List of best-selling albums of the 2000s (century)
This is a list of the best-selling albums of the 2000s, based on IFPI certification and Nielsen SoundScan sales tracking. The criteria are that the album must have been published (including self-publishing by the artist), and the album must have shipped at least 10 million units starting from January 1, 2000.
Units sold include physical copies and digital downloads.
Legend
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Studio albums | |
Greatest hits and compilations | |
Soundtracks |
30 million copies or more
Year | Album | Artist/s | Nationality | Worldwide sales (in millions) |
Ref(s) |
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2011 | 21 | Adele | United Kingdom | 35.0 | [1] |
2000 | The Marshall Mathers LP | Eminem | United States | 32.0 | [2] |
2000 | 1 | The Beatles | United Kingdom | 31.0 | [3] |
2002 | The Eminem Show | Eminem | United States | 30.0 | [2] |
20–29 million copies
Year | Album | Artist/s | Nationality | Worldwide sales (in millions) |
Ref(s) |
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2000 | Hybrid Theory | Linkin Park | United States | 27.0 | [4] |
2000 | Oops!... I Did It Again | Britney Spears | United States | 25.0 | |
2002 | Come Away with Me | Norah Jones | United States | 25.0 | [5] |
2000 | Black & Blue | Backstreet Boys | United States | 24.0 | |
2002 | Let Go | Avril Lavigne | Canada | 23.0 | [6] |
2004 | Encore | Eminem | United States | 21.0 | [2] |
2000 | Music | Madonna | United States | 20.0 | [7] |
2000 | No Strings Attached | NSYNC | United States | 20.0 | |
2006 | Back to Black | Amy Winehouse | United Kingdom | 20.0 | [8] |
2015 | 25 | Adele | United Kingdom | 20.0 | [9] |
2004 | Meteora | Linkin Park | United States | 20.0 | [10] |
2001 | Missundaztood | Pink | United States | 20.0 | [11] |
2004 | Confessions | Usher | United States | 20.0 | [12] |
10–19 million copies
Year | Album | Artist/s | Nationality | Worldwide sales (in millions) |
Ref(s) | |
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2002 | A Rush of Blood to the Head | Coldplay | United Kingdom | 18.0 | [13] | |
2004 | Under My Skin | Avril Lavigne | Canada | 18.0 | [14] | |
2000 | Christina Aguilera | Christina Aguilera | United States | 17.0 | [15] | |
2003 | Fallen | Evanescence | United States | 17.0 | [15] | |
2007 | The Best Damn Thing | Avril Lavigne | Canada | 16.0 | [14] | |
2001 | Laundry Service | Shakira | Colombia | 16.0 | [16] | |
2005 | Confessions on a Dance Floor | Madonna | United States | 15.0 | [17] | |
2000 | J.Lo | Jennifer Lopez | United States | 15.0 | [18] | |
2005 | The Emancipation of Mimi | Mariah Carey | United States | 15.0 | [14] | |
2004 | American Idiot | Green Day | United States | 15.0 | [19] | |
2004 | Breakaway | Kelly Clarkson | United States | 15.0 | [20] | |
2008 | The Fame | Lady Gaga | United States | 15.0 | [21] | |
2001 | Britney | Britney Spears | United States | 15.0 | [22] | |
2010 | Recovery | Eminem | United States | 15.0 | ||
2002 | Stripped | Christina Aguilera | United States | 15.0 | [9] | |
2005 | X&Y | Coldplay | United Kingdom | 15.0 | [23] | |
2001 | Invincible | Michael Jackson | United States | 13.0 | [24] | |
2003 | Number Ones | Michael Jackson | United States | 13.0 | ||
2003 | Life for Rent | Dido | United Kingdom | 13.0 | [25] | |
2001 | Escape | Enrique Iglesias | Spain | 12.0 | ||
2003 | Dangerously in Love | Beyoncé | United States | 12.0 | [26] | |
2001 | Aaliyah | Aaliyah | Canada | 12.0 | [27] | |
2003 | Get Rich or Die Tryin' | [[]] | United States | 12.0 | [28] | |
2003 | In the Zone | Britney Spears | United States | 10.0 | [29] | |
2013 | Frozen | Various Artists | — | 10.0 | [30] | |
2009 | I Dreamed a Dream | Susan Boyle | United Kingdom | 10.0 | [31] | |
2009 | Relapse | Eminem | United States | 10.0 | [2] | |
2000 | Enrique | Enrique Iglesias | Spain | 10.0 | ||
2002 | By The Way | Red Hot Chili Peppers | United States | 10.0 | ||
2002 | Justified | Justin Timberlake | United States | 10.0 | ||
2006 | FutureSex/LoveSounds | Justin Timberlake | United States | 10.0 | ||
2008 | Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends | Coldplay | United Kingdom | 10.0 | [32] | |
2008 | Fearless | Taylor Swift | United States | 10.0 | ||
Best-selling album by year
The charts of the best-selling albums by year in the world are compiled by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry annually since 2001. These charts are published in their two annual reports, the Digital Music Report and the Recording Industry in Numbers.
Year | Album | Artist/s | Nationality | Sales (in millions) | Source |
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2001 | Hybrid Theory | Linkin Park | United States | 8.5 | [33] |
2002 | The Eminem Show | Eminem | United States | 13.9 | [34] |
2003 | Come Away with Me | Norah Jones | United States | 18.0 | [35] |
2004 | Confessions | Usher | United States | 12.0 | [36] |
2005 | X&Y | Coldplay | United Kingdom | 8.3 | [37] |
2006 | High School Musical | Various Artists | — | 7.0 | [38] |
2007 | High School Musical 2 | Various Artists | — | 6.0 | [39] |
2008 | Viva la Vida | Coldplay | United Kingdom | 6.8 | [40] |
2009 | I Dreamed a Dream | Susan Boyle | United Kingdom | 8.3 | [41] |
2010 | Recovery | Eminem | United States | 5.7 | [42] |
2011 | 21 | Adele | United Kingdom | 18.1 | [34] |
2012 | 8.3 | [43] | |||
2013 | Midnight Memories | One Direction | UK / Ireland | 4.0 | [44] |
2014 | Frozen | Various Artists | — | 10.0 | [45] |
2015 | 25 | Adele | United Kingdom | 17.4 | |
See also
- List of best-selling albums
- List of best-selling albums in the United States
- List of best-selling albums by country
- List of best-selling music artists
- List of best-selling singles
- Best-selling albums in the United States since Nielsen SoundScan tracking began
- List of best-selling albums by year in the United States
- List of best-selling Latin albums in the United States
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