1 Beatles — 1 |
Apple — 2000 — 31 million copies |
2 Norah Jones — Come Away With Me |
Blue Note — 2002 — 22 million copies |
3 Eminem — The Marshall Mathers LP |
Aftermath / Interscope — 2000 — 22 million copies |
4 Eminem — The Eminem Show |
Aftermath / Interscope — 2002 — 20 million copies |
5 Britney Spears — Oops!…I Did It Again |
Jive — 2000 — 20 million copies |
6 Santana — Supernatural |
Arista — 1999 — 19 million copies |
7 Linkin Park — Hybrid Theory |
Warner Bros.— 2000 — 18 million copies |
8 Avril Lavigne — Let Go |
Arista — 2002 — 16 million copies |
9 Celine Dion — All The Way…A Decade Of Song |
550 Music / Epic — 1999 — 15 million copies |
10′N Sync — No Strings Attached |
Jive — 2000 — 15 million copies |
11 Evanescence — Fallen |
Wind-Up — 2003 — 15 million copies |
12 Usher — Confessions |
Arista — 2004 — 15 million copies |
13 Green Day — American Idiot |
Reprise — 2004 — 14 million copies |
14 Dido — No Angel |
Arista — 1999 — 14 million copies |
15 Backstreet Boys — Back & Blue |
Jive — 2000 — 14 million copies |
16 Enya — A Day Without Rain |
Reprise — 2000 — 14 million copies |
17 Coldplay — A Rush Of Blood To The Head |
Parlophone — 2002 — 13 million copies |
18 Shakira — Laundry Service (Servicio De Lavanderi'a) |
Epic — 2001 — 13 million copies |
19 50 Cent — Get Rich Or Die Tryin' |
Shady / Interscope — 2003 — 12 million copies |
20 Alicia Keys — Songs In A-Minor |
J Records / RCA — 2001 — 12 million copies |
21 James Blunt — Back To Bedlam |
Atlantic — 2004 — 12 million copies |
22 Shania Twain — Up! |
Mercury — 2002 — 12 million copies |
23 Pink — M!ssundaztood |
Arista — 2001 — 12 million copies |
24 U2 — All That You Can't Leave Behind |
Island — 2000 — 12 million copies |
25 Elvis Presley — 30 No.1 Hits |
RCA — 2002 — 11 million copies |
26 Linkin Park — Meteora |
Warner Bros.— 2003 — 11 million copies |
27 Amy Winehouse — Back To Black |
Island — 2007 — 11 million copies |
28 Creed — Human Clay |
Wind-Up — 1999 — 11 million copies |
29 Black Eyed Peas — Monkey Business |
A&M / Interscope — 2005 — 11 million copies |
30 Coldplay — X&Y |
Parlophone — 2005 — 11 million copies |
31 Kelly Clarkson — Breakaway |
RCA — 2004 — 11 million copies |
32 Madonna — Music |
Warner Bros.— 2000 — 11 million copies |
33 Norah Jones — Feels Like Home |
Blue Note — 2004 — 11 million copies |
34 Britney Spears — Britney |
Jive — 2001 — 10 million copies |
35 Maroon 5 — Songs About Jane |
Octone / J Records — 2002 — 10 million copies |
36 Nickelback — All The Right Reasons |
Roadrunner — 2005 — 10 million copies |
37 Dido — Life For Rent |
Arista — 2003 — 10 million copies |
38 Eminem — Encore |
Shady / Interscope — 2004 — 10 million copies |
39 Nelly — Country Grammar |
Fo'Reel / Universal — 2000 — 10 million points |
40 Michael Jackson — Thriller (25th Anniversary Reissue) |
Epic — 1982 — 10 million copies |
41 Destiny's Child — The Writing's On The Wall |
Columbia — 1999 — 10 million copies |
42 Christina Aguilera — Stripped |
RCA — 2002 — 10 million copies |
43 Destiny's Child — Survivor |
Columbia — 2001 — 10 million copies |
44 Nickelback — Silver Side Up |
Roadrunner — 2001 — 10 million copies |
45 Shaggy — Hot Shot |
MCA — 2000 — 10 million points |
46 U2 — How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb |
Island — 2004 — 10 million copies |
47 Limp Bizkit — Chocolate Starfish & The Hot Dog Flavored Water |
Interscope — 2000 — 10 million copies |
48 Dr.Dre — Dr.Dre 2001 |
Interscope — 1999 — 9 million copies |
49 Coldplay — Parachutes |
Parlophone — 2000 — 9 million copies |
50 Nelly — Nellyville |
Fo'Reel / Universal — 2002 — 9 million points |
51 Red Hot Chili Peppers — By The Way |
Warner Bros.— 2002 — 9 million copies |
52 Staind — Break The Cycle |
Elektra / Warner Bros.— 2001 — 9 million copies |
53 Michael Jackson — Number Ones |
Epic — 2003 — 9 million copies |
54 Celine Dion — A New Day Has Come |
Columbia — 2002 — 9 million copies |
55 Soundtrack — 8 Mile |
Aftermath / Interscope — 2002 — 9 million copies |
56 50 Cent — The Massacre |
Shady / Interscope — 2005 — 9 million copies |
57 Avril Lavigne — Under My Skin |
Arista — 2004 — 9 million copies |
58 Black Eyed Peas — Elephunk |
A&M / Interscope — 2003 — 9 million copies |
59 Madonna — Confessions On A Dance Floor |
Warner Bros.— 2005 — 9 million copies |
60 Mariah Carey — The Emancipation Of Mimi |
Island — 2005 — 9 million copies |
61 Whitney Houston — Whitney: The Greatest Hits |
Arista — 2000 — 9 million copies |
Christina Aguilera — Christina Aguilera |
RCA — 1999 — 9 million copies |
63 Outkast — Speakerboxxx / The Love Below |
Arista — 2003 — 8 million copies |
64 Alicia Keys — The Diary Of Alicia Keys |
J Records / RCA — 2003 — 8 million copies |
Bon Jovi — Crush |
Island — 2000 — 8 million copies |
66 Creed — Weathered |
Wind-Up — 2001 — 8 million copies |
67 Guns N'Roses — Greatest Hits |
Geffen — 2004 — 8 million copies |
68 Justin Timberlake — FutureSex / LoveSounds |
Jive — 2006 — 8 million copies |
69 Red Hot Chili Peppers — Californication |
Warner Bros.— 1999 — 8 million copies |
70 Dixie Chicks — Fly |
Columbia — 1999 — 8 million copies |
71 Beyonce' — Dangerously In Love |
Columbia — 2003 — 8 million copies |
72 Dixie Chicks — Home |
Columbia — 2000 — 8 million copies |
73 Justin Timberlake — Justified |
Jive — 2002 — 8 million copies |
74 Robbie Williams — Greatest Hits |
Chrysalis / Capitol — 2004 — 8 million copies |
75 Sade — Lovers Rock |
Epic — 2000 — 8 million copies |
76 Backstreet Boys — Millennium |
Jive — 1999 — 8 million copies |
77 Coldplay — Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends |
Parlophone / Capitol — 2008 — 8 million copies |
78 Nelly Furtado — Loose |
Geffen — 2006 — 7 million copies |
79 Lenny Kravitz — Greatest Hits |
Virgin — 2000 — 7 million copies |
80 Robbie Williams — Escapology |
Chrysalis / Capitol — 2002 — 7 million copies |
81 Rolling Stones — 40 Licks |
Virgin — 2002 — 7 million copies |
82 3 Doors Down — The Better Life |
Republic — 2000 — 7 million copies |
83 Britney Spears — In The Zone |
Jive — 2003 — 7 million copies |
84 Eminem — Curtain Call (The Hits) |
Shady / Interscope — 2005 — 7 million copies |
85 Gwen Stefani — Love, Angel, Music, Baby |
Interscope — 2005 — 7 million copies |
86′N Sync — Celebrity |
Jive — 2001 — 7 million copies |
87 Pink Floyd — Echoes: The Best Of Pink Floyd |
Harvest / Capitol — 2001 — 7 million copies |
88 Shania Twain — Greatest Hits |
Mercury — 2004 — 7 million copies |
89 U2 — The Best Of 1990-2000 |
Island — 2002 — 7 million copies |
90 Usher — 8701 |
Arista — 2001 — 7 million copies |
91 Jennifer Lopez — J. Lo |
Epic — 2001 — 7 million copies |
92 Rihanna — Good Girl Gone Bad |
Def Jam — 2007 — 7 million copies |
93 Britney Spears — Baby One More Time |
Jive — 1999 — 7 million copies |
94 Carrie Underwood — Some Hearts |
Arista Nashville — 2005 — 7 million copies |
95 Backstreet Boys — The Hits: Chapter One |
Jive — 2001 — 7 million copies |
96 Janet Jackson — All For You |
Virgin — 2001 — 7 million points |
97 Michael Jackson — Invincible |
Epic — 2001 — 7 million copies |
98 Outkast — Stankonia |
Arista — 2000 — 7 million copies |
99 Robbie Williams — Swing When You're Winning |
Chrysalis / Capitol — 2001 — 7 million copies |
100 The Killers — Hot Fuss |
Lizard King / Island — 2004 — 7 million copies |