In the US!
Numbers in parenthesis are the ranks of artists counting the total album sales!
2015
1. Adele- 3,380,000
2. Meghan Trainor- 195,000 TOTAL: 885,000
3. Carrie Underwood- 164,000 TOTAL: 237,000
4. Madonna- 116,000 TOTAL: 215,000
5. Janet Jackson- 109,000 TOTAL: 180,000
6. Lana del Rey- 105,000 TOTAL: 155,000
7. Halsey- 97,000 TOTAL: 192,000
8. Selena Gomez- 85,000 TOTAL: 150,000
9. Kelly Clarkson- 83,000 TOTAL: 205,000
10. Demi Lovato- 77,000 TOTAL: 100,000
11. Tori Kelly- 65,000 TOTAL: 140,000
2014
1. Taylor Swift- 1,287,000
TOTAL: 5,350,000 (1)
2. Nicki Minaj- 198,000 TOTAL: 676,000 (4)
3. Barbra Streisand- 196,000 TOTAL: 962,000 (2)
4. Lana Del Rey- 182,000 TOTAL: 540,000 (7)
5. Miranda Lambert- 180,000 TOTAL: 757,000 (3)
6. Ariana Grande- 160,000 TOTAL: 670,000 (5)
7. Lady Gaga- 131,000 TOTAL: 622,000 (6)
8. Carrie Underwood- 94,000 TOTAL: 407,000 (8)
9. Shakira- 85,000 TOTAL: 270,000 (9)
10. K. Michelle- 84,000 TOTAL: 205,000 (10)
11. Lea Michele- 62,000 TOTAL: 105,000 (11)
2013
1. Beyonce- 617,000
TOTAL: 2,270,000 (1)
2. Katy Perry- 286,000 TOTAL: 1,650,000 (2)
3. Miley Cyrus- 270,000 TOTAL: 1,003,000 (4)
4. Lady Gaga- 258,000 TOTAL: 750,000 (5)
5. Ariana Grande- 138,000 TOTAL: 660,000 (6)
6. Lorde - 129,000 TOTAL: 1,570,000 (3)
7. Tamar Braxton- 114,000 TOTAL: 400,000 (9)
8. Demi Lovato- 110,000 TOTAL: 500,000 (7)
9. Britney Spears- 107,000 TOTAL: 270,000 (11)
10. Selena Gomez- 97,000 TOTAL: 420,000 (8)
11. Fantasia Barrino- 91,000 TOTAL: 276,000 (10)
2012
1. Taylor Swift- 1,210,000
TOTAL: 4,160,000 (1)
2. Madonna- 359,000 TOTAL: 550,000 (8)
3. Pink- 281,000 TOTAL: 2,068,000 (2)
4. Carrie Underwood- 267,000 TOTAL: 1,750,000 (3)
5. Nicki Minaj- 253,000 TOTAL: 905,000 (6)
6. Rihanna- 238,000 TOTAL: 1,200,000 (5)
7. Alicia Keys- 159,000 TOTAL: 755,000 (7)
8. Norah Jones- 110,000 TOTAL: 450,000 (9)
9. Keyshia Cole- 96,000 TOTAL: 330,000 (11)
10. Kesha- 85,000 TOTAL: 400,000 (10)
11. Lana del Rey- 77,000 TOTAL: 1,250,000 (4)
2011
1. Lady Gaga- 1,108,000
TOTAL: 2,350,000 (2)
2. Adele- 352,000 TOTAL: 11,200,000 (1)
3. Beyonce- 310,000 TOTAL: 1,475,000 (3)
4. Britney Spears- 276,000 TOTAL: 790,000 (8)
5. Rihanna- 198,000 TOTAL: 1,150,000 (4)
6. Jennifer Hudson- 165,000 TOTAL: 460,000 (11)
7. Kelly Clarkson- 163,000 TOTAL: 1,106,000 (5)
8. Mary J. Blige- 156,000 TOTAL: 800,000 (7)
9. Miranda Lambert- 133,000 TOTAL: 1,015,000 (6)
10. Susan Boyle- 132,000 TOTAL: 700,000 (9)
11. Demi Lovato- 97,000 TOTAL: 500,000 (10)
2010
1. Taylor Swift- 1,047,000
TOTAL: 4,480,000 (1)
2. Nicki Minaj- 375,000 TOTAL: 1,930,000 (4)
3. Susan Boyle- 318,000 TOTAL: 2,180,000 (3)
4. Rihanna- 207,000 TOTAL: 1,800,000 (5)
5. Katy Perry- 192,000 TOTAL: 3,000,000 (2)
6. Monica- 184,000 TOTAL: 725,000 (7)
7. Kesha- 152,000 TOTAL: 1,650,000 (6)
8. Keyshia Cole- 128,000 TOTAL: 220,000 (12)
9. Fantasia Barrino- 117,000 TOTAL: 500,000 (8)
10. Christina Aguilera- 110,000 TOTAL: 310,000 (11)
11. Keri Hilson- 102,000 TOTAL: 315,000 (10)
11. Miley Cyrus- 102,000 TOTAL: 351,000(9)
2009
1. Susan Boyle- 661,000
TOTAL: 4,000,000 (1)
2. Alicia Keys- 417,000 TOTAL: 1,600,000 (3)
3. Mary J. Blige- 332,000 TOTAL: 1,000,000 (7)
4. Carrie Underwood- 318,000 TOTAL: 2,300,000 (2)
5. Whitney Houston- 305,000 TOTAL: 1,250,000 (5)
6. Kelly Clarkson- 255,000 TOTAL: 975,000 (9)
7. Barbra Streisand- 207,000 TOTAL: 500,000 (11)
8. Rihanna- 181,000 TOTAL: 1,130,000 (6)
9. Norah Jones- 180,000 TOTAL: 1,000,000 (7)
10. Mariah Carey- 169,000 TOTAL: 549,000 (10)
11. Lady Gaga- 174,000 TOTAL: 1,600,000 (3)
2008
1. Taylor Swift- 592,000
TOTAL: 6,950,000 (1)
2. Britney Spears- 505,000
TOTAL: 1,700,000 (4)
3. Beyonce- 482,000 TOTAL: 3,120,000 (2)
4. Mariah Carey- 463,000 TOTAL: 1,290,000 (6)
5. Miley Cyrus- 370,000 TOTAL: 1,500,000 (5)
6. Keyshia Cole- 322,000 TOTAL: 1,000,000 (7)
7. Madonna- 280,000 TOTAL: 745,000 (9)
8. Jennifer Hudson- 217,000 TOTAL: 850,000 (8)
9. Janet Jackson- 181,000 TOTAL: 456,000 (10)
10. Pink- 180,000 TOTAL: 1,960,000 (3)
11. Sheryl Crow- 92,000 TOTAL: 405,000 (11)
2007
1. Alicia Keys- 742,000
TOTAL: 3,700,000 (1)
2. Mary J. Blige- 629,000
TOTAL: 1,650,000 (6)
3. Carrie Underwood- 527,000
TOTAL: 3,400,000 (2)
4. Norah Jones- 405,000 TOTAL: 1,500,000 (7)
5. Miley Cyrus- 326,000 TOTAL: 3,000,000 (3)
6. Reba McEntire- 300,000 TOTAL: 1,000,000 (9)
7. Kelly Clarkson- 291,000 TOTAL: 850,000 (11)
8. Britney Spears- 290,000 TOTAL: 1,000,000 (9)
9. Avril Lavigne- 289,000 TOTAL: 1,720,000 (4)
10. Keyshia Cole- 281,000 TOTAL: 1,700,000 (5)
11. Celine Dion- 215,000 TOTAL: 1,070,000 (8)
2006
1. Beyonce- 541,000
TOTAL: 3,400,000 (2)
2. Christina Aguilera- 346,000 TOTAL: 1,612,000 (4)
3. Ciara- 338,000 TOTAL: 1,000,000 (7)
4. Janet Jackson- 296,000 TOTAL: 660,000 (9)
5. Gwen Stefani- 243,000 TOTAL: 1,700,000 (3)
6. Nelly Furtado- 219,000 TOTAL: 1,100,000 (6)
7. Indie.Arie- 161,000 TOTAL: 500,000 (11)
8. Fergie- 142,000 TOTAL: 3,900,000 (1)
9. Fantasia Barrino- 133,000 TOTAL: 550,000 (10)
10. Pink- 126,000 TOTAL: 1,000,000 (7)
11. Rihanna- 115,000 TOTAL: 1,400,000 (5)
2005
1. Mary J. Blige- 729,000
TOTAL: 3,100,000 ((3)
2. Mariah Carey- 404,000 TOTAL: 6,000,000 (2)
3. Madonna- 350,000 TOTAL: 1,703,000 (6)
4. Faith Hill- 329,000 TOTAL: 2,270,000 (4)
5. Carrie Underwood- 315,000 TOTAL: 7,400,000 (1)
6. Jennifer Lopez- 261,000 TOTAL: 745,000 (10)
7. Ashlee Simpson- 220,000 TOTAL: 950,000 (8)
8. Hilarry Duff- 208,000 TOTAL: 1,490,000 (7)
9. Missy Elliot- 176,000 TOTAL: 650,000 (11)
10. Sheryl Crow- 140,000 TOTAL: 950,000 (8)
11. Shakira- 128,000 TOTAL: 1,745,000 (5)
2004
1. Norah Jones- 1,000,000
TOTAL: 4,632,000 (2)
2. Shania Twain- 530,000
TOTAL: 4,150,000 (3)
3. Ashlee Simpson- 398,000 TOTAL: 2,577,000 (6)
4. Janet Jackson- 381,000 TOTAL: 1,002,000 (10)
5. Avril Lavigne- 381,000 TOTAL: 3,200,000 (5)
6. Gwen Stefani- 309,000 TOTAL: 4,000,000 (4)
7. Britney Spears- 255,000 TOTAL: 1,500,000 (9)
8. Ashanti- 254,000 TOTAL: 1,000,000 (11)
9. Kelly Clarkson- 250,000 TOTAL: 6,310,000 (1)
10. Fantasia Barrino- 240,000 TOTAL: 1,845,000 (7)
11. Hilarry Duff- 192,000 TOTAL: 1,800,000 (8)
2003
1. Alicia Keys- 618,000
TOTAL: 4,600,000 (2)
2. Britney Spears- 609,000
TOTAL: 3,000,000 (4)
3. Celine Dion- 432,000 TOTAL: 1,800,000 (7)
4. Sarah McLahlan- 361,000 TOTAL: 2,500,000 (6)
5. Beyonce- 317,000 TOTAL: 4,925,000 (1)
6. Ashanti- 326,000 TOTAL: 1,500,000 (8)
7. Kelly Clarkson- 297,000 TOTAL: 2,780,000 (5)
8. Mary J. Blige- 285,000 TOTAL: 1,000,000 (10)
9. Madonna- 241,000 TOTAL: 680,000 (11)
10. Hilarry Duff- 203,000 TOTAL: 3,961,000 (3)
11. Monica- 186,000 TOTAL: 1,070,000 (9)
2002
1. Shania Twain- 874,000
TOTAL: 5,800,000 (1)
2. Celine Dion- 558,000
TOTAL: 3,310,000 (4)
3. Ashanti- 503,000
TOTAL: 3,600,000 (3)
4. Faith Hill- 472,000 TOTAL: 2,000,000 (8)
5. Christina Aguilera- 330,000 TOTAL: 4,383,000 (2)
6. Jennifer Lopez- 314,000 TOTAL: 2,600,000 (5)
7. Aaliyah- 291,000 TOTAL: 1,700,000 (9)
8. Missy Elliott- 259,000 TOTAL: 2,125,000 (6)
9. Mariah Carey- 241,000 TOTAL: 1,166,000 (10)
10. Whitney Houston- 205,000 TOTAL: 880,000 (11)
11. Sheryl Crow- 185,000 TOTAL: 2,105,000 (7)
2001
1. Britney Spears- 745,000
TOTAL: 4,990,000 (3)
2. Janet Jackson- 605,000
TOTAL: 3,107,000 (7)
3. Mary J. Blige- 342,000 TOTAL: 3,200,000 (6)
4. Jennifer Lopez- 272,000 TOTAL: 3,800,000 (4)
5. Alicia Keys- 236,000 TOTAL: 6,350,000 (1)
6. Pink- 220,000 TOTAL: 5,630,000 (2)
7. Shakira- 200,000 TOTAL: 3,526,000 (5)
8. Aaliyah- 187,000 TOTAL: 2,600,000 (8)
9. Reba McEntire- 147,000 TOTAL: 500,000 (11)
10. Jessica Simpson- 120,000 TOTAL: 755,000 (9)
11. Mariah Carey- 116,000 TOTAL: 652,000 (10)
