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Revision as of 21:56, 12 November 2021
This is a list of best-selling albums in the United States of the Nielsen SoundScan era. SoundScan began tracking sales data for Billboard on March 1, 1991. SoundScan data is unrelated to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certifications, and is based on actual sales while the RIAA's certification process is based on shipments.
Best-sellers (overall)
Album | Release year | Artist(s) | Nationality | Pure sales figures | Ref. |
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Metallica | 1991 | Metallica | United States | 17,300,000 | [1] |
Come On Over | 1997 | Shania Twain | Canada | 15,730,000 | [2] |
Jagged Little Pill | 1995 | Alanis Morissette | Canada / United States | 15,200,000 | [3] |
1 | 2000 | The Beatles | United Kingdom | 13,000,000 | [4] |
Legend | 1984 | Bob Marley and the Wailers | Jamaica | 12,300,000 | [5] |
Millennium | 1999 | Backstreet Boys | United States | 12,300,000 | [6] |
The Bodyguard | 1992 | Whitney Houston | United States | 12,140,000 | [7] |
21 | 2011 | Adele | United Kingdom | 12,080,000 | [8] |
Supernatural | 1999 | Santana | Mexico / United States | 11,850,000 | [7] |
Human Clay | 1999 | Creed | United States | 11,690,000 | [7] |
No Strings Attached | 2000 | NSYNC | United States | 11,160,000 | [7] |
Come Away with Me | 2002 | Norah Jones | United States | 11,100,000 | [9] |
The Marshall Mathers LP | 2000 | Eminem | United States | 11,000,000 | [10] |
Falling into You | 1996 | Celine Dion | Canada | 10,900,000 | [11] |
...Baby One More Time | 1999 | Britney Spears | United States | 10,700,000 | [12] |
The Eminem Show | 2002 | Eminem | United States | 10,600,000 | [9] |
Hybrid Theory | 2000 | Linkin Park | United States | 10,500,000 | [13] |
Confessions | 2004 | Usher | United States | 10,300,000 | [9] |
Cracked Rear View | 1994 | Hootie & the Blowfish | United States | 10,270,000 | [14] |
Titanic | 1997 | James Horner | United States | 10,170,000 | [14] |
Backstreet Boys | 1997 | Backstreet Boys | United States | 10,120,000 | [14] |
Ten | 1991 | Pearl Jam | United States | 10,000,000 | [15] |
Best-selling albums by decade
1991–1999
Album | Release year | Artist(s) | Sales |
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Jagged Little Pill | 1995 | Alanis Morissette | 13,542,393 |
Come On Over | 1997 | Shania Twain | 12,110,660 |
Metallica | 1991 | Metallica | 11,715,533 |
The Bodyguard | 1992 | Whitney Houston | 11,605,690 |
Falling into You | 1996 | Celine Dion | 10,224,282 |
Cracked Rear View | 1994 | Hootie & the Blowfish | 9,817,666 |
Titanic | 1997 | James Horner | 9,806,175 |
Millennium | 1999 | Backstreet Boys | 9,445,732 |
Ropin' the Wind | 1991 | Garth Brooks | 9,370,863 |
Backstreet Boys | 1997 | Backstreet Boys | 9,258,265 |
2000–2009
Album | Release year | Artist(s) | Sales |
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1 | 2000 | The Beatles | 11,564,000 |
No Strings Attached | 2000 | NSYNC | 11,113,000 |
The Marshall Mathers LP | 2000 | Eminem | 11,100,000 |
The Eminem Show | 2002 | Eminem | 10,900,000 |
Come Away With Me | 2002 | Norah Jones | 10,579,000 |
Confessions | 2004 | Usher | 9,730,000 |
Hybrid Theory | 2000 | Linkin Park | 9,697,000 |
Human Clay | 1999 | Creed | 9,495,000 |
Oops!... I Did It Again | 2000 | Britney Spears | 9,184,000 |
Country Grammar | 2000 | Nelly | 8,464,000 |
2010–2019
Album | Release year | Artist(s) | Sales |
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21 | 2011 | Adele | 12,009,000 |
25 | 2015 | Adele | 9,517,000 |
1989 | 2014 | Taylor Swift | 6,215,000 |
Recovery | 2010 | Eminem | 4,867,000 |
Speak Now | 2010 | Taylor Swift | 4,694,000 |
Red | 2012 | Taylor Swift | 4,465,000 |
Christmas | 2011 | Michael Bublé | 4,379,000 |
Frozen | 2014 | Various artists | 4,314,000 |
Need You Now | 2010 | Lady Antebellum | 4,221,000 |
The 20/20 Experience | 2013 | Justin Timberlake | 3,743,000 |
Best-selling albums by year
The following list includes the annual best-selling albums since 1991, as reported by MRC Data (formerly Nielsen SoundScan). For albums released after 2015, the best-performing album of the year is determined by album-equivalent units consisted of album sales, digital songs sales, and on-demand streaming, while the best-selling album is determined by album sales only.[20]
† | Indicates album-equivalent units |
Year | Album | Artist(s) | Figures | Ref. |
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1991 | Mariah Carey | Mariah Carey | 4,885,000 | [21] |
1992 | Some Gave All | Billy Ray Cyrus | 4,700,000 | [22] |
1993 | The Bodyguard | Whitney Houston | 5,460,000 | [23][24] |
1994 | The Lion King | Various Artists | 4,900,000 | [25] |
1995 | Cracked Rear View | Hootie & the Blowfish | 7,000,000 | [26] |
1996 | Jagged Little Pill | Alanis Morissette | 7,400,000 | [27] |
1997 | Spice | Spice Girls | 5,300,000 | [28] |
1998 | Titanic | James Horner | 9,338,061 | [29] |
1999 | Millennium | Backstreet Boys | 9,445,732 | [29][30] |
2000 | No Strings Attached | NSYNC | 9,936,104 | [29][31] |
2001 | Hybrid Theory | Linkin Park | 4,812,852 | [29] |
2002 | The Eminem Show | Eminem | 7,607,925 | [32] |
2003 | Get Rich or Die Tryin' | 50 Cent | 6,535,809 | [33] |
2004 | Confessions | Usher | 7,978,594 | [34] |
2005 | The Emancipation of Mimi | Mariah Carey | 4,968,606 | [35][36] |
2006 | High School Musical | Various Artists | 3,719,071 | [37] |
2007 | Noël | Josh Groban | 3,698,934 | [38] |
2008 | Tha Carter III | Lil Wayne | 2,874,420 | [39] |
2009 | Fearless | Taylor Swift | 3,216,988 | [40] |
2010 | Recovery | Eminem | 3,414,927 | [41] |
2011 | 21 | Adele | 5,823,628 | [42] |
2012 | 21 | Adele | 4,414,000 | [43] |
2013 | The 20/20 Experience | Justin Timberlake | 2,427,000 | [44] |
2014 | 1989 | Taylor Swift | 3,661,000 | [45] |
2015 | 25 | Adele | 8,008,000† | [46] |
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2016 | Views | Drake | 4,140,000† | [47] |
25 | Adele | 1,731,000 | ||
2017 | ÷ | Ed Sheeran | 2,764,000† | [48] |
Reputation | Taylor Swift | 1,903,000 | ||
2018 | Scorpion | Drake | 3,905,000† | [49] |
The Greatest Showman | Various Artists | 1,491,000 | ||
2019 | Hollywood's Bleeding | Post Malone | 3,001,000† | [50] |
Lover | Taylor Swift | 1,085,000 | ||
2020 | My Turn | Lil Baby | 2,632,000† | [20] |
Folklore | Taylor Swift | 1,276,000 |
Single week best-sellers
- 25 / Adele ~ 3,384,000[a] (November 26, 2015)
- No Strings Attached / NSYNC ~ 2,416,000 (March 26, 2000)
- Celebrity / NSYNC ~ 1,880,000 (July 29, 2001)
- The Marshall Mathers LP / Eminem ~ 1,762,000 (May 28, 2000)
- Black & Blue / Backstreet Boys ~ 1,591,000 (November 26, 2000)
- The Eminem Show / Eminem ~ 1,322,000 (June 2, 2002)
- Oops!... I Did It Again / Britney Spears ~ 1,319,000 (May 21, 2000)
- 1989 / Taylor Swift ~ 1,287,000 (November 2, 2014)
- 1 / The Beatles ~ 1,259,000 (December 24, 2000, sixth week)
- reputation / Taylor Swift ~ 1,238,000[b] (November 16, 2017)
- Red / Taylor Swift ~ 1,208,000 (October 28, 2012)
- 25 / Adele ~ 1,190,000[c] (December 24, 2015, fifth week)
- 25 / Adele ~ 1,160,000[d] (December 3, 2015, second week)
- The Massacre / 50 Cent ~ 1,141,000 (March 6, 2005)
- Millennium / Backstreet Boys ~ 1,134,000 (May 23, 1999)
- Born This Way / Lady Gaga ~ 1,108,000 (May 29, 2011)
- Confessions / Usher ~ 1,096,000 (March 28, 2004)
- Double Live / Garth Brooks ~ 1,085,000 (November 22, 1998)
- The Bodyguard / Soundtrack (Whitney Houston) ~ 1,061,000 (December 28, 1992, sixth week)
- Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water / Limp Bizkit ~ 1,055,000 (October 22, 2000)
- Speak Now / Taylor Swift ~ 1,047,000 (October 31, 2010)
- Views / Drake ~ 1,040,000[e] (May 22, 2016)
- Feels like Home / Norah Jones ~ 1,022,000 (February 17, 2004)
- Tha Carter III / Lil Wayne ~ 1,006,000 (June 21, 2008)
See also
- Album era
- List of best-selling albums in the United States
- List of best-selling albums by year in the United States
References
Footnotes
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- ^ "Luke Combs' 'This One's For You' Ties No 1 Weeks Record On Top Country Albums". Billboard. 2019-10-28. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
- ^ "Alanis Morissette's 'Reasons I Drink' Hits Top 10 on Adult Alternative Songs Chart". Billboard. 2020-01-23. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
- ^ "The Beatles’ ‘Abbey Road’ Returns to Top 3 on Billboard 200 Chart After Nearly 50 Years". Billboard. 2019-10-06. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
- ^ "Bob Marley's 'Legend' Album Hits 500th Week on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. 2017-12-21. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
- ^ "The Weeknd’s Back in the Top 40: Billboard 200 Chart Moves". Billboard. 2016-09-29. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
- ^ a b c d Caulfield, Keith (October 9, 2014). "Adele's '21' Surpasses 11 Million In U.S. Sales". Billboard. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
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- ^ "Linkin Park's 'Hybrid Theory' Producer Calls Working With Chester Bennington a 'Dream Come True'". Billboard. 2017-07-24. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
- ^ a b c "Usher's 'Confessions' Album Hits 10 Million in U.S. Sales". Billboard. 2012-07-05. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
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