TOP SELLING ALBUMS OF 2008

Last update rank | Current rank | Artist | Title | Cumulative sales 2008

( 03 ) 01 Lil Wayne — Tha Carter III ( 1,627,689 )
( 01 ) 02 Jack Johnson — Sleep Through the Static ( 1,262,380 )
( — ) 03 Coldplay — Viva la Vida ( 1,130,709 )
( 02 ) 04 Mariah Carey — E=MC² ( 1,080,951 )
( 04 ) 05 Alicia Keys — As I Am ( 949,646 )
( 05 ) 06 Taylor Swift — Taylor Swift ( 895,945 )
( 07 ) 07 Leona Lewis — Spirit ( 855,008 )
( 09 ) 08 Usher — Here I Stand ( 842,885 )
( 06 ) 09 Soundtrack — Juno ( 776,843 )
( 08 ) 10 Various Artists — Now 27 ( 752,110 )
( 11 ) 11 Soundtrack — Alvin & The Chipmunks ( 631,734 )
( 10 ) 12 Mary J. Blige — Growing Pains ( 629,200 )
( 18 ) 13 Chris Brown — Exclusive ( 576,330 )
( 15 ) 14 Colbie Caillat — Coco ( 570,675 )
( 14 ) 15 Madonna — Hard Candy ( 561,146 )
( 12 ) 16 Rick Ross — Trilla ( 557,437 )
( 13 ) 17 Sara Bareilles — Little Voice ( 540,771 )
( 16 ) 18 Amy Winehouse — Back to Black ( 523,637 )
( 19 ) 19 Carrie Underwood — Carnival Ride ( 522,707 )
( 17 ) 20 Soundtrack — Hannah Montana 2 - Meet Miley Cyrus ( 522,434 )
( 23 ) 21 Jonas Brothers — Jonas Brothers ( 517,582 )
( 35 ) 22 Various Artists — Now 28 ( 516,148 )
( 29 ) 23 Disturbed — Indestructible ( 498,442 )
( 20 ) 24 Daughtry — Daughtry ( 479,217 )
( 21 ) 25 Danity Kane — Welcome to the Dollhouse ( 478,556 )
( — ) 26 Soundtrack — Camp Rock ( 471,452 )
( 22 ) 27 Michael Jackson — Thriller - 25th Anniversary Ed. ( 470,892 )
( 24 ) 28 Keyshia Cole — Just Like You ( 458,927 )
( 25 ) 29 Garth Brooks — Ultimate Hits ( 442,824 )
( 28 ) 30 Alan Jackson — Good Time ( 432,174 )
( 26 ) 31 Radiohead — In Rainbows ( 425,459 )
( 27 ) 32 George Strait — Troubadour ( 413,280 )
( 32 ) 33 Sugarland — Enjoy the Ride ( 376,547 )
( 39 ) 34 3 Doors Down — 3 Doors Down ( 373,709 )
( 30 ) 35 Jordin Sparks — Jordin Sparks ( 349,275 )
( 31 ) 36 Janet Jackson — Discipline ( 343,931 )
( 57 ) 37 Plies — Definition of Real ( 338,630 )
( 33 ) 38 Various Artists — Now 26 ( 332,698 )
( 34 ) 39 OneRepublic — Dreaming Out Loud ( 328,172 )
( 43 ) 40 Death Cab for Cutie — Narrow Stairs ( 314,070 )
( 46 ) 41 Toby Keith — 35 Biggest Hits ( 309,144 )
( 61 ) 42 Kid Rock — Rock N Roll Jesus ( 308,551 )
( 36 ) 43 Hannah Montana — Best of Both Worlds Concert ( 305,761 )
( 37 ) 44 Eagles — Long Road Out of Eden ( 300,455 )
( 38 ) 45 Fergie — The Dutchess ( 298,004 )
( 40 ) 46 Neil Diamond — Home Before Dark ( 293,560 )
( 60 ) 47 Journey — Revelation ( 292,531 )
( 41 ) 48 Day26 — Day26 ( 290,564 )
( 56 ) 49 Duffy — Rockferry ( 289,448 )
( 47 ) 50 Frank Sinatra — Nothing But the Best ( 285,714 )
( 42 ) 51 Snoop Dogg — Ego Trippin' ( 281,017 )
( 90 ) 52 Rihanna — Good Girl Gone Bad ( 268,262 )
( 44 ) 53 Robert Plant & Alison Krauss — Raising Sand ( 266,299 )
( 45 ) 54 Rascal Flatts — Still Feels Good ( 262,423 )
( 48 ) 55 Sheryl Crow — Detours ( 246,943 )
( 68 ) 56 Weezer — Weezer (Red Album) ( 243,818 )
( 49 ) 57 Panic at the Disco — Pretty. Odd. ( 237,813 )
( 50 ) 58 R.E.M. — Accelerate ( 230,484 )
( 51 ) 59 Erykah Badu — New Amerykah Part One ( 228,875 )
( 52 ) 60 Linkin Park — Minutes to Midnight ( 228,669 )
( 67 ) 61 Jason Mraz — We Sing We Dance We Steal Things ( 220,017 )
( 53 ) 62 Various Artists — 2008 Grammy Nominees ( 215,474 )
( 54 ) 63 Soundtrack — Once ( 212,525 )
( 72 ) 64 Soundtrack — Sex & The City ( 211,315 )
( 55 ) 65 Flo Rida — Mail On Sunday ( 210,516 )
( 58 ) 66 James Otto — Sunset Man ( 207,085 )
( 59 ) 67 Counting Crows — Saturday Nights Sunday Mornings ( 204,888 )
( 62 ) 68 Soundtrack — Step Up 2: The Streets ( 194,560 )
( 63 ) 69 Lupe Fiasco — Lupe Fiasco's The Cool ( 192,725 )
( 66 ) 70 Natasha Bedingfield — Pocketful of Sunshine ( 190,620 )
( 64 ) 71 Buckcherry — 15 ( 184,586 )
( 69 ) 72 Bun B — II Trill ( 182,610 )
( 65 ) 73 Soundtrack — Across the Universe ( 182,455 )
( 70 ) 74 Jaheim — Makings of a Man ( 166,979 )
( 71 ) 75 The-Dream — Lovehate ( 166,699 )
( 91 ) 76 Ashanti — Declaration ( 163,822 )
( 89 ) 77 Kenny Chesney — Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates ( 157,197 )
( 73 ) 78 Lyfe Jennings — Lyfe Change ( 154,377 )
( 74 ) 79 Paramore — Riot! ( 151,036 )
( 75 ) 80 Lenny Kravitz — It Is Time for a Love Revolution ( 149,945 )
( 76 ) 81 Kidz Bop Kids — Kidz Bop 13 ( 147,773 )
( 77 ) 82 Nickelback — All the Right Reasons ( 139,940 )
( 78 ) 83 Soulja Boy Tell'em — Souljaboytellem.com ( 133,344 )
( 79 ) 84 Gnarls Barkley — Odd Couple ( 133,180 )
( — ) 85 Motley Crue — Saints of Los Angeles ( 128,780 )
( 107 ) 86 N.E.R.D. — Seeing Sounds ( 125,918 )
( 80 ) 87 Hannah Montana 2 — HM2: Non-Stop Dance Party ( 125,897 )
( 81 ) 88 Raconteurs — Consolers of the Lonely ( 125,722 )
( 82 ) 89 Michael Buble — Call Me Irresponsible ( 125,651 )
( 83 ) 90 Clay Aiken — On My Way Here ( 124,614 )
( 84 ) 91 Lady Antebellum — Lady Antebellum ( 123,821 )
( 85 ) 92 Julianne Hough — Julianne Hough ( 122,500 )
( 86 ) 93 Soundtrack — High School Musical 2 ( 122,444 )
( 87 ) 94 Maroon 5 — It Won't Be Soon Before Long ( 121,760 )
( 88 ) 95 Vampire Weekend — Vampire Weekend ( 120,710 )
( 120 ) 96 Alanis Morissette — Flavors of Entanglement ( 118,799 )
( 108 ) 97 Flobots — Fight with Tools ( 118,651 )
( 92 ) 98 Radio Disney — Radio Disney Jams 10 ( 116,602 )
( — ) 99 Katy Perry — One of the Boys ( 114,512 )
( 93 ) 100 Gavin DeGraw — Gavin DeGraw ( 114,330 )



Hoping no one posted this yet

I find it rather depressing soundtracks of an animated chipmunks is outselling many big stars.

I'm surprised Jack Johnson is that high up...good to see him have so much success with a great album. But Coldplay will take over the #2 spot soon, and I'm sure Miley Cyrus/Jonas Brothers will put up big numbers too.

Also, does it worry anyone else that only 4 albums have sold over a million copies this year?

^I believe they have (Coldplay). This was earlier this month.

Oh lord yes, even though I am pretty sure that Alicia might cross soon...it is still bewildering
and I am very happy for Juno! i was actually surprised of all its success

Sad numbers. Let's pray we can have a Top 10 with over a million by the end of the year.

Nice to see two British acts in the top ten

I'm praying. Mariah ♥

this list is from like two weeks ago, i believe lil' wayne is at 1.9 million now...

duh, sorry i just saw the date on the tittle...

These numbers aren't accurate. Danity Kane has sold over 500k, Alicia has sold just shy of a million, Janet has sold over 400k, Sheryl Crow has sold close to 350k, Natasha has sold over 300k, R.E.M. has sold over 300k etc.

Tragic.

Could these developments have occurred since July 8th?

^ Doubtful. Danity Kane's been only averaging 5k per week at best, and I know they were over 500k weeks ago.

It's a shame to see so many great records sell so poorly. Back in the 90's Jordin Sparks would be selling at least 1 million this year so far..

it's disappointing

I think they really need to change the certifications :-/ I don't think anything will ever go diamond again.

I did my research, and Janet was over 400k more than a month ago, Sheryl was over 330k a month ago. Maybe the Alicia sales are correct but it seems like a few of these albums haven't been accurately accounted for.

Lady Gaga will.

Mariah had chance to own this year, and she blew it.

Why? Because her album was a letdown or because she released the wrong singles? I'm going to go with the latter. 'Bye Bye' was atrocious. I don't know who in their right mind predicted that song would go to #1.

TMB was a good first single at least, but she should have postponed IBLULT and released Side Effects or I'm That Chick. I don't really want Migrate or I Stay In Love to be singles but those would be smart choices.