE VERY BEST OF MEAT LOAF MEAT LOAF 1998	1998	1,107,500	Rank in 1998 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 161 1,449 4,611
5	BAT OUT OF HELL III: THE MONSTER IS LOOSE MEAT LOAF 2006	2006	1,015,000	Rank in 2006 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 108 1,260 5,540
6	HITS OUT OF HELL MEAT LOAF 1984	1984	650,000	Rank in 1984 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 120 1,428 8,258
7	DEAD RINGER MEAT LOAF 1981	1981	392,500	Rank in 1981 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 202 2,443 14,843
8	PIECE OF THE ACTION - THE BEST OF MEAT LOAF 2009	2009	300,000	Rank in 2009 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 221 3,640 15,867
9	HEAVEN AND HELL MEAT LOAF & BONNIE TYLER 1989	1989	300,000	Rank in 1989 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 370 2,589 16,570
10	BLIND BEFORE I STOP MEAT LOAF 1986	1986	137,000	Rank in 1986 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 321 3,455 22,375
11	HANG COOL TEDDY BEAR MEAT LOAF 2010	2010	100,000	Rank in 2010 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 431 4,525 25,625
12	BAT OUT OF HELL - LIVE MEAT LOAF 2004	2004	100,000	Rank in 2004 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 896 7,695 27,107
13	COULDN'T HAVE SAID IT BETTER MYSELF MEAT LOAF 2003	2003	100,000	Rank in 2003 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 852 8,040 27,452
14	HEAVEN CAN WAIT - THE BEST OF MEAT LOAF 2003	2003	100,000	Rank in 2003 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 853 8,041 27,453
15	MEAT LOAF & FRIENDS MEAT LOAF 2002	2002	100,000	Rank in 2002 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 875 8,372 27,784
16	BAD ATTITUDE MEAT LOAF 1984	1984	100,000	Rank in 1984 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 348 4,299 31,697
17	MIDNIGHT AT THE LOST AND FOUND MEAT LOAF 1983	1983	100,000	Rank in 1983 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 337 4,402 31,800
18	DEAD RINGER/BAT OUT OF HELL MEAT LOAF 2010	2010	60,000	Rank in 2010 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 647 6,025 36,684
19	BACK FROM HELL! - THE VERY BEST OF MEAT LOAF 1993	1993	25,000	Rank in 1993 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 1,169 13,220 51,490

MEAT LOAF videos ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Video	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	HITS OUT OF HELL MEAT LOAF 1991	1991	220,000	Rank in 1991 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 3 65 328
2	LIVE IN AUSTRALIA WITH THE MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA MEAT LOAF 2004	2004	67,500	Rank in 2004 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 81 713 1,476
3	BAT OUT OF HELL MEAT LOAF & CLASSIC ALBUMS SERIES 2006	2006	57,500	Rank in 2006 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 79 811 1,642
4	VH1 STORYTELLERS MEAT LOAF 2003	2003	32,500	Rank in 2003 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 216 1,308 2,626
5	3 BATS LIVE MEAT LOAF 2007	2007	25,000	Rank in 2007 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 136 1,445 2,953
6	BAT OUT OF HELL II - PICTURE SHOW MEAT LOAF 1994	1994	25,000	Rank in 1994 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 56 590 3,276

MEAT LOAF sales by country

MEAT LOAF album sales by country

The largest markets for albums by MEAT LOAF are the United States (21 million), the United Kingdom (8.92 million) and Canada (3.24 million).

№	Country ▲	Sales △	Albums △
1	Australia	2,135,000	5
2	Austria	50,000	1
3	Canada	3,245,000	5
4	Denmark	55,000	2
5	Germany	1,850,000	4
6	Japan	3,250	1
7	Netherlands	350,000	3
8	New Zealand	337,500	5
9	Norway	81,930	2
10	Sweden	100,000	1
11	Switzerland	65,000	2
12	United Kingdom	8,920,000	18
13	United States	21,000,000	5
14	USSR	77,000	1

MEAT LOAF video sales by country

The largest markets for video releases by MEAT LOAF are Australia (427,500), the United Kingdom (175,000) and the United States (100,000).

№	Country ▲	Sales △	Albums △
1	Australia	427,500	4
2	Canada	15,000	1
3	United Kingdom	175,000	5
4	United States	100,000	2