1, Adele "21" - 18.1 million
2, Michael Buble "Christmas" - 6.5 million
3, Lady Gaga "Born This Way" - 6.8m by universal report -> dropped to 5.9m in 2012
4, Coldplay "Mylo Xyloto"
5, Bruno Mars "Doo-Wops & Hooligans"
6, Adele "19"
7, Justin Bieber "Under The Mistletoe" - 2.8m by universal report
8, Rihanna "Loud" - 2.7m by universal report
9, Rihanna " Talk The Talk" - 2.6m by universal report
10, Lil Wayne "Tha Carter IV" - 2.4m by universal report
+Drake Take Care 1.9m by universal report
Kanye West & Jay Z – Watch The Throne 1.7m by universal report
LMFAO – Sorry for Party Rocking 1.7m by universal report
Based on Physical Shipment + digital album sales
Source: IFPI.
The best selling albums by British artists worldwide are as follows[Source: IFPI]:
1. Adele - 21 - 18.1m
2. Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto
3. Adele - 19
4. Amy Winehouse - Lioness: Hidden Treasures - 2.4m by universal report
5. Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More
6. Susan Boyle - Someone to Watch Over Me
7. Jessie J - Who You Are
8. Amy Winehouse - Back to Black - 1.7m by universal report
9. Florence + the Machine - Ceremonials
10. Florence + the Machine - Lungs
