Rank | Artist | Album | Sales | Released |
1 |
SHANIA TWAIN |
COME ON OVER |
2,200,000 |
1997 |
2 |
BOYZONE |
BY REQUEST - GREATEST HITS |
1,520,000 |
1999 |
3 |
NOW SERIES (UK) |
NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 44 |
1,440,000 |
1999 |
4 |
TRAVIS |
THE MAN WHO |
1,410,000 |
1999 |
5 |
ABBA |
GOLD - GREATEST HITS |
1,250,000 |
1992 |
6 |
STEREOPHONICS |
PERFORMANCE AND COCKTAILS |
1,050,000 |
1999 |
7 |
ROBBIE WILLIAMS |
I'VE BEEN EXPECTING YOU |
1,000,000 |
1998 |
8 |
STEPS |
STEPTACULAR |
890,000 |
1999 |
9 |
THE CORRS |
TALK ON CORNERS |
870,000 |
1995 |
10 |
WESTLIFE |
WESTLIFE |
770,000 |
1999 |
11 |
MACY GRAY |
ON HOW LIFE IS |
750,000 |
1999 |
12 |
TEXAS |
THE HUSH |
740,000 |
1999 |
13 |
CELINE DION |
ALL THE WAY...A DECADE OF SONG |
730,000 |
1999 |
14 |
NOW SERIES (UK) |
NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 42 |
730,000 |
1999 |
15 |
FATBOY SLIM |
YOU'VE COME A LONG WAY, BABY |
660,000 |
1998 |
16 |
NOW SERIES (UK) |
NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 43 |
660,000 |
1999 |
17 |
BRITNEY SPEARS |
BABY ONE MORE TIME |
650,000 |
1999 |
18 |
WHITNEY HOUSTON |
MY LOVE IS YOUR LOVE |
630,000 |
1998 |
19 |
STEPS |
STEP ONE |
570,000 |
1998 |
20 |
LAURYN HILL |
THE MISEDUCATION OF LAURYN HILL |
560,000 |
1998 |
21 |
THE HITS ALBUM SERIES |
HUGE HITS 99 |
550,000 |
1999 |
22 |
GEORGE MICHAEL |
SONGS FROM THE LAST CENTURY |
540,000 |
1999 |
23 |
THE CORRS |
FORGIVEN, NOT FORGOTTEN |
530,000 |
1995 |
24 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
ABBAMANIA |
480,000 |
1999 |
25 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
MUSIC OF THE MILLENNIUM |
480,000 |
1999 |
26 |
VENGABOYS |
THE PARTY ALBUM |
480,000 |
1999 |
27 |
S CLUB 7 |
S CLUB |
460,000 |
1999 |
28 |
GEORGE MICHAEL |
LADIES & GENTLEMEN - THE BEST OF GEORGE MICHAEL |
460,000 |
1998 |
29 |
TOM JONES |
RELOAD |
450,000 |
1999 |
30 |
JAMIROQUAI |
SYNKRONIZED |
430,000 |
1999 |
31 |
THE ANNUAL SERIES (UK) |
THE ANNUAL - MILLENNIUM EDITION |
420,000 |
1999 |
32 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
MUSIC TO WATCH GIRLS BY |
410,000 |
1999 |
33 |
MARTINE MCCUTCHEON |
YOU ME AND US |
410,000 |
1999 |
34 |
QUEEN |
GREATEST HITS III |
410,000 |
1999 |
35 |
THE HITS ALBUM SERIES |
HITS 2000 |
410,000 |
1999 |
36 |
FIVE |
INVINCIBLE |
400,000 |
1999 |
37 |
TLC |
FANMAIL |
400,000 |
1999 |
38 |
MADONNA |
RAY OF LIGHT |
390,000 |
1998 |
39 |
CHER |
THE GREATEST HITS |
390,000 |
1999 |
40 |
THE HITS ALBUM SERIES |
BIG HITS 99 |
390,000 |
1999 |
41 |
THE CORRS |
UNPLUGGED |
380,000 |
1999 |
42 |
MANIC STREET PREACHERS |
THIS IS MY TRUTH TELL ME YOURS |
370,000 |
1998 |
43 |
ROBBIE WILLIAMS |
LIFE THRU A LENS |
360,000 |
1997 |
44 |
THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS |
SURRENDER |
350,000 |
1999 |
45 |
RICKY MARTIN |
RICKY MARTIN |
350,000 |
1999 |
46 |
CHARLOTTE CHURCH |
CHARLOTTE CHURCH |
340,000 |
1999 |
47 |
BACKSTREET BOYS |
MILLENNIUM |
340,000 |
1999 |
48 |
SOUNDTRACK |
NOTTING HILL |
330,000 |
1999 |
49 |
THE CARDIGANS |
GRAN TURISMO |
330,000 |
1998 |
50 |
GERI HALLIWELL |
SCHIZOPHONIC |
330,000 |
1999 |
51 |
GENESIS |
TURN IT ON AGAIN - THE HITS |
310,000 |
1999 |
52 |
WILL SMITH |
WILLENNIUM |
300,000 |
1999 |
53 |
DEAN MARTIN |
THE VERY BEST OF - CAPITOL/REPRISE YEARS |
300,000 |
1998 |
54 |
BLUR |
13 |
300,000 |
1999 |
55 |
BRYAN ADAMS |
THE BEST OF ME |
270,000 |
1999 |
56 |
NOW SERIES (UK) |
NOW DANCE 2000 |
270,000 |
1999 |
57 |
ANDREA BOCELLI |
SOGNO |
270,000 |
1999 |
58 |
BOYZONE |
WHERE WE BELONG |
270,000 |
1998 |
59 |
CATATONIA |
EQUALLY CURSED AND BLESSED |
260,000 |
1999 |
60 |
CHER |
BELIEVE |
260,000 |
1998 |
61 |
TRANCE NATION SERIES |
TRANCE NATION |
250,000 |
1999 |
62 |
TINA TURNER |
TWENTY FOUR SEVEN |
250,000 |
1999 |
63 |
THE OFFSPRING |
AMERICANA |
250,000 |
1998 |
64 |
THE HITS ALBUM SERIES |
NEW HITS 1999 |
250,000 |
1999 |
65 |
EUPHORIA SERIES (TELSTAR) |
EUPHORIA |
240,000 |
1999 |
66 |
THE BEST...ANTHEMS...EVER! SERIES |
THE BEST IBIZA ANTHEMS...EVER! 1999 |
240,000 |
1999 |
67 |
THE BEST...ALBUM IN THE WORLD...EVER! SERIES |
THE BEST CHRISTMAS ALBUM IN THE WORLD...EVER! 1996 |
240,000 |
1996 |
68 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
LOVE SONGS (UK) |
230,000 |
1999 |
69 |
SEMISONIC |
FEELING STRANGELY FINE |
230,000 |
1998 |
70 |
KISS IN IBIZA SERIES |
KISS IBIZA 99 |
220,000 |
1999 |
71 |
LEFTFIELD |
RHYTHM AND STEALTH |
220,000 |
1999 |
72 |
CATATONIA |
INTERNATIONAL VELVET |
220,000 |
1998 |
73 |
B*WITCHED |
AWAKE AND BREATHE |
210,000 |
1999 |
74 |
U2 |
THE BEST OF 1980 - 1990 |
210,000 |
1998 |
75 |
ERIC CLAPTON |
CLAPTON CHRONICLES THE BEST OF ERIC CLAPTON |
210,000 |
1999 |
76 |
SUPERGRASS |
SUPERGRASS |
210,000 |
1999 |
77 |
VONDA SHEPARD |
HEART AND SOUL: NEW SONGS FROM ALLY MCBEAL (SOUNDTRACK) |
210,000 |
1999 |
78 |
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS |
CALIFORNICATION |
210,000 |
1999 |
79 |
ANDREA BOCELLI |
SACRED ARIAS |
210,000 |
1999 |
80 |
IBIZA ANNUAL SERIES |
IBIZA ANNUAL 1999 |
210,000 |
1999 |
81 |
BEE GEES |
ONE NIGHT ONLY |
200,000 |
1998 |
82 |
CREAM ANTHEMS SERIES |
CREAM ANTHEMS 2000 (VTDCDX 272) |
200,000 |
1999 |
83 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
WOMAN 2 (UK) |
190,000 |
1999 |
84 |
SIMPLY RED |
LOVE AND THE RUSSIAN WINTER |
190,000 |
1999 |
85 |
WILL SMITH |
BIG WILLIE STYLE |
190,000 |
1997 |
86 |
CLUBBERS GUIDE SERIES |
CLUBBER'S GUIDE TO IBIZA - SUMMER '99 |
180,000 |
1999 |
87 |
EMINEM |
THE SLIM SHADY LP |
180,000 |
1999 |
88 |
SOUNDTRACK |
DAWSON'S CREEK |
180,000 |
1999 |
89 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
THE BEST OF BOND...JAMES BOND |
180,000 |
1999 |
90 |
TOP OF THE POPS POLYGRAM SERIES |
TOP OF THE POPS 1999 VOL 2 |
180,000 |
1999 |
91 |
GOMEZ |
LIQUID SKIN |
180,000 |
1999 |
92 |
THE HITS ALBUM SERIES |
FRESH HITS 99 |
180,000 |
1999 |
93 |
TRACY CHAPMAN |
TRACY CHAPMAN |
170,000 |
1988 |
94 |
MELANIE C |
NORTHERN STAR |
170,000 |
1999 |
95 |
GARBAGE |
VERSION 2.0 |
170,000 |
1998 |
96 |
B*WITCHED |
B*WITCHED |
170,000 |
1998 |
97 |
BARRY WHITE |
THE COLLECTION |
170,000 |
1988 |
98 |
STEREOPHONICS |
WORD GETS AROUND |
160,000 |
1997 |
99 |
THE BEST...ALBUM IN THE WORLD...EVER! SERIES |
THE BEST... AND FRIENDS ALBUM IN THE WORLD...EVER! - VOL 1 |
160,000 |
1999 |
100 |
M PEOPLE |
THE BEST OF M PEOPLE |
160,000 |
1998 |
101 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
MUSIC OF THE NIGHT |
160,000 |
1998 |
102 |
BASEMENT JAXX |
REMEDY |
160,000 |
1999 |
103 |
KISS CLUBLIFE SERIES |
KISS CLUBLIFE 2000 |
150,000 |
1999 |
104 |
GOMEZ |
BRING IT ON |
150,000 |
1995 |
105 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
THE BEST LOVE SONGS-EVER |
150,000 |
1999 |
106 |
SOUNDTRACK |
LOCK STOCK & TWO SMOKING BARRELS |
150,000 |
1998 |
107 |
EURYTHMICS |
PEACE |
150,000 |
1999 |
108 |
THE BEST...ALBUM IN THE WORLD...EVER! SERIES |
THE BEST MILLENNIUM PARTY...EVER! (VTDCD 278) |
150,000 |
1999 |
109 |
BLONDIE |
NO EXIT |
150,000 |
1999 |
110 |
R. KELLY |
R. |
150,000 |
1998 |
111 |
THE BEST...ANTHEMS...EVER! SERIES |
THE BEST CLUB ANTHEMS IN THE WORLD...EVER 99 (VTDCD 221) |
150,000 |
1999 |
112 |
DESTINY'S CHILD |
THE WRITING'S ON THE WALL |
150,000 |
1999 |
113 |
NOW SERIES (UK) |
NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 41 |
140,000 |
1998 |
114 |
2PAC |
GREATEST HITS |
140,000 |
1998 |
115 |
JENNIFER LOPEZ |
ON THE 6 |
140,000 |
1999 |
116 |
NAT KING COLE |
THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION |
140,000 |
1999 |
117 |
VAN MORRISON |
BACK ON TOP |
140,000 |
1999 |
118 |
BLONDIE |
ATOMIC - BLONDIE'S GREATEST HITS |
140,000 |
1998 |
119 |
SAVAGE GARDEN |
SAVAGE GARDEN |
140,000 |
1997 |
120 |
THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH |
QUENCH |
140,000 |
1998 |
121 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
KISS HOUSE NATION 1999 |
140,000 |
1999 |
122 |
MARIAH CAREY |
RAINBOW |
140,000 |
1999 |
123 |
DUSTY SPRINGFIELD |
THE VERY BEST OF |
140,000 |
1998 |
124 |
OCEAN COLOUR SCENE |
ONE FROM THE MODERN |
140,000 |
1999 |
125 |
SAVAGE GARDEN |
AFFIRMATION |
140,000 |
1999 |
126 |
LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO |
THE BEST OF LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO - THE STAR AND WISEMAN |
140,000 |
1998 |
127 |
ANOTHER LEVEL |
NEXUS |
130,000 |
1999 |
128 |
THE BEST...ANTHEMS...EVER! SERIES |
THE BEST CLUB ANTHEMS 2000 (VTDCD 271) |
130,000 |
1999 |
129 |
SOUNDTRACK |
AUSTIN POWERS - THE SPY WHO SHAGGED ME |
130,000 |
1999 |
130 |
ALL TIME GREATEST SERIES |
THE ALL TIME GREATEST LOVE SONGS (1999) |
130,000 |
1999 |
131 |
THE BEST...ALBUM IN THE WORLD...EVER! SERIES |
THE BEST DANCE ALBUM IN THE WORLD...EVER VOL 9 (VTDCD 251) |
130,000 |
1999 |
132 |
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS |
LEGEND |
130,000 |
1984 |
133 |
EUPHORIA SERIES (TELSTAR) |
EUPHORIA II - DEEPER |
130,000 |
1999 |
134 |
MASSIVE ATTACK |
BLUE LINES |
130,000 |
1991 |
135 |
CLUBBERS GUIDE SERIES |
CLUBBER'S GUIDE TO NINETY NINE |
130,000 |
1999 |
136 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
ESSENTIAL SOUNDTRACKS |
130,000 |
1999 |
137 |
DANCE NATION SERIES |
DANCE NATION 6 - TALL PAUL/B BLOCK |
130,000 |
1999 |
138 |
KISS CLUBLIFE SERIES |
KISS CLUBLIFE |
130,000 |
1999 |
139 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
LAND OF MY FATHERS |
130,000 |
1999 |
140 |
AIR |
MOON SAFARI |
130,000 |
1998 |
141 |
MARIAH CAREY |
#1'S |
130,000 |
1998 |
142 |
VONDA SHEPARD |
SONGS FROM ALLY MCBEAL (SOUNDTRACK) |
130,000 |
1998 |
143 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
MORE MUSIC TO WATCH GIRLS BY |
130,000 |
1999 |
144 |
ANOTHER LEVEL |
ANOTHER LEVEL |
130,000 |
1998 |
145 |
MASSIVE DANCE SERIES |
MASSIVE DANCE HITS 2000 |
130,000 |
1999 |
146 |
PHIL COLLINS |
HITS |
120,000 |
1998 |
147 |
CLUB MIX POLYGRAM TV SERIES |
CLUB MIX 99 |
120,000 |
1999 |
148 |
SOUNDTRACK |
QUEER AS FOLK |
120,000 |
1999 |
149 |
ELVIS COSTELLO |
THE VERY BEST OF ELVIS COSTELLO |
120,000 |
1999 |
150 |
STING |
BRAND NEW DAY |
120,000 |
1999 |
151 |
JAMES |
MILLIONAIRES |
120,000 |
1999 |
152 |
BRYAN ADAMS |
ON A DAY LIKE TODAY |
120,000 |
1998 |
153 |
CAT STEVENS (YUSUF ISLAM) |
REMEMBER - THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION |
120,000 |
1999 |
154 |
IBIZA UNCOVERED SERIES |
IBIZA UNCOVERED - THE RETURN (VTDCD 255) |
120,000 |
1999 |
155 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
BBC RADIO 2 - SONGS OF THE CENTURY |
120,000 |
1999 |
156 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
RELAX! THE ULTIMATE 80'S MIX |
120,000 |
1998 |
157 |
SUEDE |
HEAD MUSIC |
120,000 |
1999 |
158 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
THE BEST MUSICALS ALBUM (VTDCD 277) |
120,000 |
1999 |
159 |
MASSIVE ATTACK |
MEZZANINE |
120,000 |
1998 |
160 |
TRANCE NATION SERIES |
TRANCE NATION 2 |
120,000 |
1999 |
161 |
NEW RADICALS |
MAYBE YOU'VE BEEN BRAINWASHED TOO |
120,000 |
1998 |
162 |
CREAM IBIZA SERIES |
CREAM IBIZA - ARRIVALS (VTDCDX 311) |
110,000 |
1999 |
163 |
CHARLATANS |
US AND US ONLY |
110,000 |
1999 |
164 |
MICHAEL BALL |
IN CONCERT - ROYAL ALBERT HALL/CHRISTMAS |
110,000 |
1999 |
165 |
UNDERWORLD |
BEAUCOUP FISH |
110,000 |
1999 |
166 |
OASIS |
DEFINITELY MAYBE |
110,000 |
1994 |
167 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
THE CHILLOUT ALBUM |
110,000 |
1999 |
168 |
PLACEBO |
WITHOUT YOU I'M NOTHING |
110,000 |
1998 |
169 |
A1 |
HERE WE COME |
110,000 |
1999 |
170 |
NATALIE IMBRUGLIA |
LEFT OF THE MIDDLE |
110,000 |
1997 |
171 |
FRANK SINATRA |
MY WAY - THE BEST OF FRANK SINATRA |
110,000 |
1997 |
172 |
CHARLOTTE CHURCH |
VOICE OF AN ANGEL |
110,000 |
1998 |
173 |
TOP OF THE POPS POLYGRAM SERIES |
TOP OF THE POPS 1999 VOL 1 |
110,000 |
1999 |
174 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
THE ULTIMATE CHRISTMAS COLLECTION |
110,000 |
1998 |
175 |
THE HITS ALBUM SERIES |
HITS 99 |
110,000 |
1998 |
176 |
DIVINE COMEDY |
A SECRET HISTORY - THE BEST OF |
110,000 |
1999 |
177 |
PAUL MCCARTNEY |
RUN DEVIL RUN |
110,000 |
1999 |
178 |
EURYTHMICS |
GREATEST HITS |
110,000 |
1991 |
179 |
JAMES |
THE BEST OF JAMES |
100,000 |
1998 |
180 |
BARENAKED LADIES |
STUNT |
100,000 |
1998 |
181 |
SMASH HITS SERIES (UK) |
SMASH HITS 2000 (VTDCD 279) |
100,000 |
1999 |
182 |
BEE GEES |
THE VERY BEST OF THE BEE GEES |
100,000 |
1990 |
183 |
THE NO. 1 ALBUM SERIES |
THE NO.1 DANCE PARTY ALBUM |
100,000 |
1997 |
184 |
SHERYL CROW |
THE GLOBE SESSIONS |
100,000 |
1998 |
185 |
QUEEN |
GREATEST HITS I |
100,000 |
1981 |
186 |
HEARTBEAT SERIES |
HEARTBEAT - THE 60'S GOLD COLLECTION |
170,000 |
1998 |
187 |
SOUNDTRACK |
CHEF AID - THE SOUTH PARK ALBUM |
310,000 |
1998 |
188 |
MORCHEEBA |
BIG CALM |
100,000 |
1998 |
189 |
THE BEST...ALBUM IN THE WORLD...EVER! SERIES |
THE BEST CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE MILLENNIUM...EVER! |
100,000 |
1999 |
190 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
GATECRASHER DISCO-TECH |
100,000 |
1999 |
191 |
R.E.M. |
UP |
100,000 |
1998 |
192 |
SOUNDTRACK |
STAR WARS EPISODE 1: THE PHANTOM MENACE |
100,000 |
1999 |
193 |
ALANIS MORISSETTE |
SUPPOSED FORMER INFATUATION JUNKIE |
100,000 |
1998 |
194 |
CELINE DION |
LET'S TALK ABOUT LOVE |
90,000 |
1997 |
195 |
THE VERVE |
URBAN HYMNS |
90,000 |
1997 |
196 |
ALL TIME GREATEST SERIES |
ALL TIME GREATEST MOVIE SONGS - VOL 2 |
90,000 |
1999 |
197 |
LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY |
OCEAN DRIVE |
90,000 |
1995 |
198 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
THE SIXTIES (VTDCDX 270) |
90,000 |
1999 |
199 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
NATIONAL ANTHEMS 99 |
90,000 |
1999 |
200 |
KISS SMOOTH GROOVES SERIES |
KISS SMOOTH GROOVES 1999 |
90,000 |
1999 |