Credit to Mulvanaghty
The following are the biggest selling debut albums in United States history. The sales totals come from the RIAA list of the best selling albums which list all the albums that have been certified to have sold/shipped at least 5 million copies. So this list ends with the debut albums that are 5 million sellers.
01. 1987 - Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction - 18 million
02. 1976 - Boston - Boston - 17 million
03. 1995 - Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill - 16 million
04. 1994 - Hootie And the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View - 16 million
05. 1997 - Backstreet Boys - Backstreet Boys - 14 million
06. 1999 - Britney Spears - Baby One More Time - 14 million
07. 1991 - Pearl Jam - Ten - 13 million
08. 1985 - Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston - 13 million
09. 1996 - Matchbox 20 - Yourself or Somone like you - 12 million
10. 1995 - Jewel - Pieces Of You - 12 million
11. 2000 - Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory - 10 million
12. 1987 - George Michael - Faith - 10 million
13. 1989 - Garth Brooks - Garth Brooks - 10 million
14. 2002 - Norah Jones - Come Away With Me - 10 million
15. 1978 - Van Halen - Van Halen - 10 million
16. 1998 - N'Sync - N'Sync - 10 million
17. 2000 - Nelly - Country Grammar - 9 million
18. 1990 - Mariah Carey - Mariah Carey - 9 million
19. 1992 - Billy Ray Cyrus - Some Gave All - 9 million
20. 1986 - Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill - 9 million
21. 1991 - Boyz II Men - Cooleyhighharmony - 9 million
22. 1997 - Will Smith - Big Willie Style - 9 million
23. 1993 - Ace Of Base - The Sign - 9 million
24. 1992 - Stone Temple Pilots - Core - 8 million
25. 1998 - Lauryn Hill - The Misseducation of Lauryn Hill - 8 million
26. 1999 - Christina Aguilera - Christina Aguilera - 8 million
27. 1969 - Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin - 8 million
28. 1993 - Toni Braxton - Toni Braxton - 8 million
29. 1997 - Savage Garden - Savage Garden - 7 million
30. 2005 - Carrie Underwood - Some Hearts - 7 million
31. 2003 - Evanescence - Fallen - 7 million
32. 1993 - Counting Crows - August And Everything After 7 million
33. 1970 - Crosby, Stills, Nash, And Young - Dejvu - 7 million
34. 1993 - Sheryl Crow - Tuesday Night Music Club - 7 million
35. 1997 - P. Diddy - No Way Out - 7 million
36. 1990 - Vanilla Ice - To The Extreme - 7 million
37. 1996 - Spice Girls - Spice - 7 million
38. 1988 - Paula Abdul - Forever Your Girl - 7 million
39. 1983 - Quiet Riot - Metal Health - 6 million
40. 1978 - The Cars - The Cars - 6 million
41. 1982 - Men At Work - Business As Usual - 6 million
42. 1988 - Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman - 6 million
43. 1997 - Third Eye Blind - Third Eye Blind - 6 million
44. 1996 - Leann Rimes - Blue - 6 million
45. 2003 - 50 Cent - Get Rich or die Trying - 6 million
46. 1994 - Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming - 6 million
47. 2000 - Three Doors Down - The Better Life - 6 million
48. 1991 - Brooks And Dunn - Brand New Man - 6 million
49. 1994 - Bush - Sixteen Stone - 6 million
50. 1993 - R. Kelly - 12 Play - 6 million
51. 2001 - Alicia Keys - Songs In A Minor - 6 million
52. 1983 - Cindi Lauper - She's So Unusual - 6 million
53. 1997 - Creed - My Own Prison - 6 million
54. 2002 - Avril Lavigne - Let Go - 6 million
55. 1990 - Wilson Phillips - Wilson Phillips - 5 million
56. 2004 - Gretchen Wilson - Here For The Party - 5 million
57. 1989 - Skid Row - Skid Row - 5 million 58. 2006 - Taylor Swift - Taylor Swift - 5 million
59. 1999 - Sisqo - Unleash The Dragon - 5 million
60. 1991 - Spin Doctors - Pocket Full Of Kryptonite - 5 million
61. 1979 - Christopher Cross - Christopher Cross - 5 million
62. 1993 - The Cranberries - Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We - 5 million
63. 1981 - Phil Collins - Face Value - 5 million
64. 1996 - Deana Carter - Did I Shave My Legs For This - 5 million
65. 1977 - Foreigner - Foreigner - 5 million
66. 1974 - Bad Company - Bad Company - 5 million
67. 1964 - The Beatles - Meet The Beatles - 5 million
68. 1990 - C&C Music Factory - Gonna Make You Sweat - 5 million
69. 1990 - The Black Crows - Shake Your Money Maker - 5 million
70. 1966 - The Monkees - The Monkees - 5 million
71. 1995 - Natalie Merchant - Tigerlily - 5 million
72. 1983 - Madonna - Madonna - 5 million
73. 1992 - Wynonna Judd - Wynonna - 5 million
[QUOTE=CountryFriedChick;9504264]Credit to Mulvanaghty
The following are the biggest selling debut albums in United States history. The sales totals come from the RIAA list of the best selling albums which list all the albums that have been certified to have sold/shipped at least 5 million copies. So this list ends with the debut albums that are 5 million sellers.
58. 2006 - Taylor Swift - Taylor Swift - 5 million
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