1 Coldplay Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends EMI Music (6.8m IFPI)
2 AC/DC Black Ice Sony Music 6m
3 Various Artists Mamma Mia! The Movie Soundtrack Universal Music 5m (5m Universal Report)
4 Duffy Rockferry Universal Music 4.6m (5m Universal Report)
5 Metallica Death Magnetic Universal Music/Warner Music 4.5m
6 Leona Lewis Spirit Sony Music 3.7m
7 Amy Winehouse Back To Black Universal Music 3.6m (4m Universal Report)
8 Various Artists High School Musical 3: Senior Year Walt Disney Records/Universal/EMI (2m universal report)
9 Lil Wayne Tha Carter III Universal Music (3m Universal Report)
10 Rihanna Good Girl Gone Bad Universal Music (3m Universal Report)
11 Madonna Hard Candy Warner Music
12 Beyonce I Am... Sasha Fierce Sony Music 3.2m
13 P!nk Funhouse Sony Music
14 Guns N' Roses Chinese Democracy Universal Music (3m Universal Report)
15 Britney Spears Circus Sony Music
16 Jack Johnson Sleep Through The Static Universal Music (3m Universal Report)
17 Il Divo The Promise Sony Music 2.65m
18 Taylor Swift Fearless Big Machine/Universal Music (2/3m Universal Report)
19 Jonas Brothers A Little Bit Longer Hollywood Records/Universal Music (3m Universal Report)
20 Various Artists Camp Rock OST Walt Disney Records/Universal/EMI
21 Kings Of Leon Only By The Night Sony Music
22 Nickelback Dark Horse Warner Music/EMI Music
23 Miley Cyrus Breakout Walt Disney Records/Universal Music (3m Universal Report)
24 Kid Rock Rock N Roll Jesus Warner Music
25 Enya And Winter Came Warner Music 2.3m
26 Mariah Carey E=MC2 Universal Music (2m Universal Report)
27 Take That The Circus Universal Music (2m Universal Report)
28 The Killers Day & Age Universal Music (2m Universal Report)
29 Usher Here I Stand Sony Music
30 T.I. Paper Trail Warner Music
31 Kanye West 808's & Heartbreak Universal Music
32 Michael Jackson Thriller (25th Anniversary Edition) Sony Music 2m
33 Katy Perry One Of The Boys EMI Music
34 Exile Exile Ballad Best Avex Marketing Inc.
35 Ne-Yo Year Of The Gentleman Universal Music
36 Amy Macdonald This Is The Life Universal Music 1.75m
37 Abba Gold Universal Music
38 Namie Amuro Best Fiction Avex Marketing Inc.
39 Jonas Brothers Jonas Brothers Hollywood Records/Universal Music
40 Seal Soul Warner Music 1.7m
41 Sugarland Love On The Inside Universal Music
42 Celine Dion My Love Essential Collection Sony Music
43 Exile Exile Catchy Best Avex Marketing Inc.
44 Dido Safe Trip Home Sony Music
45 Taylor Swift Taylor Swift Big Machine/Universal Music
46 Chris Brown Exclusive Sony Music
47 Twilight Twilight OST Warner Music
48 Jason Mraz We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. Warner Music
49 One Republic Dreaming Out Loud Universal Music
50 Various Artists Now That's What I Call Music Vol. 71 EMI Music at least 1.4m
Based on Physical Shipment + digital album sales
2 AC/DC Black Ice Sony Music 6m
3 Various Artists Mamma Mia! The Movie Soundtrack Universal Music 5m (5m Universal Report)
4 Duffy Rockferry Universal Music 4.6m (5m Universal Report)
5 Metallica Death Magnetic Universal Music/Warner Music 4.5m
6 Leona Lewis Spirit Sony Music 3.7m
7 Amy Winehouse Back To Black Universal Music 3.6m (4m Universal Report)
8 Various Artists High School Musical 3: Senior Year Walt Disney Records/Universal/EMI (2m universal report)
9 Lil Wayne Tha Carter III Universal Music (3m Universal Report)
10 Rihanna Good Girl Gone Bad Universal Music (3m Universal Report)
11 Madonna Hard Candy Warner Music
12 Beyonce I Am... Sasha Fierce Sony Music 3.2m
13 P!nk Funhouse Sony Music
14 Guns N' Roses Chinese Democracy Universal Music (3m Universal Report)
15 Britney Spears Circus Sony Music
16 Jack Johnson Sleep Through The Static Universal Music (3m Universal Report)
17 Il Divo The Promise Sony Music 2.65m
18 Taylor Swift Fearless Big Machine/Universal Music (2/3m Universal Report)
19 Jonas Brothers A Little Bit Longer Hollywood Records/Universal Music (3m Universal Report)
20 Various Artists Camp Rock OST Walt Disney Records/Universal/EMI
21 Kings Of Leon Only By The Night Sony Music
22 Nickelback Dark Horse Warner Music/EMI Music
23 Miley Cyrus Breakout Walt Disney Records/Universal Music (3m Universal Report)
24 Kid Rock Rock N Roll Jesus Warner Music
25 Enya And Winter Came Warner Music 2.3m
26 Mariah Carey E=MC2 Universal Music (2m Universal Report)
27 Take That The Circus Universal Music (2m Universal Report)
28 The Killers Day & Age Universal Music (2m Universal Report)
29 Usher Here I Stand Sony Music
30 T.I. Paper Trail Warner Music
31 Kanye West 808's & Heartbreak Universal Music
32 Michael Jackson Thriller (25th Anniversary Edition) Sony Music 2m
33 Katy Perry One Of The Boys EMI Music
34 Exile Exile Ballad Best Avex Marketing Inc.
35 Ne-Yo Year Of The Gentleman Universal Music
36 Amy Macdonald This Is The Life Universal Music 1.75m
37 Abba Gold Universal Music
38 Namie Amuro Best Fiction Avex Marketing Inc.
39 Jonas Brothers Jonas Brothers Hollywood Records/Universal Music
40 Seal Soul Warner Music 1.7m
41 Sugarland Love On The Inside Universal Music
42 Celine Dion My Love Essential Collection Sony Music
43 Exile Exile Catchy Best Avex Marketing Inc.
44 Dido Safe Trip Home Sony Music
45 Taylor Swift Taylor Swift Big Machine/Universal Music
46 Chris Brown Exclusive Sony Music
47 Twilight Twilight OST Warner Music
48 Jason Mraz We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. Warner Music
49 One Republic Dreaming Out Loud Universal Music
50 Various Artists Now That's What I Call Music Vol. 71 EMI Music at least 1.4m
Based on Physical Shipment + digital album sales
Source: IFPI.
numbers are just estimation based on known sales information.
Universal Reports are Rounded numbers.
For exmaple, 3m can be 2.5m to 3.5m