Artist, Album Title, SoundScan Total, Date of Total
1. Shania Twain - Come On Over: 14,983,317 (3/04) 2. Alanis Morrisette - Jagged Little Pill: 14,229,971 (3/04) 3. Metallica – Metallica – 13,893,744 (3/04) 4. Backstreet Boys - Millenium 12,030,804 (1/03) 5. Bodyguard Soundtrack/Whitney Houston: 11,739,989 (12/03) 6. Santana - Supernatural: 11,361,001 (3/04) 7. Creed - Human Clay: 11,320,607 (3/04) 8. ‘N Sync - No Strings Attached: 11,023,057 (1/03) 9. Celine Dion - Falling Into You: 10,628,595 (2/04) 10. Britney Spears - Baby One More Time: 10,477,892 (2/04)
11. Backstreet Boys – Backstreet Boys: 10,066,927 (1/04) 12. Titanic Soundtrack: 10,027,506 (12/03) 13. Hootie & The Blowfish - Cracked Rear View : 9.96 million (9/02) 14. Garth Brooks - Ropin’ The Wind: 9,498,739 (1/04) 15. Eminem: The Marshall Mathers LP: 9,495,463 (1/04) 16. The Beatles – 1: 9,364,767 (3/04) 17. Celine Dion – Let’s Talk About Love: 9,320,091 (2/04) 18. Pearl Jam – Ten: 9,126,455 (3/04) 19. Britney Spears - Oops, I Did It Again: 9.1 million (11/03) 20. Eminem – Eminem Show: 9,096,615 (3/04)
21. Garth Brooks - No Fences: 8,881,933 (1/04) 21. ‘N Sync – ‘N Sync: 8,750,428 (1/04) 22. Boys II Men – II: 8,548,998 (1/04) 23. Norah Jones – Come away With Me: 8,390,151 (4/04) 24. Kid Rock – Devil Without A Cause: 8,385,776 (3/04) 25. Dixie Chicks – Wide Open Spaces: 8,321,348 (3/04) 26. Linkin Park – Hybrid Theory: 8,298,936 (3/04) 27. Nelly – Country Grammar: 8,116,781 (1/04) 28: Christina Aguilera - Christina Aguilera: 8,030,181 (1/04) 29. Dixie Chicks – Fly: 8,040,423 (1/04) 30. Nirvana – Nevermind: 7,980,776 (3/04)
31. Kenny G - Breathless: 7,968,401 (1/04) 32. No Doubt - Magic Kingdom: 7,960,507 (1/04) 33. Eagles: Hell Freezes Over: 7,905,465 (3/04) 34. Bob Marley & The Wailers- Legend: 7,844,157 (3/04) 35. Garth Brooks - The Hits: 7,819,463 (1/04) 36. Matchbox Twenty - Yourself of Someone Like You: 7.53 (9/02) 37. Mariah Carey - Daydream: 7,518,436 (1/04) 38. Shania Twain - The Woman In Me: 7,442,845 (2/03) 39. Lion King Soundtrack: 7.43 40. Eric Clapton - MTV Unplugged 7,378,802 (1/04)
This must be 'Best Selling Albums from 1991 to 2004' in America. Only they have so poor taste in music. Sorry.....
Gee that's funny since some of the highest selling acts in Europe over the years have been Robbie Williams, The Spice Girls and Westlife. Both sides of the atlantic have their share of dung stinking up the charts.
Hey non-American dudes. You are dellusional. That list is probably world sales and Shania Twain is CERTAINLY not number one over here. When you look at the best sellilng albums of ALL time, you can see the musical taste a little better. Check it out:
Best selling albums of all time in the United States:
Eagles - Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) - 28 times platinum Michael Jackson - Thriller - 26 times platinum Pink Floyd - The Wall - 23 times platinum Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV - 22 times platinum Billy Joel - Greatest Hits Volume I & II - 21 times platinum AC/DC - Back in Black - 20 times platinum Fleetwood Mac - Rumours - 19 times platinum The Beatles - The Beatles ("the White Album") - 19 times platinum Shania Twain - Come on Over - 19 times platinum Boston - Boston - 17 times platinum Whitney Houston - The Bodyguard (soundtrack) - 17 times platinum Hootie and the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View - 16 times platinum Elton John - Greatest Hits - 16 times platinum Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill - 16 times platinum The Beatles - 1967 - 1970 - 16 times platinum Garth Brooks - No Fences - 16 times platinum Eagles - Hotel California - 16 times platinum Garth Brooks - Double Live - 15 times platinum The Beatles - 1962 - 1966 - 15 times platinum Bee Gees - Saturday Night Fever (soundtrack) - 15 times platinum Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon - 15 times platinum Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti - 15 times platinum Guns N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction - 15 times platinum Santana - Supernatural - 15 times platinum Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A. - 15 times platinum Simon and Garfunkel - Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits - 14 times platinum Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell - 14 times platinum Metallica - Metallica - 14 times platinum Garth Brooks - Ropin' the Wind - 14 times platinum Backstreet Boys - Backstreet Boys - 14 times platinum Backstreet Boys - Millennium - 13 times platinum Steve Miller Band - Greatest Hits 1974-1978 - 13 times platinum Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston - 13 times platinum Prince and the Revolution - Purple Rain (soundtrack) - 13 times platinum Bruce Springsteen - Bruce Springsteen & E Street Band Live 1975 - '85 - 13 times platinum Britney Spears - ...Baby One More Time - 13 times platinum Forrest Gump (soundtrack) - 12 times platinum Kenny Rogers - Kenny Rogers' Greatest Hits - 12 times platinum The Rolling Stones - Hot Rocks, 1964-1971 - 12 times platinum Shania Twain - The Woman in Me - 12 times platinum Kenny G - Breathless - 12 times platinum Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II - 12 times platinum Pearl Jam - Ten - 12 times platinum Matchbox Twenty - Yourself or Someone Like You - 12 times platinum The Beatles - Abbey Road - 12 times platinum Boyz II Men - II - 12 times platinum Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet - 12 times platinum Dixie Chicks - Wide Open Spaces - 12 times platinum Phil Collins - No Jacket Required - 12 times platinum Def Leppard - Hysteria - 12 times platinum
And here's the U.K list
"Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" - The Beatles (1967) (4.5 million copies) "(What's The Story) Morning Glory" - Oasis (1995) (4.2 million) "Brothers In Arms" - Dire Straits (1985) (3.9 million) "Bad" - Michael Jackson (1987) (3.9 million) "The Immaculate Collection" - Madonna (1990) (3.6 million) "Abba Gold Greatest Hits" - Abba (1992) (3.6 million) "Stars" - Simply Red (1991) (3.6 million) "Thriller" - Michael Jackson (1982) (3.3 million) "Greatest Hits (Volume One)" - Queen (1981) (3.3 million) "Jagged Little Pill" - Alanis Morissette (2002) (3.0 million) "Come On Over" - Shania Twain (2000) (3.0 million) "Rumours" - Fleetwood Mac (1977) (3.0 million) "Spice" - The Spice Girls (1996) (3.0 million) "No Angel" - Dido (2002) (2.8 million) "I've Been Expecting You" - Robbie Williams (2000) (2.7 million) "Talk On Corners" - The Corrs (1999) (2.7 million) "The Very Best Of Elton John" - Elton John (1995) (2.7 million) "White Ladder" - David Gray (2002) (2.6 million) "Bridge Over Troubled Water" - Simon & Garfunkel (1970) (2.5 million) "Greatest Hits" - Simon & Garfunkel (1972) (2.5 million) "Sing When You're Winning" - Robbie Williams (2.4m) "Urban Hymns" - Verve (2.4m) "Robson And Jerome" - Robson & Jerome (2.4m) "Sound Of Music" - Soundtrack (2.4m) "Greatest Hits Vol.II" - Queen (2.4m) "The Man Who" - Travis (2.4m) "Simply The Best" - Tina Turner (2.4m) "But Seriously" - Phil Collins (2.4m) "Life For Rent" - Dido (2.2m) "Swing When You're Winning" - Robbie Williams (2.1m) "The Marshall Mathers LP" - Eminem (2.1m) "1" - Beatles (2.1m) "Now That's What I Call Music 44" - Various (2.1m) "Ladies & Gentlemen - The Best Of..." - George Michael (2.1m) "Life Thru A Lens" - Robbie Williams (2.1m) "Falling Into You" - Celine Dion (2.1m) "A New Flame" - Simply Red (2.1m) "Tubular Bells" - Mike Oldfield (2.1m) "The Bodyguard" - Soundtrack (2.1m) "Bat Out Of Hell" - Meat Loaf (2.1m) "Dark Side Of The Moon" - Pink Floyd (2.1m) "Tango In The Night" - Fleetwood Mac (2.1m) "True Blue" - Madonna (2.1m)
I'd say both countries have some crap they listen too, but The Beatles are on the USA list 4 times as opposed to 2 on the UK list. And Floyd and Zeppelin are at least in our top 5. AND Madonna's not even on our list. Which is a major plus. Anyway, get your facts straight before you insult. I think the list that was previously posted were WORLD sales. So I guess we're not the only country that listens to crap occasionaly.
The Beatles Anthology 1 sold 8 million copies and it's not on that list
Soundscan only counts American sales of albums. For example, Moby's Play album sold 10 million copies worldwide but only 2.6 million in the States. I really wish there was a chart that compiled total world sales of albums.
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