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Stats: Top Selling Albums that never hit #1.
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Top Selling Albums that never hit #1.
Top Selling Albums that Never Hit #1 (U.S.):
Soundscan Era:
| ARTIST | ALBUM | YEAR | SALES | PEAK | | Shania Twain | Come On Over | (1997) | 15,529,216 | #2 | | Bob Marley & The Wailers | Legend | (1984) | 11,359,409 | #18 | | Backstreet Boys | Backstreet Boys | (1997) | 10,133,209 | #4 | | Linkin Park | Hybrid Theory | (2000) | 10,088,818 | #2 | | Pearl Jam | Ten | (1991) | 10,023,878 | #2 | | Bog Seger | Greatest Hits | (1994) | 9,279,677 | #8 | | Kid Rock | Devil Without a Cause | (1998) | 9,279,302 | #4 | | 'N Sync | *NSYNC | (1997) | 8,843,434 | #2 | | Dixie Chicks | Wide Open Spaces | (1998) | 8,823,473 | #4 | | Matchbox Twenty | Yourself or Someone Like You | (1996) | 8,216,426 | #5 | | Green Day | Dookie | (1994) | 8,145,615 | #2 | | Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers | Greatest Hits | (1993) | 8,121,583 | #5 | | Kenny G | Breathless | (1992) | 8,062,874 | #2 | | Shania Twain | Woman In Me | (1995) | 7,742,978 | #5 | | Dr. Dre | 2001 | (2001) | 7,665,922 | #2 | | TLC | CrazySexyCool | (1994) | 7,465,341 | #3 | | Jewel | Pieces of You | (1996) | 7,461,534 | #4 | | Carrie Underwood | Some Hearts | (2005) | 7,329,685 | #2 | | Queen | Greatest Hits | (1981) | 7,104,182 | #11 | | Boyz II Men | Cooleyhighharmony | (1993) | 6,972,868 | #3 | | Enya | A Day Without Rain | (2000) | 6,957,711 | #2 | | Avril Lavigne | Let Go | (2002) | 6,827,049 | #2 | | Jimmy Buffett | Songs You Know by Heart | (1985) | 6,603,315 | #100  | | Creed | My Own Prison | (1997) | 6,442,865 | #22 | | Sublime | Sublime | (1997) | 6,387,744 | #13 | | Creedence Clearwater Revival | Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits | (1976) | 6,375,428 | #22* | | Destiny's Child | The Writing's On The Wall | (1999) | 6,342,929 | #5 | | Kelly Clarkson | Breakaway | (2004) | 6,290,377 | #3 | | Tim McGraw | Greatest Hits | (2000) | 6,273,368 | #4 | | The Offspring | Smash | (1994) | 6,250,570 | #4 | | Counting Crows | August & Everything After | (1993) | 6,095,148 | #4 | | Bush | Sixteen Stone | (1994) | 6,043,370 | #4 | | Will Smith | Big Willie Style | (1997) | 6,041,788 | #8 | | LeAnn Rimes | Blue | (1996) | 6,024,169 | #3 | | Madonna | The Immaculate Collection | (1990) | 5,859,711 | #2 | | Sarah McLahn | Surfing | (1997) | 5,831,754 | #5 | | Alan Jackson | The Greatest Hits Collection | (1995) | 5,807,646 | #5 | | Red Hot Chili Peppers | Californiacation | (1999) | 5,699,662 | #3 | | Dave Matthews Band | Crash | (1996) | 5,692,671 | #2 | | Nickelback | Silver Side Up | (2001) | 5,652,888 | #2 | | 3 Doors Down | The Better Life | (2000) | 5,643,427 | #7 | | P!nk | Missundaztood | (2001) | 5,602,484 | #6 | | Guns N Roses | Use Your Illusion I | (1992) | 5,552,549 | #2 | | Steve Miller Band | Greatest Hits 1974-78 | (1978) | 5,552,245 | ?? | | Metallica | ...And Justice for All | (1988) | 5,531,374 | #6 | | Aerosmith | Greatest Hits | (1980) | 5,497,755 | #43 | | Bonnie Raitt | Luck of the Draw | (1991) | 5,471,768 | #2 | | Guns 'N Roses | Greatest Hits | (2004) | 5,469,592 | #3 | | ABBA | Gold: Greatest Hits | (1992) | 5,435,461 | #38 | | Eminem | The Slim Shady LP | (1999) | 5,410,910 | #2 |
* - album is still charting.
Pre-Soundscan:
Albums released before Nielsen Soundscan in 1991, which started accurately measuring sales. This list is based off certifications and probably very inaccurate sales wise.
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV - (1971) - 23,000,000 - #2
AC/DC - Back In Black - (1980) - 22,000,000 - #4
Boston - Boston - (1976) - 17,000,000 - #3
Garth Brooks - No Fences - (1990) - 17,000,000 - #3
Journey - Greatest Hits - (1988) - 15,000,000 - #10
Simon & Garfunkel - Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits - (1972) - 14,000,000 - #5
Steve Miller Band - Greatest Hits 1974-78 - (1978) - 13,000,000 - ??
Billy Joel - Greatest Hits - (1985) - 11,000,000 - ??
Aerosmith - Greatest Hits - (1980) - 11,000,000 - ??
Eagles - Eagles, Greatest Hits Vol. 2 - (1982) - 11,000,000 - ??
James Taylor - Greatest Hits - (1976) - 11,000,000 - #15
AC/DC - Highway To Hell - (1979) - 10,000,000 - ??
Billy Joel - The Stranger - (1977) - 10,000,000 - #2
Def Leppard - Pyromania - (1983) - 10,000,000 - #2
Doobie Brothers - Best of the Doobies - (1976) - 10,000,000 - #5
The Doors - The Best of the Doors - (1985) - 10,000,000 - ??
Garth Brooks - Garth Brooks - (1989) - 10,000,000 - #13
Madonna - The Immaculate Collection - (1990) - 10,000,000 - #2
Van Helen - 1984 - (1984) - 10,000,000 - #2
Van Helen - Van Helen - (1978) - 10,000,000 - #17
ZZ Top - Elimination - (1983) - 10,000,000 - #9
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Why isn't The Fame there
Oh i see now
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Originally posted by Bad Kid.
Why isn't The Fame there
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Because it didn't sell over 5.4 million copies according to Nielsen. 
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Where's Taylor Swift? Peaked at #5, and has sold 5.4M
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Originally posted by Hunter_13
Where's Taylor Swift? Peaked at #5, and has sold 5.4M
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It missed the list by 1 spot. I did a Top 50. It was #51 or#52.
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A #100-peaking album going 6x platinum? gurl how the hell is that even possible?
Edit: oh. 1985. Back in the day when #100 used to sell 50k/week or something
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Slay shania! Best selling female album ever
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Come on Over? The best-selling female album of all time never reached #1? Wow. 
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Shania Twain Come On Over (1997) 15,529,216 #2
Queen. That #2 peak didn't phase her second of three consecutive diamond albums 
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Originally posted by StonedSoulPicnic
Come on Over? The best-selling female album of all time never reached #1? Wow. |
What a legend 
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Originally posted by Almighty Gaga
A #100-peaking album going 6x platinum? gurl how the hell is that even possible? |
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Linkin Park 
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Originally posted by iHypeMusic
It missed the list by 1 spot. I did a Top 50. It was #51 or#52. |
Oh, well the last update for its sales were 5,419,000, so I thought it would've placed higher than that Eminem album.
Still, cool thread though.
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NSYNC, CrazySexyCool and Californication > anything else on this list.
Actually, **** NSYNC. NSA and Celebrity were their masterpieces the first one was blah.
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Carrie Underwood Some Hearts (2005) 7,329,685 #2
YASSSSSSSSSSS these sales are old as hell but nice work
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Amazing work
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Selling ~220k every week, but only peaking at #100?? Slay a bit 
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#100? How 
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Where's Avril's Let Go? It peaked on #2 and sold over 6M.
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Originally posted by °ColdFire°
Where's Avril's Let Go? It peaked on #2 and sold over 6M.
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I got it confused with her '04 album which I know went #1, my bad. It's added now.
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