Best-selling albums in Nielsen Music history - The Fame at #202

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List of the best-selling albums in the United States since Nielsen Music began tracking over-the-counter sales in 1991, ranked according to their last Nielsen Music-reported sales:

Albums selling over 12,000,000 units since 1991 = 6
Albums selling over 11,000,000 units since 1991 = 12
Albums selling over 10,000,000 units since 1991 = 22
Albums selling over 7,000,000 units since 1991 = 67
Albums selling over 6,000,000 units since 1991 = 103
Albums selling over 5,000,000 units since 1991 = 159
Albums selling over 4,500,000 units since 1991 = 207

Rank / Title (Year of Release) / Artist / Label / Last reported sales (as of week ending)
1. Metallica (1991) - Metallica - WMG - 16.04M (10/5/14)
2. Come One Over (1997) - Shania Twain - UMG - 15.59M (4/5/15)
3. Jagged Little Pill (1995) - Alanis Morissette - WMG - 14.95M (10/5/14)
4. 1 (2000) - The Beatles - UMG - 12.50M (2/8/15)
5. Millennium (1999) - Backstreet Boys - SME - 12.25M (10/5/14)
6. The Bodyguard OST (1992) - Whitney Houston / Others - SME - 12.14M (10/5/14)
7. Supernatural (1999) - Santana - SME - 11.85M (10/5/14)
8. Human Clay (1999) - Creed - IND - 11.69M (10/5/14)
9. Legend (1984) - Bob Marley & the Wailers - UMG - 11.66M (10/5/14)
10. No Strings Attached (2000) - N Sync - SME - 11.16M (10/5/14)

11. 21 (2011) - Adele - SME - 11.1M (1/11/15)
12. Come Away With Me (2002) - Norah Jones - UMG - 11.02M (10/5/14) [DEBUT]
13. The Marshall Mathers LP (2000) - Eminem - UMG - 10.834M (3/16/14)
14. Falling Into You (1996) - Celine Dion - SME - 10.821M (7/28/13)
15. …Baby One More Time (1999) - Britney Spears - SME - 10.592M (7/28/13) [DEBUT]
16. Cracked Rear View (1994) - Hootie & the Blowfish - WMG - 10.291M (7/28/13) [DEBUT]
17. The Eminem Show (2002) - Eminem - UMG -10.270M (11/10/13)
18. Hybrid Theory (2000) - Linkin Park - WMG - 10.222M (6/22/14) [DEBUT]
19. Titanic OST (1997) - Various Artists - SME - 10.179M (7/28/13)
20. Backstreet Boys (1997) - Backstreet Boys - SME -10.133M (7/28/13) [DEBUT]

#21-#50

21. Confessions (2004) - Usher - SME - 10.114M (8/11/13)
22. Ten (1991) - Pearl Jam - SME - 10.027M (7/28/13) [DEBUT]
23. Let’s Talk About Love (1997) - Celine Dion - SME - 9.610M (7/28/13)
24. Ropin’ The Wind (1991) - Garth Brooks - UMG - 9.570M (7/28/13)
25. Dark Side Of The Moon (1973) - Pink Floyd - UMG - 9.544M (7/28/13)
26. Devil Without A Cause (1998) - Kid Rock - WMG - 9.283M (7/28/13)
27. Greatest Hits (1994) - Bob Seger - UMG - 9.283M (7/28/13)
28. Oops! I Did It Again (2000) - Britney Spears - SME - 9.212M (7/28/13)
29. Nevermind (1991) - Nirvana - UMG - 9.074M (7/28/13)
30. No Fences (1990) - Garth Brooks - UMG - 9.010M (7/28/13)

31. N Sync (1998) - N Sync - SME - 8.843M (7/28/13) [DEBUT]
32. Wide Open Spaces (1998) - Dixie Chicks - SME - 8.841M (10/27/13)
33. Hell Freezes Over (1994) - Eagles - UMG - 8.795M (7/28/13)
34. II (1994) - Boyz II Men - UMG - 8.592 (7/28/13)
35. Country Grammar (2000) - Nelly - UMG - 8.561M (6/23/14) [DEBUT]
36. Fly (1999) - Dixie Chicks - SME - 8.396M (10/27/13)
37. Greatest Hits (1988) - Journey - SME - 8.378M (7/28/13)
38. Christina Aguilera (1999) - Christina Aguilera - SME - 8.279M (11/1/14) [DEBUT]
39. Tragic Kingdom (1995) - No Doubt - UMG - 8.221M (7/28/13)
40. Yourself or Someone Like You (1996) - Matchbox Twenty -WMG- 8.219M (7/28/13) [DEBUT]

41. Get Rich or Die Tryin (2003) - 50 Cent - UMG - 8.273M (6/23/14) [DEBUT]
42. Dookie (1994) - Green Day - WMG - 8.147M (7/28/13)
43. Greatest Hits (1993) - Tom Petty - UMG - 8.127M (7/28/13)
44. Breathless (1992) - Kenny G - SME - 8.064M (7/28/13)
45. All The Way… A Decade of Song (1999) - Celine Dion - SME - 8.007M (7/28/13)
46. O Brother, Where Art Thou? OST (2000) - Various Artists - UMG - 7.9M (1/25/15)
47. Lion King OST (1994) - Elton John & Hans Zimmer - IND - 7.873M (4/27/14)
48. The Hits (1994) - Garth Brooks - UMG - 7.822M (7/28/13)
49. The Woman in Me (1995) - Shania Twain - UMG - 7.743M (7/28/13)
50. Fallen (2003) - Evanescence - IND - 7.743M (7/28/13) [DEBUT]

#51-#100

51. All The Right Reasons (2005) - Nickelback - WMG - 7.836M (6/22/14)
52. 2001 (1999) - Dr. Dre - UMG - 7.699M (7/28/13)
53. Daydream (1995) - Mariah Carey - SME - 7.657M (10/13/13)
54. Unplugged (1992) - Eric Clapton - WMG - 7.642M (7/28/13)
55. Significant Other (1999) - Limp Bizkit - UMG - 7.578M (7/28/13)
56. Some Gave All (1992) - Billy Ray Cyrus - UMG - 7.505M (7/28/13) [DEBUT]
57. CrazySexyCool (1994) - TLC - SME - 7.470M (7/28/13)
58. Pieces Of You (1995) - Jewel - WMG - 7.461M (7/28/13) [DEBUT]
59. Spice (1996) - Spice Girls - UMG - 7.451M (7/28/13) [DEBUT]
60. Some Hearts (2005) - Carrie Underwood - SME - 7.392M (6/22/14) [DEBUT]

61. Miracles: The Holiday Album (1994) - Kenny G - SME - 7.310M (11/23/14)
62. Music Box (1993) - Mariah Carey - SME - 7.275M (7/28/13)
63. Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998) - Lauryn Hill - SME - 7.202M (7/28/13) [DEBUT]
64. Greatest Hits (1976) - James Taylor - WMG - 7.136M (7/28/13)
65. Greatest Hits (1992) - Queen - WMG - 7.107M (7/28/13)
66. Janet (1993) - Janet Jackson - UMG - 7.041M (7/28/13)
67. Ricky Martin (1999) - Ricky Martin - SME - 7.015M (7/28/13)
68. CooleyHighHarmony (1991) - Boyz II Men - UMG - 6.972M (7/28/13) [DEBUT]
69. A Day Without Rain (2000) - Enya - WMG - 6.958M (7/28/13)
70. Fearless (2008) - Taylor Swift - UMG - 6.909M (3/8/15)

71. Let Go (2002) - Avril Lavigne - SME - 6.841M (7/5/13) [DEBUT]
72. Hotshot (2000) - Shaggy - UMG - 6.824M (7/28/13)
73. Chocolate Starfish & the HDFW (2000) - Limp Bizkit - UMG - 6.762M (7/28/13)
74. Time, Love & Tenderness (1991) - Michael Bolton - SME - 6.731M (7/28/13)
75. Songs You Know By Heart Greatest (1985) - Jimmy Buffett - UMG - 6.609M (7/28/13)
76. Breathe (1999) - Faith Hill - WMG - 6.540M (7/28/13)
77. Nellyville (2002) - Nelly - UMG - 6.505M (7/28/13)
78. The Sign (1993) - Ace of Base - SME - 6.503M (7/28/13) [DEBUT]
79. Weathered (2001) - Creed - IND - 6.458M (7/28/13)
80. My Own Prison (1997) - Creed - IND - 6.445M (7/28/13) [DEBUT]

81. Sublime (1996) - Sublime - UMG - 6.392M (7/28/13)
82. Chronicle Vol. 1 (1975) - Creedence Clearwater Revival - IND - 6.384M (7/28/13)
83. The Writing’s On The Wall (1999) - Destiny’s Child - SME - 6.343M (7/28/13)
84. Songs in A Minor (2001) - Alicia Keys - SME - 6.348M (6/23/14) [DEBUT]
85. Breakaway (2004) - Kelly Clarkson - SME - 6.307M (6/22/14)
86. Greatest Hits (2000) - Tim McGraw - IND - 6.275M (7/28/13)
87. Thriller (1982) - Michael Jackson - SME - 6.273M (7/28/13)
88. Smash (1994) - Offspring - IND - 6.250M (7/28/13)
89. Unforgettable with Love (1991) - Natalie Cole - WMG - 6.195M (7/28/13)
90. American Idiot (2004) - Green Day - WMG - 6.144M (7/28/13)

91. The Score (1996) - Fugees - SME - 6.100M (7/28/13)
92. Meteora (2003) - Linkin Park - WMG - 6.1M (6/22/14)
93. August & Everything After (1993) - Counting Crows - UMG - 6.096M (7/28/13) [DEBUT]
94. Not A Moment Too Soon (1994) - Tim McGraw - IND - 6.079M (7/28/13)
95. Home (2002) - Dixie Chicks - SME - 6.054M (7/28/13)
96. Sixteen Stone (1994) - Bush - UMG - 6.043M (7/28/13) [DEBUT]
97. Big Willie Style (1997) - Will Smith - SME - 6.041M (7/28/13) [DEBUT]
98. Closer (2003) - Josh Groban - WMG - 6.033M (6/22/14)
99. Grease OST (1978) - Various Artists - UMG - 6.027M (7/28/13)
100. The Emancipation of Mimi (2005) - Mariah Carey - UMG - 6.027M (3/30/14)

#101-#150

101. Blue (1996) - Leann Rimes - IND - 6.024M (7/28/13) [DEBUT]
102. Double Live (1998) - Garth Brooks - UMG - 6.017M (7/28/13)
103. Vs. (1993) - Pearl Jam - SME - 6.012M (7/28/13)
104. Throwing Copper (1994) - Live - UMG - 5.873M (7/28/13)
105. The Immaculate Collection (1990) - Madonna - WMG - 5.861M (7/28/13)
106. Surfacing (1997) - Sarah McLachlan - SME - 5.831M (7/28/13)
107. Greatest Hits (1995) - Alan Jackson - SME - 5.809M (7/28/13)
108. Dangerous (1991) - Michael Jackson - SME - 5.786M (7/28/13)
109. Licensed To Ill (1986) - Beastie Boys - 5.771M (7/28/13) [DEBUT]
110. Sevens (1997) - Garth Brooks - UMG - 5.725M (7/28/13)

111. Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (2003) - OutKast - SME - 5.717M (7/28/13)
112. Noel (2007) - Josh Groban - WMG - 5.710M (11/23/14)
113. Californication (1999) - Red Hot Chili Peppers - WMG - 5.701M (7/28/13)
114. Crash (1996) - Dave Matthews Band - SME - 5.694M (7/28/13)
115. Break The Cycle (2001) - Staind - WMG - 5.665M (7/28/13)
116. Silver Side Up (2001) - Nickelback - WMG - 5.658M (7/28/13)
117. The Better Life (2000) - 3 Doors Down - UMG - 5.653M (6/23/14) [DEBUT]
118. Use Your Illusion II (1991) - Guns N’ Roses - UMG - 5.638M (7/28/13)
119. Greatest Hits (1976) - Eagles - WMG - 5.607M
120. Missundaztood (2001) - P!nk - SME - 5.628M (6/23/14)

121. Achtung Baby (1991) - U2 - UMG - 5.601M (7/28/13)
122. Greatest Hits (1978) - Steve Band Miller - UMG - 5.558M (7/28/13)
123. And Justice For All (1988) - Metallica - WMG - 5.554M (7/28/13)
124. Use Your Illusion I (1991) - Guns N’ Roses - UMG - 5.553M
125. City of Angels OST (1998) - Various Artists - WMG - 5.521M
126. Greatest Hits (1980) - Aerosmith - SME - 5.500M (7/28/13)
127. Taylor Swift (2006) - Taylor Swift - UMG - 5.492M (3/8/15) [DEBUT]
128. Doggystyle (1993) - Snoop Dogg - UMG - 5.483M (7/28/13) [DEBUT]
129. Greatest Hits (2004) - Guns N’ Roses - UMG - 5.475M (7/28/13)
130. Luck of the Draw (1991) - Bonnie Raitt - UMG - 5.471M (7/28/13)

131. Black & Blue (2000) - Backstreet Boys - SME - 5.441M (7/28/13)
132. Gold Greatest Hits (1993) - ABBA - UMG - 5.439M (7/28/13)
133. Up! (2002) - Shania Twain - UMG - 5.414M (7/28/13)
134. The Slim Shady LP (1999) - Eminem - UMG - 5.433M (11/10/13) [DEBUT]
135. Secrets (1996) - Toni Braxton - SME - 5.393M (7/28/13)
136. Vol. 2… Hard Knock Life (1998) - Jay Z - UMG - 5.382M (7/28/13)
137. Merry Christmas (1994) - Mariah Carey - SME - 5.370M (11/23/14)
138. Encore (2004) - Eminem - UMG - 5.343M (11/10/13)
139. The Massacre (2005) - 50 Cent - UMG - 5.313M (7/28/13)
140. Cocky (2001) - Kid Rock - WMG - 5.311M (7/28/13)

141. These Are Special Times (1998) - Celine Dion - SME - 5.310M (11/23/14)
142. Savage Garden (1997) - Savage Garden - SME - 5.299M (7/28/13) [DEBUT]
143. Appetite for Destruction (1987) - Guns N’ Roses - UMG - 5.263M (7/28/13) [DEBUT]
144. No Way Out (1997) - P. Diddy - UMG - 5.262M (7/28/13) [DEBUT]
145. Feels Like Today (2004) - Rascal Flatts - IND - 5.274M (7/6/14)
146. Toni Braxton (1993) - Toni Braxton - SME - 5.168M (7/28/13) [DEBUT]
147. Josh Groban (2001) - Josh Groban - WMG - 5.165M (7/28/13) [DEBUT]
148. Life After Death (1997) - Notorious B.I.G. - UMG - 5.161M (7/28/13)
149. Waiting To Exhale OST (1995) - Whitney Houston / Others - SME - 5.151M (7/28/13)
150. Songs About Jane (2002) - Maroon 5 - UMG - 5.149M (6/25/14) [DEBUT]

#151-#220

151. E. 1999 Eternal (1995) - Bone Thugs-n-Harmony - SME - 5.130M (7/28/13)
152. Chase (1992) - Garth Brooks - UMG - 5.127M (7/28/13)
153. Vault: Greatest Hits (1995) - Def Leppard - UMG - 5.111M (7/28/13)
154. Load (1996) - Metallica - WMG - 5.102M (7/28/13)
155. Best of Van Morrison (1990) - Van Morrison - UMG - 5.092M (7/28/13)
156. Number Ones (2003) - Michael Jackson - SME - 5.054M (5/18/14)
157. Core (1992) - Stone Temple Pilots - WMG - 5.016M (7/28/13) [DEBUT]
158. Americana (1998) - Offspring - SME - 5.015M (7/28/13)
159. Greatest Hits (1998) - Tupac - UMG - 5.013M (7/28/13)
160. Cross Road (1994) - Bon Jovi - UMG - 4.989M (7/28/13)

161. And Then There Was X (1999) - DMX - UMG - 4.983M (7/28/13)
162. Phantom Of The Opera OST (1987) - Original Cast - UMG - 4.967M (7/28/13)
163. Me and My Gang (2006) - Rascal Flatts - IND - 4.954M (4/20/14)
164. Daughtry (2006) - Daughtry - SME - 4.945M (4/23/14) [DEBUT]
165. Abbey Road (1969) - The Beatles - UMG - 4.941M (7/28/13)
166. A Rush of Blood to the Head (2003) - Coldplay - WMG - 4.925M (6/22/14)
167. Dangerously In Love (2003) - Beyonce - SME - 4.924M (6/22/14) [DEBUT]
168. 8 Mile OST (2002) - Various Artists - UMG - 4.922M (7/2/14)
169. Celebrity (2001) - N Sync - SME - 4.918M (7/28/13) 
170. Mellon Collie & the Infinite (1995) - Smashing Pumpkins - UMG - 4.903M (7/28/13)

171. 400 Degreez (1998) - Juvenile - UMG - 4.901M (7/28/13)
172. Siamese Dream (1993) - Smashing Pumpkins - UMG - 4.885M (7/28/13)
173. Mariah Carey (1990) - Mariah Carey - SME - 4.882M (7/28/13) [DEBUT]
174. High School Musical OST (2006) - HSM Cast - IND - 4.878M (12/29/13)
175. ELV1S: 30 #1 Hits (2002) - Elvis Presley - SME - 4.868M (7/28/13)
176. MTV Unplugged In New York (1994) - Nirvana - UMG - 4.861M (7/28/13)

177. 1989 (2014) - Taylor Swift - UMG - 4.829M (5/24/15)
178. Bat Out of Hell II (1993) - Meat Loaf - UMG - 4.811M (7/28/13)
179. Under The Table & Dreaming (1994) - Dave Matthews Band - SME - 4.801M (7/28/13)
180. Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991) - Red Hot Chili Peppers - WMG - 4.796M (7/28/13)
181. NOW 5 (2000) - Various Artists - SME - 4.789M (7/28/13)

182. MCMXC a.D. (1990) - Enigma - UMG - 4.788M (7/28/13) [DEBUT]
183. Master of Puppets (1986) - Metallica - WMG - 4.786M (7/28/13)
184. Pure Country OST (1992) - George Strait - UMG - 4.772M (7/28/13)
185. Vitalogy (1994) - Pearl Jam - SME - 4.771M (7/28/13)
186. Space Jam OST (1996) - Various Artists - WMG - 4.766M (7/28/13)
187. It’s Dark & Hell Is Hot (1998) - DMX - UMG - 4.755M (7/28/13) [DEBUT]
188. FanMail (1999) - TLC - SME - 4.751M (7/28/13)
189. Shepherd Moons (1991) - Enya - WMG - 4.714M (7/28/13)
190. 8701 (2001) - Usher - SME - 4.710M (7/28/13)
191. Greatest Hits (2000) - Lenny Kravitz - UMG - 4.709M (7/28/13)

192. Everywhere (1997) - Tim McGraw - IND - 4.698M (7/28/13)
193. The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003) - Alicia Keys - SME - 4.682M (7/28/13)
194. Greatest Hits (1988) - Fleetwood Mac - WMG - 4.677M (7/28/13)
195. You Light Up My Life (1997) - Leann Rimes - IND - 4.659M (7/28/13)
196. Feels Like Home (2004) - Norah Jones - UMG - 4.649M (7/28/13)
197. Get A Grip (1993) - Aerosmith - UMG - 4.638M (7/28/13)
198. Recovery (2010) - Eminem - UMG - 4.622M (10/26/14)
199. Never Say Never (1998) - Brandy - WMG - 4.606M (7/28/13)
200. The Chronic (1992) - Dr. Dre - UMG - 4.601 (4/27/14) [DEBUT]
201. Here For The Party (2004) - Gretchen Wilson - SME - 4.600M (7/28/13) [DEBUT]

202. The Fame (2008) - Lady Gaga - UMG - 4.6M (3/29/15) [DEBUT]
203. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) - The Beatles - WMG - 4.569M (3/30/14)
204. Tuesday Night Music Club (1993) - Sheryl Crow - UMG - 4.568M (4/27/14) [DEBUT]
205. The Colour Of My Love (1993) - Celine Dion - SME - 4.558M (10/13/13)
206. FutureSex/LoveSounds (2006) - Justin Timberlake - SME - 4.546M (3/30/14)
207. Timepieces: The Best Of (1982) - Eric Clapton - IND - 4.521M (9/11/11)
208. Room for Squares (2001) - John Mayer - SME - 4.484M (6/23/14) [DEBUT]
209. Speak Now (2010) - Taylor Swift - UMG - 4.480M (3/8/15)
210. Out of Time (1991) - R.E.M. - WMG - 4.457M (8/31/07)

211. Greatest Hits (1995) - Bruce Springsteen - SME - 4.444M (6/1/13)
212. Shock’n Y’all (2003) - Toby Keith - UMG - 4.420M (5/24/09)
213. Forrest Gump OST (1994) - Various Artists - SME - 4.420M (9/11/06)
214. Ride The Lightning (1984) - Metallica - IND - 4.411M (8/28/11)
215. All That You Can’t Leave Behind (2000) - U2 - UMG - 4.4M (3/7/14)
216. Britney (2001) - Britney Spears - SME - 4.4M (5/27/12)
217. Stripped (2002) - Christina Aguilera - SME - 4.383M (11/1/14)
218. Greatest Hits (1997) - Kix Brooks & Ronnie Dunn - SME - 4.320M (10/24/11)
219. Survivor (2001) - Destiny’s Child - SME - 4.3M (10/10/09)
220. Monkey Business (2005) - The Black Eyed Peas - UMG - 4.272M (3/6/11)

 

Bubbling Under:
The Sickness (2000) - Disturbed - WMG - 4.247M (8/14/11) [DEBUT]
Greatest Hits (1967) - Patsy Cline - UMG - 4.230M (6/6/10)
Romanza (1997) - Andrea Bocelli - UMG - 4.187M (5/11/08)
Red (2012) - Taylor Swift - UMG - 4.160M (3/8/15)
Sleepless in Seatle OST (1993) - Various Artists - SME - 4.15M (2/3/02)
No Angel (1999) - Dido - SME - 4.134M (1/9/05) [DEBUT]
Coyote Ugly OST (2000) - Various Artists - IND - 4.116M (6/5/11)
Toxicity (2001) - System of a Down - UMG - 4.116M (9/1/10)
Greatest Hits (2000) - Kenny Chesney - SME - 4.113M (6/5/11)
When The Sun Goes Down (2004) - Kenny Chesney - SME - 4.111M (5/24/09)
Armageddon OST (1998) - Various Artists - SME - 4.11M (2/3/02)
Greatest Hits (2004) - Shania Twain - UMG - 4.102M (8/28/11)
Unleashed (2002) - Toby Keith - UMG - 4.075M (7/18/04)
The Very Best of Sheryl Crow (2003) - Sheryl Crow - UMG - 4.062M (5/11/08)
Reload (1997) - Metallica - WMG - 4.036M (12/20/09)
Stankonia (2000) - Outkast - SME - 4.025M (9/18/05)

Frozen OST (2013) - Various Artists - UMG - 4.002M (3/29/15)
Love. Angel. Music. Baby. (2004) - Gwen Stefani - UMG - 4M (5/17/09) [DEBUT]

 

Bubbling Under the 4M reported sales threshold:
Metamorphosis (2003) - Hilary Duff - IND - 3.996M (4/21/13)
Need You Now (2010) - Lady Antebellum - UMG - 3.959M (12/30/12) 
J.Lo (2001) - Jennifer Lopez - SME - 3.8M (6/9/13)
It’s Time (2005) - Michael Buble - WMG - 3.790M (6/22/14)

Overview:
UMG albums selling over 4,500,000 units since 1991 = 95
SME albums selling over 4,500,000 units since 1991 = 82
WMG albums selling over 4,500,000 units since 1991 = 41
Independent albums selling over 4,500,000 units since 1991 = 19
Debut albums among the Top 220 best-selling albums since 1991 = 47
Official soundtracks among the Top 220 best-selling albums since 1991 = 13

Quick Guide:
UMG = Universal Music Group (Interscope, Capitol, Republic, Island, Universal, Def Jam, Mercury, Virgin, Motown, other acquired EMI labels, Big Machine Records*)
SME = Sony Music Entertainment (Columbia, RCA, Epic, Legacy, Arista, BNA)
WMG = Warner Music Group (Atlantic, Elektra, Warner Bros. Records, Parlophone, Reprise, Roadrunner, Sire, Asylum)
IND = Independent labels currently not owned / exclusively distributed by any of the big three music groups
 
*Independent label whose albums are currently distributed by UMG and whose record sales are included in UMG’s annual year-end reports

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Adele is just wow!

[Fiona Apple 13,006]

​Can't wait till #LG5 OUTSELLS her entire discovery 

​Too far 

[HEARTHUNTER 7,611]

​Can't wait till #LG5 OUTSELLS her entire discovery 

Gaga can take all my money whenever she wants <3

[GagaMyBlood95 9,808]

Where are other pop girls now

[RBNLM 1,640]

​Can't wait till #LG5 OUTSELLS her entire discovery 

​Ha 30 M+ selling album is coming

[Henry 2,374]

​Ha 30 M+ selling album is coming

​Ha 21 era is coming 

[SISTERV 3,887]

Where the **** is Madonna???? I know Ray of Light. Erotica. Something to Remember, Music, and Confessions on a Dancefloor are not getting snubbed (maybe American Life, Hard Candy, and MDNA, and especially Rebel Heart) but seriously where the eff is Ray of Light? Didn't that thing like revive her entire existence? 

[HEARTHUNTER 7,611]

There's the immaculate collection somewhere in the list check it

Where the **** is Madonna???? I know Ray of Light. Erotica. Something to Remember, Music, and Confessions on a Dancefloor are not getting snubbed (maybe American Life, Hard Candy, and MDNA, and especially Rebel Heart) but seriously where the eff is Ray of Light? Didn't that thing like revive her entire existence? 

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[Jed 7,716]

1989 May surpass The Fame soon... Taylor's selling power is undeniable.

[Supersonic 49,376]

It unusual not seeing 21 at #1.

[Mills 446]

Where the **** is Madonna???? I know Ray of Light. Erotica. Something to Remember, Music, and Confessions on a Dancefloor are not getting snubbed (maybe American Life, Hard Candy, and MDNA, and especially Rebel Heart) but seriously where the eff is Ray of Light? Didn't that thing like revive her entire existence? 

​105. The Immaculate Collection (1990) - Madonna - WMG - 5.861M (7/28/13)

And as for her other major releases, here are their last Nielsen Music-reported sales:

Title (Year of Release) / Label / Last reported sales (as of week ending)
Ray of Light (1998) - WMG - 3.9M (8/28/11)
Music (2000) - WMG - 2.923M (8/9/09)
Bedtime Stories (1994) - WMG - 2.309M (8/9/09)
Something to Remember (1995) - WMG - 2.086M (8/9/09)
Erotica (1992) - WMG - 1.890M (8/9/09)
Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005) - WMG - 1.7M (10/14/12)
GHV2: Greatest Hits Volume 2 (2001) - WMG - 1.385M (8/9/09)
Hard Candy (2008) - WMG - 744k (10/14/12)
American Life (2003) - WMG - 680k (10/14/12)
Like A Virgin (1984) - WMG - 601k (5/11/12)
Like A Prayer (1989) - WMG - 578k (4/3/11)
MDNA (2012) - UMG - 539k (2/8/15)
Madonna (1983) - WMG - 487k (5/6/12)
True Blue (1986) - WMG - 424k (5/6/12)
Rebel Heart (2015) - UMG - 116k (3/15/15)
 

[Mills 446]

1989 May surpass The Fame soon... Taylor's selling power is undeniable.

​Yep. It's expected to enter the top 200 best-selling albums in Nielsen Music history by next week. And by that time, it would only be its 21st week since its release last year. Amazing!