Billboard year best of through 5-27 (starts from 12-05-2005 to end year)


1 SOME HEARTS CARRIE UNDERWOOD 2,813,213
2 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS EMINEM 2,364,312
3 THE BREAKTHROUGH MARY J BLIGE 2,265,991
4 HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL SOUNDTRACK 1,971,902
5 ALL THE RIGHT REASONS NICKELBACK 1,868,452
6 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 20 VARIOUS ARTISTS 1,858,857
7 THE EMANCIPATION OF MIMI MARIAH CAREY 1,856,582
8 UNPREDICTABLE JAMIE FOXX 1,766,154
9 THE ROAD AND THE RADIO KENNY CHESNEY 1,745,124
10 BREAKAWAY KELLY CLARKSON 1,646,382
11 BACK TO BEDLAM JAMES BLUNT 1,640,801
12 MONKEY BUSINESS BLACK EYED PEAS 1,633,610
13 THE LEGEND OF JOHNNY CASH JOHNNY CASH 1,587,978
14 ME & MY GANG RASCAL FLATTS 1,516,072
15 CONFESSIONS ON A DANCE FLOOR MADONNA 1,449,672
16 CHRIS BROWN CHRIS BROWN 1,334,441
17 FEELS LIKE TODAY RASCAL FLATTS 1,272,872
18 FROM UNDER THE CORK FALL OUT BOY 1,228,784
19 AMARANTINE ENYA 1,147,623
20 PCD PUSSYCAT DOLLS 1,104,996
21 KING T.I. 1,100,034
22 HYPNOTIZE SYSTEM OF A DOWN 1,099,536
23 BE HERE KEITH URBAN 1,050,138
24 GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN' SOUNDTRACK 1,028,047
25 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 21 VARIOUS ARTISTS 1,016,654
26 DUETS: THE FINAL CHAPTER NOTORIOUS B.I.G. 1,012,417
27 SONGS ABOUT ME TRACE ADKINS 997,658
28 ORAL FIXATION VOL. 2 SHAKIRA 946,991
29 AMORE ANDREA BOCELLI 939,876
30 THA CARTER II LIL' WAYNE 930,940
31 THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE FIFTIES BARRY MANILOW 905,067
32 SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE KORN 880,145
33 WALK THE LINE SOUNDTRACK 874,865
34 AMERICAN IDIOT GREEN DAY 864,995
35 FIREFLIES FAITH HILL 863,037
36 IN MY OWN WORDS NE-YO 846,231
37 #1's DESTINY'S CHILD 842,389
38 THE SOUND OF REVENGE CHAMILLIONAIRE 802,103
39 CURIOUS GEORGE(SOUNDTRACK) JACK JOHNSON 801,439
40 TWICE THE SPEED OF LIFE SUGARLAND 798,656
41 IT'S TIME MICHAEL BUBLE 783,726
42 COMIN' TO YOUR CITY BIG & RICH 782,531
43 LATE REGISTRATION KANYE WEST 774,587
44 THE WAY IT IS KESHIA COLE 735,449
45 10,000 DAYS TOOL 721,578
46 TIMELESS MARTINA MCBRIDE 704,247
47 GREATEST HITS VOL. 2 TIM MCGRAW 704,122
48 REBA: #1'S REBA MCENTIRE 703,767
49 DEMON DAYS GORILLAZ 699,334
50 YOUR MAN JOSH TURNER 638,292

I am not surprised at all. Carrie's album is probably the best Idol album yet. I knew she was going to be a hit when she was on Idol. I guess this proves she is the ultimate Idol! I mean with these numbers we all know she is a hit

I am VERY surprise at Mary, wow..I had no idea that album was SUCH a hit.

Mariah, Kelly, Madonna arent doing too bad either!

Yay For Carrie Underwood!!!
Yay For Pcd!!!

This is all impacted because of Christmas right? Other than "High School Musical" and Rascal Flatts, I don't think any of the other albums have sold that much in 2006, especially not Madonna.

yay Carrie <333

LMAO... High School musical seems to be the biggest soundtrack of the year. I wouldn't be surprised if it goes 3 times platinum.

no Rihanna

Although Carrie Underwood's CD is a good Country album, and she has done incredibly well for herself, I think it's pretty obvious that the "ultimate idol" (if you want to call it that), is Kelly Clarkson. International sales can help justify that.

I'm also surprised Nickelback continues to do so well.

ROTFLMMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!

she didn't even clear 300k yet, has she?

nope, and im proud to say that she only has over 200k so far, no problem with that!!

Lfr

Nickelback's CD rocks. (Same with Curtain Call)


And despite the positive messages the show gives, High School Musical is quite degrading to those who actually ATTEND a PUBLIC HIGH (not middle) school.

kelly clarkson is the ultimate idol..her cd has been out for 2 years and its #10..lets see where carries is in 2 years

based on debut albums, carrie is the ultiamte idol.

but based on current standings with all albums, kelly is the obvious winner there

agrees... though Fantasia i think has made a bigger mark in music than Carrie, imo

She has made a mark maybe on the welfare department but thats about it

why are you always so negative? Believe me, she is probably living a HELL OF A LOT better than you

-"The Breakthrough" will probably be Mary's best selling album to date. It looks like it
ll go 4x Platinum by years end, or maybe even more...
-I may not own her album but I'm happy for Carrie success. I voted for her 50 times during the finale last year. I knew she would be a success.
-I can't believe America is so caught up in Chris Brown and HSM. Both are complete jokes.
-Ne-yo is doing well but that album deserves to 3x Platinum already. It's the best album of the year, IMO.
-James Blunt (who could possibly be a One Hit Wonder) has sold plenty records here and internationally. He has sold an estimated 10 Million worldwide.
-Three other international Diamond sellers (or close to), Kelly Clarkson (Breakaway, 10 Million), Mariah (TEOM, 9.5 Million), and BEP (Monkey Business, 8 Million) are all holding up very well.

Cathy Dennis, Froggert? Nice!

Chris is the only joke here, trying to be the next big thing but will end up as a failure down the road. HSM is pretty legit.

Techincally, Rascal Flatts would be leading here but since they've had 2 albums sell over 1.3 million copies this year each, it doesn't count. No matter how you look at it, country artists will always sell well, but I didn't expect it to be this explosive so early on in the year.

CORRECTION:I did the math and RF's 2 big cd sellers combined are less than Carrie's total sales this year.

yea, Chris Brown's placing really disgust me!

Big ups to DC....lol. Ne-Yo's cd is the best of 2006 so far, Brian. I need to buy Carrie's cd, love the 1st 2 singles..it'll be my first country cd. Big ups to Mariah (even if she sucks live), Mary J, and the others in R&B/Hip Hop except for Chris Brown's whackass.