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100 Best Selling Weeks of Soundscan Era - Traditional Sales

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Thought this would be interesting to post now since this could very well be the final list, notwithstanding another shift in the industry. Some of the bigger artists could also potentially make the list.

 

Titles shown in blue are opening sales weeks
 
Rank Chart Date Sales TITLE - Artist
1 12:12:15 3,378,000 25 - Adele
2 04:08:00 2,416,000 NO STRINGS ATTACHED - 'NSync
3 08:11:01 1,880,000 CELEBRITY - 'NSync
4 06:10:00 1,760,000 THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP - Eminem
5 12:09:00 1,591,000 BLACK AND BLUE - Backstreet Boys
6 06:15:02 1,322,000 THE EMINEM SHOW - Eminem
7 06:03:00 1,319,000 OOPS!...I DID IT AGAIN - Britney Spears
8 11:08:14 1,287,000 1989 - Taylor Swift
9 01:06:01 1,259,000 1 - Beatles
10 12:02:17 1,216,000 REPUTATION - Taylor Swift
11 11:10:12 1,208,000 RED - Taylor Swift
12 01:09:16 1,157,000 25 - Adele
13 03:19:05 1,141,000 THE MASSACRE - 50 Cent
14 06:05:99 1,134,000 MILLENNIUM - Backstreet Boys
15 12:19:15 1,112,000 25 - Adele
16 06:11:11 1,108,000 BORN THIS WAY - Lady Gaga
17 04:10:04 1,096,000 CONFESSIONS - Usher
18 12:05:98 1,085,000 DOUBLE LIVE - Garth Brooks
19 01:09:93 1,061,000 THE BODYGUARD - Soundtrack
20 11:04:00 1,055,000 CHOCOLATE STARFISH… - Limp Bizkit
21 11:13:10 1,047,000 SPEAK NOW - Taylor Swift
22 02:28:04 1,022,000 FEELS LIKE HOME - Norah Jones
23 06:28:08 1,006,000 THA CARTER III - Lil' Wayne
24 04:06:13 968,000 THE 20/20 EXPERIENCE - Justin Timberlake
25 09:17:11 964,000 THA CARTER IV - Lil Wayne
26 09:29:07 957,000 GRADUATION - Kanye West
27 11:06:93 950,000 VS - Pearl Jam
28 01:07:95 907,000 THE HITS - Garth Brooks
29 12:13:97 897,000 SEVENS - Garth Brooks
30 12:08:01 887,000 WEATHERED - Creed
31 12:24:94 877,000 VITALOGY - Pearl Jam
32 12:07:02 874,000 UP! - Shania Twain
33 02:22:03 872,000 GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN' - 50 Cent
34 11:27:04 871,000 ENCORE - Eminem
35 01:05:02 865,000 WEATHERED - Creed
36 09:17:05 860,000 LATE REGISTRATION - Kanye West
37 12:09:95 855,000 ANTHOLOGY 1 - Beatles
38 05:21:16 852,000 VIEWS - Drake
39 02:28:98 848,000 TITANIC - Soundtrack
40 12:11:04 840,000 HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB - U2
41 01:09:93 831,000 THE BODYGUARD - Soundtrack
42 12:30:00 824,000 1 - Beatles
43 03:01:03 822,000 GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN' - 50 Cent
44 01:07:95 819,000 MIRACLES: THE HOLIDAY ALBUM - Kenny G
45 04:15:00 811,000 NO STRINGS ATTACHED - 'NSync
46 04:12:03 810,000 METEORA - Linkin Park
47 06:22:02 809,000 THE EMINEM SHOW - Eminem
48 12:11:93 803,000 DOGGYSTYLE - Snoop Doggy Dogg
49 06:17:00 794,000 THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP - Eminem
50 11:23:13 792,000 THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP 2 - Eminem
51 01:02:16 790,000 25 - Adele
52 11:08:08 784,000 BLACK ICE - AC/DC
53 09:14:02 780,000 HOME - Dixie Chicks
54 03:26:05 771,000 THE MASSACRE - 50 Cent
55 10:05:91 770,000 USE YOUR ILLUSION II - Guns N'Roses
56 09:11:04 766,000 LIVE LIKE YOU WERE DYING - Tim McGraw
57 01:06:96 759,000 DAYDREAM - Mariah Carey
58 01:05:08 757,000 NOEL - Josh Groban
59 11:24:01 746,000 BRITNEY - Britney Spears
60 12:01:07 742,000 AS I AM - Alicia Keys
61 07:10:10 741,000 RECOVERY - Eminem
62 06:25:05 737,000 X & Y - Coldplay
63 03:17:01 733,000 EVERYDAY - Dave Matthews Band
64 03:03:12 730,000 21 - Adele
65 01:07:06 727,000 THE BREAKTHROUGH - Mary J Blige
66 01:06:01 724,000 BLACK AND BLUE - Backstreet Boys
67 04:22:06 722,000 ME AND MY GANG - Rascal Flatts
68 07:05:08 721,000 VIVA LA VIDA - Coldplay
69 12:31:94 718,000 MIRACLES: THE HOLIDAY ALBUM - Kenny G
70 06:09:01 716,000 BREAK THE CYCLE - Staind
71 07:13:02 714,000 NELLYVILLE - Nelly
72 11:17:07 711,000 LONG ROAD OUT OF EDEN - Eagles
73 11:27:04 711,000 ENCORE - Eminem
74 11:16:02 702,000 8 MILE - Soundtrack
75 12:12:09 701,000 I DREAMED A DREAM - Susan Boyle
76 01:08:00 698,000 AND THEN THERE WAS X - DMX
77 12:26:15 695,000 25 - Adele
78 01:07:95 695,000 VITALOGY - Pearl Jam
79 12:04:21 692,000 30 - Adele
80 09:29:07 691,000 CURTIS - 50 Cent
81 12:16:00 690,000 BLACK AND BLUE - Backstreet Boys
82 04:12:97 690,000 LIFE AFTER DEATH - Notorious BIG
83 01:06:01 688,000 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 5 - Various
84 10:05:91 685,000 USE YOUR ILLUSION I - Guns N'Roses
85 09:30:06 684,000 FUTURESEX/LOVE SOUNDS - Justin Timberlake
86 01:10:98 684,000 SEVENS - Garth Brooks
87 08:01:98 682,000 HELLO NASTY - Beastie Boys
88 12:09:06 680,000 KINGDOM COME - Jay-Z
89 06:22:96 680,000 LOAD - Metallica
90 01:03:98 678,000 SEVENS - Garth Brooks
91 12:23:00 671,000 1 - Beatles
92 01:09:99 670,000 FLESH OF MY FLESH BLOOD OF MY BLOOD - DMX
93 12:29:07 669,000 NOEL - Josh Groban
94 02:07:98 665,000 TITANIC - Soundtrack
95 11:23:96 664,000 THE DON KILLUMINATI - THE 7 DAY THEORY - Makaveli
96 05:19:01 663,000 SURVIVOR - Destiny's Child
97 12:09:00 662,000 1 - Beatles
98 05:29:99 661,000 RICKY MARTIN - Ricky Martin
99 10:12:13 658,000 NOTHING WAS THE SAME - Drake
100 05:06:00 655,000 NO STRINGS ATTACHED - 'NSync

 

all credit goes to oldbloke over at ukmix

 

https://www.ukmix.org/forum/chart-discussion/chart-analysis/10570238-2021-ytd-thread-united-states?p=10771048#post10771048

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Adele is the first new entry in over 4 years (unless the entry she knocked off was after 2017, not sure what it was)

 

Edit: nvm as a user pointed out below, Lover should be on this list.

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5 minutes ago, Hunter_13 said:

Lover should be added with 679k :celestial5:

Looks like you’re right. Thread cancelled. Data cannot be trusted.

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25 having 3 separate weeks where it hit 1M-mark + overall 5 weeks where it hit 500k-mark. Incredibly impressive! :jonny4:

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32 minutes ago, family.guy123 said:

Looks like you’re right. Thread cancelled. Data cannot be trusted.

I can't tell if this is being sarcastic lol, but he said "So, 4 years since I last posted this list of the biggest traditional album sales weeks since SoundScan (now MRC data) began tracking sales back in 1991 - Adele's new album comes in at #79" so the list is fully updated until 2017.

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Usher had a 1million first week? :rip:

 

Girl the downfall.. I didn't realize he was so huge. 

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4 minutes ago, Johnny Jacobs said:

Usher had a 1million first week? :rip:

 

Girl the downfall.. I didn't realize he was so huge. 

Confessions was the last diamond album before 21 :rip: 

 

Then he married that older woman who his fans hated and lost like half his fans :skull: 

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Is Eminem on here the most? especially with 8 mile soundtrack? 

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37 minutes ago, Trav said:

Is Eminem on here the most? especially with 8 mile soundtrack? 

Here is the tally:

 

Adele 7
NSync 4
Eminem 8
Backstreet Boys 4
Britney Spears 2
Taylor Swift 4
Beatles 5
50 Cent 5
Lady Gaga 1
Usher 1
Garth Brooks 5
Soundtrack 5
Limp Bizkit 1
Norah Jones 1
Lil' Wayne 1
Justin Timberlake 2
Lil Wayne 1
Kanye West 2
Pearl Jam 3
Creed 2
Shania Twain 1
Drake 2
U2 1
Kenny G 2
Linkin Park 1
Snoop Doggy Dogg 1
AC/DC 1
Dixie Chicks 1
Guns N'Roses 2
Tim McGraw 1
Mariah Carey 1
Josh Groban 2
Alicia Keys 1
Coldplay 2
Dave Matthews Band 1
Mary J Blige 1
Rascal Flatts 1
Staind 1
Nelly 1
Eagles 1
Susan Boyle 1
DMX 2
Notorious BIG 1
Various 1
Beastie Boys 1
Jay 1
Metallica 1
THE 7 DAY THEORY 1
Destiny's Child 1
Ricky Martin 1

 

 

and then I guess add one for taylor for Lover and remove one from n'sync

 

too lazy to separate out 'various' and 'soundtrack'

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3 hours ago, aesthetic bih said:

25 having 3 separate weeks where it hit 1M-mark + overall 5 weeks where it hit 500k-mark. Incredibly impressive! :jonny4:

 

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And 21 sold more than all of them, except Beatles #1s, with only 1 wk in the Top 100 sales weeks & I think only 1 wk > 500k in its entire 11 year chart life.

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2 hours ago, brianc33710 said:

And 21 sold more than all of them, except Beatles #1s, with only 1 wk in the Top 100 sales weeks & I think only 1 wk > 500k in its entire 11 year chart life.

Yeah the biggest week was 730k the week after Grammys 2012. When the album was 1 year old.

2nd biggest week was xmas 2011 with 399k

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2 hours ago, brianc33710 said:

And 21 sold more than all of them, except Beatles #1s, with only 1 wk in the Top 100 sales weeks & I think only 1 wk > 500k in its entire 11 year chart life.

The most successful album of all time according to Billboard did that 

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On 12/3/2021 at 10:13 PM, family.guy123 said:

19 01:09:93 1,061,000 THE BODYGUARD - Soundtrack

who was doing it before ha? not a soul :jonnycat:

4 hours ago, brianc33710 said:

And 21 sold more than all of them, except Beatles #1s, with only 1 wk in the Top 100 sales weeks & I think only 1 wk > 500k in its entire 11 year chart life.

actually its pure sales are only behind the bodyguard's if we are going according to this list.

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On 12/4/2021 at 8:27 AM, Cockney Cupcake said:

Adele 7 times with 3 albums :rip: 

The Music Industry :giraffe:

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25 showing no mercy :deadbanana:

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Adele, Taylor & Britney the only female in the top 10 :clap3:

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