| Year |
Album |
Artist(s) |
Sales (millions) |
Ref(s) |
| 2001 |
Hybrid Theory |
Linkin Park |
9 |
[250] |
| 2002 |
The Eminem Show |
Eminem |
13.9 |
[251] |
| 2003 |
Come Away with Me |
Norah Jones |
11 |
[252] |
| 2004 |
Confessions |
Usher |
12 |
[253] |
| 2005 |
X&Y |
Coldplay |
8.3 |
[254] |
| 2006 |
High School Musical |
Various Artists |
7 |
[255] |
| 2007 |
High School Musical 2 |
|
6 |
[256] |
| 2008 |
Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends |
Coldplay |
6.8 |
[257] |
| 2009 |
I Dreamed a Dream |
Susan Boyle |
8.3 |
[258] |
| 2010 |
Recovery |
Eminem |
5.7 |
[259] |
| 2011 |
21 |
Adele |
18.1 |
[251] |
| 2012 |
21 |
Adele |
8.3 |
[260] |
| 2013 |
Midnight Memories |
One Direction |
4 |
[261] |
| 2014 |
Frozen |
Various Artists |
10 |
[262] |
| 2015 |
25 |
Adele |
17.4 |
[263] |
| 2016 |
Lemonade |
Beyoncé |
2.5 |
[264] |
| 2017 |
÷ |
Ed Sheeran |
6.1 |
[265] |
| 2018 |
The Greatest Showman |
Hugh Jackman & Various Artists |
3.5 |
[266] |
| 2019 |
5x20 All the Best!! 1999–2019 |
Arashi |
3.3 |
[267] |
| 2020 |
Map of the Soul: 7 |
BTS |
4.8 |
[268] |
| 2021 |
30 |
Adele |
4.68 |
[269] |
| 2022 |
Greatest Works of Art |
Jay Chou |
7.2 |
[270] |
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