Top 50 Global Best Selling Albums for 2015

RANK/ARTIST/TITLE/SALES (million units)/RECORD COMPANY

1 Adele 25 17,4 XL Recordings*
2 Ed Sheeran X 3,5 Warner
3 Taylor Swift 1989 3,5 Big Machine/Universal
4 Justin Bieber Purpose 3,1 Universal
5 Sam Smith In the Lonely Hour 2,6 Universal
6 One Direction Made in the A.M. 2,4 Sony
7 Various Artists Fifty Shades of Grey 2,2 Warner
8 Coldplay A Head Full of Dreams 1,9 Warner
9 Meghan Trainor Title 1,8 Sony
10 The Weeknd Beauty Behind the Madness 1,5 Universal
11 Drake If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late 1,5 Cash Money/Universal
12 Mumford & Sons Wilder Mind 1,3 Universal
13 Various Artists Frozen 1,3 Universal/Disney Music Group/avex
music creative Inc.
14 Hozier Hozier 1,3 Sony/Universal
15 ARASHI Japonism 1,2 J Storm Inc.
16 Helene Fischer Weihnachten 1,2 Universal
17 Elvis Presley If I Can Dream: Elvis Presley with the
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 1,2 Sony
18 Kendrick Lamar To Pimp A Butterfly 1,2 Universal
19 Muse Drones 1,1 Warner
20 Luke Bryan Kill the Lights 1,1 Universal
21 Furious 7: Original Motion
Pictures Soundtrack
Furious 7: Original Motion Pictures
Soundtrack 1,1 Warner
22 Dreams Come True Dreams Come True The Best!
Watashino Dorikamu 1,1 Universal
23 Imagine Dragons Smoke + Mirrors 1,1 Universal
24 J Soul Brothers Ill from
EXILE TRIBE PLANET SEVEN 1,1 avex music creative Inc.
25 Louane Chambre 12 1,1 Universal
26 Florence + The Machine How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful 1 Universal
27 Fall Out Boy American Beauty/American Psycho 1 Universal
28 James Bay Chaos And The Calm 1 Universal
29 Dr. Dre Compton 1 Universal
30 The Beatles 1+ 1 Universal
31 Josh Groban Stages 1.0 Warner
32 Various Artists Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome
Mix Vol.1 0,9 Universal
33 Adele 21 0,9 XL Recordings*
34 Iron Maiden The Book Of Souls 0,9 Warner
35 Marron 5 V 0,9 Universal
36 Chris Stapleton Traveller 0,9 Universal
37 Sia 1000 Forms Of Fear 0,9 Sony
38 5 Seconds Of Summer Sounds Good Feels Good 0,9 Universal
39 Madonna Rebel Heart 0,9 Universal
40 Enya Dark Sky Island 0,9 Warner
41 Sam hunt Montevallo 0,8 Universal
42 AKB48 kokoga Rhodus da kokodetobe! 0,8 KING RECORD CO, LTD
43 David Gilmour Rattle That Lock 0,8 Sony
44 Geroge Ezra Wanted On Voyage 0,8 Sony
45 Michael Bublé Christmas 0,8 Warner
46 AKB48 O to 1 no aida 0,8 KING RECORD CO, LTD
47 Zac Brown Band JEKYLL + HYDE 0,7 Universal
48 Southern All Stars Budou 0,7 JVCKENWOOD Victor Entertainment
Corp.
49 Carrie Underwood Storyteller 0,7 Sony
50 Andrea Bocelli Cinema 0,7 Universal

Source: IFPI