Rank - Yearly - Artist - Title - Sales - Year - Factor - Market Share - Score (equivalent 1999 sales)
1 - 1 - Adele - 21 - 27,000,000 - 2011 - 2.90× -
2.4613% - 78,341,841
2 - 1 - Lady Gaga - The Fame¹ - 15,000,000 - 2009 - 2.57× -
1.2097% - 38,504,032
3 - 1 - The Beatles - One - 32,400,000 - 2000 - 1.02× -
1.0411% - 33,139,203
4 - 1 - Norah Jones - Come Away With Me - 23,500,000 - 2002 - 1.19× -
0.8818% - 28,067,730
5 - 1 - Santana - Supernatural - 26,100,000 - 1999 - 1.00× -
0.8200% - 26,100,000
6 - 2 - Backstreet Boys - Millenium - 25,900,000 - 1999 - 1.00× -
0.8137% - 25,900,000
7 - 1 - Amy Winehouse - Back To Black - 13,700,000 - 2007 - 1.86× -
0.8016% - 25,516,150
8 - 2 - Michael Bublé - Christmas - 8,500,000 - 2011 - 2.90× -
0.7748% - 24,663,172
9 - 2 - Eminem - The Eminem Show - 20,500,000 - 2002 - 1.19× -
0.7692% - 24,484,615
10 - 1 - Soundtrack - Frozen - 6,508,000 - 2014 - 3.68× -
0.7532% - 23,975,653
11 - 2 - Susan Boyle - I Dreamed A Dream - 9,300,000 - 2009 - 2.57× -
0.7500% - 23,872,500
12 - 3 - Britney Spears - ...Baby One More Time - 23,800,000 - 1999 - 1.00× -
0.7477% - 23,800,000
13 - 2 - Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP - 22,000,000 - 2000 - 1.02× -
0.7069% - 22,501,928
14 - 4 - Céline Dion - All The Way: A Decade Of Song - 21,900,000 - 1999 - 1.00× -
0.6880% - 21,900,000
15 - 1 - Eminem - Recovery - 7,500,000 - 2010 - 2.81× -
0.6631% - 21,107,427
16 - 3 - The Black Eyed Peas - The E.N.D. - 8,200,000 - 2009 - 2.57× -
0.6613% - 21,048,871
17 - 1 - Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory - 19,200,000 - 2001 - 1.09× -
0.6602% - 21,015,681
18 - 1 - Usher - Confessions - 15,100,000 - 2004 - 1.34× -
0.6379% - 20,305,577
19 - 3 - Avril Lavigne - Let Go - 16,800,000 - 2002 - 1.19× -
0.6304% - 20,065,441
20 - 3 - Britney Spears - Oops!...I Did It Again - 19,600,000 - 2000 - 1.02× -
0.6298% - 20,047,172
21 - 2 - Green Day - American Idiot - 14,500,000 - 2004 - 1.34× -
0.6126% - 19,498,733
22 - 3 - Bruno Mars - Doo-Wops & Hooligans - 6,600,000 - 2011 - 2.90× -
0.6016% - 19,150,228
23 - 1 - Coldplay - Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends² - 8,900,000 - 2008 - 2.13× -
0.5969% - 18,999,799
24 - 1 - James Blunt - Back To Bedlam - 12,800,000 - 2005 - 1.48× -
0.5951% - 18,941,144
25 - 1 - Evanescence - Fallen - 14,900,000 - 2003 - 1.27× -
0.5943% - 18,917,710
26 - 4 - Michael Bublé - Crazy Love - 7,300,000 - 2009 - 2.57× -
0.5887% - 18,738,629
27 - 5 - Adele - 19 - 6,300,000 - 2011 - 2.90× -
0.5743% - 18,279,763
27 - 5 - Lady Gaga - Born This Way - 6,300,000 - 2011 - 2.90× -
0.5743% - 18,279,763
29 - 2 - Taylor Swift - Fearless - 8,500,000 - 2008 - 2.13× -
0.5701% - 18,145,875
30 - 1 - Bruno Mars - Unorthodox Jukebox - 6,000,000 - 2012 - 3.00× -
0.5650% - 17,983,051
31 - 2 - Taylor Swift - Red - 5,900,000 - 2012 - 3.00× -
0.5556% - 17,683,333
32 - 2 - Katy Perry - Teenage Dream - 6,100,000 - 2010 - 2.81× -
0.5393% - 17,167,374
33 - 2 - Nickelback - All The Right Reasons - 11,500,000 - 2005 - 1.48× -
0.5346% - 17,017,434
34 - 3 - P!nk - The Truth About Love - 5,600,000 - 2012 - 3.00× -
0.5273% - 16,784,181
35 - 3 - Rihanna - Loud - 5,900,000 - 2010 - 2.81× -
0.5217% - 16,604,509
36 - 4 - One Direction - Take Me Home - 5,500,000 - 2012 - 3.00× -
0.5179% - 16,484,463
37 - 5 - Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication - 16,400,000 - 1999 - 1.00× -
0.5152% - 16,400,000
38 - 4 - Justin Bieber - My World 2.0³ - 5,800,000 - 2010 - 2.81× -
0.5128% - 16,323,077
39 - 3 - Coldplay - X&Y - 11,000,000 - 2005 - 1.48× -
0.5114% - 16,277,545
40 - 4 - The Black Eyed Peas - Monkey Business - 10,900,000 - 2005 - 1.48× -
0.5067% - 16,129,568
41 - 6 - Ricky Martin - Ricky Martin - 16,100,000 - 1999 - 1.00× -
0.5058% - 16,100,000
42 - 4 - NSYNC - No Strings Attached - 15,700,000 - 2000 - 1.02× -
0.5045% - 16,058,194
43 - 3 - Beyoncé - I Am… Sasha Fierce - 7,500,000 - 2008 - 2.13× -
0.5030% - 16,011,066
44 - 5 - Kelly Clarkson - Breakaway - 10,800,000 - 2005 - 1.48× -
0.5021% - 15,981,590
45 - 6 - Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto - 5,500,000 - 2011 - 2.90× -
0.5014% - 15,958,523
46 - 5 - Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More - 5,600,000 - 2010 - 2.81× -
0.4951% - 15,760,212
47 - 7 - One Direction - Up All Night - 5,400,000 - 2011 - 2.90× -
0.4923% - 15,668,368
48 - 2 - 50 Cent - Get Rich Or Die Tryin' - 12,200,000 - 2003 - 1.27× -
0.4866% - 15,489,669
49 - 4 - AC/DC - Black Ice - 7,200,000 - 2008 - 2.13× -
0.4829% - 15,370,624
50 - 3 - Guns N' Roses - Greatest Hits - 11,400,000 - 2004 - 1.34× -
0.4816% - 15,330,038
51 - 1 - Justin Timberlake - FutureSex/LoveSounds - 9,300,000 - 2006 - 1.65× -
0.4814% - 15,321,894
52 - 5 - Mumford & Sons - Babel - 5,100,000 - 2012 - 3.00× -
0.4802% - 15,285,593
53 - 3 - Linkin Park - Meteora - 12,000,000 - 2003 - 1.27× -
0.4787% - 15,235,740
54 - 4 - Norah Jones - Feels Like Home - 11,300,000 - 2004 - 1.34× -
0.4774% - 15,195,564
55 - 4 - Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head - 12,700,000 - 2002 - 1.19× -
0.4765% - 15,168,518
56 - 5 - Kings Of Leon - Only By The Night - 7,100,000 - 2008 - 2.13× -
0.4762% - 15,157,143
57 - 2 - Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad - 8,100,000 - 2007 - 1.86× -
0.4740% - 15,086,191
58 - 7 - Dido - No Angel - 14,600,000 - 1999 - 1.00× -
0.4587% - 14,600,000
59 - 5 - Shania Twain - Up! - 12,200,000 - 2002 - 1.19× -
0.4578% - 14,571,332
60 - 6 - Lana Del Rey - Born To Die⁴ - 4,860,000 - 2012 - 3.00× -
0.4576% - 14,566,271
61 - 5 - Enya - A Day Without Rain - 14,200,000 - 2000 - 1.02× -
0.4563% - 14,523,972
62 - 6 - Elvis Presley - 30 #1 Hits - 12,100,000 - 2002 - 1.19× -
0.4540% - 14,451,895
63 - 6 - Backstreet Boys - Black & Blue - 14,100,000 - 2000 - 1.02× -
0.4531% - 14,421,690
64 - 5 - Eminem - Encore - 10,700,000 - 2004 - 1.34× -
0.4520% - 14,388,720
65 - 6 - Taylor Swift - Speak Now - 5,100,000 - 2010 - 2.81× -
0.4509% - 14,353,050
66 - 2 - Soundtrack - High School Musical - 8,600,000 - 2006 - 1.65× -
0.4451% - 14,168,634
67 - 6 - Soundtrack - Mamma Mia! - 6,600,000 - 2008 - 2.13× -
0.4427% - 14,089,738
68 - 7 - Lady Antebellum - Need You Now - 5,000,000 - 2010 - 2.81× -
0.4421% - 14,071,618
69 - 8 - Creed - Human Clay - 14,000,000 - 1999 - 1.00× -
0.4398% - 14,000,000
70 - 1 - Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP 2 - 4,300,000 - 2013 - 3.24× -
0.4383% - 13,951,988
71 - 6 - U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb - 10,300,000 - 2004 - 1.34× -
0.4351% - 13,850,824
72 - 4 - Dido - Life For Rent - 10,900,000 - 2003 - 1.27× -
0.4348% - 13,839,130
73 - 2 - One Direction - Midnight Memories - 4,200,000 - 2013 - 3.24× -
0.4281% - 13,627,523
74 - 5 - Michael Jackson - This Is It - 5,300,000 - 2009 - 2.57× -
0.4274% - 13,604,758
75 - 2 - Shakira - Laundry Service - 12,400,000 - 2001 - 1.09× -
0.4264% - 13,572,627
76 - 3 - Nelly Furtado - Loose - 8,200,000 - 2006 - 1.65× -
0.4244% - 13,509,627
77 - 3 - Alicia Keys - Songs In A Minor - 12,200,000 - 2001 - 1.09× -
0.4195% - 13,353,714
78 - 6 - Mariah Carey - The Emancipation Of Mimi - 9,000,000 - 2005 - 1.48× -
0.4184% - 13,317,992
79 - 9 - Christina Aguilera - Christina Aguilera - 13,300,000 - 1999 - 1.00× -
0.4178% - 13,300,000
80 - 7 - P!nk - Funhouse - 6,200,000 - 2008 - 2.13× -
0.4158% - 13,235,815
81 - 3 - Imagine Dragons - Night Visions - 4,050,000 - 2013 - 3.24× -
0.4128% - 13,140,826
82 - 7 - Maroon 5 - Songs About Jane - 11,000,000 - 2002 - 1.19× -
0.4128% - 13,138,086
83 - 3 - Linkin Park - Minutes To Midnight - 7,000,000 - 2007 - 1.86× -
0.4096% - 13,037,449
84 - 7 - Madonna - Confessions On A Dancefloor - 8,800,000 - 2005 - 1.48× -
0.4091% - 13,022,036
85 - 4 - P!nk - M!ssundaztood - 11,800,000 - 2001 - 1.09× -
0.4058% - 12,915,887
86 - 5 - Soundtrack - High School Musical 2 - 6,900,000 - 2007 - 1.86× -
0.4037% - 12,851,200
86 - 5 - Leona Lewis - Spirit - 6,900,000 - 2007 - 1.86× -
0.4037% - 12,851,200
88 - 8 - Eminem - Curtain Call: The Hits - 8,600,000 - 2005 - 1.48× -
0.3998% - 12,726,081
89 - 5 - Michael Jackson - Number Ones - 10,000,000 - 2003 - 1.27× -
0.3989% - 12,696,450
90 - 4 - Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience⁵ - 3,900,000 - 2013 - 3.24× -
0.3976% - 12,654,128
91 - 8 - Duffy - Rockferry - 5,900,000 - 2008 - 2.13× -
0.3957% - 12,595,372
92 - 5 - Daft Punk - Random Access Memories - 3,860,000 - 2013 - 3.24× -
0.3935% - 12,524,343
93 - 6 - Michael Bublé - Call Me Irresponsible - 6,700,000 - 2007 - 1.86× -
0.3920% - 12,478,701
94 - 7 - U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind - 12,200,000 - 2000 - 1.02× -
0.3920% - 12,478,342
95 - 9 - 50 Cent - The Massacre - 8,400,000 - 2005 - 1.48× -
0.3905% - 12,430,126
96 - 8 - Christina Aguilera - Stripped - 10,300,000 - 2002 - 1.19× -
0.3865% - 12,302,026
97 - 10 - Destiny's Child - The Writing's On The Wall - 12,300,000 - 1999 - 1.00× -
0.3864% - 12,300,000
98 - 4 - Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium - 7,400,000 - 2006 - 1.65× -
0.3830% - 12,191,615
99 - 7 - Avril Lavigne - Under My Skin - 9,000,000 - 2004 - 1.34× -
0.3802% - 12,102,662
100 - 7 - Josh Groban - Noel - 6,400,000 - 2007 - 1.86× -
0.3745% - 11,919,953
101 - 5 - Britney Spears - Britney - 10,800,000 - 2001 - 1.09× -
0.3714% - 11,821,320
102 - 11 - Dixie Chicks - Fly - 11,800,000 - 1999 - 1.00× -
0.3707% - 11,800,000
103 - 6 - Nickelback - Silver Side Up - 10,700,000 - 2001 - 1.09× -
0.3680% - 11,711,864
104 - 9 - Red Hot Chili Peppers - By The Way - 9,700,000 - 2002 - 1.19× -
0.3640% - 11,585,403
105 - 9 - Metallica - Death Magnetic - 5,400,000 - 2008 - 2.13× -
0.3622% - 11,527,968
106 - 8 - Robbie Williams - Greatest Hits - 8,500,000 - 2004 - 1.34× -
0.3591% - 11,430,292
107 - 7 - Beyoncé - Dangerously In Love - 9,000,000 - 2003 - 1.27× -
0.3590% - 11,426,805
107 - 7 - The Black Eyed Peas - Elephunk - 9,000,000 - 2003 - 1.27× -
0.3590% - 11,426,805
109 - 8 - Alicia Keys - As I Am - 6,100,000 - 2007 - 1.86× -
0.3569% - 11,361,205
110 - 6 - Beyoncé - BEYONCÉ - 3,500,000 - 2013 - 3.24× -
0.3568% - 11,356,269
111 - 10 - Eminem - 8 Mile - 9,500,000 - 2002 - 1.19× -
0.3565% - 11,346,529
112 - 10 - Carrie Underwood - Some Hearts - 7,600,000 - 2005 - 1.48× -
0.3533% - 11,246,304
113 - 10 - Avril Lavigne - The Best Damn Thing - 6,000,000 - 2007 - 1.86× -
0.3511% - 11,174,956
113 - 10 - Eagles - The Long Road Out Of Eden - 6,000,000 - 2007 - 1.86× -
0.3511% - 11,174,956
115 - 11 - Céline Dion - A New Day Has Come - 9,300,000 - 2002 - 1.19× -
0.3490% - 11,107,655
116 - 12 - Dr. Dre - 2001 - 11,100,000 - 1999 - 1.00× -
0.3487% - 11,100,000
117 - 11 - Michael Bublé - It's Time - 7,500,000 - 2005 - 1.48× -
0.3487% - 11,098,326
118 - 7 - Ed Sheeran - + - 3,700,000 - 2012 - 3.00× -
0.3484% - 11,089,548
119 - 7 - Destiny's Child - Survivor - 10,100,000 - 2001 - 1.09× -
0.3473% - 11,055,124
120 - 9 - Lenny Kravitz - Greatest Hits - 10,800,000 - 2000 - 1.02× -
0.3470% - 11,046,401
120 - 9 - Madonna - Music - 10,800,000 - 2000 - 1.02× -
0.3470% - 11,046,401
122 - 11 - Mika - Life In Cartoon Motion - 5,900,000 - 2007 - 1.86× -
0.3452% - 10,988,707
123 - 10 - Soundtrack - O Brother, Where Art Thou? - 10,700,000 - 2000 - 1.02× -
0.3438% - 10,944,120
124 - 11 - Nelly - Country Grammar - 10,600,000 - 2000 - 1.02× -
0.3406% - 10,841,838
125 - 13 - TLC - Fanmail - 10,800,000 - 1999 - 1.00× -
0.3393% - 10,800,000
126 - 9 - Alicia Keys - The Diary Of Alicia Keys - 8,500,000 - 2003 - 1.27× -
0.3391% - 10,791,982
126 - 9 - OutKast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below - 8,500,000 - 2003 - 1.27× -
0.3391% - 10,791,982
128 - 12 - Nelly - Nellyville - 9,000,000 - 2002 - 1.19× -
0.3377% - 10,749,343
129 - 7 - Katy Perry - Prism - 3,300,000 - 2013 - 3.24× -
0.3364% - 10,707,339
130 - 12 - Taylor Swift - Taylor Swift - 5,700,000 - 2007 - 1.86× -
0.3335% - 10,616,208
131 - 5 - The Beatles - Love - 6,400,000 - 2006 - 1.65× -
0.3313% - 10,544,099
132 - 6 - Eminem - Relapse - 4,100,000 - 2009 - 2.57× -
0.3306% - 10,524,435
133 - 9 - Emeli Sandé - Our Version Of Events - 3,500,000 - 2012 - 3.00× -
0.3296% - 10,490,113
133 - 9 - Rihanna - Unapologetic - 3,500,000 - 2012 - 3.00× -
0.3296% - 10,490,113
135 - 11 - Nickelback - Dark Horse - 4,900,000 - 2008 - 2.13× -
0.3286% - 10,460,563
135 - 11 - Soundtrack - Twilight - 4,900,000 - 2008 - 2.13× -
0.3286% - 10,460,563
137 - 9 - Enrique Iglesias - Escape - 9,500,000 - 2001 - 1.09× -
0.3267% - 10,398,384
137 - 9 - Staind - Break the Cycle - 9,500,000 - 2001 - 1.09× -
0.3267% - 10,398,384
139 - 6 - Beyoncé - B'Day - 6,300,000 - 2006 - 1.65× -
0.3261% - 10,379,348
140 - 12 - Gwen Stefani - Love.Angel.Music.Baby. - 7,000,000 - 2005 - 1.48× -
0.3254% - 10,358,438
141 - 12 - Whitney Houston - The Greatest Hits - 10,100,000 - 2000 - 1.02× -
0.3246% - 10,330,431
142 - 2 - Coldplay - Ghost Stories - 2,800,000 - 2014 - 3.68× -
0.3241% - 10,315,278
143 - 14 - Limp Bizkit - Chocolate Starfish & The Hot Dog Flavored Water - 10,000,000 - 2000 - 1.02× -
0.3213% - 10,228,149
143 - 14 - Shaggy - Hot Shot - 10,000,000 - 2000 - 1.02× -
0.3213% - 10,228,149
145 - 9 - Shania Twain - Greatest Hits - 7,600,000 - 2004 - 1.34× -
0.3211% - 10,220,025
146 - 7 - P!nk - I'm Not Dead - 6,200,000 - 2006 - 1.65× -
0.3209% - 10,214,596
147 - 13 - Justin Timberlake - Justified - 8,500,000 - 2002 - 1.19× -
0.3189% - 10,152,158
148 - 8 - P!nk - Greatest Hits…So Far!!! - 3,600,000 - 2010 - 2.81× -
0.3183% - 10,131,565
149 - 14 - Faith Hill - Breathe - 10,100,000 - 1999 - 1.00× -
0.3173% - 10,100,000
150 - 13 - Robbie Williams - Intensive Care - 6,800,000 - 2005 - 1.48× -
0.3161% - 10,062,483
¹Includes re-release with The Fame Monster, excludes The Fame Monster stand-alone EP
²Includes re-release with Prospekt's March, excludes Prospekt's March stand-alone EP
³Includes My Worlds, excludes My World (Part 1) stand-alone EP
⁴Includes re-release with Paradise, excludes Paradise stand-alone EP
⁵Includes The Complete Experience, excludes The 20/20 Experience Part 2 stand-alone
Or Just Click This
