1.- Thriller (1982).
Michael Jackson.
+ 26 mill

2.- Greatest Hits (1974).
Elton John.
+ 16 mill

3.- Saturday Night Fever (1977).
Bee Gees.
+ 16 mill

4.- Backstreet Boys (1996).
Backstreet Boys.
+ 14 mill

5.- ... Baby One More Time (1999).
Britney Spears.
+ 13 mill

6.- Millennium (1999).
Backstreet Boys.
+ 13 mill

7.- Pieces of You (1995).
Jewel.
+ 11 mill

8.- No Strings Attached (2000).
'N Sync.
+ 11 mill

9.- Faith (1987).
George Michael.
+ 10 mill

10.- Like a Virgin (1984).
Madonna.
+ 10 mill

BSB On here twice? Wow!!!! But the Beatles didn't even make it to the top ten? I'm surprised.

wow two bsb albums.. millennium was such a nice album
i loved every song in it

YAY FOR BSB AND NSYNC. <3333333333333

Bee Gees <333 ..!!

and Millennium was my first cd eveR ..i gave it two thumbs up (=

Backstreet Boys, Nsync, and Britney Spears. I think that sums up the average American music fan well.

Heh. Jewel. That was the first CD I ever bought.

oooooo GOOO BSB =D..twice o n that board!

same here.

That list is rather nauseating.

Hahaha that number 1 slot is also the best selling album of all time!

over 100 million How I love that man.

and not to sound cocky, but that postion will never be taken

possible in the US, but worldwide, nah!

Too much bootlegging and downloading.

MICHAEL JACKSON! <3


dfs

i only have 2 of the albums mentioned- elton johns greatest hits, and nsyncs album

i have contributed to 3 of those....

wow~~~ thats interesting!

thanks for sharing.

Elton John released a greatest hit at year 1974??
omg.. now is year 2006..
then exactly how long has he been in the music industry!!
woah~~

" 2.- Greatest Hits (1974).
Elton John.
+ 16 mill "

whoohoo bsb 2 times !! hahaha !!

i guess it's because they're from UK not US >.>
wooo~! mj<3

i know jewel is really good and has been around for a while

but i didn't know one of her albums sold that much..

The late 90s was attributed to bubble pop so theres no surprise as to the sales generated by those specific artists. The music industry unfortunately has cycles when it comes to certain genres and the casual listener will get sucked into these 'fads' and buy into whats hot (regardless of whether its actually good or not)

Seriously, there is no way you can honestly say the Spears album should even be there. I'm sure half the sales were generated by guys because she had ... sex appeal.

Besides, the usual US music listener back then didn't exactly reach out and grab anything that isn't American unless it was in your face mainstream that everyone else listened to.

elton is from the UK too. i think this is how many of that albums are sold in the US.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-...e_United_States

i know wiki isnt 100% accurate but i really dont trust the accuracy of this chart because there is no way the beatles dont even have a spot!

true true so true