This is a list of best-selling albums in the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 since Nielsen SoundScan

Nielsen SoundScan

Nielsen SoundScan is an information and sales tracking system created by Mike Fine and Mike Shalett. Soundscan is the official method of tracking sales of music and music video products throughout the United States and Canada...

 tracking began. Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales data for Billboard on March 1, 1991. The list of albums sales are between 1991 to 2010 (see below):

NOTE: Nielsen SoundScan data is unrelated to the Recording Industry Association of America

Recording Industry Association of America

The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...

 (RIAA) certifications. Nielsen SoundScan data is based on actual sales and
the RIAA's certification process is based on shipments.

1991-2010 list

1. Metallica
   Metallica (album)
   Metallica is the self-titled fifth studio album by the American heavy metal band Metallica. Mainly produced by Bob Rock, it was released on August 12, 1991 through Elektra Records to critical acclaim...
   
   / Metallica
   Metallica
   Metallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1981 when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features long-time lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo ...
   
    ~ 15,620,000
2. Come on Over
   Come on Over (Shania Twain album)
   Come On Over is the third studio album recorded by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was released on November 4, 1997. It became the world's best-selling country music album and the best-selling studio album ever released by a female artist in any genre...
   
   / Shania Twain
   Shania Twain
   Shania Twain, OC is a Canadian country pop singer-songwriter. Her album The Woman in Me , brought her fame and her 1997 album Come On Over, became the best-selling album of all time by a female musician in any genre, and the best-selling country album of all time. It has sold over 40 million...
   
    ~ 15,499,000
3. Jagged Little Pill
   Jagged Little Pill
   Jagged Little Pill is the third studio album by Canadian recording artist and songwriter Alanis Morissette. It was Morissette's first internationally released album, and her first studio album after the three year hiatus following her break with MCA Records. The album marked a shift from her style...
   
   / Alanis Morissette
   Alanis Morissette
   Alanis Nadine Morissette is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and actress. She has won 16 Juno Awards and seven Grammy Awards, was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and also shortlisted for an Academy Award nomination...
   
    ~ 14,673,000
4. Millennium
   Millennium (Backstreet Boys album)
   Millennium is the third album by American boyband Backstreet Boys. It was a highly anticipated follow-up to both their United States debut album, and their second internationally released album. It was their first album to be released in both the U.S...
   
   / Backstreet Boys
   Backstreet Boys
   The Backstreet Boys are an American vocal group, formed in Orlando, Florida in 1993. The band originally consisted of A. J. McLean, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, Nick Carter and Kevin Richardson. They rose to fame with their debut international album, Backstreet Boys...
   
    ~ 12,115,000
5. The Bodyguard / Soundtrack
   Soundtrack
   A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
   
    ~ 11,823,000
6. Supernatural / Santana
   Santana (band)
   Santana is a rock band based around guitarist Carlos Santana and founded in the late 1960s. It first came to public attention after their performing the song "Soul Sacrifice" at the Woodstock Festival in 1969, when their Latin rock provided a contrast to other acts on the bill...
   
    ~ 11,709,000
7. 1 / The Beatles
   The Beatles
   The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
   
    ~ 11,703,000
8. Human Clay
   Human Clay
   Human Clay is the second album by Creed released on September 28, 1999. It was certified 11x platinum and 1x diamond by the RIAA, and is 54th on the top 100 selling albums of all time in the United States . The album was the band's first to hit #1 in the U.S., where it debuted with first week...
   
   / Creed
   Creed (band)
   Creed is an American rock band formed in 1995 in Tallahassee, Florida. Becoming popular in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the band has released three consecutive multi-platinum albums, one of which has been certified diamond, and has sold over 28 million records in the United States, with an...
   
    ~ 11,563,000
9. No Strings Attached / 'N Sync
   'N Sync
   N Sync was an American boy band formed in Orlando, Florida, in 1995 and launched in Germany by BMG Ariola Munich, *NSYNC consisted of JC Chasez, Justin Timberlake, Lance Bass, Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick...
   
    ~ 11,117,000
10. Falling into You
    Falling into You
    Falling into You is an album by Canadian singer Céline Dion, released on March 8, 1996. It is her fourth English-language album and twenty-first overall...
    
    / Celine Dion
    Celine Dion
    Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...
    
     ~ 10,785,000

1991-2009 list

1. Metallica / Metallica ~ 15,525,000
2. Come on Over / Shania Twain ~ 15,487,000
3. Jagged Little Pill / Alanis Morissette ~ 14,642,000
4. Millennium / Backstreet Boys
   Backstreet Boys
   The Backstreet Boys are an American vocal group, formed in Orlando, Florida in 1993. The band originally consisted of A. J. McLean, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, Nick Carter and Kevin Richardson. They rose to fame with their debut international album, Backstreet Boys...
   
    ~ 12,109,000
5. The Bodyguard / Soundtrack ~ 11,815,000
6. Supernatural / Santana ~ 11,687,000
7. 1 / The Beatles ~ 11,564,000
8. Human Clay / Creed ~ 11,547,000
9. No Strings Attached / 'N Sync ~ 11,113,000
10. Falling into You / Celine Dion ~ 10,781,000

1991-2008 list

1. Come on Over / Shania Twain ~ 15,473,000
2. Metallica / Metallica ~ 15,319,000
3. Jagged Little Pill / Alanis Morissette ~ 14,607,000
4. Millennium
   Millennium (Backstreet Boys album)
   Millennium is the third album by American boyband Backstreet Boys. It was a highly anticipated follow-up to both their United States debut album, and their second internationally released album. It was their first album to be released in both the U.S...
   
   / Backstreet Boys ~ 12,104,000
5. The Bodyguard / Soundtrack ~ 11,805,000
6. Supernatural / Santana ~ 11,673,000
7. Human Clay / Creed ~ 11,525,000
8. 1 / The Beatles ~ 11,345,000
9. No Strings Attached / 'N Sync ~ 11,109,000
10. Falling into You / Celine Dion ~ 10,768,000

1991-2007 list

1. Come on Over / Shania Twain ~ 15,449,000
2. Metallica / Metallica ~ 15,077,000
3. Jagged Little Pill / Alanis Morissette ~ 14,557,000
4. Millennium / Backstreet Boys ~ 12,099,000
5. The Bodyguard / Soundtrack ~ 11,798,000
6. Supernatural / Santana ~ 11,643,000
7. Human Clay / Creed ~ 11,504,000
8. No Strings Attached / 'N Sync ~ 11,104,000
9. 1 / The Beatles ~ 11,097,000
10. Falling Into You / Celine Dion ~ 10,768,000

1991-2006 list

1. Come on Over / Shania Twain ~ 15,408,533
2. Metallica / Metallica ~ 14,819,905
3. Jagged Little Pill / Alanis Morissette ~ 14,513,325
4. Millennium / Backstreet Boys ~ 12,091,491
5. The Bodyguard / Soundtrack ~ 11,789,552
6. Supernatural / Santana ~ 11,588,453
7. Human Clay / Creed ~ 11,483,557
8. No Strings Attached / 'N Sync ~ 11,099,051
9. 1 / The Beatles ~ 10,821,222
10. Falling Into You / Celine Dion - 10,768,000

1991-2003 list

1. Come on Over / Shania Twain ~ 14,896,911
2. Jagged Little Pill / Alanis Morissette ~ 14,200,822
3. Metallica / Metallica ~ 13,803,308
4. Millennium / Backstreet Boys ~ 12,056,675
5. The Bodyguard / Soundtrack ~ 11,741,779
6. Supernatural / Santana ~ 11,333,627
7. Human Clay / Creed ~ 11,291,067
8. No Strings Attached / 'N Sync ~ 11,069,789
9. Falling Into You / Celine Dion ~ 10,614,005
10. ...Baby One More Time / Britney Spears
    Britney Spears
    Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...
    
     ~ 10,472,878

1991-2002 list

1. Come on Over / Shania Twain ~ 14,490,470
2. Jagged Little Pill / Alanis Morissette ~ 14,084,425
3. Metallica / Metallica ~ 13,332,320
4. Millennium / Backstreet Boys ~ 12,030,804
5. The Bodyguard / Soundtrack ~ 11,714,440
6. Supernatural / Santana ~ 11,165,842
7. Human Clay / Creed ~ 11,078,203
8. No Strings Attached / 'N Sync ~ 11,023,057
9. Falling Into You / Celine Dion ~ 10,525,873
10. ...Baby One More Time / Britney Spears ~ 10,416,070

1991-2001 list

1. Come on Over / Shania Twain ~ 14,147,017
2. Jagged Little Pill / Alanis Morissette ~ 13,890,054
3. Metallica / Metallica ~ 12,981,888
4. Millennium / Backstreet Boys ~ 11,971,132
5. The Bodyguard / Soundtrack ~ 11,689,093
6. Supernatural / Santana ~ 10,961,112
7. No Strings Attached / 'N Sync ~ 10,891,514
8. Human Clay / Creed ~ 10,490,972
9. Falling Into You / Celine Dion ~ 10,438,190
10. ...Baby One More Time / Britney Spears ~ 10,269,049

1991-2000 list

1. Jagged Little Pill / Alanis Morissette ~ 13,729,828
2. Come On Over / Shania Twain ~ 13,652,045
3. Metallica / Metallica ~ 12,441,854
4. Millennium / Backstreet Boys ~ 11,705,375
5. The Bodyguard / Soundtrack ~ 11,655,923
6. Supernatural / Santana ~ 10,590,413
7. Falling Into You / Celine Dion ~ 10,357,969
8. ...Baby One More Time
   ...Baby One More Time
   ...Baby One More Time is the debut studio album of American recording artist Britney Spears, released on January 12, 1999, by Jive Records. In June 1997, while Spears was in a negotiation with manager Lou Pearlman to join female pop group Innosense, her mother asked family friend and entertainment...
   
   / Britney Spears ~ 9,981,434
9. No Strings Attached / 'N Sync ~ 9,936,104
10. Titanic
    Titanic (soundtrack)
    Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack to the film of the same name composed, orchestrated and conducted by James Horner. The soundtrack was released by Sony Classical on November 18, 1997...
    
    / Soundtrack ~ 9,897,900

1991-1999 list

1. Jagged Little Pill / Alanis Morissette ~ 13,542,393
2. Come On Over / Shania Twain ~ 12,110,660
3. Metallica / Metallica ~ 11,715,533
4. The Bodyguard / Soundtrack ~ 11,605,690
5. Falling Into You / Celine Dion ~ 10,224,282
6. Cracked Rear View
   Cracked Rear View
   Cracked Rear View is the major-label debut album by Hootie & the Blowfish, released on July 5, 1994 by Atlantic Records. It was the highest-selling album of 1995, with 10.5 million shipments that year alone, eventually shipping 16 million copies to retailers by March 31, 1999...
   
   / Hootie & the Blowfish
   Hootie & the Blowfish
   Hootie & the Blowfish is an American rock band that enjoyed popularity in the second half of the 1990s. They were originally formed in 1986 at the University of South Carolina by Darius Rucker, Dean Felber, Jim Sonefeld, and Mark Bryan. The band has recorded five studio albums to date, and has...
   
    ~ 9,817,666
7. Titanic / Soundtrack ~ 9,806,175
8. Millennium / Backstreet Boys ~ 9,445,732
9. Ropin' the Wind
   Ropin' the Wind
   Ropin' the Wind is the third studio album by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was released on September 10, 1991 and was his first studio album to debut at #1 the Billboard 200 chart and the Top Country Albums chart...
   
   / Garth Brooks
   Garth Brooks
   Troyal Garth Brooks , best known as Garth Brooks, is an American country music artist who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon. His eponymous first album was released in 1989 and peaked at number 2 in the US country album chart while climbing to number 13 on the Billboard 200 album chart...
   
    ~ 9,370,863
10. Backstreet Boys
    Backstreet Boys (US)
    Backstreet Boys is the second but debut U.S. self-titled album by the vocal-pop group Backstreet Boys. The first was their 1996 Backstreet Boys, which was not released in the United States. This second self-titled album was released in 1997 and was their debut album in the country. It became one...
    
    / Backstreet Boys ~ 9,258,265

1998

1. Titanic
   Titanic (soundtrack)
   Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack to the film of the same name composed, orchestrated and conducted by James Horner. The soundtrack was released by Sony Classical on November 18, 1997...
   
   / Soundtrack ~ 9,338,061
2. Let's Talk About Love
   Let's Talk About Love
   Let's Talk About Love is an album by Canadian singer Céline Dion, released on November 18, 1997. It is her fifth English-language album and twenty-third in total. Let's Talk About Love remains one of the best-selling albums in history with over 31 million copies sold worldwide...
   
   / Celine Dion
   Celine Dion
   Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...
   
    ~ 5,859,421
3. Backstreet Boys
   Backstreet Boys (US)
   Backstreet Boys is the second but debut U.S. self-titled album by the vocal-pop group Backstreet Boys. The first was their 1996 Backstreet Boys, which was not released in the United States. This second self-titled album was released in 1997 and was their debut album in the country. It became one...
   
   / Backstreet Boys
   Backstreet Boys
   The Backstreet Boys are an American vocal group, formed in Orlando, Florida in 1993. The band originally consisted of A. J. McLean, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, Nick Carter and Kevin Richardson. They rose to fame with their debut international album, Backstreet Boys...
   
    ~ 5,709,369
4. Come On Over
   Come on Over (Shania Twain album)
   Come On Over is the third studio album recorded by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was released on November 4, 1997. It became the world's best-selling country music album and the best-selling studio album ever released by a female artist in any genre...
   
   / Shania Twain
   Shania Twain
   Shania Twain, OC is a Canadian country pop singer-songwriter. Her album The Woman in Me , brought her fame and her 1997 album Come On Over, became the best-selling album of all time by a female musician in any genre, and the best-selling country album of all time. It has sold over 40 million...
   
    ~ 4,872,841
5. *N SYNC
   *NSYNC (album)
   -Background: 1995-1997:In 1995, Chris Kirkpatrick met with Lou Pearlman to talk about forming a pop group. Pearlman said that he would finance the group if Kirkpatrick would find other young male singers to be with him in the band. This prompted Kirkpatrick to call Joey Fatone, a friend he had met...
   
   / 'N Sync
   'N Sync
   N Sync was an American boy band formed in Orlando, Florida, in 1995 and launched in Germany by BMG Ariola Munich, *NSYNC consisted of JC Chasez, Justin Timberlake, Lance Bass, Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick...
   
    ~ 4,385,148
6. City of Angels
   City of Angels: Music from the Motion Picture
   City of Angels: Music from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack album for the film City of Angels, released by Warner Bros. Records on March 31, 1998 .-Release history:...
   
   / Soundtrack ~ 4,120,508
7. Double Live / Garth Brooks
   Garth Brooks
   Troyal Garth Brooks , best known as Garth Brooks, is an American country music artist who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon. His eponymous first album was released in 1989 and peaked at number 2 in the US country album chart while climbing to number 13 on the Billboard 200 album chart...
   
     ~ 3,892,288
8. Big Willie Style
   Big Willie Style
   Big Willie Style is the first solo studio album recorded by Will Smith, after spending most of his career as the latter half of DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince...
   
   / Will Smith
   Will Smith
   Willard Christopher "Will" Smith, Jr. , also known by his stage name The Fresh Prince, is an American actor, producer, and rapper. He has enjoyed success in television, film and music. In April 2007, Newsweek called him the most powerful actor in Hollywood...
   
    ~ 3,687,568
9. Savage Garden
   Savage Garden (album)
   Savage Garden is the eponymous debut album from Australian pop duo Savage Garden. It was released on March 4, 1997. The album sold more than 18 million copies worldwide...
   
   / Savage Garden
   Savage Garden
   Savage Garden were an Australian pop rock performance and songwriting duo. Darren Hayes and Daniel Jones formed the group in Brisbane, Queensland in 1994...
   
    ~ 3,247,406
10. Armageddon / Soundtrack ~ 3,222,603

1999

1. Millennium
   Millennium (Backstreet Boys album)
   Millennium is the third album by American boyband Backstreet Boys. It was a highly anticipated follow-up to both their United States debut album, and their second internationally released album. It was their first album to be released in both the U.S...
   
   / Backstreet Boys
   Backstreet Boys
   The Backstreet Boys are an American vocal group, formed in Orlando, Florida in 1993. The band originally consisted of A. J. McLean, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, Nick Carter and Kevin Richardson. They rose to fame with their debut international album, Backstreet Boys...
   
    ~ 9,445,732
2. ...Baby One More Time / Britney Spears
   Britney Spears
   Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...
   
    ~ 8,358,619
3. Ricky Martin
   Ricky Martin (1999 album)
   Ricky Martin is the fifth album by the Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin released on Columbia Records on May 11, 1999. The album has sold 22 million copies, worldwide....
   
   / Ricky Martin
   Ricky Martin
   Enrique "Ricky" Martín Morales , better known as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican and Spanish pop singer and actor who achieved prominence, first as a member of the Latin boy band Menudo, then as a solo artist since 1991.During his career he has sold more than 60 million album copies worldwide...
   
    ~ 5,981,155
4. Come On Over
   Come on Over (Shania Twain album)
   Come On Over is the third studio album recorded by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was released on November 4, 1997. It became the world's best-selling country music album and the best-selling studio album ever released by a female artist in any genre...
   
   / Shania Twain
   Shania Twain
   Shania Twain, OC is a Canadian country pop singer-songwriter. Her album The Woman in Me , brought her fame and her 1997 album Come On Over, became the best-selling album of all time by a female musician in any genre, and the best-selling country album of all time. It has sold over 40 million...
   
    ~ 5,618,134
5. Significant Other
   Significant Other
   Significant Other is the second album by American nu metal band Limp Bizkit, released on June 22, 1999. It debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, selling 834,000 copies in its first week and received a Grammy Award nomination later in the year of its release. The RIAA certified it 7x platinum in...
   
   / Limp Bizkit
   Limp Bizkit
   Limp Bizkit is an American rock band from Jacksonville, Florida. Formed in 1995, the group's lineup consists of Fred Durst , Wes Borland , Sam Rivers , John Otto and DJ Lethal . The band achieved mainstream success with their second studio album Significant Other, released in 1999...
   
    ~ 4,952,890
6. Supernatural / Santana
   Santana (band)
   Santana is a rock band based around guitarist Carlos Santana and founded in the late 1960s. It first came to public attention after their performing the song "Soul Sacrifice" at the Woodstock Festival in 1969, when their Latin rock provided a contrast to other acts on the bill...
   
    ~ 4,732,589
7. Devil Without a Cause
   Devil Without a Cause
   -Tracklisting for clean version:-Demos:-Samples:*"Bawitdaba"**"Rapper's Delight" by Sugarhill Gang*"Cowboy"**"Midnight Rider" by The Allman Brothers Band**"L.A...
   
   / Kid Rock
   Kid Rock
   Robert James "Bob" Ritchie , known by his stage name Kid Rock, is an American singer-songwriter, musician and rapper with five Grammy Awards nominations...
   
    ~ 4,259,736
8. FanMail
   FanMail
   FanMail is the third studio album by American girl group trio TLC, released on February 23, 1999. As with previous album CrazySexyCool , the group re-teamed with Dallas Austin, Babyface, and Jermaine Dupri on the album's production and the album features the computer voice female named Vic-E .The...
   
   / TLC
   TLC (band)
   TLC is an American musical trio whose repertoire spanned R&B, hip-hop, soul, funk, and new jack swing. Originally consisting of singer Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, rapper-singer Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes and singer Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas it found success in the 1990s while also enduring a series of spats...
   
    ~ 4,186,685
9. Christina Aguilera
   Christina Aguilera (album)
   Christina Aguilera is the self-titled debut studio album by American pop singer Christina Aguilera released on August 24, 1999 in the United States by RCA Records...
   
   / Christina Aguilera
   Christina Aguilera
   Christina María Aguilera is an American recording artist and actress. Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The Mickey Mouse Club from 1993–1994...
   
    ~ 3,662,905
10. Wide Open Spaces
    Wide Open Spaces
    Wide Open Spaces is the major label debut of American country music band the Dixie Chicks, and the fourth studio album overall, released in 1998 . It was their first record with new lead vocalist Natalie Maines, and became their breakthrough commercial success...
    
    / Dixie Chicks
    Dixie Chicks
    The Dixie Chicks are an American country band which has also successfully crossed over into other genres. The band is composed of founding members Martie Erwin Maguire and Emily Erwin Robison, and lead singer Natalie Maines...
    
     ~ 3,463,642

2000

1. No Strings Attached / 'N Sync
   'N Sync
   N Sync was an American boy band formed in Orlando, Florida, in 1995 and launched in Germany by BMG Ariola Munich, *NSYNC consisted of JC Chasez, Justin Timberlake, Lance Bass, Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick...
   
    ~ 9,936,104
2. The Marshall Mathers LP
   The Marshall Mathers LP
   The Marshall Mathers LP is the third studio album by American rapper Eminem. Released May 23, 2000, the album sold more than 1.76 million copies in its first week just in the US. In 2001, the album won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album and was nominated for Album of the Year...
   
   / Eminem
   Eminem
   Marshall Bruce Mathers III , better known by his stage name Eminem or his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor. Eminem's popularity brought his group project, D12, to mainstream recognition...
   
    ~ 7,921,107
3. Oops!... I Did It Again
   Oops!... I Did It Again
   Oops!...I Did It Again is the second studio album by American pop singer Britney Spears. The album was released on May 16, 2000 by Jive Records. The album became a commercial success after debuting at top position on the U.S. Billboard 200 selling over 1,319,193 units during its first week...
   
   / Britney Spears
   Britney Spears
   Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...
   
    ~ 7,893,544
4. Human Clay
   Human Clay
   Human Clay is the second album by Creed released on September 28, 1999. It was certified 11x platinum and 1x diamond by the RIAA, and is 54th on the top 100 selling albums of all time in the United States . The album was the band's first to hit #1 in the U.S., where it debuted with first week...
   
   / Creed
   Creed (band)
   Creed is an American rock band formed in 1995 in Tallahassee, Florida. Becoming popular in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the band has released three consecutive multi-platinum albums, one of which has been certified diamond, and has sold over 28 million records in the United States, with an...
   
    ~ 6,587,834
5. Supernatural / Santana
   Santana (band)
   Santana is a rock band based around guitarist Carlos Santana and founded in the late 1960s. It first came to public attention after their performing the song "Soul Sacrifice" at the Woodstock Festival in 1969, when their Latin rock provided a contrast to other acts on the bill...
   
    ~ 5,857,824
6. 1 / The Beatles
   The Beatles
   The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
   
    ~ 5,068,300
7. Country Grammar
   Country Grammar
   Country Grammar is the debut studio album by American rapper Nelly, released on June 27, 2000.- Reception :- Commercial performance :...
   
   / Nelly
   Nelly
   Cornell Iral Haynes, Jr. , better known by his stage name Nelly, is an Grammy Award winning American rapper and actor. He has performed with the rap group St. Lunatics since 1993 and signed to Universal Records in 1999. Under Universal, Nelly began his solo career in 2000 with his debut album...
   
    ~ 5,067,529
8. Black & Blue
   Black & Blue
   Black & Blue is the follow-up album to the Backstreet Boys' 1999 studio release Millennium. It is their fourth album and their third American release. In the United States, Black & Blue sold 1.6 million discs in its first week of release, making them the first group in Soundscan history to have...
   
   / Backstreet Boys
   Backstreet Boys
   The Backstreet Boys are an American vocal group, formed in Orlando, Florida in 1993. The band originally consisted of A. J. McLean, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, Nick Carter and Kevin Richardson. They rose to fame with their debut international album, Backstreet Boys...
   
    ~ 4,289,865
9. 2001 / Dr. Dre
   Dr. Dre
   Andre Romelle Young , primarily known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper, record executive, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and a former co-owner and artist of Death Row Records...
   
    ~ 3,992,311
10. The Writing's on the Wall
    The Writing's on the Wall
    -Credits and personnel:*Bill Ortiz – trumpet*Daryl Simmons – drum programming, keyboard programming*D'Wayne Wiggins – guitar, producer*Rodney Jerkins – producer*Claudine Pontier – assistant engineer*James Hoover – engineer...
    
    / Destiny's Child
    Destiny's Child
    Destiny's Child was an American R&B girl group whose final line-up comprised lead singer Beyoncé Knowles alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Formed in 1997 in Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child members began their musical endeavors in their pre-teens under the name Girl's Tyme...
    
     ~ 3,802,165

2001

1. Hybrid Theory
   Hybrid Theory
   Hybrid Theory is the debut album by American rock band Linkin Park, released on October 24, 2000 through Warner Bros. Records. The album was a huge commercial success, having sold over 10 million units in the United States alone as of 2010 and peaking at number two on the Billboard 200 while also...
   
   / Linkin Park
   Linkin Park
   Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Formed in 1996, the band rose to international fame with their debut album, Hybrid Theory, which was certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2005 and multi-platinum in several other countries...
   
    ~ 4,812,852
2. Hot Shot
   Hot Shot (album)
   Hot Shot is the fifth studio album released by Jamaican rapper Shaggy. The album was first released on August 8, 2000, in the United States, before being issued in the United Kingdom on April 8, 2001, with a revised tracklisting. Hotshot was certified Diamond in the US, and has sold 8.8 million...
   
   / Shaggy
   Shaggy (musician)
   Orville Richard Burrell , better known by his stage name Shaggy, is a Jamaican-American reggae singer and rapper. He is perhaps best known for his 1995 single "Boombastic" and 2000 single "It Wasn't Me"...
   
    ~ 4,507,468
3. Celebrity
   Celebrity (album)
   Celebrity is the third and final studio album by the pop boy band 'N Sync. It was released on July 24, 2001, by Jive Records. The label was heavily criticized for releasing singles that involved Justin Timberlake on lead vocals, and none which involved JC Chasez performing or co-writing...
   
   / 'N Sync
   'N Sync
   N Sync was an American boy band formed in Orlando, Florida, in 1995 and launched in Germany by BMG Ariola Munich, *NSYNC consisted of JC Chasez, Justin Timberlake, Lance Bass, Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick...
   
    ~ 4,421,231
4. A Day Without Rain
   A Day Without Rain
   -Wild Child:"Midnight Blue" -Only Time :...
   
   / Enya
   Enya
   Enya is an Irish singer, instrumentalist and songwriter. Enya is an approximate transliteration of how Eithne is pronounced in the Donegal dialect of the Irish language, her native tongue.She began her musical career in 1980, when she briefly joined her family band Clannad before leaving to...
   
    ~ 4,410,053
5. Break the Cycle
   Break the Cycle
   Break the Cycle is the third studio album of the American alternative metal band Staind, released through Elektra Entertainment and Flip Records in 2001. It is Staind's most successful album to date, and was the album that broke them into the mainstream. It was a huge international success for...
   
   / Staind
   Staind
   Staind is an American rock band that was formed in 1995 in Springfield, Massachusetts. For 16 years, the band consisted of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Aaron Lewis, lead guitarist Mike Mushok, bassist Johnny April, and drummer Jon Wysocki...
   
    ~ 4,242,507
6. Songs in A Minor
   Songs in A Minor
   Songs in A Minor is the debut studio album by American recording artist Alicia Keys. It was released in the United States on June 5, 2001 by J Records. After graduating from high school, Keys signed with Columbia Records to begin her music career. She recorded an album in 1998 under the label,...
   
   / Alicia Keys
   Alicia Keys
   Alicia Augello Cook , better known by her stage name Alicia Keys, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and occasional actress. She was raised by a single mother in the Hell's Kitchen area of Manhattan in New York City. At age seven, Keys began playing the piano...
   
    ~ 4,102,482
7. Survivor / Destiny's Child
   Destiny's Child
   Destiny's Child was an American R&B girl group whose final line-up comprised lead singer Beyoncé Knowles alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Formed in 1997 in Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child members began their musical endeavors in their pre-teens under the name Girl's Tyme...
   
    ~ 3,718,446
8. Weathered
   Weathered
   Weathered is the third album by Creed, released on November 20, 2001. Some versions are enhanced CDs and include videos. It has been certified 6× platinum by the RIAA...
   
   / Creed
   Creed (band)
   Creed is an American rock band formed in 1995 in Tallahassee, Florida. Becoming popular in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the band has released three consecutive multi-platinum albums, one of which has been certified diamond, and has sold over 28 million records in the United States, with an...
   
    ~ 3,581,344
9. O Brother, Where Art Thou?
   O Brother, Where Art Thou? (soundtrack)
   O Brother, Where Art Thou? is the soundtrack of music from the 2000 American film of the same name, written, directed and produced by the Coen Brothers and starring George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, and John Goodman....
   
   / Soundtrack ~ 3,460,852
10. Now That's What I Call Music! 6
    Now That's What I Call Music! 6 (U.S. series)
    -Chart performance:...
    
    / Various ~ 3,133,462

2002

1. The Eminem Show
   The Eminem Show
   The Eminem Show is the fourth studio album by the American rapper Eminem, released in 2002. It was the best-selling album of 2002 in the United States, with sales of 7.6 million copies. At the Grammy Awards of 2003 it was nominated for Album of the Year and became Eminem's third LP in four years to...
   
   / Eminem
   Eminem
   Marshall Bruce Mathers III , better known by his stage name Eminem or his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor. Eminem's popularity brought his group project, D12, to mainstream recognition...
   
    ~ 7,807,925
2. Nellyville
   Nellyville
   - Personnel :Credits for Nellyville adapted from Allmusic.* Nelly - Executive Producer* Ryan Bowser - Producer* Sandy Brummels - Art Direction* C-Love - Executive Producer* Luis Conte - Percussion* James Duncan - Assistant Engineer...
   
   / Nelly
   Nelly
   Cornell Iral Haynes, Jr. , better known by his stage name Nelly, is an Grammy Award winning American rapper and actor. He has performed with the rap group St. Lunatics since 1993 and signed to Universal Records in 1999. Under Universal, Nelly began his solo career in 2000 with his debut album...
   
    ~ 4,916,073
3. Let Go
   Let Go (Avril Lavigne album)
   Let Go is the debut album by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne, released on June 4, 2002. For a year after signing a record deal with Arista, Lavigne struggled due to conflicts in musical direction. Lavigne relocated to Los Angeles, California, and recorded there her earlier materials for...
   
   / Avril Lavigne
   Avril Lavigne
   Avril Ramona Lavigne is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She was born in Belleville, Ontario, but spent most of her youth in the small town of Napanee. By the age of 15, she had appeared on stage with Shania Twain; by 16, she had signed a two-album recording contract with Arista Records worth more...
   
    ~ 4,121,396
4. Home
   Home (Dixie Chicks album)
   Home is the sixth studio album by American country band Dixie Chicks, released in 2002 on Monument/Columbia Records. It is notable for its acoustic bluegrass sound, which stands in contrast with their previous two country pop albums....
   
   / Dixie Chicks
   Dixie Chicks
   The Dixie Chicks are an American country band which has also successfully crossed over into other genres. The band is composed of founding members Martie Erwin Maguire and Emily Erwin Robison, and lead singer Natalie Maines...
   
    ~ 3,690,413
5. 8 Mile
   8 Mile (soundtrack)
   -Album:-Singles:-Certifications:...
   
   / Various Artists ~ 3,498,497
6. Missundaztood / Pink
   Pink (singer)
   Alecia Beth Moore , better known by her stage name Pink , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress....
   
     ~ 3,144,947
7. Ashanti
   Ashanti (album)
   Ashanti is the self-titled debut studio album by American R&B singer Ashanti, released by Murder Inc. and Island Def Jam on April 2, 2002 in North America and April 8, 2002 in United Kingdom...
   
   / Ashanti
   Ashanti (singer)
   Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer, actress, and model. She rose to fame in the early 2000s. Ashanti is most famous for her eponymous debut album, which featured the hit song "Foolish", and sold over 503,000 copies in its first week of release...
   
    ~ 3,099,216
8. Drive
   Drive (Alan Jackson album)
   Drive is the tenth studio album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. Released in 2002 on Arista Nashville, the album produced Jackson's highest-debuting single on the Hot Country Songs charts in the Number One hit "Where Were You ", a ballad written in response to the September 11, 2001...
   
   / Alan Jackson
   Alan Jackson
   Alan Eugene Jackson is an American country music singer, known for blending traditional honky tonk and mainstream country sounds and penning many of his own hits. He has recorded 13 studio albums, 3 Greatest Hits albums, 2 Holiday albums, 1 Gospel album and several compilations, all on the Arista...
   
    ~ 3,054,736
9. Up!
   Up! (album)
   -Critical reception:Upon its release, the album received very positive reviews from most music critics, based on an aggregate score of 72/100 from Metacritic...
   
   / Shania Twain
   Shania Twain
   Shania Twain, OC is a Canadian country pop singer-songwriter. Her album The Woman in Me , brought her fame and her 1997 album Come On Over, became the best-selling album of all time by a female musician in any genre, and the best-selling country album of all time. It has sold over 40 million...
   
    ~ 2,909,499
10. O Brother, Where Art Thou?
    O Brother, Where Art Thou? (soundtrack)
    O Brother, Where Art Thou? is the soundtrack of music from the 2000 American film of the same name, written, directed and produced by the Coen Brothers and starring George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, and John Goodman....
    
    / Soundtrack ~ 2,736,049

2003

1. Get Rich or Die Tryin'
   Get Rich or Die Tryin' (album)
   Get Rich or Die Tryin is the debut studio album of American rapper 50 Cent, released February 4, 2003, on Aftermath Entertainment under a joint venture with Shady Records and distribution by Interscope Records. Its initially planned release was pushed seven days ahead due to heavy bootlegging and...
   
   / 50 Cent
   50 Cent
   Curtis James Jackson III , better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, investor, record producer, and actor. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin and The Massacre . Get Rich or Die Tryin has been certified eight times platinum by...
   
    ~ 6,535,809
2. Come Away with Me
   Come Away with Me
   Come Away with Me is the debut album of pianist and singer Norah Jones, released February 26, 2002 on Blue Note Records. Recording sessions for the album took place at New York City's Sorcerer Sound Studio and Shokan's Allaire Studios in 2001...
   
   / Norah Jones
   Norah Jones
   Norah Jones is an American singer-songwriter and occasional actress.In 2002, she launched her solo music career with the release of the commercially successful and critically acclaimed album Come Away With Me, which was certified a diamond album in 2002, selling over 20 million copies...
   
    ~ 5,137,468
3. Meteora
   Meteora (album)
   Meteora is the second studio album by American rock band Linkin Park. It was released on March 25, 2003 through Warner Bros. Records, following Reanimation, a collaboration album which featured remixes of songs included on debut studio album Hybrid Theory...
   
   / Linkin Park
   Linkin Park
   Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Formed in 1996, the band rose to international fame with their debut album, Hybrid Theory, which was certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2005 and multi-platinum in several other countries...
   
    ~ 3,478,361
4. Fallen
   Fallen (Evanescence album)
   -Critical response:Fallen has received generally mixed to positive reviews from music critics. Johnny Loftus of Allmusic scored the album three and a half stars out of five, and named it an AMG Album Pick, saying, "The album does include flashes of the single's PG-rated nu-metal...
   
   / Evanescence
   Evanescence
   Evanescence is an American rock band founded in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1995 by singer/pianist Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody. After recording private albums, the band released their first full-length album, Fallen, on Wind-up Records in 2003. Fallen sold more than 17 million copies worldwide...
   
    ~ 3,364,738
5. Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
   Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
   Speakerboxxx/The Love Below is the fifth studio album by American hip hop duo OutKast, released September 23, 2003 on LaFace Records in the United States. Issued as a double album, it clocks in at over two hours and consists of a solo album from both of the group's members...
   
   / Outkast
   OutKast
   Outkast is an American hip hop duo based in East Point, Georgia, consisting of Atlanta native André "André 3000" Benjamin and Savannah, Georgia-born Antwan "Big Boi" Patton. They were originally known as Two Shades Deep but later changed the group's name to OutKast...
   
    ~ 3,089,849
6. Dangerously in Love
   Dangerously in Love
   Dangerously in Love is the debut solo album of American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles, released on June 22, 2003, by Columbia Records. Recording sessions for the album took place in 2002 to 2003 at several studios, during the hiatus of her then-group Destiny's Child...
   
   / Beyoncé ~ 2,527,485
7. Chocolate Factory
   Chocolate Factory
   Chocolate Factory is the fifth studio album by American R&B and soul musician R. Kelly, released February 18, 2003 on Jive Records. Recording sessions for the album took place mainly at Rockland Studios and Chicago Recording Company in Chicago, Illinois during 2001 to 2003. It was primarily...
   
   / R. Kelly
   R. Kelly
   Robert Sylvester Kelly , better known by his stage name R. Kelly, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. A native of Chicago, Kelly began performing during the late 1980s and debuted in 1992 with the group Public Announcement. In 1993, Kelly went solo with the album 12 Play...
   
    ~ 2,439,536
8. Metamorphosis
   Metamorphosis (Hilary Duff album)
   Metamorphosis is the second studio album by American recording artist Hilary Duff. Promoted as her debut album, it was released on August 26, 2003 by Buena Vista and Hollywood Records as a follow up to her holiday album, Santa Claus Lane...
   
   / Hilary Duff
   Hilary Duff
   Hilary Erhard Duff is an American actress, singer-songwriter, entrepreneur, and author. After working in local theater plays and television commercials in her childhood, she achieved fame playing the title role in the Disney Channel television series Lizzie McGuire. She also reprised her role in...
   
    ~ 2,405,544
9. Shock'n Y'all
   Shock'n Y'all
   -References:...
   
   / Toby Keith
   Toby Keith
   Toby Keith Covel , best known as Toby Keith, is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer and actor. Keith released his first four studio albums — 1993's Toby Keith, 1994's Boomtown, 1996's Blue Moon and 1997's Dream Walkin, plus a Greatest Hits package for various divisions of...
   
    ~ 2,324,437
10. A Rush of Blood to the Head
    A Rush of Blood to the Head
    A Rush of Blood to the Head is the second studio album by English rock band Coldplay. Released on 26 August 2002 in the UK through the label Parlophone, the album was produced by the band and British record producer Ken Nelson...
    
    / Coldplay
    Coldplay
    Coldplay are a British alternative rock band formed in 1996 by lead vocalist Chris Martin and lead guitarist Jonny Buckland at University College London. After they formed Pectoralz, Guy Berryman joined the group as a bassist and they changed their name to Starfish. Will Champion joined as a...
    
     ~ 2,183,997

2004

1. Confessions
   Confessions (Usher album)
   Confessions is the fourth studio album by American R&B recording artist Usher, released March 23, 2004, on Arista-imprint label LaFace Records. Recording sessions for the album took place during 2003 to 2004 with production by Jermaine Dupri, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, and Lil Jon...
   
   / Usher
   Usher (entertainer)
   Usher Terry Raymond IV , who performs under the mononym Usher, is an American singer-songwriter, and actor. He is considered around the world to be the reigning King of R&B. Usher rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way, which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100...
   
    ~ 7,978,594
2. Feels like Home / Norah Jones
   Norah Jones
   Norah Jones is an American singer-songwriter and occasional actress.In 2002, she launched her solo music career with the release of the commercially successful and critically acclaimed album Come Away With Me, which was certified a diamond album in 2002, selling over 20 million copies...
   
    ~ 3,842,920
3. Encore / Eminem
   Eminem
   Marshall Bruce Mathers III , better known by his stage name Eminem or his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor. Eminem's popularity brought his group project, D12, to mainstream recognition...
   
    ~ 3,517,097
4. When the Sun Goes Down / Kenny Chesney
   Kenny Chesney
   Kenneth "Kenny" Arnold Chesney is an American country music singer and songwriter. Chesney has recorded 15 albums, 14 of which have been certified gold or higher by the RIAA. He has also produced more than 30 Top Ten singles on the U.S...
   
    ~ 3,072,224
5. Here for the Party
   Here for the Party
   -Album:-Singles:-Certifications:-References:...
   
   / Gretchen Wilson
   Gretchen Wilson
   Gretchen Frances Wilson is an American country music artist. She made her debut in 2004 with the Grammy Award-winning single "Redneck Woman," a number-one hit on the Billboard country charts. The song served as the lead-off single of her debut album, Here for the Party...
   
    ~ 2,931,097
6. Live Like You Were Dying
   Live Like You Were Dying
   Live Like You Were Dying is the eighth studio album by American country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released on August 24, 2004, by Curb Records and was recorded in a mountaintop studio in upstate New York. It entered the Billboard 200 chart at number one, with sales of 766,000 copies in its...
   
   / Tim McGraw
   Tim McGraw
   Samuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw is an American country singer and actor. Many of McGraw's albums and singles have topped the country music charts with total album sales in excess of 40 million units in the US, making him the eighth best-selling artist, and the third best-selling country singer, in the...
   
    ~ 2,786,840
7. Songs About Jane
   Songs about Jane
   Songs About Jane is the debut album of American pop rock band Maroon 5, released June 25, 2002 on J Records and Octone Records. The album became a sleeper hit with help of five singles that attained chart success, including the Billboard hit "Harder to Breathe" and international hits "This Love"...
   
   / Maroon 5
   Maroon 5
   Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band from Los Angeles, California. While they were in high school, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Adam Levine, keyboardist Jesse Carmichael, bass guitarist Mickey Madden, and drummer Ryan Dusick formed a garage band called Kara's Flowers and released one album...
   
    ~ 2,708,415
8. Fallen
   Fallen (Evanescence album)
   -Critical response:Fallen has received generally mixed to positive reviews from music critics. Johnny Loftus of Allmusic scored the album three and a half stars out of five, and named it an AMG Album Pick, saying, "The album does include flashes of the single's PG-rated nu-metal...
   
   / Evanescence
   Evanescence
   Evanescence is an American rock band founded in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1995 by singer/pianist Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody. After recording private albums, the band released their first full-length album, Fallen, on Wind-up Records in 2003. Fallen sold more than 17 million copies worldwide...
   
    ~ 2,614,226
9. Autobiography
   Autobiography (Ashlee Simpson album)
   Autobiography is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Ashlee Simpson. Released in the United States by Geffen Records on July 20, 2004, the album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and was certified triple platinum in the U.S. Musically, it combines elements of rock and pop....
   
   / Ashlee Simpson
   Ashlee Simpson
   Ashlee Nicole Simpson is an American singer and actress. In 2004, she rose to prominence with the success of her number-one debut album Autobiography and the reality series, The Ashlee Simpson Show. In October 2005, following a North American concert tour and a film appearance, Simpson released...
   
    ~ 2,576,945
10. Now That's What I Call Music! 16 / Various ~ 2,560,316

2005

1. The Emancipation of Mimi
   The Emancipation of Mimi
   The Emancipation of Mimi is the tenth studio album by American recording artist Mariah Carey, released in the United States on April 12, 2005, by Island Records. Following the relatively poor critical and commercial responses to her albums, Glitter and Charmbracelet , The Emancipation of Mimi...
   
   / Mariah Carey
   Mariah Carey
   Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993...
   
    ~ 4,968,606
2. The Massacre
   The Massacre
   The Massacre is the second studio album by American rapper 50 Cent, released March 3, 2005 on Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records in the United States. Its initially planned release was pushed five days ahead to avoid Internet leakage. The album debuted at number 1 on the U.S. Billboard...
   
   / 50 Cent
   50 Cent
   Curtis James Jackson III , better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, investor, record producer, and actor. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin and The Massacre . Get Rich or Die Tryin has been certified eight times platinum by...
   
    ~ 4,852,744
3. Breakaway / Kelly Clarkson
   Kelly Clarkson
   Kelly Brianne Clarkson is an American pop rock singer-songwriter and actress. Clarkson came into prominence after becoming the winner of the inaugural season of the television series American Idol in 2002 and would later become the runner-up in the television special World Idol in 2003.In 2003,...
   
    ~ 3,496,192
4. American Idiot
   American Idiot
   American Idiot is the seventh studio album by the American punk rock band Green Day. It was released on September 21, 2004 through Reprise Records and was produced by longtime collaborator Rob Cavallo. In mid-2003, the band began recording songs for an album entitled Cigarettes and Valentines...
   
   / Green Day
   Green Day
   Green Day is an American punk rock band formed in 1987. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tre Cool...
   
    ~ 3,360,394
5. Monkey Business
   Monkey Business (album)
   -Track listing:Notes*"My Humps" contains a hidden track "So Real".*"Audio Delite at Low Fidelity" includes a hidden track "Change".Sample Notes*"Pump It" samples "Misirlou" by Dick Dale....
   
   / The Black Eyed Peas
   The Black Eyed Peas
   The Black Eyed Peas are an American pop group , formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1995. The group includes rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, and Taboo, and singer Fergie. Since the release of their third album Elephunk in 2003, the group has sold an estimated 56 million records worldwide...
   
    ~ 3,037,251
6. X&Y
   X&Y
   X&Y is the third studio album by English rock band Coldplay, released 6 June 2005 in the United Kingdom via the record label Parlophone. The album, which features influences of electronic music, was produced by the band and British record producer Danton Supple...
   
   / Coldplay
   Coldplay
   Coldplay are a British alternative rock band formed in 1996 by lead vocalist Chris Martin and lead guitarist Jonny Buckland at University College London. After they formed Pectoralz, Guy Berryman joined the group as a bassist and they changed their name to Starfish. Will Champion joined as a...
   
    ~ 2,615,280
7. Feels Like Today
   Feels Like Today
   Feels Like Today is the third album from the American country music group Rascal Flatts. It was released in September 2004 on Lyric Street Records , has sold 5,149,000 copies in the United States as of October 18, 2009, and has been certified 5× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA...
   
   / Rascal Flatts
   Rascal Flatts
   Rascal Flatts is an American country music band that originated in Columbus, Ohio, United States of America. Since its inception, Rascal Flatts has been composed of three members: Gary LeVox , Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney...
   
    ~ 2,511,209
8. Love. Angel. Music. Baby.
   Love. Angel. Music. Baby.
   Love. Angel. Music. Baby. is the debut solo studio album by American recording artist Gwen Stefani, released in the United States on November 23, 2004 by Interscope Records...
   
   / Gwen Stefani
   Gwen Stefani
   Gwen Renée Stefani is an American singer-songwriter and fashion designer. Stefani is the lead vocalist for the rock and ska band No Doubt. Stefani recorded her first solo album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. in 2004. The album was inspired by music of the 1980s, and was a success with sales of over...
   
    ~ 2,505,390
9. Late Registration
   Late Registration
   Late Registration is the second studio album by American hip hop artist Kanye West, released August 30, 2005, on Roc-A-Fella Records. Recording sessions for the album took place over the course of a year at various recording studios located in New York City and Hollywood...
   
   / Kanye West
   Kanye West
   Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and...
   
    ~ 2,413,580
10. The Documentary
    The Documentary
    The Documentary is the debut studio album by West Coast rapper Game, released on January 18, 2005, through Aftermath Entertainment, G-Unit Records and Interscope Records. After recovering from a shooting in late 2001, The Game pursued a rap career and was discovered by Dr. Dre who signed him to his...
    
    / The Game
    The Game (rapper)
    Jayceon Terrell Taylor , better known by his stage name Game, formerly The Game, is an American rapper and actor. As a member of G-Unit, he rose to fame in 2005 with the success of his debut album, The Documentary, which earned him two Grammy Award nominations...
    
     ~ 2,275,646

2006

1. High School Musical
   High School Musical (soundtrack)
   * Are not on the first disc of the two-disc special edition version. ** Drew Seeley sang in several of the songs, his voice being mixed with Zac Efron's...
   
   / Soundtrack ~ 3,719,071
2. Me and My Gang
   Me and My Gang
   Me and My Gang is the fourth studio album from the American country music group Rascal Flatts. It was released on April 4, 2006. The album sold more than 721,747 units and went double platinum in the first month of release...
   
   / Rascal Flatts
   Rascal Flatts
   Rascal Flatts is an American country music band that originated in Columbus, Ohio, United States of America. Since its inception, Rascal Flatts has been composed of three members: Gary LeVox , Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney...
   
    ~ 3,479,994
3. Some Hearts / Carrie Underwood
   Carrie Underwood
   Carrie Marie Underwood is an American country singer-songwriter and actress who rose to fame as the winner of the fourth season of American Idol, in 2005...
   
    ~ 3,016,031
4. All the Right Reasons
   All the Right Reasons
   All the Right Reasons is the fifth studio album by Canadian rock band Nickelback, released on October 4, 2005. It is the band's first album with former 3 Doors Down drummer Daniel Adair, who replaced Ryan Vikedal in January 2005...
   
   / Nickelback
   Nickelback
   Nickelback is a Canadian rock band from Hanna, Alberta. Since 1995 the band has included guitarist and lead vocalist Chad Kroeger, guitarist and back-up vocalist Ryan Peake and bassist Mike Kroeger.. The band's current drummer and percussionist is Daniel Adair who has been with the band since 2005....
   
    ~ 2,688,138
5. FutureSex/LoveSounds
   FutureSex/LoveSounds
   In 2005, Timberlake felt inspired to record songs again. Motivated by the "sad state" of pop radio, he decided he needed to experiment with music. Reportedly, it was not until Timberlake turned to producer Timbaland "that he figured out the direction he wanted the record to take"...
   
   / Justin Timberlake
   Justin Timberlake
   Justin Randall Timberlake is an American pop musician and actor. He achieved early fame when he appeared as a contestant on Star Search, and went on to star in the Disney Channel television series The New Mickey Mouse Club, where he met future bandmate JC Chasez...
   
    ~ 2,377,127
6. Back to Bedlam / James Blunt
   James Blunt
   James Hillier Blount , better known by his stage name James Blunt, is an English singer-songwriter and musician, and former army officer, whose debut album, Back to Bedlam and single releases, including "You're Beautiful" and "Goodbye My Lover", brought him to fame in 2005...
   
    ~ 2,137,196
7. B'Day
   B'Day
   B'Day is the second studio album by American R&B recording artist Beyoncé Knowles, released on September 4, 2006 by Columbia Records in collaboration with Music World Music and Sony Urban Music. It was released to coincide with Knowles' twenty-fifth birthday. The album was originally planned for a...
   
   / Beyoncé
   Beyoncé Knowles
   Beyoncé Giselle Knowles , often known simply as Beyoncé, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child...
   
    ~ 2,010,311
8. Hannah Montana / Soundtrack ~ 1,987,681
9. Taking the Long Way
   Taking the Long Way
   -Public reception:On May 31, 2006, the album took three number one spots on the charts of Billboard magazine. It was number one on the Hot Country Albums, Top Digital Albums, and on the Billboard 200 chart, going Gold in its first week with 526,000 units sold....
   
   / Dixie Chicks
   Dixie Chicks
   The Dixie Chicks are an American country band which has also successfully crossed over into other genres. The band is composed of founding members Martie Erwin Maguire and Emily Erwin Robison, and lead singer Natalie Maines...
   
    ~ 1,856,284
10. Extreme Behavior
    Extreme Behavior
    Extreme Behavior is the debut album of rock band Hinder. It was released in 2005 by Universal Records to almost universally negative reviews, before going platinum in September 2006. All songs were co-written by Brian Howes, except for "Shoulda," which was co-written with Brian Howes and Social Code...
    
    / Hinder
    Hinder
    Hinder is an American rock band from Oklahoma that was formed in 2001 by drummer Cody Hanson, guitarist Joe Garvey, and singer Austin Winkler. The band was inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame in 2007.-Formation and early history:...
    
     ~ 1,817,350

2007

1. Noël
   Noël (Josh Groban album)
   Noël is a Christmas album by singer Josh Groban that was released on October 9, 2007. In the United States, the album is available as a single CD release in most retail stores...
   
   / Josh Groban
   Josh Groban
   Joshua Winslow "Josh" Groban is an American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, and record producer. His four solo albums have been certified at least multi-platinum, and in 2007, he was charted as the number-one best selling artist in the United States with over 21 million records in that country...
   
    ~ 3,698,934
2. High School Musical 2 / Soundtrack ~ 2,956,799
3. Long Road Out of Eden
   Long Road Out of Eden
   Long Road Out of Eden is the seventh studio album by American rock band Eagles, released in 2007 on Lost Highway Records. Nearly six years in production, Long Road Out of Eden is the first studio album from the Eagles since 1979's The Long Run, and along with the four original tracks on 1994 Hell...
   
   / Eagles ~ 2,608,338
4. As I Am
   As I Am
   As I Am is the third studio album by American recording artist Alicia Keys. It was released in the United States on November 13, 2007 by J Records. Recording sessions for the album took place at various recording studios during 2005 to 2007...
   
   / Alicia Keys
   Alicia Keys
   Alicia Augello Cook , better known by her stage name Alicia Keys, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and occasional actress. She was raised by a single mother in the Hell's Kitchen area of Manhattan in New York City. At age seven, Keys began playing the piano...
   
    ~ 2,543,224
5. Daughtry
   Daughtry (album)
   Daughtry is the debut album of the American rock band Daughtry, the band formed and fronted by American Idol Season 5 finalist Chris Daughtry...
   
   / Daughtry ~ 2,497,457
6. Hannah Montana 2/Meet Miley Cyrus / Soundtrack/Miley Cyrus
   Miley Cyrus
   Miley Ray Cyrus is an American actress and pop singer-songwriter. She achieved wide fame for her role as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel sitcom Hannah Montana....
   
    ~ 2,487,346
7. Minutes to Midnight
   Minutes to Midnight (album)
   Minutes to Midnight is the third studio album by American rock band Linkin Park. Released on May 14, 2007, through Warner Bros. Records, the album debuted at number one in the United States and in 15 other countries, including the United Kingdom and Canada. The album was produced by Mike Shinoda...
   
   / Linkin Park
   Linkin Park
   Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Formed in 1996, the band rose to international fame with their debut album, Hybrid Theory, which was certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2005 and multi-platinum in several other countries...
   
    ~ 2,098,941
8. The Dutchess
   The Dutchess
   The Dutchess is the debut and only studio album by American recording artist Fergie, who is a member of The Black Eyed Peas. The album was released on September 19, 2006. As of 2008, the album has sold more than six million copies worldwide...
   
   / Fergie 2,063,572
9. Taylor Swift
   Taylor Swift (album)
   Taylor Swift is the eponymous debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. The album was released on October 24, 2006 by Big Machine Records. Swift wrote songs for the album during her freshman year of high school and has writing credits on all of the albums' songs including those...
   
   /Taylor Swift
   Taylor Swift
   Taylor Alison Swift is an American country pop singer-songwriter, musician and actress.In 2006, she released her debut single "Tim McGraw", then her self-titled debut album, which was subsequently certified multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America...
   
    ~ 1,950,641
10. Graduation
    Graduation (album)
    Graduation is the third studio album by American hip hop artist Kanye West, released September 11, 2007 on Roc-A-Fella Records. Recording sessions for the album took place during 2005 to 2007 at Chung King Studios and Sony Music Studios in New York City and at Chalice Studios and The Record Plant...
    
    / Kanye West
    Kanye West
    Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and...
    
     ~ 1,891,918

2008

1. Tha Carter III
   Tha Carter III
   Tha Carter III is the sixth studio album by American rapper Lil Wayne, released June 10, 2008 on Cash Money Records. It follows a long string of mixtape releases and guest appearances on other hip hop and R&B artists records, helping to increase his exposure in the mainstream...
   
   / Lil Wayne
   Lil Wayne
   Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. , better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. At the age of nine, Lil Wayne joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label, and half of the duo, The B.G.'z, with B.G.. In 1997, Lil Wayne joined the group Hot Boys, which also included...
   
    ~ 2,874,420
2. Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends
   Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
   Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, often referred to as simply Viva la Vida is the fourth studio album by British rock band Coldplay, released on 11 June 2008 on Parlophone. The album was named after a Spanish phrase that translates in English as "long live life"...
   
   / Coldplay
   Coldplay
   Coldplay are a British alternative rock band formed in 1996 by lead vocalist Chris Martin and lead guitarist Jonny Buckland at University College London. After they formed Pectoralz, Guy Berryman joined the group as a bassist and they changed their name to Starfish. Will Champion joined as a...
   
    ~ 2,143,928
3. Fearless
   Fearless (Taylor Swift album)
   Fearless has been well-received by music professionals, with many praising Swift for her introspective lyrics, as well as her mature sound. According to the music review aggregator Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an...
   
   / Taylor Swift
   Taylor Swift
   Taylor Alison Swift is an American country pop singer-songwriter, musician and actress.In 2006, she released her debut single "Tim McGraw", then her self-titled debut album, which was subsequently certified multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America...
   
    ~ 2,112,179
4. Rock N Roll Jesus
   Rock N Roll Jesus
   Rock n Roll Jesus is Kid Rock's sixth album under the Atlantic Records umbrella and his seventh studio album overall. The album was released October 9, 2007. Rob Cavallo co-produced the album with Rock. Mike E. Clark produced the track "All Summer Long." The album was not available at the iTunes...
   
   / Kid Rock
   Kid Rock
   Robert James "Bob" Ritchie , known by his stage name Kid Rock, is an American singer-songwriter, musician and rapper with five Grammy Awards nominations...
   
    ~ 2,017,905
5. Black Ice
   Black Ice (album)
   Black Ice is the 15th Australian and 14th international studio album by the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It was produced by Brendan O'Brien and released internationally on 17 October 2008. Guitarists Angus Young and Malcolm Young got together in London in 2003 to start composing tracks...
   
   / AC/DC
   AC/DC
   AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"...
   
    ~ 1,915,172
6. Taylor Swift
   Taylor Swift (album)
   Taylor Swift is the eponymous debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. The album was released on October 24, 2006 by Big Machine Records. Swift wrote songs for the album during her freshman year of high school and has writing credits on all of the albums' songs including those...
   
   / Taylor Swift
   Taylor Swift
   Taylor Alison Swift is an American country pop singer-songwriter, musician and actress.In 2006, she released her debut single "Tim McGraw", then her self-titled debut album, which was subsequently certified multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America...
   
    ~ 1,597,316
7. Death Magnetic
   Death Magnetic
   Death Magnetic is the ninth studio album by the American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released on September 12, 2008 through Warner Bros. Records. It was the band's first album to feature bassist Robert Trujillo and the first to be produced by Rick Rubin, making this Metallica's first album...
   
   / Metallica
   Metallica
   Metallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1981 when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features long-time lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo ...
   
    ~ 1,565,078
8. Paper Trail
   Paper Trail
   Paper Trail is the sixth studio album by American hip hop artist T.I., released September 30, 2008 on Grand Hustle Records and Atlantic Records. He began to write songs for the album as he awaited trial for federal weapons and possession charges...
   
   / T.I.
   T.I.
   Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr. , better known by his stage name T.I., is an American rap artist, film and music producer, actor and author. He is also the founder and co-chief executive officer of Grand Hustle Records....
   
    ~ 1,522,103
9. Sleep Through The Static
   Sleep Through the Static
   Sleep Through the Static is the fourth studio album by singer-songwriter Jack Johnson, released in the U.S. on February 5, 2008. The effort was announced on Johnson's personal website as renovation began for the release of the album. It was recorded at L.A.'s Solar Powered Plastic Plant, which...
   
   / Jack Johnson
   Jack Johnson (musician)
   Jack Johnson was born May 18, 1975 is an American folk rock singer-songwriter, surfer and musician known for his work in the soft rock and acoustic genres. In 2001, he achieved commercial success after the release of his debut album, Brushfire Fairytales. He has since released four more albums, a...
   
    ~ 1,492,466
10. I Am... Sasha Fierce / Beyoncé
    Beyoncé Knowles
    Beyoncé Giselle Knowles , often known simply as Beyoncé, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child...
    
     ~ 1,458,853

2009

1. Fearless
   Fearless (Taylor Swift album)
   Fearless has been well-received by music professionals, with many praising Swift for her introspective lyrics, as well as her mature sound. According to the music review aggregator Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an...
   
   / Taylor Swift
   Taylor Swift
   Taylor Alison Swift is an American country pop singer-songwriter, musician and actress.In 2006, she released her debut single "Tim McGraw", then her self-titled debut album, which was subsequently certified multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America...
   
    ~ 3,216,988
2. I Dreamed a Dream
   I Dreamed a Dream (album)
   I Dreamed a Dream is the debut album from Scottish singer Susan Boyle. It was released on 23 November 2009 by Syco Music in the United Kingdom, and by Columbia Records in the United States one day later. In the standard edition, 11 out of the 12 songs that appear on the album are cover songs, plus...
   
   / Susan Boyle
   Susan Boyle
   Susan Magdalane Boyle is a Scottish singer who came to international public attention when she appeared as a contestant on the TV programme Britain's Got Talent on 11 April 2009, singing "I Dreamed a Dream" from ...
   
    ~ 3,103,828
3. Number Ones / Michael Jackson
   Michael Jackson
   Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
   
    ~ 2,355,449
4. The Fame
   The Fame
   The Fame is the debut studio album by American recording artist Lady Gaga. It was released on August 19, 2008 through Interscope Records. After joining Kon Live Distribution and Cherrytree Records in 2008, Gaga began working on the album with different producers, primarily RedOne, Martin...
   
   / Lady Gaga
   Lady GaGa
   Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta , better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, she primarily studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and briefly attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before withdrawing to...
   
    ~ 2,237,750
5. My Christmas
   My Christmas
   My Christmas is the thirteenth studio album and first holiday album released by Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli.The album is a compilation of seasonal holiday favorites, mainly in English, with a few selections in Italian, German, and French, produced by multiple Grammy Award winner David Foster,...
   
   / Andrea Bocelli
   Andrea Bocelli
   Andrea Bocelli, is an Italian tenor, multi-instrumentalist and classical crossover artist. Born with poor eyesight, he became blind at the age of twelve following a soccer accident....
   
    ~ 2,207,202
6. Hannah Montana: The Movie (soundtrack)
   Hannah Montana: The Movie (soundtrack)
   Hannah Montana: The Movie is the soundtrack for the film of the same name. The film is an adaptation of the popular Disney Channel original series Hannah Montana, which first aired in 2006. In the television series and film, American singer–songwriter and actress Miley Cyrus portrays Miley Stewart,...
   
   / Hannah Montana
   Hannah Montana
   Hannah Montana is an American television series, which debuted on March 24, 2006 on the Disney Channel. The series focuses on a girl who lives a double life as an average teenage school girl named Miley Stewart by day and a famous pop singer named Hannah Montana by night, concealing her real...
   
    ~ 1,823,435
7. The E.N.D.
   The E.N.D.
   According to review aggregator Metacritic, The E.N.D. received an average of 60 out of 100 indicating mixed to average reviews from music critics, based on fifteen critiques, higher than their 2005 album Monkey Business but lower than their 2003 breakout Elephunk, with critics agreeing that the...
   
   / The Black Eyed Peas
   The Black Eyed Peas
   The Black Eyed Peas are an American pop group , formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1995. The group includes rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, and Taboo, and singer Fergie. Since the release of their third album Elephunk in 2003, the group has sold an estimated 56 million records worldwide...
   
    ~ 1,786,825
8. Relapse / Eminem
   Eminem
   Marshall Bruce Mathers III , better known by his stage name Eminem or his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor. Eminem's popularity brought his group project, D12, to mainstream recognition...
   
    ~ 1,735,358
9. The Blueprint 3 / Jay-Z
   Jay-Z
   Shawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010...
   
    ~ 1,514,758
10. Only by the Night
    Only by the Night
    -Critics:The album was met with mixed reviews. Metacritic's average rating settled on a 63/100, counting a drastic range of ratings between North America and UK press. The U.S. online publications Pitchfork Media, PopMatters and JustPressPlay gave the album a 3.8/10, 2/10 and 4/10 respectively,...
    
    / Kings of Leon
    Kings of Leon
    Kings of Leon is an American rock band that originated in Albion, Oklahoma but formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 1999. The band is composed of brothers Anthony Caleb Followill , Ivan Nathan Followill and Michael Jared Followill Kings of Leon is an American rock band that originated in Albion,...
    
     ~ 1,397,693

2010

1. Recovery / Eminem
   Eminem
   Marshall Bruce Mathers III , better known by his stage name Eminem or his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor. Eminem's popularity brought his group project, D12, to mainstream recognition...
   
    ~ 3,414,927
2. Need You Now
   Need You Now
   "Need You Now" is a country pop song performed by American country music group Lady Antebellum. The song was co-written by Lady Antebellum and Josh Kear, and produced by the trio along with Paul Worley. It serves as the lead-off single and title track to their second studio album, Need You Now,...
   
   / Lady Antebellum
   Lady Antebellum
   Lady Antebellum is an American country pop music group formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 2006. The trio is composed of Charles Kelley , Dave Haywood and Hillary Scott .The group made its debut in 2007 as guest vocalists on Jim Brickman's single "Never Alone", before signing to Capitol...
   
    ~ 3,089,303
3. Speak Now
   Speak Now
   Speak Now is the third studio album by American singer–songwriter Taylor Swift, released on October 25, 2010 by Big Machine Records. Production for the album took place during 2008 to 2010 at several recording studios, and was handled by Swift and country music producer Nathan Chapman...
   
   / Taylor Swift
   Taylor Swift
   Taylor Alison Swift is an American country pop singer-songwriter, musician and actress.In 2006, she released her debut single "Tim McGraw", then her self-titled debut album, which was subsequently certified multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America...
   
    ~ 2,960,331
4. My World 2.0
   My World 2.0
   My World 2.0 is the latter of two-part debut studio album from Canadian singer Justin Bieber, and is his first full studio release. The album is the follow-up to the first platinum certified half of the album, which was released on November 17, 2009, via Island Records, and 2.0 was first released...
   
   / Justin Bieber
   Justin Bieber
   Justin Drew Bieber is a Canadian pop/R&B singer, songwriter and actor. Bieber was discovered in 2008 by Scooter Braun, who came across Bieber's videos on YouTube and later became his manager...
   
    ~ 2,318,745
5. The Gift
   The Gift (Susan Boyle album)
   The Gift is the second album by Scottish singer Susan Boyle, which was released on 8 November 2010. Boyle hinted that the album has a 1960s feel "because that was [her] era".-Background:...
   
   / Susan Boyle
   Susan Boyle
   Susan Magdalane Boyle is a Scottish singer who came to international public attention when she appeared as a contestant on the TV programme Britain's Got Talent on 11 April 2009, singing "I Dreamed a Dream" from ...
   
    ~ 1,851,753
6. The Fame
   The Fame
   The Fame is the debut studio album by American recording artist Lady Gaga. It was released on August 19, 2008 through Interscope Records. After joining Kon Live Distribution and Cherrytree Records in 2008, Gaga began working on the album with different producers, primarily RedOne, Martin...
   
   / Lady Gaga
   Lady GaGa
   Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta , better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, she primarily studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and briefly attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before withdrawing to...
   
    ~ 1,590,839
7. Soldier of Love
   Soldier of Love (album)
   Soldier of Love is the sixth studio album by the English group Sade. It is their first album of original material since Lovers Rock . The album was initially released on 5 February 2010 in Germany, and it was released worldwide on 8 February 2010 and in the United States on 9 February 2010...
   
   / Sade
   Sade (band)
   Sade is a British smooth jazz band that formed in 1983, named for Nigerian lead singer Sade Adu. Their music features elements of R&B, soul, jazz, and soft rock....
   
    ~ 1,299,761
8. Thank Me Later
   Thank Me Later
   Thank Me Later is the debut studio album of Canadian recording artist Drake, released June 15, 2010, on Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records and Universal Motown Records...
   
   / Drake
   Drake (entertainer)
   Aubrey Drake Graham , who records under the mononym Drake, is a Canadian recording artist and actor. He originally became known for playing Jimmy Brooks on the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation....
   
    ~ 1,268,780
9. Raymond v. Raymond / Usher
   Usher (entertainer)
   Usher Terry Raymond IV , who performs under the mononym Usher, is an American singer-songwriter, and actor. He is considered around the world to be the reigning King of R&B. Usher rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way, which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100...
   
    ~ 1,182,632
10. Animal
    Animal (Kesha album)
    Animal is the debut studio album by American pop singer Kesha. The album was released on January 1, 2010, by RCA Records. Kesha worked with a variety of producers and writers such as Lukasz Gottwald , Benny Blanco, David Gamson, Greg Kurstin, Max Martin, and others...
    
    / Ke$ha ~ 1,143,285

2000-2009

1. 1 / The Beatles
   The Beatles
   The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
   
    ~ 11,564,000
2. No Strings Attached / 'N Sync
   'N Sync
   N Sync was an American boy band formed in Orlando, Florida, in 1995 and launched in Germany by BMG Ariola Munich, *NSYNC consisted of JC Chasez, Justin Timberlake, Lance Bass, Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick...
   
    ~ 11,113,000
3. Come Away With Me
   Come Away with Me
   Come Away with Me is the debut album of pianist and singer Norah Jones, released February 26, 2002 on Blue Note Records. Recording sessions for the album took place at New York City's Sorcerer Sound Studio and Shokan's Allaire Studios in 2001...
   
   / Norah Jones
   Norah Jones
   Norah Jones is an American singer-songwriter and occasional actress.In 2002, she launched her solo music career with the release of the commercially successful and critically acclaimed album Come Away With Me, which was certified a diamond album in 2002, selling over 20 million copies...
   
    ~ 10,579,000
4. The Marshall Mathers LP
   The Marshall Mathers LP
   The Marshall Mathers LP is the third studio album by American rapper Eminem. Released May 23, 2000, the album sold more than 1.76 million copies in its first week just in the US. In 2001, the album won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album and was nominated for Album of the Year...
   
   / Eminem
   Eminem
   Marshall Bruce Mathers III , better known by his stage name Eminem or his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor. Eminem's popularity brought his group project, D12, to mainstream recognition...
   
    ~ 10,216,000
5. The Eminem Show
   The Eminem Show
   The Eminem Show is the fourth studio album by the American rapper Eminem, released in 2002. It was the best-selling album of 2002 in the United States, with sales of 7.6 million copies. At the Grammy Awards of 2003 it was nominated for Album of the Year and became Eminem's third LP in four years to...
   
   / Eminem ~ 9,818,000
6. Confessions
   Confessions (Usher album)
   Confessions is the fourth studio album by American R&B recording artist Usher, released March 23, 2004, on Arista-imprint label LaFace Records. Recording sessions for the album took place during 2003 to 2004 with production by Jermaine Dupri, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, and Lil Jon...
   
   / Usher
   Usher (entertainer)
   Usher Terry Raymond IV , who performs under the mononym Usher, is an American singer-songwriter, and actor. He is considered around the world to be the reigning King of R&B. Usher rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way, which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100...
   
    ~ 9,730,000
7. Hybrid Theory
   Hybrid Theory
   Hybrid Theory is the debut album by American rock band Linkin Park, released on October 24, 2000 through Warner Bros. Records. The album was a huge commercial success, having sold over 10 million units in the United States alone as of 2010 and peaking at number two on the Billboard 200 while also...
   
   / Linkin Park
   Linkin Park
   Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Formed in 1996, the band rose to international fame with their debut album, Hybrid Theory, which was certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2005 and multi-platinum in several other countries...
   
    ~ 9,697,000
8. Human Clay
   Human Clay
   Human Clay is the second album by Creed released on September 28, 1999. It was certified 11x platinum and 1x diamond by the RIAA, and is 54th on the top 100 selling albums of all time in the United States . The album was the band's first to hit #1 in the U.S., where it debuted with first week...
   
   / Creed
   Creed (band)
   Creed is an American rock band formed in 1995 in Tallahassee, Florida. Becoming popular in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the band has released three consecutive multi-platinum albums, one of which has been certified diamond, and has sold over 28 million records in the United States, with an...
   
    ~ 9,495,000
9. Oops!... I Did It Again
   Oops!... I Did It Again
   Oops!...I Did It Again is the second studio album by American pop singer Britney Spears. The album was released on May 16, 2000 by Jive Records. The album became a commercial success after debuting at top position on the U.S. Billboard 200 selling over 1,319,193 units during its first week...
   
   / Britney Spears
   Britney Spears
   Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...
   
    ~ 9,184,000
10. Country Grammar
    Country Grammar
    Country Grammar is the debut studio album by American rapper Nelly, released on June 27, 2000.- Reception :- Commercial performance :...
    
    / Nelly
    Nelly
    Cornell Iral Haynes, Jr. , better known by his stage name Nelly, is an Grammy Award winning American rapper and actor. He has performed with the rap group St. Lunatics since 1993 and signed to Universal Records in 1999. Under Universal, Nelly began his solo career in 2000 with his debut album...
    
    ~ 8,464,000