i think this is even more interesting than a decade chart, b/c around 10 years is when sales really started to dwindle due to piracy.
ALBUMS: LAST 10 YEARS
(compiled by oldbloke @ Ukmix).
Sales: Week 22, 2006 - Week 21, 2016
Albums shown in red were released before week 22, 2006
Rank - Estimated Sales (m) - TITLE - Artist
01 - 11.65 - 21 - Adele
02 - 8.75 - 25 - Adele
03 - 7.04 - FEARLESS - Taylor Swift
04 - 5.92 - NOEL - Josh Groban
05 - 5.88 - 1989 - Taylor Swift
06 - 5.60 - TAYLOR SWIFT - Taylor Swift
07 - 5.07 - ALL THE RIGHT REASONS - Nickelback
08 - 5.04 - DAUGHTRY - Daughtry
09 - 4.73 - RECOVERY - Eminem
10 - 4.69 - FUTURESEX/LOVE SOUNDS - Justin Timberlake
11 - 4.64 - THE FAME - Lady GaGa
12 - 4.57 - SPEAK NOW - Taylor Swift
13 - 4.54 - SOME HEARTS - Carrie Underwood
14 - 4.30 - RED - Taylor Swift
15 - 4.19 - NUMBER ONES - Michael Jackson
16 - 4.17 - FROZEN - Soundtrack
17 - 4.13 - I DREAMED A DREAM - Susan Boyle
18 - 4.10 - NEED YOU NOW - Lady Antebellum
19 - 3.97 - THE DUTCHESS - Fergie
20 - 3.92 - CHRISTMAS - Michael Bublé
21 - 3.88 - THA CARTER III - Lil Wayne
22 - 3.88 - AS I AM - Alicia Keys
23 - 3.75 - HANNAH MONTANA - Soundtrack
24 - 3.58 - ROCK N ROLL JESUS - Kid Rock
25 - 3.55 - DARK HORSE - Nickelback
26 - 3.49 - THE FOUNDATION - Zac Brown Band
27 - 3.47 - LONG ROAD OUT OF EDEN - Eagles
28 - 3.44 - B'DAY - Beyoncé
29 - 3.40 - CARNIVAL RIDE - Carrie Underwood
30 - 3.39 - HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2 - Soundtrack
31 - 3.35 - ME AND MY GANG - Rascal Flatts
32 - 3.35 - MY WORLD 2.0 - Justin Bieber
33 - 3.30 - MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT - Linkin Park
34 - 3.30 - HANNAH MONTANA 2/MEET MILEY CYRUS - Soundtrack/Miley Cyrus
35 - 3.29 - THE E.N.D. (THE ENERGY NEVER DIES) - Black Eyed Peas
36 - 3.28 - SIGH NO MORE - Mumford & Sons
37 - 3.22 - MY KINDA PARTY - Jason Aldean
38 - 3.22 - I AM...SASHA FIERCE - Beyoncé
39 - 3.11 - MY CHRISTMAS - Andrea Bocelli
40 - 3.07 - KONVICTED - Akon
41 - 3.06 - BACK TO BLACK - Amy Winehouse
42 - 3.04 - THRILLER - Michael Jackson
43 - 3.03 - ENJOY THE RIDE - Sugarland
44 - 3.03 - TEENAGE DREAM - Katy Perry
45 - 2.97 - GREATEST HITS - Journey
46 - 2.96 - VIVA LA VIDA - Coldplay
47 - 2.91 - CONTINUUM - John Mayer
48 - 2.90 - 19 - Adele
49 - 2.87 - GOOD GIRL GONE BAD - Rihanna
50 - 2.86 - GREATEST HITS - Guns N'Roses
51 - 2.84 - LEGEND - Bob Marley & the Wailers
52 - 2.84 - TWILIGHT - Soundtrack
53 - 2.81 - BABEL - Mumford & Sons
54 - 2.78 - THE ULTIMATE HITS - Garth Brooks
55 - 2.74 - EXTREME BEHAVIOUR - Hinder
56 - 2.66 - HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL - Soundtrack
57 - 2.65 - NIGHT VISIONS - Imagine Dragons
58 - 2.59 - CRASH MY PARTY - Luke Bryan
59 - 2.57 - THE 20/20 EXPERIENCE - Justin Timberlake
60 - 2.57 - GRADUATION - Kanye West
61 - 2.52 - DOO-WOPS & HOOLIGANS - Bruno Mars
62 - 2.52 - TAILGATES AND TANLINES - Luke Bryan
63 - 2.51 - UNORTHODOX JUKEBOX - Bruno Mars
64 - 2.47 - ONLY BY THE NIGHT - Kings Of Leon
65 - 2.45 - CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE - Michael Bublé
66 - 2.45 - LOVE - Beatles
67 - 2.43 - IT WON'T BE SOON BEFORE LONG - Maroon 5
68 - 2.41 - CHRONICLE:THE 20 GREATEST HITS - Creedence Clearwater Revival
69 - 2.41 - RELAPSE - Eminem
70 - 2.39 - THE ESSENTIAL - Michael Jackson
71 - 2.39 - THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP 2 - Eminem
72 - 2.37 - DARK SIDE OF THE MOON - Pink Floyd
73 - 2.37 - THA CARTER IV - Lil Wayne
74 - 2.37 - STILL FEELS GOOD - Rascal Flatts
75 - 2.36 - BORN THIS WAY - Lady GaGa
76 - 2.34 - LOVE ON THE INSIDE - Sugarland
77 - 2.33 - CRAZY LOVE - Michael Bublé
78 - 2.32 - BEYONCÉ - Beyoncé
79 - 2.32 - TAKE CARE - Drake
80 - 2.31 - HERE'S TO THE GOOD TIMES - Florida Georgia Line
81 - 2.29 - IN THE LONELY HOUR - Sam Smith
82 - 2.28 - HOW TO SAVE A LIFE - Fray
83 - 2.27 - PLAY ON - Carrie Underwood
84 - 2.27 - BLACK ICE - AC/DC
85 - 2.26 - PAPER TRAIL - T.I.
86 - 2.23 - NOW 23 - Various
87 - 2.23 - THE OPEN DOOR - Evanescence
88 - 2.22 - THE GIFT - Susan Boyle
89 - 2.19 - 1 - Beatles
90 - 2.18 - FUNHOUSE - P!nk
91 - 2.17 - COCO - Colbie Caillat
92 - 2.16 - LOOSE - Nelly Furtado
93 - 2.13 - LADY ANTEBELLUM - Lady Antebellum
94 - 2.12 - MOTHERSHIP - Led Zeppelin
95 - 2.11 - HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE - Soundtrack
96 - 2.10 - MY WORLD (EP) - Justin Bieber
97 - 2.08 - UP ALL NIGHT - One Direction
98 - 2.08 - THE TRUTH ABOUT LOVE - Pink
99 - 2.06 - X - Ed Sheeran
100 - 2.05 - EXCLUSIVE - Chris Brown
101 - 2.05 - IT'S TIME - Michael Bublé
102 - 2.04 - TAKE ME HOME - One Direction
103 - 2.02 - DEATH MAGNETIC - Metallica
104 - 2.02 - MAMMA MIA - Soundtrack
105 - 2.00 - THE BLUEPRINT 3 - Jay-Z
106 - 1.96 - TAKING THE LONG WAY - Dixie Chicks
107 - 1.96 - YOU GET WHAT YOU GIVE - Zac Brown Band
108 - 1.96 - PINK FRIDAY - Nicki Minaj
109 - 1.95 - GREATEST HITS - Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band
110 - 1.93 - BACK IN BLACK - AC/DC
111 - 1.93 - CORINNE BAILEY RAE - Corinne Bailey Rae
112 - 1.91 - CHIEF - Eric Church
113 - 1.90 - OWN THE NIGHT - Lady Antebellum
114 - 1.89 - ONE-X - Three Days Grace
115 - 1.88 - AWAKE - Josh Groban
116 - 1.88 - WICKED - Original Cast
117 - 1.86 - JONAS BROTHERS - Jonas Brothers
118 - 1.86 - THANK ME LATER - Drake
119 - 1.82 - THE BLACK PARADE - My Chemical Romance
120 - 1.82 - LOUD - Rihanna
121 - 1.81 - GREATEST HIT VOL.2 - Tim McGraw
122 - 1.80 - NIGHT TRAIN - Jason Aldean
123 - 1.79 - THE SWEET ESCAPE - Gwen Stefani
124 - 1.79 - REVOLUTION - Miranda Lambert
125 - 1.78 - THAT'S CHRISTMAS TO ME - Pentatonix
126 - 1.77 - DUETS: AN AMERICAN CLASSIC - Tony Bennett
127 - 1.77 - NOTHING WAS THE SAME - Drake
128 - 1.77 - 808S AND HEARTBREAK - Kanye West
129 - 1.76 - THIS IS IT - Michael Jackson
130 - 1.76 - WE SING WE DANCE WE STEAL THINGS - Jason Mraz
131 - 1.74 - BACK TO BASICS - Christina Aguilera
132 - 1.74 - BLOWN AWAY - Carrie Underwood
133 - 1.74 - STADIUM ARCADIUM - Red Hot Chili Peppers
134 - 1.73 - SPIRIT - Leona Lewis
135 - 1.73 - THE LEGEND OF - Johnny Cash
136 - 1.72 - PURPOSE - Justin Bieber
137 - 1.72 - THE BEST DAMN THING - Avril Lavigne
138 - 1.72 - CIRCUS - Britney Spears
139 - 1.71 - GROWING PAINS - Mary J Blige
140 - 1.70 - ONE OF THE BOYS - Katy Perry
141 - 1.70 - THE LUMINEERS - Lumineers
142 - 1.70 - NOW 26 - Various
143 - 1.69 - SLEEP THROUGH THE STATIC - Jack Johnson
144 - 1.69 - THE LOST CHRISTMAS EVE - Trans-Siberian Orchestra 145 - 1.69 - OVEREXPOSED - Maroon 5
146 - 1.69 - PRISM - Katy Perry
147 - 1.69 - A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS - Vince Guaraldi
148 - 1.68 - WIDE OPEN - Jason Aldean
149 - 1.68 - METALLICA - Metallica
150 - 1.67 - CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS - Eminem
151 - 1.65 - NOW 22 - Various
152 - 1.64 - WATCH THE THRONE - Jay-Z & Kanye West
153 - 1.64 - JUST LIKE YOU - Keyshia Cole
154 - 1.64 - MYLO XYLOTO - Coldplay
155 - 1.64 - ABBEY ROAD - Beatles
156 - 1.64 - BREAKOUT - Miley Cyrus
157 - 1.63 - LEARN TO LIVE - Darius Rucker
158 - 1.63 - BELIEVE - Justin Bieber
159 - 1.63 - PURE HEROINE - Lorde
160 - 1.62 - THE FAME MONSTER (EP) - Lady GaGa
161 - 1.61 - BASED ON A TRUE STORY - Blake Shelton
162 - 1.61 - THE EVOLUTION OF - Robin Thicke
163 - 1.61 - THE BAND PERRY - Band Perry
164 - 1.61 - SOME NIGHTS - Fun.
165 - 1.60 - RAISING SAND - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
166 - 1.60 - THE ELEMENT OF FREEDOM - Alicia Keys
167 - 1.60 - A LITTLE BIT LONGER - Jonas Brothers
168 - 1.58 - NOT TOO LATE - Norah Jones
169 - 1.57 - GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: AWESOME MIX VOL.1 - Soundtrack
170 - 1.57 - JUST WHO I AM: POETS & PIRATES - Kenny Chesney
171 - 1.55 - KINGDOM COME - Jay-Z
172 - 1.55 - MIDNIGHT MEMORIES - One Direction
173 - 1.54 - CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND - Miranda Lambert
174 - 1.54 - GOOD KID M.A.A.D CITY - Kendrick Lamar
175 - 1.54 - YOUR MAN - Josh Turner
176 - 1.54 - DUETS - Reba McEntire
177 - 1.53 - HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3: SENIOR YEAR - Soundtrack
178 - 1.52 - 4 - Beyoncé
179 - 1.52 - UNDER THE MISTLETOE - Justin Bieber
180 - 1.51 - IF YOU'RE GOING THROUGH HELL - Rodney Atkins
181 - 1.51 - EL CAMINO - Black Keys
182 - 1.51 - MICHAEL BUBLÉ - Michael Bublé
183 - 1.51 - THE HEIST - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
184 - 1.51 - GREATEST HITS VOL.1 - Rascal Flatts
185 - 1.50 - THE VERY BEST OF - Eagles
186 - 1.49 - TIME OF OUR LIVES EP - Miley Cyrus
187 - 1.49 - LET IT GO - Tim McGraw
188 - 1.48 - LOVE PAIN AND THE WHOLE CRAZY THING - Keith Urban
189 - 1.47 - GREATEST HITS - Queen
190 - 1.47 - GOLD: GREATEST HITS - Abba
191 - 1.46 - ANIMAL - Ke$ha
192 - 1.45 - INFINITY ON HIGH - Fall Out Boy
193 - 1.45 - TIME WELL WASTED - Brad Paisley
194 - 1.45 - MY BEAUTIFUL DARK TWISTED FANTASY - Kanye West
195 - 1.44 - FALLEN - Evanescence
196 - 1.44 - A BEAUTIFUL LIE - 30 Seconds To Mars
197 - 1.43 - BROTHERS - Black Keys
198 - 1.43 - HANDS ALL OVER - Maroon 5
199 - 1.43 - 5TH GEAR - Brad Paisley
200 - 1.43 - GREATEST HITS…SO FAR - PinkV RAYMOND - Usher