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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Kirk_Hammett_and_James_Hetfield_live_in_London_24_October_2017.jpg/330px-Kirk_Hammett_and_James_Hetfield_live_in_London_24_October_2017.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Kirk_Hammett_and_James_Hetfield_live_in_London_24_October_2017.jpg/440px-Kirk_Hammett_and_James_Hetfield_live_in_London_24_October_2017.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4945" data-file-height="3297" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Metallica" title="Metallica">Metallica</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Metallica_(album)" title="Metallica (album)">self-titled album</a> is the highest selling record under Nielsen SoundScan, selling over 17 million copies</figcaption></figure> This is a list of best-selling albums in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Nielsen_SoundScan" class="mw-redirect" title="Nielsen SoundScan">Nielsen SoundScan</a> era. SoundScan began tracking sales data for Billboard on March 1, 1991. SoundScan data is unrelated to the <a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">Recording Industry Association of America</a> (RIAA) certifications, and is based on actual sales while the RIAA's certification process is based on shipments. <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Best-sellers_(overall)">Best-sellers (overall)</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_best-selling_albums_in_the_United_States_of_the_Nielsen_SoundScan_era&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Best-sellers (overall)">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:ShaniaTwainJune2011.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/ShaniaTwainJune2011.jpg/170px-ShaniaTwainJune2011.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="284" class="mw-file-element" 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Alanis_Morissette_5-19-2014.jpg/340px-Alanis_Morissette_5-19-2014.jpg 2x" data-file-width="503" data-file-height="756" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Alanis_Morissette" title="Alanis Morissette">Alanis Morissette</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Jagged_Little_Pill" title="Jagged Little Pill">Jagged Little Pill</a> (released in 1995) has sold over 15.3 million copies.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Beatles_members_at_New_York_City_in_1964.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/The_Beatles_members_at_New_York_City_in_1964.jpg/170px-The_Beatles_members_at_New_York_City_in_1964.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="170" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/The_Beatles_members_at_New_York_City_in_1964.jpg/255px-The_Beatles_members_at_New_York_City_in_1964.jpg 1.5x, 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href="/wiki/Metallica" title="Metallica">Metallica</a> </td> <td>17,300,000 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Come_On_Over" title="Come On Over">Come On Over</a> </th> <td>1997 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shania_Twain" title="Shania Twain">Shania Twain</a> </td> <td>15,730,000 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Jagged_Little_Pill" title="Jagged Little Pill">Jagged Little Pill</a> </th> <td>1995 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alanis_Morissette" title="Alanis Morissette">Alanis Morissette</a> </td> <td>15,200,000 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1_(Beatles_album)" title="1 (Beatles album)">1</a> </th> <td>2000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a> </td> <td>13,000,000 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Legend_(Bob_Marley_and_the_Wailers_album)" title="Legend (Bob Marley and the Wailers album)">Legend</a> </th> <td>1984 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Marley_and_the_Wailers" title="Bob Marley and the Wailers">Bob Marley and the Wailers</a> </td> <td>12,300,000 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Millennium_(Backstreet_Boys_album)" title="Millennium (Backstreet Boys album)">Millennium</a> </th> <td>1999 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Backstreet_Boys" title="Backstreet Boys">Backstreet Boys</a> </td> <td>12,300,000<a href="#cite_note-7">[a]</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-billboard.com-8">[7]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/The_Bodyguard_(soundtrack)" title="The Bodyguard (soundtrack)">The Bodyguard</a> </th> <td>1992 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Whitney_Houston" title="Whitney Houston">Whitney Houston</a> </td> <td>12,140,000 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-us_sales-9">[8]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/21_(Adele_album)" title="21 (Adele album)">21</a> </th> <td>2011 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adele" title="Adele">Adele</a> </td> <td>12,100,000 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-10">[9]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Supernatural_(Santana_album)" title="Supernatural (Santana album)">Supernatural</a> </th> <td>1999 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlos_Santana" title="Carlos Santana">Santana</a> </td> <td>11,850,000 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-us_sales-9">[8]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Human_Clay" title="Human Clay">Human Clay</a> </th> <td>1999 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Creed_(band)" title="Creed (band)">Creed</a> </td> <td>11,690,000 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-us_sales-9">[8]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/No_Strings_Attached_(NSYNC_album)" title="No Strings Attached (NSYNC album)">No Strings Attached</a> </th> <td>2000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NSYNC" title="NSYNC">NSYNC</a> </td> <td>11,160,000<a href="#cite_note-13">[b]</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-us_sales-9">[8]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Come_Away_with_Me" title="Come Away with Me">Come Away with Me</a> </th> <td>2002 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Norah_Jones" title="Norah Jones">Norah Jones</a> </td> <td>11,100,000 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-adele25-14">[12]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/The_Marshall_Mathers_LP" title="The Marshall Mathers LP">The Marshall Mathers LP</a> </th> <td>2000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a> </td> <td>11,000,000 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-billboard.com-8">[7]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Falling_into_You" title="Falling into You">Falling into You</a> </th> <td>1996 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Celine_Dion" title="Celine Dion">Celine Dion</a> </td> <td>10,900,000 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-15">[13]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/...Baby_One_More_Time_(album)" title="...Baby One More Time (album)">...Baby One More Time</a> </th> <td>1999 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Britney_Spears" title="Britney Spears">Britney Spears</a> </td> <td>10,700,000<a href="#cite_note-19">[c]</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-20">[17]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/The_Eminem_Show" title="The Eminem Show">The Eminem Show</a> </th> <td>2002 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a> </td> <td>10,600,000 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-adele25-14">[12]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Hybrid_Theory" title="Hybrid Theory">Hybrid Theory</a> </th> <td>2000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Linkin_Park" title="Linkin Park">Linkin Park</a> </td> <td>10,500,000 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-21">[18]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Confessions_(Usher_album)" title="Confessions (Usher album)">Confessions</a> </th> <td>2004 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Usher_(musician)" title="Usher (musician)">Usher</a> </td> <td>10,300,000 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-adele25-14">[12]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Cracked_Rear_View" title="Cracked Rear View">Cracked Rear View</a> </th> <td>1994 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hootie_%26_the_Blowfish" title="Hootie & the Blowfish">Hootie & the Blowfish</a> </td> <td>10,270,000<a href="#cite_note-23">[d]</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-cfs-24">[20]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Titanic:_Music_from_the_Motion_Picture" title="Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture">Titanic</a> </th> <td>1997 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Horner" title="James Horner">James Horner</a> </td> <td>10,170,000 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-cfs-24">[20]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Backstreet_Boys_(1997_album)" title="Backstreet Boys (1997 album)">Backstreet Boys</a> </th> <td>1997 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Backstreet_Boys" title="Backstreet Boys">Backstreet Boys</a> </td> <td>10,120,000<a href="#cite_note-26">[e]</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-cfs-24">[20]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Ten_(Pearl_Jam_album)" title="Ten (Pearl Jam album)">Ten</a> </th> <td>1991 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pearl_Jam" title="Pearl Jam">Pearl Jam</a> </td> <td>10,000,000 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-27">[22]</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Best-selling_albums_by_decade">Best-selling albums by decade</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_best-selling_albums_in_the_United_States_of_the_Nielsen_SoundScan_era&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Best-selling albums by decade">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1991–1999">1991–1999</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_best-selling_albums_in_the_United_States_of_the_Nielsen_SoundScan_era&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1991–1999">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"> <caption>Best-selling albums in the United States in the 1990s<a href="#cite_note-28">[23]</a>[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOTRS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOTRS">better source needed</a>] </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Album </th> <th scope="col">Release year </th> <th scope="col">Artist(s) </th> <th scope="col">Sales </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Jagged_Little_Pill" title="Jagged Little Pill">Jagged Little Pill</a> </th> <td>1995 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alanis_Morissette" title="Alanis Morissette">Alanis Morissette</a> </td> <td>13,542,393 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Come_On_Over" title="Come On Over">Come On Over</a> </th> <td>1997 </td> <td>Shania Twain </td> <td>12,110,660 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Metallica_(album)" title="Metallica (album)">Metallica</a> </th> <td>1991 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Metallica" title="Metallica">Metallica</a> </td> <td>11,715,533 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/The_Bodyguard_(soundtrack)" title="The Bodyguard (soundtrack)">The Bodyguard</a> </th> <td>1992 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Whitney_Houston" title="Whitney Houston">Whitney Houston</a> </td> <td>11,605,690 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Falling_into_You" title="Falling into You">Falling into You</a> </th> <td>1996 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Celine_Dion" title="Celine Dion">Celine Dion</a> </td> <td>10,224,282 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Cracked_Rear_View" title="Cracked Rear View">Cracked Rear View</a> </th> <td>1994 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hootie_%26_the_Blowfish" title="Hootie & the Blowfish">Hootie & the Blowfish</a> </td> <td>9,817,666 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Titanic_(soundtrack)" class="mw-redirect" title="Titanic (soundtrack)">Titanic</a> </th> <td>1997 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Horner" title="James Horner">James Horner</a> </td> <td>9,806,175 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Millennium_(Backstreet_Boys_album)" title="Millennium (Backstreet Boys album)">Millennium</a> </th> <td>1999 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Backstreet_Boys" title="Backstreet Boys">Backstreet Boys</a> </td> <td>9,445,732 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Ropin%27_the_Wind" title="Ropin' the Wind">Ropin' the Wind</a> </th> <td>1991 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Garth_Brooks" title="Garth Brooks">Garth Brooks</a> </td> <td>9,370,863 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Backstreet_Boys_(1997_album)" title="Backstreet Boys (1997 album)">Backstreet Boys</a> </th> <td>1997 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Backstreet_Boys" title="Backstreet Boys">Backstreet Boys</a> </td> <td>9,258,265 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2000–2009">2000–2009</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_best-selling_albums_in_the_United_States_of_the_Nielsen_SoundScan_era&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 2000–2009">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"> <caption>Best-selling albums in the United States in the 2000s<a href="#cite_note-29">[24]</a> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Album </th> <th scope="col">Release year </th> <th scope="col">Artist(s) </th> <th scope="col">Sales </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1_(Beatles_album)" title="1 (Beatles album)">1</a> </th> <td>2000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a> </td> <td>11,564,000 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/No_Strings_Attached_(NSYNC_album)" title="No Strings Attached (NSYNC album)">No Strings Attached</a> </th> <td>2000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NSYNC" title="NSYNC">NSYNC</a> </td> <td>11,113,000 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/The_Marshall_Mathers_LP" title="The Marshall Mathers LP">The Marshall Mathers LP</a> </th> <td>2000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a> </td> <td>11,100,000 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/The_Eminem_Show" title="The Eminem Show">The Eminem Show</a> </th> <td>2002 </td> <td>Eminem </td> <td>10,900,000 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Come_Away_With_Me" class="mw-redirect" title="Come Away With Me">Come Away With Me</a> </th> <td>2002 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Norah_Jones" title="Norah Jones">Norah Jones</a> </td> <td>10,579,000 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Confessions_(Usher_album)" title="Confessions (Usher album)">Confessions</a> </th> <td>2004 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Usher_(musician)" title="Usher (musician)">Usher</a> </td> <td>9,730,000 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Hybrid_Theory" title="Hybrid Theory">Hybrid Theory</a> </th> <td>2000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Linkin_Park" title="Linkin Park">Linkin Park</a> </td> <td>9,697,000 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Human_Clay" title="Human Clay">Human Clay</a> </th> <td>1999 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Creed_(band)" title="Creed (band)">Creed</a> </td> <td>9,495,000 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Oops!..._I_Did_It_Again_(album)" title="Oops!... I Did It Again (album)">Oops!... I Did It Again</a> </th> <td>2000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Britney_Spears" title="Britney Spears">Britney Spears</a> </td> <td>9,184,000 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Country_Grammar" title="Country Grammar">Country Grammar</a> </th> <td>2000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nelly" title="Nelly">Nelly</a> </td> <td>8,464,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2010–2019">2010–2019</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_best-selling_albums_in_the_United_States_of_the_Nielsen_SoundScan_era&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2010–2019">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"> <caption>Best-selling albums in the United States in the 2010s<a href="#cite_note-30">[25]</a> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Album </th> <th scope="col">Release year </th> <th scope="col">Artist(s) </th> <th scope="col">Sales </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/21_(Adele_album)" title="21 (Adele album)">21</a> </th> <td>2011 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adele" title="Adele">Adele</a> </td> <td>12,009,000 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/25_(Adele_album)" title="25 (Adele album)">25</a> </th> <td>2015 </td> <td>Adele </td> <td>9,517,000 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1989_(Taylor_Swift_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="1989 (Taylor Swift album)">1989</a> </th> <td>2014 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a> </td> <td>6,215,000 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Recovery_(Eminem_album)" title="Recovery (Eminem album)">Recovery</a> </th> <td>2010 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a> </td> <td>4,867,000 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Speak_Now" title="Speak Now">Speak Now</a> </th> <td>2010 </td> <td>Taylor Swift </td> <td>4,694,000 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Red_(Taylor_Swift_album)" title="Red (Taylor Swift album)">Red</a> </th> <td>2012 </td> <td>Taylor Swift </td> <td>4,465,000 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Christmas_(Michael_Bubl%C3%A9_album)" title="Christmas (Michael Bublé album)">Christmas</a> </th> <td>2011 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Bubl%C3%A9" title="Michael Bublé">Michael Bublé</a> </td> <td>4,379,000 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Frozen_(soundtrack)" title="Frozen (soundtrack)">Frozen</a> </th> <td>2014 </td> <td>Various artists </td> <td>4,314,000 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Need_You_Now_(Lady_Antebellum_album)" title="Need You Now (Lady Antebellum album)">Need You Now</a> </th> <td>2010 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lady_Antebellum" class="mw-redirect" title="Lady Antebellum">Lady Antebellum</a> </td> <td>4,221,000 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/The_20/20_Experience" title="The 20/20 Experience">The 20/20 Experience</a> </th> <td>2013 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Justin_Timberlake" title="Justin Timberlake">Justin Timberlake</a> </td> <td>3,743,000 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Best-selling_albums_by_year">Best-selling albums by year</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_best-selling_albums_in_the_United_States_of_the_Nielsen_SoundScan_era&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Best-selling albums by year">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Taylor_Swift_Sydney.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Taylor_Swift_Sydney.jpg/170px-Taylor_Swift_Sydney.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="234" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Taylor_Swift_Sydney.jpg/255px-Taylor_Swift_Sydney.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Taylor_Swift_Sydney.jpg/340px-Taylor_Swift_Sydney.jpg 2x" data-file-width="679" data-file-height="934" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a> is the first artist to have the annual best seller seven times (2009, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023).<a href="#cite_note-:0-31">[26]</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:ADELE_LIVE_2016_-_HELLO_-_ST.PAUL_-_night_1_-_Copy.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/ADELE_LIVE_2016_-_HELLO_-_ST.PAUL_-_night_1_-_Copy.jpg/170px-ADELE_LIVE_2016_-_HELLO_-_ST.PAUL_-_night_1_-_Copy.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="247" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/ADELE_LIVE_2016_-_HELLO_-_ST.PAUL_-_night_1_-_Copy.jpg/255px-ADELE_LIVE_2016_-_HELLO_-_ST.PAUL_-_night_1_-_Copy.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/ADELE_LIVE_2016_-_HELLO_-_ST.PAUL_-_night_1_-_Copy.jpg/340px-ADELE_LIVE_2016_-_HELLO_-_ST.PAUL_-_night_1_-_Copy.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1442" data-file-height="2097" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Adele" title="Adele">Adele</a> has the annual best seller five times (2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2021).</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Eminem_-_Concert_for_Valor_in_Washington,_D.C._Nov._11,_2014_(2)_(Cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Eminem_-_Concert_for_Valor_in_Washington%2C_D.C._Nov._11%2C_2014_%282%29_%28Cropped%29.jpg/170px-Eminem_-_Concert_for_Valor_in_Washington%2C_D.C._Nov._11%2C_2014_%282%29_%28Cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="204" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Eminem_-_Concert_for_Valor_in_Washington%2C_D.C._Nov._11%2C_2014_%282%29_%28Cropped%29.jpg/255px-Eminem_-_Concert_for_Valor_in_Washington%2C_D.C._Nov._11%2C_2014_%282%29_%28Cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Eminem_-_Concert_for_Valor_in_Washington%2C_D.C._Nov._11%2C_2014_%282%29_%28Cropped%29.jpg/340px-Eminem_-_Concert_for_Valor_in_Washington%2C_D.C._Nov._11%2C_2014_%282%29_%28Cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2106" data-file-height="2528" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a> has the best-selling album of a calendar year twice (2002 and 2010).</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Drake_July_2016.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Drake_July_2016.jpg/170px-Drake_July_2016.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="219" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Drake_July_2016.jpg/255px-Drake_July_2016.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Drake_July_2016.jpg/340px-Drake_July_2016.jpg 2x" data-file-width="875" data-file-height="1126" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Drake_(musician)" title="Drake (musician)">Drake</a> has the year's top-consumed album (based on <a href="/wiki/Album-equivalent_units" class="mw-redirect" title="Album-equivalent units">album-equivalent units</a>) twice (2016 and 2018).</figcaption></figure> The following list includes the annual best-selling albums since 1991, as reported by <a href="/wiki/MRC_Data" class="mw-redirect" title="MRC Data">MRC Data</a> (formerly <a href="/wiki/Nielsen_SoundScan" class="mw-redirect" title="Nielsen SoundScan">Nielsen SoundScan</a>). For albums released after 2015, the best-performing album of the year is determined by <a href="/wiki/Album-equivalent_units" class="mw-redirect" title="Album-equivalent units">album-equivalent units</a> consisted of album sales, digital songs sales, and on-demand streaming, while the best-selling album is determined by album sales only.<a href="#cite_note-MRC2020-32">[27]</a> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"> <caption>Key </caption> <tbody><tr> <td style="background-color:#FFFF99">† </td> <td>Indicates <a href="/wiki/Album-equivalent_units" class="mw-redirect" title="Album-equivalent units">album-equivalent units</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"> <caption>Best-selling albums by year in the United States since 1991 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Album </th> <th scope="col">Artist(s) </th> <th scope="col">Figures </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Reference">Ref.</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1991 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Mariah_Carey_(album)" title="Mariah Carey (album)">Mariah Carey</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mariah_Carey" title="Mariah Carey">Mariah Carey</a> </td> <td>4,885,000 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-33">[28]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1992 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Some_Gave_All" title="Some Gave All">Some Gave All</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Billy_Ray_Cyrus" title="Billy Ray Cyrus">Billy Ray Cyrus</a> </td> <td>4,700,000 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-34">[29]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1993 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Bodyguard_(soundtrack)" title="The Bodyguard (soundtrack)">The Bodyguard</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Whitney_Houston" title="Whitney Houston">Whitney Houston</a> </td> <td>5,460,000 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-E!-35">[30]</a><a href="#cite_note-36">[31]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1994 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Lion_King_(1994_soundtrack)" title="The Lion King (1994 soundtrack)">The Lion King</a> </td> <td>Various Artists </td> <td>4,900,000 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-37">[32]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1995 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Cracked_Rear_View" title="Cracked Rear View">Cracked Rear View</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hootie_%26_the_Blowfish" title="Hootie & the Blowfish">Hootie & the Blowfish</a> </td> <td>7,000,000 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-38">[33]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1996 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Jagged_Little_Pill" title="Jagged Little Pill">Jagged Little Pill</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alanis_Morissette" title="Alanis Morissette">Alanis Morissette</a> </td> <td>7,400,000 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-39">[34]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1997 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Spice_(album)" title="Spice (album)">Spice</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spice_Girls" title="Spice Girls">Spice Girls</a> </td> <td>5,300,000 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-40">[35]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1998 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Titanic:_Music_from_the_Motion_Picture" title="Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture">Titanic</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Horner" title="James Horner">James Horner</a> </td> <td>9,338,061 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-MTV-41">[36]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1999 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Millennium_(Backstreet_Boys_album)" title="Millennium (Backstreet Boys album)">Millennium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Backstreet_Boys" title="Backstreet Boys">Backstreet Boys</a> </td> <td>9,445,732 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-MTV-41">[36]</a><a href="#cite_note-42">[37]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2000 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/No_Strings_Attached_(NSYNC_album)" title="No Strings Attached (NSYNC album)">No Strings Attached</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NSYNC" title="NSYNC">NSYNC</a> </td> <td>9,936,104 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-MTV-41">[36]</a><a href="#cite_note-43">[38]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2001 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Hybrid_Theory" title="Hybrid Theory">Hybrid Theory</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Linkin_Park" title="Linkin Park">Linkin Park</a> </td> <td>4,812,852 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-MTV-41">[36]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2002 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Eminem_Show" title="The Eminem Show">The Eminem Show</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a> </td> <td>7,607,925 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-44">[39]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2003 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Get_Rich_or_Die_Tryin%27_(album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Get Rich or Die Tryin' (album)">Get Rich or Die Tryin'</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/50_Cent" title="50 Cent">50 Cent</a> </td> <td>6,535,809 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-45">[40]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2004 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Confessions_(Usher_album)" title="Confessions (Usher album)">Confessions</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Usher_(entertainer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Usher (entertainer)">Usher</a> </td> <td>7,978,594 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-46">[41]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2005 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Emancipation_of_Mimi" title="The Emancipation of Mimi">The Emancipation of Mimi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mariah_Carey" title="Mariah Carey">Mariah Carey</a> </td> <td>4,968,606 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-Paul_2-47">[42]</a><a href="#cite_note-48">[43]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2006 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/High_School_Musical_(soundtrack)" title="High School Musical (soundtrack)">High School Musical</a> </td> <td>Various Artists </td> <td>3,719,071 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-49">[44]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2007 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/No%C3%ABl_(Josh_Groban_album)" title="Noël (Josh Groban album)">Noël</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Josh_Groban" title="Josh Groban">Josh Groban</a> </td> <td>3,698,934 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-eoy2007-50">[45]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2008 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Tha_Carter_III" title="Tha Carter III">Tha Carter III</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lil_Wayne" title="Lil Wayne">Lil Wayne</a> </td> <td>2,874,420 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-eoy2008-51">[46]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2009 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Fearless_(Taylor_Swift_album)" title="Fearless (Taylor Swift album)">Fearless</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a> </td> <td>3,216,988 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-52">[47]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2010 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Recovery_(Eminem_album)" title="Recovery (Eminem album)">Recovery</a> </td> <td>Eminem </td> <td>3,414,927 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-53">[48]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2011 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/21_(Adele_album)" title="21 (Adele album)">21</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adele" title="Adele">Adele</a> </td> <td>5,823,628 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-54">[49]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2012 </th> <td>21 </td> <td>Adele </td> <td>4,414,000 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-Business_Wire-55">[50]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2013 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/The_20/20_Experience" title="The 20/20 Experience">The 20/20 Experience</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Justin_Timberlake" title="Justin Timberlake">Justin Timberlake</a> </td> <td>2,427,000 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-56">[51]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2014 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/1989_(Taylor_Swift_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="1989 (Taylor Swift album)">1989</a> </td> <td>Taylor Swift </td> <td>3,661,000 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-57">[52]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="2">2015 </th> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/25_(Adele_album)" title="25 (Adele album)">25</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">Adele </td> <td style="background-color:#FFFF99">8,008,000† </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="#cite_note-58">[53]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7,441,000 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="2">2016 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Views_(Drake_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Views (Drake album)">Views</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Drake_(musician)" title="Drake (musician)">Drake</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFFF99">4,140,000† </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="#cite_note-59">[54]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>25 </td> <td>Adele </td> <td>1,731,000 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="2">2017 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/%C3%B7_(album)" title="÷ (album)">÷</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ed_Sheeran" title="Ed Sheeran">Ed Sheeran</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFFF99">2,764,000† </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="#cite_note-60">[55]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Reputation_(Taylor_Swift_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Reputation (Taylor Swift album)">Reputation</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a> </td> <td>1,903,000 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="2">2018 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Scorpion_(Drake_album)" title="Scorpion (Drake album)">Scorpion</a> </td> <td>Drake </td> <td style="background-color:#FFFF99">3,905,000† </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="#cite_note-61">[56]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Greatest_Showman:_Original_Motion_Picture_Soundtrack" class="mw-redirect" title="The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack">The Greatest Showman</a> </td> <td>Various Artists </td> <td>1,491,000 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="2">2019 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Hollywood%27s_Bleeding" title="Hollywood's Bleeding">Hollywood's Bleeding</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Post_Malone" title="Post Malone">Post Malone</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFFF99">3,001,000† </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="#cite_note-62">[57]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lover_(album)" title="Lover (album)">Lover</a> </td> <td>Taylor Swift </td> <td>1,085,000 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="2">2020 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/My_Turn_(Lil_Baby_album)" title="My Turn (Lil Baby album)">My Turn</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lil_Baby" title="Lil Baby">Lil Baby</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFFF99">2,632,000† </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="#cite_note-MRC2020-32">[27]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Folklore_(Taylor_Swift_album)" title="Folklore (Taylor Swift album)">Folklore</a> </td> <td>Taylor Swift </td> <td>1,276,000 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="2">2021 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Dangerous:_The_Double_Album" title="Dangerous: The Double Album">Dangerous: The Double Album</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Morgan_Wallen" title="Morgan Wallen">Morgan Wallen</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFFF99">3,226,000† </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="#cite_note-63">[58]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/30_(album)" title="30 (album)">30</a> </td> <td>Adele </td> <td>1,464,000 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="2">2022 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Un_Verano_Sin_Ti" title="Un Verano Sin Ti">Un Verano Sin Ti</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bad_Bunny" title="Bad Bunny">Bad Bunny</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFFF99">3,400,000† </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="#cite_note-:0-31">[26]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Midnights" title="Midnights">Midnights</a> </td> <td>Taylor Swift </td> <td>1,818,000 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="2">2023 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/One_Thing_at_a_Time" title="One Thing at a Time">One Thing at a Time</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Morgan_Wallen" title="Morgan Wallen">Morgan Wallen</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFFF99">5,362,000 † </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="#cite_note-64">[59]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1989_(Taylor%27s_Version)" title="1989 (Taylor's Version)">1989 (Taylor's Version)</a> </td> <td>Taylor Swift </td> <td>1,975,000 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Single_week_best-sellers">Single week best-sellers</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_best-selling_albums_in_the_United_States_of_the_Nielsen_SoundScan_era&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Single week best-sellers">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Lists_of_fastest-selling_albums#United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Lists of fastest-selling albums">Lists of fastest-selling albums § United States</a></div> The first album in the SoundScan era to sell a million copies or more in a week is <a href="/wiki/The_Bodyguard_(soundtrack)" title="The Bodyguard (soundtrack)">the soundtrack of The Bodyguard</a> by <a href="/wiki/Whitney_Houston" title="Whitney Houston">Whitney Houston</a> in 1992; the most recent album to do so is <a href="/wiki/The_Tortured_Poets_Department" title="The Tortured Poets Department">The Tortured Poets Department </a> by <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a> in 2024. The following is a list of all of the albums that sold at least one million copies in a single week:<a href="#cite_note-65">[60]</a><a href="#cite_note-66">[61]</a><a href="#cite_note-67">[62]</a><a href="#cite_note-68">[63]</a><a href="#cite_note-69">[64]</a> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"> <caption>Key </caption> <tbody><tr> <td style="background-color:#FFFF99">† </td> <td>Indicates <a href="/wiki/Album-equivalent_units" class="mw-redirect" title="Album-equivalent units">album-equivalent units</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Week ending </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Artist </th> <th>Total units </th> <th>Pure sales </th> <th>Week # </th> <th>Reference </th></tr> <tr> <td>November 26, 2015 </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/25_(Adele_album)" title="25 (Adele album)">25</a> </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Adele" title="Adele">Adele</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFFF99">3,474,000† </td> <td>3,378,000 </td> <td>1st </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-USA_Sale-70">[65]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 25, 2024 </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/The_Tortured_Poets_Department" title="The Tortured Poets Department">The Tortured Poets Department</a> </td> <td rowspan="1" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFFF99">2,610,000† </td> <td>1,914,000 </td> <td>1st </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-71">[66]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>March 26, 2000 </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/No_Strings_Attached_(NSYNC_album)" title="No Strings Attached (NSYNC album)">No Strings Attached</a> </td> <td rowspan="2” style="><a href="/wiki/*NSYNC" class="mw-redirect" title="*NSYNC">*NSYNC</a> </td> <td colspan="2">2,416,000 </td> <td>1st </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-USA_Sale-70">[65]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>July 29, 2001 </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Celebrity_(album)" title="Celebrity (album)">Celebrity</a> </td> <td colspan="2">1,880,000 </td> <td>1st </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-USA_Sale-70">[65]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>May 28, 2000 </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/The_Marshall_Mathers_LP" title="The Marshall Mathers LP">The Marshall Mathers LP</a> </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a> </td> <td colspan="2">1,760,000 </td> <td>1st </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-USA_Sale-70">[65]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 9, 2023 </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/1989_(Taylor%27s_Version)" title="1989 (Taylor's Version)">1989 (Taylor's Version)</a> </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFFF99">1,653,000† </td> <td>1,359,000 </td> <td>1st </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-72">[67]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 26, 2000 </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Black_%26_Blue_(Backstreet_Boys_album)" title="Black & Blue (Backstreet Boys album)">Black & Blue</a> </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Backstreet_Boys" title="Backstreet Boys">Backstreet Boys</a> </td> <td colspan="2">1,591,000 </td> <td>1st </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-USA_Sale-70">[65]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>October 27, 2022 </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Midnights" title="Midnights">Midnights</a> </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFFF99">1,578,000† </td> <td>1,140,000 </td> <td>1st </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-73">[68]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 2, 2002 </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/The_Eminem_Show" title="The Eminem Show">The Eminem Show</a> </td> <td style="text-align: left;">Eminem </td> <td colspan="2">1,322,000 </td> <td>2nd<a href="#cite_note-74">[f]</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-USA_Sale-70">[65]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>May 21, 2000 </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Oops!..._I_Did_It_Again_(album)" title="Oops!... I Did It Again (album)">Oops!... I Did It Again</a> </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Britney_Spears" title="Britney Spears">Britney Spears</a> </td> <td colspan="2">1,319,000 </td> <td>1st </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-USA_Sale-70">[65]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 2, 2014 </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/1989_(Taylor_Swift_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="1989 (Taylor Swift album)">1989</a> </td> <td style="text-align: left;">Taylor Swift </td> <td colspan="2">1,287,000 </td> <td>1st </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-USA_Sale-70">[65]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 24, 2000 </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/1_(The_Beatles_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="1 (The Beatles album)">1</a> </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a> </td> <td colspan="2">1,259,000 </td> <td>6th </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-75">[69]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 16, 2017 </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Reputation_(Taylor_Swift_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Reputation (Taylor Swift album)">Reputation</a> </td> <td style="text-align: left;">Taylor Swift </td> <td style="background-color:#FFFF99">1,238,000† </td> <td>1,216,000 </td> <td>1st </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-76">[70]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>October 28, 2012 </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Red_(Taylor_Swift_album)" title="Red (Taylor Swift album)">Red</a> </td> <td style="text-align: left;">Taylor Swift </td> <td colspan="2">1,208,000 </td> <td>1st </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-USA_Sale-70">[65]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 24, 2015 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align: left;">25 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align: left;">Adele </td> <td style="background-color:#FFFF99">1,190,000† </td> <td>1,160,000 </td> <td>5th </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-Caulfield-77">[71]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 3, 2015 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFFF99">1,160,000† </td> <td>1,110,000 </td> <td>2nd </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-Caulfield-77">[71]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>March 6, 2005 </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/The_Massacre" title="The Massacre">The Massacre</a> </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/50_Cent" title="50 Cent">50 Cent</a> </td> <td colspan="2">1,141,000 </td> <td>1st<a href="#cite_note-78">[g]</a> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-USA_Sale-70">[65]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>May 23, 1999 </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Millennium_(Backstreet_Boys_album)" title="Millennium (Backstreet Boys album)">Millennium</a> </td> <td style="text-align: left;">Backstreet Boys </td> <td colspan="2">1,134,000 </td> <td>1st </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-USA_Sale-70">[65]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>May 29, 2011 </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Born_This_Way_(album)" title="Born This Way (album)">Born This Way</a> </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Lady_Gaga" title="Lady Gaga">Lady Gaga</a> </td> <td colspan="2">1,108,000 </td> <td>1st </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-USA_Sale-70">[65]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>March 28, 2004 </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Confessions_(Usher_album)" title="Confessions (Usher album)">Confessions</a> </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Usher_(singer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Usher (singer)">Usher</a> </td> <td colspan="2">1,096,000 </td> <td>1st </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-USA_Sale-70">[65]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 22, 1998 </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Double_Live_(Garth_Brooks_album)" title="Double Live (Garth Brooks album)">Double Live</a> </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Garth_Brooks" title="Garth Brooks">Garth Brooks</a> </td> <td colspan="2">1,095,000 </td> <td>1st </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-USA_Sale-70">[65]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 28, 1992 </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/The_Bodyguard:_Original_Soundtrack_Album" class="mw-redirect" title="The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album">The Bodyguard</a> </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Soundtrack" title="Soundtrack">Soundtrack</a>/<a href="/wiki/Whitney_Houston" title="Whitney Houston">Whitney Houston</a> </td> <td colspan="2">1,061,000 </td> <td>6th </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-79">[72]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>October 22, 2000 </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Chocolate_Starfish_and_the_Hot_Dog_Flavored_Water" title="Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water">Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water</a> </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Limp_Bizkit" title="Limp Bizkit">Limp Bizkit</a> </td> <td colspan="2">1,055,000 </td> <td>1st </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-USA_Sale-70">[65]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>October 31, 2010 </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Speak_Now" title="Speak Now">Speak Now</a> </td> <td style="text-align: left;">Taylor Swift </td> <td colspan="2">1,047,000 </td> <td>1st </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-USA_Sale-70">[65]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>May 22, 2016 </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Views_(album)" title="Views (album)">Views</a> </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Drake_(musician)" title="Drake (musician)">Drake</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFFF99">1,040,000† </td> <td>852,000 </td> <td>1st </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-80">[73]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>February 17, 2004 </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Feels_Like_Home_(Norah_Jones_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Feels Like Home (Norah Jones album)">Feels Like Home</a> </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Norah_Jones" title="Norah Jones">Norah Jones</a> </td> <td colspan="2">1,022,000 </td> <td>1st </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-USA_Sale-70">[65]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 21, 2008 </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Tha_Carter_III" title="Tha Carter III">Tha Carter III</a> </td> <td style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Lil_Wayne" title="Lil Wayne">Lil Wayne</a> </td> <td colspan="2">1,006,000 </td> <td>1st </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-81">[74]</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_best-selling_albums_in_the_United_States_of_the_Nielsen_SoundScan_era&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: See also">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239009302">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portalborder{border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);padding:0.1em;background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output .portalbox-entry{display:table-row;font-size:85%;line-height:110%;height:1.9em;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output 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Nielsen SoundScan does not count albums sold through clubs like the BMG Music Service, which were significantly popular in the 1990s.<a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a> As of October 2014, No Strings Attached sold 11.16 million copies per SoundScan.<a href="#cite_note-11">[10]</a> An additional 1.52 million copies sold through the <a href="/wiki/Bertelsmann_Music_Group" title="Bertelsmann Music Group">BMG</a> Music Club are not included in SoundScan's total.<a href="#cite_note-12">[11]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a> As of May 2020, ...Baby One More Time has sold 10,700,000 copies in the US according to <a href="/wiki/Nielsen_SoundScan" class="mw-redirect" title="Nielsen SoundScan">Nielsen SoundScan</a>,<a href="#cite_note-billboard2020-16">[14]</a> with an additional 1,600,000 copies sold through BMG Music Clubs.<a href="#cite_note-BMG-17">[15]</a> Nielsen SoundScan does not count albums sold through clubs like the BMG Music Service, which were significantly popular in the 1990s.<a href="#cite_note-Ask_Billboard-18">[16]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a> Not including an additional 3 million copies sold through CD clubs. Nielsen SoundScan does not count albums sold through CD clubs, which were significantly popular in the 1990s.<a href="#cite_note-22">[19]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-26"><a href="#cite_ref-26">^</a> Not including an additional 1.72 million copies sold through BMG Music Clubs. 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