other stats Nielsen/Soundscan Top 10 Albums by year: 1991-2021

[onewillowsilk]

Very surprised at Rihanna only having 1 appearance in the top 10 despite releasing an album every year from 2005-2012 and then another in 2016. 

[chiliam]

On 5/31/2021 at 3:32 PM, By the Water said:

Taylor Swift - #9 (2007), #6 (2008)

Fearless - #3 (2008), #1 (2009)

Speak Now - #3 (2010)

Red - #2 (2012)

1989 - #1 (2014), #2 (2015)

reputation - #3 (2017)

Lover - #3 (2019)

folklore - #2 (2020)

 

 

Poor evermore 

Justice for Evermore. Really hope it can snatch a spot in the top 10 with vinyl and signed CD. But i doubt it since theres still so many big release.

A kii if one of the re-record madr the top 10 and not Evermore

[1DES]

On 5/31/2021 at 12:42 AM, Oscar Isaac said:

Garth Brooks was so ****ing enormous and yet I wouldn’t be able to identify one of his songs at gunpoint and I was alive during that time. A complete cultural blind spot for me and I have no clue why because I distinctly remember every other artist and their music on all of those lists.

170 MILLION albums sold in the US and 1 Top 40 song. Something ain't adding up. 

[G.U.Y_Del_Rey]

Eminem's longevity , other acts that debuted in 1998/1999 couldn't get into the top 10 past 2000.

Gaga more entries than certain "legends" that debuted in the late 1990s 

Taylor's power in the USA is insane 

Edited June 2, 2021 by G.U.Y_Del_Rey

[Bey_Rihstan]

On 5/30/2021 at 8:29 PM, Green said:

1. Soundtrack — High School Musical: 3,719,000

 

On 5/30/2021 at 8:29 PM, Green said:

2. Soundtrack — High School Musical 2: 2,957,000

Monique Coleman's Power

 

Edited June 5, 2021 by Bey_Rihstan

[smoothkarmel]

On 6/1/2021 at 12:17 PM, trainsskyscrapers said:

10. Destiny's Child — The Writing's On the Wall: 3,800,000

7. Destiny's Child — Survivor: 3,720,000

6. Beyoncé — Dangerously in Love: 2,527,000

7. Beyoncé — B'Day: 2,010,000

10. Beyoncé — I Am...Sasha Fierce: 1,459,000

8. Beyoncé — BEYONCE: 1,301,000

6. Beyoncé — BEYONCE: 878,000

3. Beyoncé — LEMONADE 2,187,000 

 

 The CONSISTENCY. 

 

Self-titled showing up twice makes up for 4. (You have to wonder what the numbers would look like had it not leaked a month early.)

And the fact she sabotage Lemonade and still top 3 of that year

[Tremor Christ]

On 6/1/2021 at 7:53 PM, onewillowsilk said:

And some people on ATRL think Drake just magically appeared in 2015 with Hotline Bling when he's been smashing since the beginning with his debut album. Most top 10 appearances (8) in the past decade.

 

Truly the Artist of the 2010s decade 

That's when he ended for me.

[slw84]

Didn't even realize Cardi is the only female in the top 10 of 2018

[Rayaine]

On 6/1/2021 at 8:42 PM, chiliam said:

Justice for Evermore. Really hope it can snatch a spot in the top 10 with vinyl and signed CD. But i doubt it since theres still so many big release.

A kii if one of the re-record madr the top 10 and not Evermore

you were saying....

[Mariano]

On 5/31/2021 at 4:03 AM, MusicTalker said:

I don’t know if another album will ever top 25’s 2015 numbers. Wow. Over 8M in post 2010 is completely insane and she did that in less than 2 months too! Imagine if she had the majority of the year in the year it was released - she would’ve topped 10M in a single year, which I don’t see on this list at all. It is easy to forget how huge a moment 25 was but that was ****ing legendary. Adele is really that girl.

 

 

I will never ever forget how legendary and insane 25’s numbers were. 3M first week, three weeks with 1M+ sales etc  

[Diocles]

Damn, Gaga is such a legend

 

Madonna and Katy with ZERO entries tho