Best-selling albums of the 2000s

According to the BSA Ranking, the best-selling album released in the 2000s is 1 by THE BEATLES, with over 25.2 million copies sold. The sales figures throughout this ranking include physical album sales as well as digital track downloads and audio and video streaming, converted into album-equivalent units using industry-standard formulas. For more information, see the certification criteria used in different countries.

★ Highlights:
1 by THE BEATLES leads both the compilation and group categories among albums released in the 2000s.
With over 21.8 million copies sold, COME AWAY WITH ME by NORAH JONES ranks first across the debut, female solo and studio categories among releases from the 2000s.
THE EMINEM SHOW by EMINEM is the best-selling male solo album released in the 2000s, with over 20.2 million copies sold.
8 MILE is the best-selling soundtrack album released in the 2000s, with over 9.5 million copies sold.
The best-selling live album released in the 2000s is QUATRO ESTAÇÕES AO VIVO by SANDY & JÚNIOR, with over 3 million copies sold.

Please note that this ranking reflects the cumulative sales of albums released in the 2000, from their original release to date. It does not represent the best-selling albums of the decade itself. For contemporary decade-end rankings, see the Decade-End Lists published in various countries.

№	Album	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	1 THE BEATLES 2000	25,203,834	Rank in 2000 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1 1 16
2	COME AWAY WITH ME NORAH JONES 2002	21,855,837	Rank in 2002 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1 2 30
3	THE EMINEM SHOW EMINEM 2002	20,231,750	Rank in 2002 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 2 3 34
4	THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP EMINEM 2000	18,912,631	Rank in 2000 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 2 4 41
5	HYBRID THEORY LINKIN PARK 2000	17,781,176	Rank in 2000 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 3 5 54
6	CONFESSIONS USHER 2004	17,536,688	Rank in 2004 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1 6 57
7	OOPS!...I DID IT AGAIN BRITNEY SPEARS 2000	16,578,853	Rank in 2000 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 4 7 60
8	CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS EMINEM 2005	16,333,091	Rank in 2005 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1 8 61
9	FALLEN EVANESCENCE 2003	15,381,668	Rank in 2003 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1 9 70
10	THE FAME LADY GAGA 2008	14,308,358	Rank in 2008 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1 10 83
11	NO STRINGS ATTACHED NSYNC 2000	13,540,547	Rank in 2000 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 5 11 101
12	LET GO AVRIL LAVIGNE 2002	13,370,277	Rank in 2002 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 3 12 106
13	ALL THE RIGHT REASONS NICKELBACK 2005	12,290,000	Rank in 2005 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 2 13 125
14	METEORA LINKIN PARK 2003	12,248,977	Rank in 2003 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 2 14 127
15	GOOD GIRL GONE BAD RIHANNA 2007	12,154,803	Rank in 2007 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1 15 130
16	A DAY WITHOUT RAIN ENYA 2000	12,097,445	Rank in 2000 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 6 16 133
17	ELV1S: 30 #1 HITS ELVIS PRESLEY 2002	12,022,262	Rank in 2002 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 4 17 137
18	FEARLESS TAYLOR SWIFT 2008	11,911,000	Rank in 2008 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 2 18 140
19	GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN' 50 CENT 2003	11,895,000	Rank in 2003 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 3 19 141
20	AMERICAN IDIOT GREEN DAY 2004	11,810,000	Rank in 2004 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 2 20 144
21	BACK TO BLACK AMY WINEHOUSE 2006	11,357,387	Rank in 2006 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1 21 153
22	BACK TO BEDLAM JAMES BLUNT 2004	11,124,158	Rank in 2004 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 3 22 162
23	SONGS IN A MINOR ALICIA KEYS 2001	10,875,000	Rank in 2001 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1 23 167
24	COUNTRY GRAMMAR NELLY 2000	10,715,000	Rank in 2000 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 7 24 172
25	I AM SASHA FIERCE BEYONCÉ 2008	10,680,000	Rank in 2008 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 3 25 174
26	BLACK & BLUE BACKSTREET BOYS 2000	10,652,723	Rank in 2000 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 8 26 175
27	GREATEST HITS GUNS N' ROSES 2004	10,588,853	Rank in 2004 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 4 27 178
28	A RUSH OF BLOOD TO THE HEAD COLDPLAY 2002	10,553,719	Rank in 2002 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 5 28 180
29	LAUNDRY SERVICE SHAKIRA 2001	10,336,593	Rank in 2001 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 2 29 189
30	ALL THAT YOU CAN'T LEAVE BEHIND U2 2000	9,795,425	Rank in 2000 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 9 30 202
31	CHOCOLATE STARFISH AND THE HOT DOG FLAVORED WATER LIMP BIZKIT 2000	9,676,224	Rank in 2000 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 10 31 206
32	DANGEROUSLY IN LOVE BEYONCÉ 2003	9,649,195	Rank in 2003 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 4 32 209
33	BREAKAWAY KELLY CLARKSON 2004	9,597,965	Rank in 2004 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 5 33 214
34	8 MILE SOUNDTRACK 2002	9,500,396	Rank in 2002 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 6 34 218
35	NUMBER ONES MICHAEL JACKSON 2003	9,438,000	Rank in 2003 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 5 35 220
36	X&Y COLDPLAY 2005	9,416,132	Rank in 2005 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 3 36 222
37	SOME HEARTS CARRIE UNDERWOOD 2005	9,335,000	Rank in 2005 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 4 37 227
38	FEELS LIKE HOME NORAH JONES 2004	9,310,000	Rank in 2004 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 6 38 228
39	HOT FUSS THE KILLERS 2004	9,287,623	Rank in 2004 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 7 39 229
40	HOT SHOT SHAGGY 2000	9,254,290	Rank in 2000 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 11 40 231
41	M!SSUNDAZTOOD P!NK 2001	9,184,081	Rank in 2001 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 3 41 237
42	UP! SHANIA TWAIN 2002	9,139,000	Rank in 2002 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 7 42 241
43	STRIPPED CHRISTINA AGUILERA 2002	9,113,907	Rank in 2002 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 8 43 244
44	MUSIC MADONNA 2000	8,975,000	Rank in 2000 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 12 44 251
45	SILVER SIDE UP NICKELBACK 2001	8,947,500	Rank in 2001 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 4 45 253
46	THE EMANCIPATION OF MIMI MARIAH CAREY 2005	8,891,611	Rank in 2005 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 5 46 259
47	NELLYVILLE NELLY 2002	8,851,840	Rank in 2002 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 9 47 261
48	SONGS ABOUT JANE MAROON 5 2002	8,803,666	Rank in 2002 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 10 48 263
49	O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? SOUNDTRACK 2000	8,735,000	Rank in 2000 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 13 49 268
50	I DREAMED A DREAM SUSAN BOYLE 2009	8,601,000	Rank in 2009 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1 50 273

2000s albums ranked by sales