All numbers accurate as of late 2013/early 2014. If an album is on this list it probably hit the 5m mark even if it's sales are at 4.9m ish
List taken from ukmix-http://www.ukmix.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=22680&start=4300
may be outdated if you have receipts of crossing 5m please share
ONLY SOUNDSCAN ERA
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Garth Brooks -
24 ( 24 ) BROOKS*GARTH ROPIN' THE WIND 9,570,940 ( 64 )
30 ( 30 ) BROOKS*GARTH NO FENCES 9,010,912 ( 94 )
47 ( 47 ) BROOKS*GARTH HITS 7,822,400 ( 359 )
100 ( 98 ) BROOKS*GARTH DOUBLE LIVE 6,016,909 ( 270 )
110 ( 109 ) BROOKS*GARTH SEVENS 5,725,979 ( 57 )
151 ( 150 ) BROOKS*GARTH CHASE 5,127,589 ( 35 )
5
N/A
4
Guns N Roses -
117 ( 116 ) GUNS N'ROSES USE YOUR ILLUSION 2 5,638,111 ( 10,198 )
122 ( 121 ) GUNS N'ROSES USE YOUR ILLUSION 1 5,552,549 ( 9,779 )
129 ( 132 ) GUNS N'ROSES GREATEST HITS 5,469,592 ( 79,574 )
144 ( 144 ) GUNS N'ROSES APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION 5,259,423 ( 43,379 )
Mariah -
1) Mariah carey
53 ( 52 ) CAREY*MARIAH DAYDREAM 7,654,415 ( 7,187 )
62 ( 62 ) CAREY*MARIAH MUSIC BOX 7,274,841 ( 6,330 )
103 ( 103 ) CAREY*MARIAH EMANCIPATION OF MIMI 5,984,460 ( 8,342 )
141 ( 139 ) CAREY*MARIAH MERRY CHRISTMAS 5,298,090 ( 1,269 )
Eminem -
Eminem
13 ( 13 ) EMINEM MARSHALL MATHERS LP 10,716,292 ( 53,943 )
17 ( 18 ) EMINEM EMINEM SHOW 10,202,522 ( 63,864 )
133 ( 134 ) EMINEM SLIM SHADY 5,410,910 ( 28,887 )
137 ( 136 ) EMINEM ENCORE 5,329,432 ( 16,935 )
Celine -
Celine
12 ( 12 ) DION*CELINE FALLING INTO YOU 10,820,519 ( 12,901 )
23 ( 23 ) DION*CELINE LET'S TALK ABOUT LOVE 9,609,743 ( 10,716 )
45 ( 45 ) DION*CELINE ALL THE WAY-A DECADE OF SONG 8,007,060 ( 8,723 )
142 ( 141 ) DION*CELINE THESE ARE SPECIAL TIMES 5,274,890 ( 907 )
18 ( 17 ) TITANIC SOUNDTRACK 10,179,288 ( 4,039 )
3
Taylor SWIFT -
73 ( 74 ) SWIFT*TAYLOR FEARLESS 6,750,978 ( 63,669 )
136 ( 137 ) SWIFT*TAYLOR TAYLOR SWIFT 5,364,475 ( 59,494 )
SWIFT*TAYLOR 1989 (5.2m)
Metallica -
Metallica
1 ( 1 ) METALLICA METALLICA 15,896,753 ( 52,068 )
124 ( 125 ) METALLICA AND JUSTICE FOR ALL 5,531,374 ( 24,443 )
153 ( 152 ) METALLICA LOAD 5,101,751 ( 5,981 )
Dixie Chicks -
Dixie Chicks
32 ( 32 ) DIXIE CHICKS WIDE OPEN SPACES 8,823,473 ( 48,266 )
94 ( 94 ) DIXIE CHICKS HOME 6,053,753 ( 4,952 )
36 ( 36 ) DIXIE CHICKS FLY 8,383,780 ( 20,564 )
Shania -
Shania
2 ( 2 ) TWAIN*SHANIA COME ON OVER 15,529,216 ( 5,408 )
49 ( 49 ) TWAIN*SHANIA WOMAN IN ME 7,742,978 ( 13,125 )
132 ( 130 ) TWAIN*SHANIA UP! 5,414,440 ( 1,947 )
Backstreet Boys -
Backstreet Boys
4 ( 4 ) BACKSTREET BOYS MILLENNIUM 12,227,551 ( 18,230 )
19 ( 19 ) BACKSTREET BOYS BACKSTREET BOYS 10,133,209 ( 4,824 )
130 ( 129 ) BACKSTREET BOYS BLACK & BLUE 5,441,444 ( 2,388 )
Josh Groban -
Josh Groban
147 ( 151 ) GROBAN*JOSH JOSH GROBAN 5,162,757 ( 36,504 )
102 ( 102 ) GROBAN*JOSH CLOSER 6,004,429 ( 22,453 )
121 ( 119 ) GROBAN*JOSH NOEL 5,590,640 ( 3,112 )
Creed -
Creed
8 ( 8 ) CREED HUMAN CLAY 11,657,587 ( 25,205 )
79 ( 79 ) CREED WEATHERED 6,456,650 ( 22,421 )
80 ( 80 ) CREED MY OWN PRISON 6,442,865 ( 31,555 )
Michael Jackson -
Michael Jackson
165 ( 172 ) JACKSON*MICHAEL NUMBER ONES 4,933,080 ( 63,620 )
108 ( 108 ) JACKSON*MICHAEL DANGEROUS 5,786,260 ( 57 )
87 ( 89 ) JACKSON*MICHAEL THRILLER 6,266,491 ( 89,804 )
2
Britney -
Britney
15 ( 14 ) SPEARS*BRITNEY BABY ONE MORE TIME 10,591,214 ( 13,830 )
28 ( 28 ) SPEARS*BRITNEY OOPS!...I DID IT AGAIN 9,211,809 ( 4,799 )
Beatles -
Beatles
5 ( 5 ) BEATLES BEATLES 1 12,214,533 ( 75,491 )
164 ( 164 ) BEATLES ABBEY ROAD 4,936,718 ( 42,620 )
Rascal flatts -
rascal flatts
145 ( 143 ) RASCAL FLATTS FEELS LIKE TODAY 5,258,215 ( 8,755 )
161 ( 161 ) RASCAL FLATTS ME AND MY GANG 4,957,222 ( 15,122 )
NSYNC -
NSYNC
10 ( 10 ) N SYNC NO STRINGS ATTACHED 11,145,749 ( 8,561 )
31 ( 31 ) N SYNC N SYNC 8,843,434 ( 3,449 )
Linkin Park -
Linkin Park
21 ( 21 ) LINKIN PARK HYBRID THEORY 10,088,818 ( 46,480 )
99 ( 101 ) LINKIN PARK METEORA 6,020,606 ( 35,786 )
OFFSPRING SMASH -
88 ( 86 ) OFFSPRING SMASH 6,250,570 ( 3,790 )
155 ( 155 ) OFFSPRING AMERICANA 5,015,274 ( 1,277 )
PEARL JAM TEN -
22 ( 22 ) PEARL JAM TEN 10,023,878 ( 35,871 )
101 ( 100 ) PEARL JAM VS. 6,011,278 ( 9,890 )
KID ROCK -
139 ( 145 ) KID ROCK COCKY 5,303,085 ( 94,110 )
27 ( 27 ) KID ROCK DEVIL WITHOUT A CAUSE 9,279,302 ( 41,844 )
LIMP BIZKIT -
55 ( 55 ) LIMP BIZKIT SIGNIFICANT OTHER 7,578,271 ( 4,851 )
72 ( 72 ) LIMP BIZKIT CHOCOLATE STARFISH & THE HOT D 6,761,286 ( 8,090 )
EAGLES -
33 ( 33 ) EAGLES HELL FREEZES OVER 8,791,124 ( 32,546 )
120 ( 122 ) EAGLES GREATEST HITS '71-75 5,598,732 ( 72,842 )
BOYZ II MEN -
34 ( 34 ) BOYZ II MEN II 8,592,721 ( 4,454 )
68 ( 68 ) BOYZ II MEN COOLEYHIGHHARMONY 6,972,868 ( 921 )
NELLY -
35 ( 35 ) NELLY COUNTRY GRAMMAR 8,542,690 ( 11,459 )
77 ( 78 ) NELLY NELLYVILLE 6,504,969 ( 6,563 )
50 CENT -
41 ( 41 ) 50 CENT GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN' 8,209,005 ( 43,154 )
138 ( 138 ) 50 CENT MASSACRE 5,312,971 ( 10,201 )
GREEN DAY -
42 ( 42 ) GREEN DAY DOOKIE 8,145,615 ( 23,424 )
90 ( 90 ) GREEN DAY AMERICAN IDIOT 6,142,309 ( 30,874 )
TIM MCGRAW -
86 ( 87 ) MCGRAW*TIM GREATEST HITS 6,273,368 ( 27,747 )
93 ( 93 ) MCGRAW*TIM NOT A MOMENT TOO SOON 6,078,907 ( 8,442 )
KENNY G -
44 ( 43 ) KENNY G BREATHLESS 8,062,874 ( 3,875 )
61 ( 61 ) KENNY G MIRACLES-HOLIDAY ALBUM 7,285,103 ( 316 )
NICKELBACK -
51 ( 51 ) NICKELBACK ALL THE RIGHT REASONS 7,708,106 ( 47,404 )
115 ( 118 ) NICKELBACK SILVER SIDE UP 5,652,888 ( 63,513 )