UPDATED on 01/08/13 (BB Week 10/08/13)

CHART: RTD Albums
Rank Label Artist Title RTD Sales
1 METALLICA METALLICA 15,901,906
2 MERN TWAIN*SHANIA COME ON OVER 15,529,753
3 WAR MORISSETTE*ALANIS JAGGED LITTLE PILL 14,862,012
4 RCA BACKSTREET BOYS MILLENNIUM 12,229,122
5 CAP BEATLES BEATLES 1 12,223,596
6 ASMG BODYGUARD SOUNDTRACK 12,069,082
7 RCA SANTANA SUPERNATURAL 11,757,194
8 WNDU CREED HUMAN CLAY 11,659,754
9 ISL MARLEY*BOB & THE WAILERS LEGEND 11,382,065
10 RCA N SYNC NO STRINGS ATTACHED 11,146,242
11 BNTE JONES*NORAH COME AWAY WITH ME 10,946,197
12 EPIC DION*CELINE FALLING INTO YOU 10,821,420
13 INT EMINEM MARSHALL MATHERS LP 10,722,146
14 COL ADELE 21 10,697,039
15 RCA SPEARS*BRITNEY BABY ONE MORE TIME 10,592,209
16 ATLG HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH CRACKED REAR VIEW 10,291,448
17 INT EMINEM EMINEM SHOW 10,209,936
18 SNYC TITANIC SOUNDTRACK 10,179,568
19 RCA BACKSTREET BOYS BACKSTREET BOYS 10,133,762
20 RCA USHER CONFESSIONS 10,110,978
21 WAR LINKIN PARK HYBRID THEORY 10,092,656
22 EPIC PEARL JAM TEN 10,027,803
23 COL DION*CELINE LET'S TALK ABOUT LOVE 9,610,511
24 CAPN BROOKS*GARTH ROPIN' THE WIND 9,570,952
25 CAP PINK FLOYD DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 9,544,971
26 LAVA KID ROCK DEVIL WITHOUT A CAUSE 9,283,378
27 CAP SEGER*BOB GREATEST HITS 9,283,364
28 RCA SPEARS*BRITNEY OOPS!...I DID IT AGAIN 9,212,119
29 INT NIRVANA NEVERMIND 9,074,096
30 CAPN BROOKS*GARTH NO FENCES 9,010,918
31 RCA N SYNC N SYNC 8,843,776
32 COL DIXIE CHICKS WIDE OPEN SPACES 8,826,993
33 INT EAGLES HELL FREEZES OVER 8,795,776
34 R-RR BOYZ II MEN II 8,592,992
35 R-RR NELLY COUNTRY GRAMMAR 8,543,876
36 CLNV DIXIE CHICKS FLY 8,386,484
37 COL JOURNEY GREATEST HITS 8,378,060
38 RCA AGUILERA*CHRISTINA CHRISTINA AGUILERA 8,251,439
39 INT NO DOUBT TRAGIC KINGDOM 8,221,587
40 ATLG MATCHBOX TWENTY YOURSELF OR SOMEONE LIKE YOU 8,219,925
41 INT 50 CENT GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN' 8,212,083
42 WAR GREEN DAY DOOKIE 8,147,449
43 INT PETTY*TOM & THE HEARTBREAKERS GREATEST HITS 8,127,123
44 RCA KENNY G BREATHLESS 8,064,415
45 COL DION*CELINE ALL THE WAY-A DECADE OF SONG 8,007,844
46 DBV LION KING SOUNDTRACK 7,854,773
47 CAPN BROOKS*GARTH HITS 7,822,441
48 LHWY O BROTHER WHERE ART THOU? SOUNDTRACK 7,812,642
49 MERN TWAIN*SHANIA WOMAN IN ME 7,743,984
50 WNDU EVANESCENCE FALLEN 7,743,772
51 ROAD NICKELBACK ALL THE RIGHT REASONS 7,712,563
52 INT DR. DRE DR. DRE 2001 7,669,491
53 COL CAREY*MARIAH DAYDREAM 7,655,191
54 WAR CLAPTON*ERIC UNPLUGGED 7,642,613
55 INT LIMP BIZKIT SIGNIFICANT OTHER 7,578,752
56 MERN CYRUS*BILLY RAY SOME GAVE ALL 7,505,560
57 RCA TLC CRAZYSEXYCOOL 7,470,426
58 ATLG JEWEL PIECES OF YOU 7,461,972
59 VRGN SPICE GIRLS SPICE 7,451,799
60 RLSG UNDERWOOD*CARRIE SOME HEARTS 7,333,936
61 RCA KENNY G MIRACLES-HOLIDAY ALBUM 7,285,126
62 COL CAREY*MARIAH MUSIC BOX 7,275,398
63 COL HILL*LAURYN MISEDUCATION OF LAURYN HILL 7,202,920
64 WAR TAYLOR*JAMES GREATEST HITS 7,136,754
65 HOL QUEEN GREATEST HITS 7,107,890
66 VRGN JACKSON*JANET JANET 7,041,457
67 COL MARTIN*RICKY RICKY MARTIN 7,015,937
68 R-RR BOYZ II MEN COOLEYHIGHHARMONY 6,972,959
69 WAR ENYA DAY WITHOUT RAIN 6,958,143
70 RCA LAVIGNE*AVRIL LET GO 6,829,451
71 INT SHAGGY HOTSHOT 6,824,973
72 INT LIMP BIZKIT CHOCOLATE STARFISH & THE HOT D 6,762,095
73 BGMA SWIFT*TAYLOR FEARLESS 6,757,283
74 COL BOLTON*MICHAEL TIME LOVE & TENDERNESS 6,731,497
75 INT BUFFETT*JIMMY SONGS YOU KNOW BY HEART 6,609,241
76 WAR HILL*FAITH BREATHE 6,540,533
77 R-RR NELLY NELLYVILLE 6,505,481
78 ASMG ACE OF BASE SIGN 6,503,623
79 WNDU CREED WEATHERED 6,458,165
80 WNDU CREED MY OWN PRISON 6,445,616
81 INT SUBLIME SUBLIME 6,392,183
82 FAN CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL VOL. 1-CHRONICLE-20 GREATEST H 6,384,297
83 COL DESTINY'S CHILD WRITING'S ON THE WALL 6,343,903
84 RCA KEYS*ALICIA SONGS IN A MINOR 6,311,572
85 RCA CLARKSON*KELLY BREAKAWAY 6,291,493
86 CURB MCGRAW*TIM GREATEST HITS 6,275,802
87 EPIC JACKSON*MICHAEL THRILLER 6,273,964
88 EPI OFFSPRING SMASH 6,250,903
89 EEG COLE*NATALIE UNFORGETTABLE WITH LOVE-SPECIA 6,195,741
90 WAR GREEN DAY AMERICAN IDIOT 6,144,915
91 COL FUGEES SCORE 6,100,836
92 INT COUNTING CROWS AUGUST & EVERYTHING AFTER 6,096,366
93 CURB MCGRAW*TIM NOT A MOMENT TOO SOON 6,079,486
94 COL DIXIE CHICKS HOME 6,054,128
95 KIRT BUSH SIXTEEN STONE 6,043,546
96 COL SMITH*WILL BIG WILLIE STYLE 6,041,862
97 R-RR GREASE SOUNDTRACK 6,027,717
98 CURB RIMES*LEANN BLUE 6,024,473
99 WAR LINKIN PARK METEORA 6,024,232
100 CAPN BROOKS*GARTH DOUBLE LIVE 6,016,949
101 EPIC PEARL JAM VS. 6,012,329
102 WAR GROBAN*JOSH CLOSER 6,006,271
103 ISL CAREY*MARIAH EMANCIPATION OF MIMI 5,987,730
104 INT LIVE THROWING COPPER 5,873,985
105 WAR MADONNA IMMACULATE COLLECTION 5,861,721
106 ASMG MCLACHLAN*SARAH SURFACING 5,831,995
107 RLSG JACKSON*ALAN GREATEST HITS COLLECTION 5,809,041
108 EPIC JACKSON*MICHAEL DANGEROUS 5,786,260
109 DEF BEASTIE BOYS LICENSED TO ILL 5,771,958
110 CAPN BROOKS*GARTH SEVENS 5,725,985
111 RCA OUTKAST SPEAKERBOXX-LOVE 5,717,826
112 WAR RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS CALIFORNICATION 5,701,445
113 RCA MATTHEWS*DAVE BAND CRASH 5,694,455
114 EEG STAIND BREAK THE CYCLE 5,665,719
115 ROAD NICKELBACK SILVER SIDE UP 5,658,262
116 R-RR 3 DOORS DOWN BETTER LIFE 5,644,087
117 INT GUNS N'ROSES USE YOUR ILLUSION 2 5,638,903
118 EEG EAGLES GREATEST HITS '71-75 5,607,431
119 RCA P!NK MISSUNDAZTOOD 5,604,258
120 ISL U2 ACHTUNG BABY 5,601,076
121 WAR GROBAN*JOSH NOEL 5,590,848
122 CAP MILLER*STEVE BAND GREATEST HITS 1974-78 5,558,061
123 INT GUNS N'ROSES USE YOUR ILLUSION 1 5,553,193
124 WAR METALLICA AND JUSTICE FOR ALL 5,533,748
125 WAR CITY OF ANGELS SOUNDTRACK 5,521,442
126 COL AEROSMITH GREATEST HITS 5,500,223
127 INT SNOOP DOGGY DOGG DOGGYSTYLE 5,483,437
128 INT GUNS N'ROSES GREATEST HITS 5,475,504
129 CAP RAITT*BONNIE LUCK OF THE DRAW 5,471,913
130 RCA BACKSTREET BOYS BLACK & BLUE 5,441,720
131 R-RR ABBA GOLD-GREATEST HITS 5,439,329
132 MERN TWAIN*SHANIA UP! 5,414,656
133 INT EMINEM SLIM SHADY 5,413,468
134 RCA BRAXTON*TONI SECRETS 5,393,713
135 DEF JAY-Z VOL. 2-HARD KNOCK LIFE 5,382,713
136 BGMA SWIFT*TAYLOR TAYLOR SWIFT 5,370,145
137 INT EMINEM ENCORE 5,330,968
138 INT 50 CENT MASSACRE 5,313,721
139 LAVA KID ROCK COCKY 5,311,391
140 COL SAVAGE GARDEN SAVAGE GARDEN 5,299,835
141 COL CAREY*MARIAH MERRY CHRISTMAS 5,298,157
142 COL DION*CELINE THESE ARE SPECIAL TIMES 5,274,943
143 INT GUNS N'ROSES APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION 5,262,747
144 BADB PUFF DADDY NO WAY OUT 5,262,489
145 LYST RASCAL FLATTS FEELS LIKE TODAY 5,259,285
146 RCA BRAXTON*TONI TONI BRAXTON 5,168,627
147 WAR GROBAN*JOSH JOSH GROBAN 5,165,510
148 BADB NOTORIOUS B.I.G. LIFE AFTER DEATH 5,161,449
149 ASMG WAITING TO EXHALE SOUNDTRACK 5,152,247
150 RUTH BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY EAST 1999 ETERNAL 5,130,877
151 CAPN BROOKS*GARTH CHASE 5,127,591
152 ISL DEF LEPPARD VAULT-GREATEST HITS 5,111,889
153 WAR METALLICA LOAD 5,102,439
154 R-RR MORRISON*VAN BEST OF VAN MORRISON 5,092,691
155 ATLG STONE TEMPLE PILOTS CORE 5,016,830
156 COL OFFSPRING AMERICANA 5,015,412
157 INT TUPAC GREATEST HITS 5,013,283
158 ISL BON JOVI CROSS ROAD 4,989,853
159 DEF DMX AND THEN THERE WAS X 4,983,570
160 VERV PHANTOM OF THE OPERA ORIGINAL CAST 4,967,510
161 LYST RASCAL FLATTS ME AND MY GANG 4,958,638
162 RCA DAUGHTRY DAUGHTRY 4,951,502
163 OCAM MAROON 5 SONGS ABOUT JANE 4,948,242
164 EPIC JACKSON*MICHAEL NUMBER ONES 4,942,217
165 CAP BEATLES ABBEY ROAD 4,941,420
166 RCA N SYNC CELEBRITY 4,918,379
167 INT 8 MILE SOUNDTRACK 4,903,438
168 VRGN SMASHING PUMPKINS MELLON COLLIE & THE INFINITE S 4,903,397
169 R-CM JUVENILE 400 DEGREEZ 4,901,078
170 COL BEYONCE DANGEROUSLY IN LOVE 4,889,592
171 CAP COLDPLAY RUSH OF BLOOD TO THE HEAD 4,889,416
172 VRGN SMASHING PUMPKINS SIAMESE DREAM 4,885,709
173 COL CAREY*MARIAH MARIAH CAREY 4,882,735
174 DBV HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL SOUNDTRACK 4,874,837
175 SBSM PRESLEY*ELVIS ELVIS 30 NO. 1 HITS 4,868,114
176 INT NIRVANA UNPLUGGED IN NEW YORK 4,861,339
177 INT MEATLOAF BAT OUT OF HELL II: BACK INTO 4,811,266
178 RCA MATTHEWS*DAVE BAND UNDER THE TABLE & DREAMING 4,801,979
179 WAR RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS BLOOD SUGAR SEX MAGIK 4,796,812
180 SBSM VA-NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSI VOL. 5-NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL 4,789,428
181 VRGN ENIGMA MCMXC A.D. 4,788,049
182 EPIC METALLICA MASTER OF PUPPETS 4,786,386
183 MCAN STRAIT*GEORGE PURE COUNTRY 4,772,681
184 EPIC PEARL JAM VITALOGY 4,771,247
185 ATLG SPACE JAM SOUNDTRACK 4,766,011
186 DEF DMX IT'S DARK & HELL IS HOT 4,755,760
187 RCA TLC FANMAIL 4,751,550
188 WAR ENYA SHEPHERD MOONS 4,714,554
189 RCA USHER 8701 4,710,525
190 VRGN KRAVITZ*LENNY GREATEST HITS 4,709,833
191 CURB MCGRAW*TIM EVERYWHERE 4,698,406
192 RCA KEYS*ALICIA DIARY OF ALICIA KEYS 4,682,270
193 WAR FLEETWOOD MAC GREATEST HITS 4,677,882
194 CURB RIMES*LEANN YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE-INSPIRATI 4,659,826
195 BNTE JONES*NORAH FEELS LIKE HOME 4,649,146
196 INT AEROSMITH GET A GRIP 4,638,824
197 ATLG BRANDY NEVER SAY NEVER 4,606,466
198 CAP DR. DRE CHRONIC 4,600,849
199 CLNV WILSON*GRETCHEN HERE FOR THE PARTY 4,600,255
200 AAM CROW*SHERYL TUESDAY NIGHT MUSIC CLUB 4,567,099

Britney

74 BGMA SWIFT*TAYLOR FEARLESS 6,610,436
140 BGMA SWIFT*TAYLOR TAYLOR SWIFT 5,245,652

And Speak Now is only about 300,000 from #200.

so close to diamond

Madonna with only one album?

74 BGMA SWIFT*TAYLOR FEARLESS 6,610,436
140 BGMA SWIFT*TAYLOR TAYLOR SWIFT 5,245,652

It's fun how for example BOMT sold an extra 2.5m on BMG Club Sales on top of its 10m+ on Soundscan and those sales are kinda disregarded. Where as these days The vast majority of albums don't even sell 2.5m.

Her most successful albums was before Soundscan era.

Queen

Beyoncé on the list twice

173 COL BEYONCE DANGEROUSLY IN LOVE 4,846,664

82 COL DESTINY'S CHILD WRITING'S ON THE WALL 6,323,717
63 COL HILL*LAURYN MISEDUCATION OF LAURYN HILL 7,139,970
89 EPIC JACKSON*MICHAEL THRILLER 6,136,494
132 DEF JAY-Z VOL. 2-HARD KNOCK LIFE 5,368,357

That's data from 1991/2 only. Most of her best sellers were pre-Soundscan era.

It's like saying.. Madonna only has 1 3m+ selling song? If there was iTunes in 1985, she'd have several 10m+ selling songs by now.

Eminem.

Britney in Top 30, twice

Shania, Alanis, Britney and Madonna.

Britney with ha two diamond albums
on the list.

Gaga should be close with The Fame.

Where's the Bubbling Under 200 list? We need to see the other gerls too...

I only see her name once on the list.