Author Topic: who are the top 20 best selling artists of the past 10 years? (Read 227 times)

Chief · « **on:** September 09, 2007, 04:08:59 AM »

is there a soundscan top50 or something?

Machiavelli · « **Reply #1 on:** September 09, 2007, 10:37:17 AM »

hammer

Oklin · « **Reply #2 on:** September 09, 2007, 10:39:17 AM »

An artist doesnt have to make music

es-jay · « **Reply #3 on:** September 09, 2007, 10:43:50 AM »

Quote from: Jakob with a K (Oklin) on September 09, 2007, 10:39:17 AM

An artist doesnt have to make music

picasso, rembrandt, da vinci, monet... shit loads...

serious note though: i have no idea who the top 20 best selling artists are of the last 10years.

ima guess though, The Beatles, Michael Jackson, The Rolling Stones, Britney Spears, 2Pac, 50 Cent, Eminem, Guns N Roses, Pink Flloyd, maybe Led Zeppelin...

No Compute · « **Reply #4 on:** September 09, 2007, 10:50:31 AM »

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1990s

1. Shania Twain - Come On Over (1997) 20 million U.S.
2. Whitney Houston - The Bodyguard (1992) 17 million U.S.
3. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1996) 16 million U.S.
4. Hootie & The Blowfish - Cracked Rear View (1995) 16 million
5. Santana - Supernatural (1999) 15 million
6. Britney Spears - ...Baby One More Time (1999) 14 million
7. Metallica - Metallica (1991) 14 million
8. Garth Brooks - Ropin' The Wind (1993) 14 million
9. Backstreet Boys - Backstreet Boys (1997) 14 million
10. Backstreet Boys - Millennium (1999) 13 million
11. Boyz II Men - II (1992) 12 million
12. TLC - CrazySexyCool (1994) 12 million
13. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991) 12 million
14. Shania Twain - The Woman In Me (1994) 12 million

Nielsen SoundScan Data (Actual retail sales, excludes catalog. Note: Does not include SoundScan data prior to March 1st, 1991.)

1. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill - 13,542,393
2. Shania Twain - Come On Over - 12,110,660
3. Metallica - Metallica - 11,715,533
4. Whitney Houston/Soundtrack - The Bodyguard - 11,605,690
5. Celine Dion - Falling Into You - 10,224,282
6. Hootie & the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View - 9,817,666
7. Soundtrack - Titanic - 9,806,175
8. Backstreet Boys - Millennium - 9,445,732
9. Garth Brooks - Ropin' The Wind - 9,370,863
10. Backstreet Boys - Backstreet Boys - 9,258,265

* does not include sales beyond 30 December 1999. Refer Best-selling albums in the United States since Nielsen SoundScan tracking began

NOTE: These are in order from highest to lowest. Do not change it unless the numbers change.

[edit] 2000s

1. N'Sync - No Strings Attached (2000) 12.6 million. 11.1 million copies Soundscan, 1.54 million BMG [23]
2. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP (2000) 11.5 million. 10 million copies Soundscan, 1.5 million BMG [24]
3. Creed - Human Clay (1999) 11.5 million copies (1999 album with most sales occurring after December 1999)
4. ≈ Shania Twain - Up! (2002) 11 million units (5.5 million copies)
5. ≈ OutKast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (2003) 11 million units (5.5 million copies)
6. The Beatles - 1 (2001) 10.9 million
7. Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory (2000) 10 million copies
8. Britney Spears - Oops!...I Did It Again (2000) 10 million copies
9. Norah Jones - Come Away with Me (2002) 10 million copies
10. Usher - Confessions (2004) 9 million copies
11. Nelly - Country Grammar (2000) 9 million copies
12. Eminem - The Eminem Show (2002) 9 million copies
13. Backstreet Boys - Black and Blue (2000) 8 million

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums_in_the_United_States
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best-selling_albums_in_the_United_States_since_Nielsen_SoundScan_tracking_began

It's from wikipedia but it uses RIAA and SoundScan numbers (just the US of course).

ToOoOoN!!! · « **Reply #5 on:** September 09, 2007, 10:50:46 AM »

metallica

ToOoOoN!!! · « **Reply #6 on:** September 09, 2007, 10:53:16 AM »

7. Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory (2000) 10 million copies, shit didnt know that

Elevz · « **Reply #7 on:** September 09, 2007, 11:14:00 AM »

Props prominent... And whoa @ Shania Twain selling twenty fucking million...

Chief · « **Reply #8 on:** September 10, 2007, 05:05:06 AM »

Quote from: prominent on September 09, 2007, 10:50:31 AM

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1990s

1. Shania Twain - Come On Over (1997) 20 million U.S.
2. Whitney Houston - The Bodyguard (1992) 17 million U.S.
3. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1996) 16 million U.S.
4. Hootie & The Blowfish - Cracked Rear View (1995) 16 million
5. Santana - Supernatural (1999) 15 million
6. Britney Spears - ...Baby One More Time (1999) 14 million
7. Metallica - Metallica (1991) 14 million
8. Garth Brooks - Ropin' The Wind (1993) 14 million
9. Backstreet Boys - Backstreet Boys (1997) 14 million
10. Backstreet Boys - Millennium (1999) 13 million
11. Boyz II Men - II (1992) 12 million
12. TLC - CrazySexyCool (1994) 12 million
13. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991) 12 million
14. Shania Twain - The Woman In Me (1994) 12 million

Nielsen SoundScan Data (Actual retail sales, excludes catalog. Note: Does not include SoundScan data prior to March 1st, 1991.)

1. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill - 13,542,393
2. Shania Twain - Come On Over - 12,110,660
3. Metallica - Metallica - 11,715,533
4. Whitney Houston/Soundtrack - The Bodyguard - 11,605,690
5. Celine Dion - Falling Into You - 10,224,282
6. Hootie & the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View - 9,817,666
7. Soundtrack - Titanic - 9,806,175
8. Backstreet Boys - Millennium - 9,445,732
9. Garth Brooks - Ropin' The Wind - 9,370,863
10. Backstreet Boys - Backstreet Boys - 9,258,265

* does not include sales beyond 30 December 1999. Refer Best-selling albums in the United States since Nielsen SoundScan tracking began

NOTE: These are in order from highest to lowest. Do not change it unless the numbers change.

[edit] 2000s

1. N'Sync - No Strings Attached (2000) 12.6 million. 11.1 million copies Soundscan, 1.54 million BMG [23]
2. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP (2000) 11.5 million. 10 million copies Soundscan, 1.5 million BMG [24]
3. Creed - Human Clay (1999) 11.5 million copies (1999 album with most sales occurring after December 1999)
4. ≈ Shania Twain - Up! (2002) 11 million units (5.5 million copies)
5. ≈ OutKast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (2003) 11 million units (5.5 million copies)
6. The Beatles - 1 (2001) 10.9 million
7. Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory (2000) 10 million copies
8. Britney Spears - Oops!...I Did It Again (2000) 10 million copies
9. Norah Jones - Come Away with Me (2002) 10 million copies
10. Usher - Confessions (2004) 9 million copies
11. Nelly - Country Grammar (2000) 9 million copies
12. Eminem - The Eminem Show (2002) 9 million copies
13. Backstreet Boys - Black and Blue (2000) 8 million

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums_in_the_United_States
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best-selling_albums_in_the_United_States_since_Nielsen_SoundScan_tracking_began

It's from wikipedia but it uses RIAA and SoundScan numbers (just the US of course).