1 JONAS BROTHERS LITTLE BIT LONGER 146,659 -72 525,093 671,887
2 KID ROCK ROCK N ROLL JESUS 100,890 -1 101,426 1,718,507
3 STAIND ILLUSION OF PROGRESS 91,842 999 245 92,088
4 MAMMA MIA SOUNDTRACK 87,492 -20 109,738 773,556
5 ICE CUBE RAW FOOTAGE 69,763 999 4 69,767
6 CYRUS*MILEY BREAKOUT 61,613 -27 84,692 783,105
7 LIL WAYNE THA CARTER III 56,820 -8 61,662 2,261,580 5
8 SUGARLAND LOVE ON THE INSIDE 56,349 -16 66,692 699,587
9 CAMP ROCK SOUNDTRACK 47,243 -5 49,989 908,616
10 SHWAYZE SHWAYZE 46,584 999 102 46,686
11 COLDPLAY VIVA LA VIDA 46,249 -8 50,047 1,619,325
12 RIHANNA GOOD GIRL GONE BAD 39,301 -7 42,267 1,676,005
13 CHEETAH GIRLS: ONE WORLD SOUNDTRACK 34,301 999 13 34,314
14 PERRY*KATY ONE OF THE BOYS 23,948 0 23,846 306,302
15 SWIFT*TAYLOR TAYLOR SWIFT 23,766 -15 28,096 3,343,703
16 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC VOL. 28-NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL 23,608 -16 27,977 764,962
17 ACADEMY IS FAST TIMES AT BARRINGTON HIGH 22,505 999 95 22,600
18 LEWIS*LEONA SPIRIT 21,906 -6 23,225 1,018,668
19 DISTURBED INDESTRUCTIBLE 19,186 -3 19,807 666,824
20 JONAS BROTHERS JONAS BROTHERS 19,009 -39 31,045 1,560,516
21 DUFFY ROCKFERRY 18,260 -7 19,585 431,464
22 MRAZ*JASON WE SING WE DANCE WE STEAL THIN 18,099 18 15,317 336,828
23 DADDY YANKEE TALENTO DE BARRIO 16,611 -35 25,502 42,343
24 LLOYD LESSONS IN LOVE 15,611 -29 22,102 88,997
25 NAS NAS 15,075 -20 18,826 350,251
26 KIDZ BOP KIDS VOL. 14-KIDZ BOP 14,978 -34 22,673 125,749
27 3 DOORS DOWN 3 DOORS DOWN 14,215 -11 15,942 508,995
28 BLACK STONE CHERRY FOLKLORE & SUPERSTITION 13,582 999 67 13,649
29 JOURNEY REVELATION 13,218 -0 13,221 416,104
30 FAMILY FORCE 5 DANCE OR DIE 12,989 999 53 10,011
31 NEWFIELD*HEIDI WHAT AM I WAITING FOR 12,903 -30 18,469 65,802
32 THIRD DAY REVELATION 12,741 -22 16,420 48,822
33 JOHNSON*JACK SLEEP THROUGH THE STATIC 11,815 -9 13,040 1,354,577
34 KEITH*TOBY TOBY KEITH 35 BIGGEST HITS 11,726 -15 13,875 416,442
35 UNDERWOOD*CARRIE CARNIVAL RIDE 11,223 -1 11,364 2,298,379
36 SWIFT*TAYLOR BEAUTIFUL EYES 11,104 -27 15,296 152,135
37 M.I.A. KALA 10,999 9 10,129 283,041
38 USHER HERE I STAND 10,910 -18 13,354 988,326
39 PLIES DEFINITION OF REAL 10,835 -9 11,921 469,638
40 BANNER*DAVID GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD 10,658 -7 11,495 123,785
41 MAYER*JOHN WHERE THE LIGHT ISJOHN MAYER 10,518 -20 13,143 205,514
42 BROWN*CHRIS EXCLUSIVE 10,294 -10 11,485 1,759,303
43 STRAIT*GEORGE TROUBADOUR 10,279 -0 10,327 516,899
44 NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK GREATEST HITS 9,796 -47 18,659 28,501
45 ANDERSON*KEITH C'MON! 9,520 -31 13,865 55,634
46 WEEZER WEEZER (RED ALBUM) 9,495 3 9,224 321,093
47 SAPP*MARVIN THIRSTY 9,257 -12 10,484 446,526
48 BECK MODERN GUILT 9,237 -13 10,557 181,992
49 METRO STATION METRO STATION 9,198 -10 10,186 209,205
50 CAILLAT*COLBIE COCO 9,111 -8 9,890 1,741,119
51 THREE 6 MAFIA LAST 2 WALK 9,034 -10 10,028 216,016
52 GZA PRO TOOLS 9,027 999 211 9,252
53 TOTAL DANCE 2008 VOL. 2-TOTAL DANCE 2008 9,026 -34 13,655 45,743
54 FLOBOTS FIGHT WITH TOOLS 8,970 -6 9,521 221,215
55 SUGARLAND ENJOY THE RIDE 8,878 -18 10,849 2,412,139
56 MAROON 5 IT WON'T BE SOON BEFORE LONG 8,861 -10 9,802 1,966,022
57 KARINA FIRST LOVE 8,853 999 6 8,860
58 SAVING ABEL SAVING ABEL 8,746 0 8,705 128,197
59 TOADIES NO DELIVERANCE 8,563 999 5 8,568
60 MELLENCAMP*JOHN LIFE DEATH LOVE & FREEDOM 8,490 -17 10,223 133,466
61 THEORY OF A DEADMAN SCARS & SOUVENIRS 8,336 6 7,900 143,018
62 JOHNSON*JAMEY THAT LONESOME SONG 8,206 -20 10,306 35,442
63 LINKIN PARK MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT 8,182 -5 8,650 2,532,267
64 TRAPT ONLY THROUGH THE PAIN 8,089 -28 11,291 43,992
65 YUNG BERG LOOK WHAT YOU MADE ME 7,998 -58 19,150 27,272
66 JACKSON*ALAN GOOD TIME 7,932 -13 9,165 523,632
67 LAMBERT*MIRANDA CRAZY EXGIRLFRIEND 7,928 -9 8,738 551,580
68 SHINEDOWN SOUND OF MADNESS 7,556 -6 8,078 145,414
69 BROOKS*GARTH ULTIMATE HITS 7,507 -14 8,680 1,903,194
70 GASLIGHT ANTHEM 59 SOUND 7,447 999 76 7,538
71 WALKMEN YOU & ME 7,254 999 410 10,738
72 BEDINGFIELD*NATASHA POCKETFUL OF SUNSHINE 7,165 -7 7,694 396,473
73 HEATH*BRANDON WHAT IF WE 7,134 999 46 2,742
74 OBERST*CONOR CONOR OBERST 7,108 -36 11,077 47,103
75 CHESNEY*KENNY JUST WHO I AM: POETS & PIRATES 7,074 -17 8,540 1,411,798
76 CAREY*MARIAH E=MC2 7,034 -17 8,515 1,151,313
77 ONE DAY AS A LION ONE DAY AS A LION 7,020 -12 7,971 50,122
78 DAUGHTRY DAUGHTRY 6,963 -0 6,988 4,193,092
79 JONES*GEORGE BURN YOUR PLAYHOUSE DOWN 6,884 999 3 6,887
80 SPARKS*JORDIN JORDIN SPARKS 6,874 -0 6,896 891,567
81 SHAWANDA CRYSTAL DAWN OF A NEW DAY 6,812 999 11 6,841
82 RASCAL FLATTS STILL FEELS GOOD 6,786 -10 7,538 2,048,285
83 NICKELBACK ALL THE RIGHT REASONS 6,526 3 6,314 6,884,767
84 HILLSONG THIS IS OUR GOD 6,492 -29 9,189 9,885
85 MCGRAW*TIM GREATEST HITS 1 & 2 6,488 29 5,045 161,640
86 URBAN*KEITH GREATEST HITS 6,468 21 5,349 599,104
87 MGMT ORACULAR SPECTACULAR 6,220 3 6,030 145,868
88 CROWDER*DAVID BAND REMEDY CLUB TOUR EDITION 6,071 999 24 1,753
89 SEETHER FINDING BEAUTY IN NEGATIVE SPA 6,011 -7 6,445 533,794
90 SINATRA*FRANK NOTHING BUT THE BEST 5,975 -7 6,453 341,369
91 HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS FRAGILE FUTURE 5,971 -35 9,245 35,783
92 MACDONALD*AMY THIS IS THE LIFE 5,955 999 11 5,967
93 WINEHOUSE*AMY BACK TO BLACK 5,859 -14 6,805 2,067,008
94 ONEREPUBLIC DREAMING OUT LOUD 5,799 -11 6,534 759,517
95 MOTLEY CRUE SAINTS OF LOS ANGELES 5,795 -21 7,314 206,948
96 PAISLEY*BRAD 5TH GEAR 5,783 -8 6,267 1,142,453
97 MONTANA*HANNAH/CYRUS*MILEY BEST OF BOTH WORLDS CONCERT 5,782 -7 6,224 396,889
98 FRANKENREITER*DONAVON PASS IT AROUND 5,758 999 8 5,766
99 DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE NARROW STAIRS 5,746 -2 5,836 379,847
100 THREE DAYS GRACE ONE-X 5,736 15 4,974 1,305,128
101 ROSS*RICK TRILLA 5,723 -10 6,390 664,904
102 G-UNIT T.O.S. (TERMINATE ON SIGHT) 5,698 -13 6,526 205,428
103 SOUNDTRACK HANNAH MONTANA HITS REMIXED 5,681 0 5,681
104 REHAB GRAFFITI THE WORLD 5,634 10 5,115 33,444
105 BUBLE*MICHAEL CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE 5,566 -4 5,789 1,676,876
106 RADIOHEAD IN RAINBOWS 5,551 13 4,918 606,508
107 ACACIA STRAIN CONTINENT 5,547 999 95 5,657
108 MAYER*JOHN CONTINUUM 5,512 -10 6,110 2,237,238
109 RA RA RIOT RHUMB LINE 5,490 999 74 5,590
110 SECONDHAND SERENADE TWIST IN MY STORY 5,456 5 5,212 95,798
111 ASHANTI DECLARATION 5,455 -10 6,082 216,830
112 PARAMORE RIOT! 5,443 -7 5,869 984,488
113 COLE*KEYSHIA JUST LIKE YOU 5,418 -14 6,294 1,511,475
114 CASTING CROWNS ALTAR & THE DOOR LIVE, THE 5,355 999 23 2,036
115 NEWMAN*RANDY HARPS & ANGELS 5,321 -35 8,129 29,360
116 LADY ANTEBELLUM LADY ANTEBELLUM 5,308 -7 5,682 219,033
117 VARIOUS ARTISTS 2008 WARPED TOUR COMPILATION 5,282 -18 6,447 118,537
118 ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS SOUNDTRACK 5,280 -14 6,106 857,373
119 OFFSPRING RISE & FALL RAGE & GRACE 5,261 -0 5,276 127,069
120 FLYLEAF FLYLEAF 5,138 -3 5,323 1,126,444
121 IGLESIAS*ENRIQUE 95/08 EXITOS 5,114 -8 5,538 177,765
122 WISIN Y YANDEL WISIN VS YANDEL 'LOS EXTRATERR 5,111 -11 5,764 354,451
123 TING TINGS WE STARTED NOTHING 5,105 24 4,123 73,656
124 FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH WAY OF THE FIST 5,068 -5 5,346 189,896
125 O.A.R. ALL SIDES 5,047 -11 5,654 69,235
126 MILLARD*BART HYMNED AGAIN 5,004 999 11 2,020
127 FERNANDEZ*VICENTE PARA SIEMPRE VICENTE FERNANDEZ 4,995 -9 5,516 336,455
128 DANDY WARHOLS EARTH TO THE DANDY WARHOLS 4,941 999 14 4,955
129 TEMERARIOS*LOS SI TU TE VAS 4,907 -25 6,557 68,577
130 MADONNA HARD CANDY 4,905 -4 5,131 627,953
131 ADELE 19 4,891 -4 5,077 106,515
132 DIAMOND*NEIL HOME BEFORE DARK 4,875 20 4,056 362,870
133 KEYS*ALICIA AS I AM 4,854 -11 5,469 3,579,983
134 HALL*CHARLIE BRIGHT SADNESS 4,844 0 1,636
135 EAGLES LONG ROAD OUT OF EDEN 4,838 -12 5,511 3,069,632
136 BONAMASSA*JOE LIVE FROM NOWHERE IN PARTICULA 4,789 999 94 4,883
137 CARLILE*BRANDI STORY,THE 4,783 -23 6,198 262,559
138 BAREILLES*SARA LITTLE VOICE 4,765 -1 4,820 826,846
138 JEWEL PERFECTLY CLEAR 4,765 -10 5,324 162,541
140 SCARS ON BROADWAY SCARS ON BROADWAY 4,762 -25 6,315 43,561
141 FLEET FOXES FLEET FOXES 4,712 6 4,435 68,293
142 LED ZEPPELIN MOTHERSHIP 4,691 2 4,594 960,119
143 THE-DREAM LOVEHATE 4,588 -10 5,081 487,609
144 ADKINS*TRACE AMERICAN MAN GREATEST HITS... 4,569 -7 4,925 480,209
145 BUCKCHERRY 15 4,554 -2 4,653 1,281,060
146 DARK KNIGHT SOUNDTRACK 4,515 -24 5,955 73,903
147 JUNO SOUNDTRACK 4,423 -8 4,793 878,676
148 HUDGENS*VANESSA IDENTIFIED 4,421 -16 5,269 74,941
149 SHELTON*BLAKE PURE BS 4,360 -6 4,616 382,354
150 GAITHER*BILL & GLORIA VOL. 1-COUNTRY BLUEGRASS HOMEC 4,357 999 13 983
151 NOW CLASSIC ROCK NOW CLASSIC ROCK 4,349 -15 5,101 105,460
152 LOS DAREYES DE LA SIERRA CON BANDA 4,311 -16 5,121 36,739
153 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC VOL. 27-NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL 4,283 -12 4,857 819,678
154 MCCARTNEY*JESSE DEPARTURE 4,252 0 4,247 101,921
155 VAMPIRE WEEKEND VAMPIRE WEEKEND 4,236 3 4,120 294,119
156 AVENGED SEVENFOLD AVENGED SEVENFOLD 4,229 4 4,078 432,224
157 GOO GOO DOLLS VOL. 2 4,206 999 28 4,234
158 ESTELLE SHINE 4,190 -16 4,968 99,541
159 LIFEHOUSE WHO WE ARE 4,152 -5 4,363 473,990
160 PLANT/KRAUSS RAISING SAND 4,137 1 4,083 1,070,569
161 TRAVIS*RANDY AROUND THE BEND 4,116 -39 6,727 62,578
162 OTTO*JAMES SUNSET MAN 4,114 -12 4,674 286,440
163 HUMAN ABSTRACT MIDHEAVEN 4,100 999 46 4,146
164 HOUGH*JULIANNE JULIANNE HOUGH 4,083 -22 5,220 193,350
165 FLO RIDA MAIL ON SUNDAY 4,054 -0 4,074 309,799
166 NINE INCH NAILS SLIP 4,017 -32 5,939 57,664
167 BUN-B II TRILL 4,014 -5 4,234 247,708
168 GAITHER*BILL & GLORIA VOL. 2-COUNTRY BLUEGRASS HOMEC 3,987 999 8 819
169 STEREOLAB CHEMICAL CHORDS 3,953 999 109 4,066
170 APOCALYPTICA WORLDS COLLIDE 3,865 7 3,621 73,718
171 DANCE GAVIN DANCE DANCE GAVIN DANCE 3,787 999 83 3,870
172 SOLIS*MARCO ANTONIO UNA NOCHE EN MADRID 3,750 -16 4,481 91,819
173 GREEN*AL LAY IT DOWN 3,732 -19 4,589 138,070
174 BOYS LIKE GIRLS BOYS LIKE GIRLS 3,717 -10 4,140 585,471
175 HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2 SOUNDTRACK 3,712 -7 4,008 3,256,181
176 MY MORNING JACKET EVIL URGES 3,708 -2 3,783 129,551
177 NELSON/MARSALIS TWO MEN WITH THE BLUES 3,706 -14 4,301 63,397
178 HANNAH MONTANA 2: MEET MILEY C SOUNDTRACK 3,701 -29 5,180 3,134,776
179 WE THE KINGS WE THE KINGS 3,690 3 3,585 123,174
180 SIGUR ROS MED SUD I EYRUM VID SPILUM END 3,649 -1 3,686 85,774
181 FLEX TE QUIERO 3,599 -11 4,054 197,775
182 TOTAL CLUB HITS TOTAL CLUB HITS 3,516 -13 4,021 93,392
183 GRANT*NATALIE RELENTLESS 3,513 44 2,432 45,073
184 FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS 3,489 -5 3,656 186,208
185 MCENTIRE*REBA REBA DUETS 3,480 -11 3,921 1,445,027
186 SOUNDTRACKS STEP UP 2: THE STREETS 3,474 -10 3,853 289,907
187 N.E.R.D. SEEING SOUNDS 3,414 -5 3,609 163,541
188 ALLAN*GARY LIVING HARD 3,402 -8 3,684 399,081
189 NORMA JEAN ANTI MOTHER 3,400 -41 5,720 25,002
190 BLACK*LEWIS ANTICIPATION 3,378 -24 4,439 16,429
191 GOURDIN*NOEL AFTER MY TIME 3,363 -18 4,089 32,948
192 DOORS FUTURE STARTS HERE: THE ESSENT 3,358 -14 3,891 82,439
193 BENTLEY*DIERKS GREATEST HITS/ EVERY MILE A... 3,321 -6 3,540 162,507
193 BLIGE*MARY J. GROWING PAINS 3,321 -2 3,405 1,548,526
195 TOKIO HOTEL SCREAM 3,315 -7 3,551 74,298
196 ALDEAN*JASON RELENTLESS 3,308 19 2,779 559,665
197 CASTING CROWNS ALTAR & THE DOOR 3,289 -10 3,637 340,192
198 MORISSETTE*ALANIS FLAVORS OF ENTANGLEMENT 3,246 -26 4,392 180,742
199 GUY*BUDDY SKIN DEEP 3,238 -10 3,586 25,878
200 BERKNER*LAURIE ROCKETSHIP RUN 3,180 -19 3,935 12,321

TOTAL SALES 2,203,539 2,397,287 113,208,698

Only got 11 of that list I think. Most bought in Europe so they don't count there.

So Madonna's (130) has sold just 627,953? Wonder how many people have it

people still listen to staind?

what next, is hoobastank going to debut with a number one album?

asg said:

Even though it's selling, I really thought it would do better in the first few week than it's doing.

i dont get this whole rhianna thing, she appears to be the hottest thing in the game,she always seem to have a hit single out but her album sales are very mediocre. also based on mariah's last album is her current project considered a flop?

asg said:

Wow, the great Usher hasn't hit platinum yet ... Albums has been out since May I believe

with a bullet, baby!!!!

lowkey said:

I wont call mariah a flop considering that the last album was rather a surprise hit so she is back to her normal numbers but ushers numbers r shocking however confessions was once in a lifetime hit.

Anxiety said:

4066 albums! This illegal downloading business has to stop.
Besides, it doesn't affect everybody in the same way. If your music targets the college market you're dead.

asg said:

Mariahs is a big disaster because the sales were poor overseas too, but the bigger thing for the label is the $$ it shelled out with nothing generated back, she isnt going to tour, the sales didnt even come close to forecast, and with the big hype LA reid made over this and Janet, he looks quite the fool now.

To put this in some sort of perspective from a "bottom line" point, Mariah has sold 1.1 million of this new record with 20+ million in promotion spent,press,tv,videos,airplay etc...the new Journey cd "revelation" has sold close to 500,000 for a band with a brand new lead singer, no investment, no promo, no label backing.
[Edited 8/30/08 15:57pm]

lowkey said:

Do you know how many unknown "talents" wish they could sell 1,676,005 copies of their own albums in 2008, the year of the mp3 players' world domination?

TonyVanDam said:

True but also too remember they have lumped the sales of this album twice, so basically they have sold it twice with the re-issue, i still say re-issues should be counted seperate.

TonyVanDam said:

But its also a perspective thing that people are forgetting, i hear people complaining about artists they like selling 5-6,000 copies of a record, you have to look at the investment, are they getting 24/7 play? are they on every magazine cover? are they on tv shows etc? do they have a label backing them? Its more about what you are paying and getting in return.

TonyVanDam said:

of course unknown talent would kill for those numbers but we are talking about the current 'it' girl in pop music,all of her singles have been major hits, she is all over the place, she has a pop star boyfriend but for some reason all her hype hasnt translated to album sales

PANDURITO said:

yeah, it sucks. i will admit, i downloaded the new stereolab album before it came out, but when it hit the shelves i bought an actual copy - partially because i wanted better sound, but mostly because i'm a stereolab fammy fam and i gotta have the album art and i just like supporting 'em. but yeah...most people wouldn't go that route.

lastdecember said:

Def Jam may have expected bigger numbers from Mariah but considering the content they should be happy it’s where it’s at especially the way certain albums have dropped off. It’s actually hanging in there.