Best selling artists, albums and singles of all-time

Albums Ranking – Raw sales – Studio albums

This list is about studio albums only. Compilations, lives and box sets are not considered here. The figures given here are units sold.

Please keep in mind that some artists are missing, because their analysis has not been done yet. The complete list is available here. All figures reflect the value as collected at the time of the artist’s respective articles.

Available Lists

#	Year	Cover	Artist	Album	Album Sales	As Of
1	2004		Usher	Confessions	15,500,000	09/04/17
2	2004		Green Day	American Idiot	15,250,000	03/11/17
3	2004		James Blunt	Back to Bedlam	13,320,000	02/05/19
4	2004		Norah Jones	Feels Like Home	11,500,000	01/16/22
5	2004		Eminem	Encore	11,030,000	06/22/21
6	2004		Kelly Clarkson	Breakaway	10,980,000	05/23/18
7	2004		U2	How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb	10,200,000	09/18/21
8	2004		Avril Lavigne	Under My Skin	8,020,000	02/10/18
9	2004		Gwen Stefani	Love. Angel. Music. Baby.	7,900,000	04/12/20
10	2004		Destiny's Child	Destiny Fulfilled	6,245,000	07/16/22
11	2004		Rod Stewart	Stardust: The Great American Songbook, Volume III	3,900,000	11/23/19
12	2004		Prince	Musicology	2,830,000	10/04/18
13	2004		George Michael	Patience	2,700,000	05/06/17
14	2004		2Pac	Loyal to the Game	2,150,000	01/22/22
15	2004		Ayumi Hamasaki	My Story	1,420,000	09/27/19