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Biggest album sales weeks in the Soundscan era (views #37)
TOP SALES WEEKS SOUNDSCAN ERA
Rank - Chart Date - Sales - Title - Artist - (Rank Opening Weeks Only)
01 - 12-12-15 - 3,377,885 - 25 - Adele (01)
02 - 04-08-00 - 2,415,859 - NO STRINGS ATTACHED - 'NSync (02)
03 - 08-11-01 - 1,879,955 - CELEBRITY - 'NSync (03)
04 - 06-10-00 - 1,760,049 - THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP - Eminem (04)
05 - 12-09-00 - 1,591,191 - BLACK AND BLUE - Backstreet Boys (05)
06 - 06-15-02 - 1,321,799 - THE EMINEM SHOW - Eminem
07 - 06-03-00 - 1,319,193 - OOPS!...I DID IT AGAIN - Britney Spears (06)
08 - 11-08-14 - 1,286,544 - 1989 - Taylor Swift (07)
09 - 01-06-01 - 1,258,667 - 1 - Beatles
10 - 11-10-12 - 1,208,290 - RED - Taylor Swift (08)
11 - 01-09-16 - 1,157,296 - 25 - Adele
12 - 03-19-05 - 1,140,638 - THE MASSACRE - 50 Cent (09)
13 - 06-05-99 - 1,133,505 - MILLENNIUM - Backstreet Boys (10)
14 - 12-19-15 - 1,112,162 - 25 - Adele
15 - 06-11-11 - 1,108,403 - BORN THIS WAY - Lady GaGa (11)
16 - 04-10-04 - 1,096,213 - CONFESSIONS - Usher (12)
17 - 12-05-98 - 1,085,373 - DOUBLE LIVE - Garth Brooks (13)
18 - 01-09-93 - 1,061,483 - THE BODYGUARD - Soundtrack
19 - 11-04-00 - 1,054,511 - CHOCOLATE STARFISH… - Limp Bizkit (14)
20 - 11-13-10 - 1,046,718 - SPEAK NOW - Taylor Swift (15)
21 - 02-28-04 - 1,022,149 - FEELS LIKE HOME - Norah Jones (16)
22 - 06-28-08 - 1,005,545 - THA CARTER III - Lil' Wayne (17)
23 - 04-06-13 - 968,018 - THE 20/20 EXPERIENCE - Justin Timberlake (18)
24 - 09-17-11 - 963,970 - THA CARTER IV - Lil Wayne (19)
25 - 09-29-07 - 956,936 - GRADUATION - Kanye West (20)
26 - 11-06-93 - 950,377 - VS - Pearl Jam (21)
27 - 01-07-95 - 907,114 - THE HITS - Garth Brooks
28 - 12-13-97 - 896,932 - SEVENS - Garth Brooks (22)
29 - 12-08-01 - 887,229 - WEATHERED - Creed (23)
30 - 12-24-94 - 877,000 - VITALOGY - Pearl Jam
31 - 12-07-02 - 874,137 - UP! - Shania Twain (24)
32 - 02-22-03 - 872,082 - GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN' - 50 Cent (25)
33 - 11-27-04 - 870,730 - ENCORE - Eminem
34 - 01-05-02 - 865,030 - WEATHERED - Creed
35 - 09-17-05 - 860,330 - LATE REGISTRATION - Kanye West (26)
36 - 12-09-95 - 855,473 - ANTHOLOGY 1 - Beatles (27)
37 - 05-21-16 - 851,675 - VIEWS - Drake (28)
38 - 02-28-98 - 847,500 - TITANIC - Soundtrack
39 - 12-11-04 - 839,696 - HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB - U2 (29)
40 01-09-93 - 831,000 - THE BODYGUARD - Soundtrack
41 - 12-30-00 - 823,587 - 1 - Beatles
42 - 03-01-03 - 822,275 - GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN' - 50 Cent
43 - 01-07-95 - 819,000 - MIRACLES: THE HOLIDAY ALBUM - Kenny G
44 - 04-15-00 - 811,298 - NO STRINGS ATTACHED - 'NSync
45 - 04-12-03 - 810,488 - METEORA - Linkin Park (30)
46 - 06-22-02 - 808,708 - THE EMINEM SHOW - Eminem
47 - 12-11-93 - 802,858 - DOGGYSTYLE - Snoop Doggy Dogg (31)
48 - 06-17-00 - 793,713 - THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP - Eminem
49 - 11-23-13 - 792,394 - THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP 2 - Eminem (32)
50 - 01-02-16 - 789,821 - 25 - Adele
51 - 11-08-08 - 784,288 - BLACK ICE - AC/DC (33)
52 - 09-14-02 - 779,828 - HOME - Dixie Chicks (34)
53 - 03-26-05 - 770,887 - THE MASSACRE - 50 Cent
54 - 10-05-91 - 770,000 - USE YOUR ILLUSION II - Guns N'Roses (35)
55 - 09-11-04 - 765,739 - LIVE LIKE YOU WERE DYING - Tim McGraw (36)
56 - 01-06-96 - 759,000 - DAYDREAM - Mariah Carey
57 - 01-05-08 - 756,590 - NOEL - Josh Groban
58 - 11-24-01 - 745,744 - BRITNEY - Britney Spears (37)
59 - 12-01-07 - 742,426 - AS I AM - Alicia Keys (38)
60 - 07-10-10 - 741,413 - RECOVERY - Eminem (39)
61 - 06-25-05 - 737,294 - X & Y - Coldplay (40)
62 - 03-17-01 - 732,720 - EVERYDAY - Dave Matthews Band (41)
63 - 03-03-12 - 729,900 - 21 - Adele
64 - 01-07-06 - 727,163 - THE BREAKTHROUGH - Mary J Blige (42)
65 - 01-06-01 - 724,067 - BLACK AND BLUE - Backstreet Boys
66 - 04-22-06 - 721,747 - ME AND MY GANG - Rascal Flatts (43)
67 - 07-05-08 - 721,207 - VIVA LA VIDA - Coldplay (44)
68 - 12-31-94 - 718,000 - MIRACLES: THE HOLIDAY ALBUM - Kenny G
69 - 06-09-01 - 716,003 - BREAK THE CYCLE - Staind (45)
70 - 07-13-02 - 714,114 - NELLYVILLE - Nelly (46)
71 - 11-17-07 - 710,946 - LONG ROAD OUT OF EDEN - Eagles (47)
72 - 11-27-04 - 710,880 - ENCORE - Eminem (48)
73 - 11-16-02 - 702,226 - 8 MILE - Soundtrack (49)
74 - 12-12-09 - 700,779 - I DREAMED A DREAM - Susan Boyle (50)
75 - 01-08-00 - 698,403 - AND THEN THERE WAS X - DMX (51)
76 - 12-26-15 - 695,043 - 25 - Adele
77 - 01-07-95 - 694,500 - VITALOGY - Pearl Jam
78 - 09-29-07 - 691,304 - CURTIS - 50 Cent (52)
79 - 12-16-00 - 689,578 - BLACK AND BLUE - Backstreet Boys
80 - 04-12-97 - 689,535 - LIFE AFTER DEATH - Notorious BIG
81 - 01-06-01 - 688,339 - NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 5 - Various
82 - 10-05-91 - 685,000 - USE YOUR ILLUSION I - Guns N'Roses (53)
83 - 09-30-06 - 684,461 - FUTURESEX/LOVE SOUNDS - Justin Timberlake (54)
84 - 01-10-98 - 684,000 - SEVENS - Garth Brooks
85 - 08-01-98 - 681,572 - HELLO NASTY - Beastie Boys (55)
86 - 12-09-06 - 680,052 - KINGDOM COME - Jay-Z (56)
87 - 06-22-96 - 680,000 - LOAD - Metallica (57)
88 - 01-03-98 - 678,000 - SEVENS - Garth Brooks
89 - 12-23-00 - 670,673 - 1 - Beatles
90 - 01-09-99 - 670,227 - FLESH OF MY FLESH BLOOD OF MY BLOOD - DMX (58)
91 - 12-29-07 - 669,161 - NOEL - Josh Groban
92 - 02-07-98 - 664,500 - TITANIC - Soundtrack
93 - 11-23-96 - 664,000 - THE DON KILLUMINATI - THE 7 DAY THEORY - Makaveli (59)
94 - 05-19-01 - 663,280 - SURVIVOR - Destiny's Child (60)
95 - 12-09-00 - 662,077 - 1 - Beatles
96 - 05-29-99 - 660,807 - RICKY MARTIN - Ricky Martin (61)
97 - 10-12-13 - 657,922 - NOTHING WAS THE SAME - Drake (62)
98 - 05-06-00 - 654,596 - NO STRINGS ATTACHED - 'NSync
99 - 12-12-98 - 649,496 - DOUBLE LIVE - Garth Brooks
100 - 01-08-00 - 640,000 - ALL THE WAY...A DECADE OF SONG - Celine Dion
compiled by oldbloke @ Ukmix
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Quote:
Originally posted by blackbeatxx
TOP SALES WEEKS SOUNDSCAN ERA
Rank - Chart Date - Sales - Title - Artist - (Rank Opening Weeks Only)
01 - 12-12-15 - 3,377,885 - 25 - Adele (01)
02 - 04-08-00 - 2,415,859 - NO STRINGS ATTACHED - 'NSync (02)
03 - 08-11-01 - 1,879,955 - CELEBRITY - 'NSync (03)
04 - 06-10-00 - 1,760,049 - THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP - Eminem (04)
05 - 12-09-00 - 1,591,191 - BLACK AND BLUE - Backstreet Boys (05)
06 - 06-15-02 - 1,321,799 - THE EMINEM SHOW - Eminem
07 - 06-03-00 - 1,319,193 - OOPS!...I DID IT AGAIN - Britney Spears (06)
08 - 11-08-14 - 1,286,544 - 1989 - Taylor Swift (07)
09 - 01-06-01 - 1,258,667 - 1 - Beatles
10 - 11-10-12 - 1,208,290 - RED - Taylor Swift (08)
11 - 01-09-16 - 1,157,296 - 25 - Adele
12 - 03-19-05 - 1,140,638 - THE MASSACRE - 50 Cent (09)
13 - 06-05-99 - 1,133,505 - MILLENNIUM - Backstreet Boys (10)
14 - 12-19-15 - 1,112,162 - 25 - Adele
15 - 06-11-11 - 1,108,403 - BORN THIS WAY - Lady GaGa (11)
16 - 04-10-04 - 1,096,213 - CONFESSIONS - Usher (12)
17 - 12-05-98 - 1,085,373 - DOUBLE LIVE - Garth Brooks (13)
18 - 01-09-93 - 1,061,483 - THE BODYGUARD - Soundtrack
19 - 11-04-00 - 1,054,511 - CHOCOLATE STARFISH… - Limp Bizkit (14)
20 - 11-13-10 - 1,046,718 - SPEAK NOW - Taylor Swift (15)
21 - 02-28-04 - 1,022,149 - FEELS LIKE HOME - Norah Jones (16)
22 - 06-28-08 - 1,005,545 - THA CARTER III - Lil' Wayne (17)
23 - 04-06-13 - 968,018 - THE 20/20 EXPERIENCE - Justin Timberlake (18)
24 - 09-17-11 - 963,970 - THA CARTER IV - Lil Wayne (19)
25 - 09-29-07 - 956,936 - GRADUATION - Kanye West (20)
26 - 11-06-93 - 950,377 - VS - Pearl Jam (21)
27 - 01-07-95 - 907,114 - THE HITS - Garth Brooks
28 - 12-13-97 - 896,932 - SEVENS - Garth Brooks (22)
29 - 12-08-01 - 887,229 - WEATHERED - Creed (23)
30 - 12-24-94 - 877,000 - VITALOGY - Pearl Jam
31 - 12-07-02 - 874,137 - UP! - Shania Twain (24)
32 - 02-22-03 - 872,082 - GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN' - 50 Cent (25)
33 - 11-27-04 - 870,730 - ENCORE - Eminem
34 - 01-05-02 - 865,030 - WEATHERED - Creed
35 - 09-17-05 - 860,330 - LATE REGISTRATION - Kanye West (26)
36 - 12-09-95 - 855,473 - ANTHOLOGY 1 - Beatles (27)
37 - 05-21-16 - 851,675 - VIEWS - Drake (28)
38 - 02-28-98 - 847,500 - TITANIC - Soundtrack
39 - 12-11-04 - 839,696 - HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB - U2 (29)
40 01-09-93 - 831,000 - THE BODYGUARD - Soundtrack
41 - 12-30-00 - 823,587 - 1 - Beatles
42 - 03-01-03 - 822,275 - GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN' - 50 Cent
43 - 01-07-95 - 819,000 - MIRACLES: THE HOLIDAY ALBUM - Kenny G
44 - 04-15-00 - 811,298 - NO STRINGS ATTACHED - 'NSync
45 - 04-12-03 - 810,488 - METEORA - Linkin Park (30)
46 - 06-22-02 - 808,708 - THE EMINEM SHOW - Eminem
47 - 12-11-93 - 802,858 - DOGGYSTYLE - Snoop Doggy Dogg (31)
48 - 06-17-00 - 793,713 - THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP - Eminem
49 - 11-23-13 - 792,394 - THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP 2 - Eminem (32)
50 - 01-02-16 - 789,821 - 25 - Adele
51 - 11-08-08 - 784,288 - BLACK ICE - AC/DC (33)
52 - 09-14-02 - 779,828 - HOME - Dixie Chicks (34)
53 - 03-26-05 - 770,887 - THE MASSACRE - 50 Cent
54 - 10-05-91 - 770,000 - USE YOUR ILLUSION II - Guns N'Roses (35)
55 - 09-11-04 - 765,739 - LIVE LIKE YOU WERE DYING - Tim McGraw (36)
56 - 01-06-96 - 759,000 - DAYDREAM - Mariah Carey
57 - 01-05-08 - 756,590 - NOEL - Josh Groban
58 - 11-24-01 - 745,744 - BRITNEY - Britney Spears (37)
59 - 12-01-07 - 742,426 - AS I AM - Alicia Keys (38)
60 - 07-10-10 - 741,413 - RECOVERY - Eminem (39)
61 - 06-25-05 - 737,294 - X & Y - Coldplay (40)
62 - 03-17-01 - 732,720 - EVERYDAY - Dave Matthews Band (41)
63 - 03-03-12 - 729,900 - 21 - Adele
64 - 01-07-06 - 727,163 - THE BREAKTHROUGH - Mary J Blige (42)
65 - 01-06-01 - 724,067 - BLACK AND BLUE - Backstreet Boys
66 - 04-22-06 - 721,747 - ME AND MY GANG - Rascal Flatts (43)
67 - 07-05-08 - 721,207 - VIVA LA VIDA - Coldplay (44)
68 - 12-31-94 - 718,000 - MIRACLES: THE HOLIDAY ALBUM - Kenny G
69 - 06-09-01 - 716,003 - BREAK THE CYCLE - Staind (45)
70 - 07-13-02 - 714,114 - NELLYVILLE - Nelly (46)
71 - 11-17-07 - 710,946 - LONG ROAD OUT OF EDEN - Eagles (47)
72 - 11-27-04 - 710,880 - ENCORE - Eminem (48)
73 - 11-16-02 - 702,226 - 8 MILE - Soundtrack (49)
74 - 12-12-09 - 700,779 - I DREAMED A DREAM - Susan Boyle (50)
75 - 01-08-00 - 698,403 - AND THEN THERE WAS X - DMX (51)
76 - 12-26-15 - 695,043 - 25 - Adele
77 - 01-07-95 - 694,500 - VITALOGY - Pearl Jam
78 - 09-29-07 - 691,304 - CURTIS - 50 Cent (52)
79 - 12-16-00 - 689,578 - BLACK AND BLUE - Backstreet Boys
80 - 04-12-97 - 689,535 - LIFE AFTER DEATH - Notorious BIG
81 - 01-06-01 - 688,339 - NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 5 - Various
82 - 10-05-91 - 685,000 - USE YOUR ILLUSION I - Guns N'Roses (53)
83 - 09-30-06 - 684,461 - FUTURESEX/LOVE SOUNDS - Justin Timberlake (54)
84 - 01-10-98 - 684,000 - SEVENS - Garth Brooks
85 - 08-01-98 - 681,572 - HELLO NASTY - Beastie Boys (55)
86 - 12-09-06 - 680,052 - KINGDOM COME - Jay-Z (56)
87 - 06-22-96 - 680,000 - LOAD - Metallica (57)
88 - 01-03-98 - 678,000 - SEVENS - Garth Brooks
89 - 12-23-00 - 670,673 - 1 - Beatles
90 - 01-09-99 - 670,227 - FLESH OF MY FLESH BLOOD OF MY BLOOD - DMX (58)
91 - 12-29-07 - 669,161 - NOEL - Josh Groban
92 - 02-07-98 - 664,500 - TITANIC - Soundtrack
93 - 11-23-96 - 664,000 - THE DON KILLUMINATI - THE 7 DAY THEORY - Makaveli (59)
94 - 05-19-01 - 663,280 - SURVIVOR - Destiny's Child (60)
95 - 12-09-00 - 662,077 - 1 - Beatles
96 - 05-29-99 - 660,807 - RICKY MARTIN - Ricky Martin (61)
97 - 10-12-13 - 657,922 - NOTHING WAS THE SAME - Drake (62)
98 - 05-06-00 - 654,596 - NO STRINGS ATTACHED - 'NSync
99 - 12-12-98 - 649,496 - DOUBLE LIVE - Garth Brooks
100 - 01-08-00 - 640,000 - ALL THE WAY...A DECADE OF SONG - Celine Dion
compiled by oldbloke @ Ukmix
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Is there a way to stretch this list out to include every album with a 500k+ sales week? That would be a better cutoff point.
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