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Best-selling albums of the SoundScan Era (1991-2006)
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Best-selling albums of the SoundScan Era (1991-2006)
Best-selling albums of the SoundScan Era
As of 01.01.2007
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rank, rank 1 year ago, RTD sales 1991-2006, sales 2006, artist name - title
Sales numbers have been rounded to the nearest thousand.
1 1 15,409 54 Shania Twain - Come On Over [15,423]
2 2 14,820 275 Metallica - Metallica
3 3 14,513 60 Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill
4 4 12,091 9 Backstreet Boys - Millennium
5 5 11,790 12 Bodyguard - Soundtrack
6 6 11,588 58 Santana - Supernatural
7 7 11,484 20 Creed - Human Clay
8 8 11,099 6 N Sync - No Strings Attached
9 11 10,821 451 Beatles - 1
10 9 10,753 24 Celine Dion - Falling Into You
11 10 10,525 6 Britney Spears - Baby One More Time
12 12 10,123 20 Hootie & The Blowfish - Cracked Rear View
13 14 10,096 20 Titanic - Soundtrack
14 13 10,091 7 Backstreet Boys - Backstreet Boys
15 15 10,010 91 Eminem - Marshall Mathers LP [10,061]
16 16 9,960 311 Norah Jones - Come Away With Me
17 18 9,608 89 Eminem - Eminem Show
18 17 9,570 5 Garth Brooks - Ropin' The Wind
19 20 9,440 86 Pearl Jam - Ten
20 19 9,425 21 Celine Dion - Let's Talk About Love
21 21 9,343 154 Usher - Confessions
22 22 9,173 6 Britney Spears - Oops!...I Did It Again
23 24 9,078 201 Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory
24 26 9,041 284 Bob & The Wailers Marley - Legend [9,216]
25 23 9,008 9 Garth Brooks - No Fences
26 27 8,823 122 Kid Rock - Devil Without A Cause
27 25 8,761 2 N Sync - N Sync
28 28 8,567 3 Boyz II Men - II
29 29 8,555 95 Dixie Chicks - Wide Open Spaces
30 31 8,430 143 Nirvana - Nevermind
31 32 8,382 146 Eagles - Hell Freezes Over
32 30 8,369 50 Nelly - Country Grammar
33 33 8,231 58 Dixie Chicks - Fly
34 34 8,130 37 Christina Aguilera - Christina Aguilera
35 35 8,065 21 No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom
36 37 8,023 64 Matchbox Twenty - Yourself Or Someone Like You
37 36 8,021 15 Kenny G - Breathless
38 45 7,948 506 Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon [8,067]
39 48 7,915 490 Bob Seger - Greatest Hits
40 40 7,824 148 Green Day - Dookie
41 38 7,820 0 Garth Brooks - Hits
42 39 7,703 24 Lion King - Soundtrack
43 47 7,612 186 50 Cent - Get Rich Or Die Tryin'
44 41 7,596 11 Shania Twain - Woman In Me
45 42 7,541 6 Mariah Carey - Daydream
46 43 7,514 19 Limp Bizkit - Significant Other
47 44 7,505 37 Eric Clapton - Unplugged
48 46 7,445 7 Billy Ray Cyrus - Some Gave All
49 50 7,410 152 Celine Dion - All The Way-A Decade Of Song
50 49 7,388 15 Spice Girls - Spice
51 52 7,266 41 Jewel - Pieces Of You
52 55 7,261 128 O Brother Where Art Thou? - Soundtrack
53 51 7,253 17 Tlc - Crazysexycool
54 53 7,195 13 Kenny G - Miracles-Holiday Album
55 54 7,162 8 Mariah Carey - Music Box
56 56 7,122 84 Dr. Dre - Dr. Dre 2001
57 58 6,977 29 Janet Jackson - Janet
58 57 6,954 3 Boyz II Men - Cooleyhighharmony
59 59 6,942 8 Ricky Martin - Ricky Martin
60 65 6,882 339 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Greatest Hits
61 60 6,860 59 Enya - Day Without Rain
62 62 6,751 34 Shaggy - Hotshot
63 61 6,728 0 Michael Bolton - Time Love & Tenderness
64 68 6,701 309 Evanescence - Fallen
65 64 6,675 98 Lauryn Hill - Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill
66 63 6,638 30 Limp Bizkit - Chocolate Starfish
67 66 6,566 63 Avril Lavigne - Let Go
68 67 6,498 5 Ace Of Base - Sign
69 69 6,454 79 Faith Hill - Breathe
70 70 6,402 42 Nelly - Nellyville
71 74 6,350 173 James Taylor - Greatest Hits
72 71 6,347 16 Creed - Weathered
73 72 6,329 14 Creed - My Own Prison
74 73 6,239 27 Destiny's Child - Writing's On The Wall
75 75 6,167 28 Offspring - Smash
76 76 6,143 15 Natalie Cole - Unforgettable With Love
77 79 6,048 52 Alicia Keys - Songs In A Minor
78 82 6,045 126 Jimmy Buffett - Songs You Know By Heart [6,112]
79 77 6,032 5 Will Smith - Big Willie Style
80 92 6,023 327 Queen - Greatest Hits
81 78 6,015 6 Garth Brooks - Double Live
82 87 5,999 189 Journey - Greatest Hits [6,138]
83 80 5,970 18 Leann Rimes - Blue
84 81 5,964 29 Tim Mcgraw - Not A Moment Too Soon
85 83 5,909 19 Pearl Jam - Vs.
86 84 5,906 40 Bush - Sixteen Stone
87 85 5,900 41 Counting Crows - August & Everything After
88 86 5,897 73 Dixie Chicks - Home
89 90 5,816 82 Fugees - Score
90 88 5,785 0 Michael Jackson - Dangerous [5,915]
91 89 5,778 36 Live - Throwing Copper
92 127 5,751 782 Mariah Carey - Emancipation Of Mimi
93 91 5,725 2 Garth Brooks - Sevens
94 93 5,688 49 Sarah Mclachlan - Surfacing
95 174 5,6391193 Kelly Clarkson - Breakaway
96 117 5,626 462 Green Day - American Idiot
97 100 5,620 190 Sublime - Sublime
98 94 5,605 48 Outkast - Speakerboxx-Love
99 97 5,546 67 Alan Jackson - Greatest Hits Collection
100 95 5,524 24 Guns N'Roses - Use Your Illusion 2
New entries below #100:
158 NEW 4,663 1,105 Rascal Flatts - Feels Like Today
160 NEW 4,653 3,016 Carrie Underwood - Some Hearts
162 NEW 4,645 2,688 Nickelback - All The Right Reasons
186 NEW 4,404 258 Gretchen Wilson - Here For The Party
191 NEW 4,355 289 Coldplay - Rush Of Blood To The Head
199 NEW 4,300 47 U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind
200 NEW 4,297 243 Def Leppard - Vault-Greatest Hits
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not recent? i see only till 2006 not 2007
Alanis
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Originally posted by J@Rv$
not recent? i see only till 2006 not 2007
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As of 01.01.2007
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They're missing albums, including Never S-A-Y Never =s
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Originally posted by Top 200 (Nielsen SoundScan, 08.29.07)
UNDERWOOD*CARRIE SOME HEARTS 14,052 -12 5,880,312
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Carrie will be in the list next year.
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Britney  2 times 
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ehrm, brit fans has learned me since day one that BOMT sold 14 millions in US....or was it 14x platinum, and 12 millions sold?
and i really recall seeing "come on over" by shania being certified 20x platinum...itīs impossible it is 4,5 mills below in sales...also, my LOVE album NEVERMIND, had sold 10 millions already back in -99...hmm
nice tho that Christina sold 8 millions, as well as just being certified 8x platinum!
Metallica! 
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Originally posted by blackbeatxx
ehrm, brit fans has learned me since day one that BOMT sold 14 millions in US
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The album is certified 14x platinum by the RIAA, if you added the Sony BMG Club sales + the SoundScan sales, then that would be like 12 million.
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38 45 7,948 506 Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon [8,067]
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the album was released in like 1971!
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Originally posted by Cesar
The album is certified 14x platinum by the RIAA, if you added the Sony BMG Club sales + the SoundScan sales, then that would be like 12 million.
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yeah, i edited my post too 
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Originally posted by blackbeatxx
ehrm, brit fans has learned me since day one that BOMT sold 14 millions in US....or was it 14x platinum, and 12 millions sold?
and i really recall seeing "come on over" by shania being certified 20x platinum...itīs impossible it is 4,5 mills below in sales...also, my LOVE album NEVERMIND, had sold 10 millions already back in -99...hmm
nice tho that Christina sold 8 millions, as well as just being certified 8x platinum!
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well okay blackbeatxx, here's how this works. Soundscan measures actual sales but it doesn't account for cd sales that are made in BMG music clubs. the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) is responsible for counting how many albums have been shipped but not necessarily sold. so the RIAA is responsible for certifying albums. Shania has sold 15.5 million according to Soundscan (which is completely accurate) but another estimated 4 million of Come on Over was sold in BMG music clubs and that's why the album is certified 20x platinum. Overall, it has sold over 19 million copies. As for Britney, well she only sold 12 million with BOMT ut she was certified platinum because that album sold really well for a long period of time and a lot of stores overestimated it's sales by ordering an excessive amount of it. So far BOMT has shipped 14 million but sold 12 million w/ 2 million still on shelves. As for Metallica, they have sold 15.5 million with their eponymous album and Alanis has sold just shy of 15 million w/ Jagged Little Pill. Personally though I think she deserves to be number 1 with that OUTSTANDING album, Metallica 2nd, and Shania 3rd but oh well. BTW, Shania and Alanis have the 2 best-selling female albums of all-time.
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Originally posted by blackbeatxx
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the album was released in like 1971! |
it's one of the biggest albums of all time, and has probably sold about 25 million-30 million since it was released.
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Originally posted by djreed from ga
it's one of the biggest albums of all time, and has probably sold about 25 million-30 million since it was released.
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i know, but selling THAT much so many years after itīs release is astounding nonetheless!
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Originally posted by bobbymfw
Soundscan measures actual sales but it doesn't account for cd sales that are made in BMG music clubs. the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) is responsible for counting how many albums have been shipped but not necessarily sold. so the RIAA is responsible for certifying albums. Shania has sold 15.5 million according to Soundscan (which is completely accurate) but another estimated 4 million of Come on Over was sold in BMG music clubs and that's why the album is certified 20x platinum. Overall, it has sold over 19 million copies. As for Britney, well she only sold 12 million with BOMT ut she was certified platinum because that album sold really well for a long period of time and a lot of stores overestimated it's sales by ordering an excessive amount of it. So far BOMT has shipped 14 million but sold 12 million w/ 2 million still on shelves. As for Metallica, they have sold 15.5 million with their eponymous album and Alanis has sold just shy of 15 million w/ Jagged Little Pill. Personally though I think she deserves to be number 1 with that OUTSTANDING album, Metallica 2nd, and Shania 3rd but oh well. BTW, Shania and Alanis have the 2 best-selling female albums of all-time.
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Thank you for explaining all this stuff. 
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Originally posted by bobbymfw
well okay blackbeatxx, here's how this works. Soundscan measures actual sales but it doesn't account for cd sales that are made in BMG music clubs. the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) is responsible for counting how many albums have been shipped but not necessarily sold. so the RIAA is responsible for certifying albums. Shania has sold 15.5 million according to Soundscan (which is completely accurate) but another estimated 4 million of Come on Over was sold in BMG music clubs and that's why the album is certified 20x platinum. Overall, it has sold over 19 million copies. As for Britney, well she only sold 12 million with BOMT ut she was certified platinum because that album sold really well for a long period of time and a lot of stores overestimated it's sales by ordering an excessive amount of it. So far BOMT has shipped 14 million but sold 12 million w/ 2 million still on shelves. As for Metallica, they have sold 15.5 million with their eponymous album and Alanis has sold just shy of 15 million w/ Jagged Little Pill. Personally though I think she deserves to be number 1 with that OUTSTANDING album, Metallica 2nd, and Shania 3rd but oh well. BTW, Shania and Alanis have the 2 best-selling female albums of all-time.
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ok bobbymfw, i get how it works now, i thought i remember everyone saying BOMT sold 14 millions, but it was 12...
I agree with that top 3 you said, timeless albums!
and i read that christinas debut sold >1 million in BMG music clubs to, which makes it almost 9,5 millions
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ya this isnt accurate im pretty sure Jennifer Lopez's - J.Lo album is 7million
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Originally posted by El Chiko Kevo
ya this isnt accurate im pretty sure Jennifer Lopez's - J.Lo album is 7million
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That can't be possible, J.Lo sold like 4 million?
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but cesar, didnīt nevermind actually SOLD 10 millions like ages ago already?...or was there music clubs and such back in 1992 already?
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It is certified diamond but that doesn't mean that it actually sold 10 million.
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