Albums Ranking – CSPC – Overall sales

This list is about the most successful albums of all time (understand “which have generated the most sales”). The figures are given in EAS (equivalent album sales).

Please keep in mind that some artists are missing, because their analysis has not been done yet. The complete list is available here. Sales figures reflect the value as collected at the time of the artist’s respective articles while streams are updated daily. Albums from unstudied artists which gained significant streams are listed but miss the sales component.

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In the following results table, all categories display figures in equivalent album sales. If different, pure sales are listed between parentheses.

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#	Cover	Album	Sales*				Streams		Total CSPC
			Studio Albums	Other LPs	Physical Singles	Digital Singles	EAS	Daily Increase
1		Lady Gaga The Fame / The Fame Monster	15,745,000 (12/22/20)	4,141,000	354,000 (1,180,000)	12,039,000 (80,260,000)	4,918,000 (06/23/22)	Av.: 2,920 LD: 3,360	37,197,000
2		Beyoncé I Am? Sasha Fierce	7,570,000 (05/02/18)	875,000	129,000 (430,000)	7,542,000 (50,280,000)	4,170,000 (06/23/22)	Av.: 1,620 LD: 1,930	20,286,000
3		Taylor Swift Fearless	9,955,000 (05/25/21)	685,000	22,000 (71,000)	4,922,000 (32,810,000)	3,695,000 (06/23/22)	Av.: 3,640 LD: 3,910	19,278,000
4		Coldplay Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends	9,985,000 (06/07/21)	841,000	56,000 (183,000)	3,083,000 (20,550,000)	2,120,000 (06/23/22)	Av.: 930 LD: 1,020	16,084,000
5		Adele 19	8,685,000 (06/21/22)	935,000	24,000 (75,000)	2,060,000 (13,730,000)	2,590,000 (06/23/22)	Av.: 1,480 LD: 1,000	14,293,000
6		P!nk Funhouse	6,775,000 (10/15/17)	2,030,000	141,000 (470,000)	3,114,000 (20,760,000)	1,207,000 (06/23/22)	Av.: 490 LD: 590	13,267,000
7		Katy Perry One Of The Boys	4,140,000 (06/16/19)	143,000	144,000 (480,000)	4,643,000 (30,950,000)	1,787,000 (06/23/22)	Av.: 970 LD: 1,360	10,857,000
8		Nickelback Dark Horse	5,700,000 (06/28/17)	218,000	24,000 (80,000)	2,475,000 (16,500,000)	1,110,000 (06/23/22)	Av.: 390 LD: 480	9,527,000
9		Britney Spears Circus	3,755,000 (04/28/19)	284,000	80,000 (200,000)	2,672,000 (17,810,000)	1,060,000 (06/23/22)	Av.: 580 LD: 770	7,851,000
10		AC/DC Black Ice	7,000,000 (02/20/18)	263,000	3,000 (10,000)	57,000 (380,000)	409,000 (06/23/22)	Av.: 200 LD: 250	7,732,000
11		Metallica Death Magnetic	5,330,000 (02/13/19)	71,000	35,000 (117,000)	540,000 (3,600,000)	428,000 (06/23/22)	Av.: 190 LD: 240	6,404,000
12		Madonna Hard Candy	3,650,000 (08/20/17)	592,000	156,000 (520,000)	1,316,000 (8,770,000)	345,000 (06/23/22)	Av.: 130 LD: 200	6,059,000
13		High School Musical High School Musical 3	4,025,000 (09/06/17)	100,000	6,000 (20,000)	420,000 (2,800,000)	807,000 (06/23/22)	Av.: 340 LD: 350	5,358,000
14		Usher Here I Stand	2,200,000 (09/04/17)	12,000	38,000 (127,000)	1,905,000 (12,700,000)	465,000 (06/23/22)	Av.: 180 LD: 340	4,620,000
15		Miley Cyrus Breakout	2,950,000 (12/07/20)	2,000	18,000 (60,000)	699,000 (4,660,000)	261,000 (06/23/22)	Av.: 120 LD: 120	3,930,000
16		Various Artists Camp Rock	2,640,000 (10/09/18)	0	9,000 (30,000)	659,000 (4,390,000)	470,000 (06/23/22)	Av.: 210 LD: 240	3,778,000
17		Mariah Carey E=MC²	2,150,000 (04/28/17)	15,000	18,000 (60,000)	765,000 (5,100,000)	261,000 (06/23/22)	Av.: 110 LD: 170	3,209,000
18		Take That The Circus	2,610,000 (12/15/19)	256,000	24,000 (80,000)	216,000 (1,440,000)	85,000 (06/23/22)	Av.: 40 LD: 30	3,191,000
19		Enya And Winter Came?	2,710,000 (02/25/18)	66,000	2,000 (7,000)	203,000 (1,350,000)	142,000 (06/23/22)	Av.: 40 LD: 30	3,123,000
20		Guns N' Roses Chinese Democraty	2,740,000 (03/01/18)	3,000	9,000 (30,000)	165,000 (1,100,000)	193,000 (06/23/22)	Av.: 80 LD: 130	3,110,000
21		Jason Mraz We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. (Deluxe Edition)	0 (N/A)	0	0 (0)	0 (0)	2,514,000 (06/23/22)	Av.: 0 LD: 0	2,514,000
22		Kings of Leon Only By The Night	0 (N/A)	0	0 (0)	0 (0)	2,424,000 (06/23/22)	Av.: 0 LD: 0	2,424,000
*Pure sales figures updated on date below studio album sales. 'Av.' stands for Average, 'LD' for Last Day.