Rank | Artist | Album | Sales | Released |
1 |
DIDO |
NO ANGEL |
1,920,000 |
1999 |
2 |
ROBBIE WILLIAMS |
SWING WHEN YOU'RE WINNING |
1,490,000 |
2001 |
3 |
NOW SERIES (UK) |
NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 50 |
1,210,000 |
2001 |
4 |
DAVID GRAY |
WHITE LADDER |
1,060,000 |
1998 |
5 |
SOUNDTRACK |
BRIDGET JONES'S DIARY |
960,000 |
2001 |
6 |
STEREOPHONICS |
JUST ENOUGH EDUCATION TO PERFORM |
950,000 |
2001 |
7 |
GABRIELLE |
DREAMS CAN COME TRUE - GREATEST HITS VOLUME 1 |
950,000 |
2001 |
8 |
STEPS |
GOLD : GREATEST HITS |
930,000 |
2001 |
9 |
TRAVIS |
THE INVISIBLE BAND |
930,000 |
2001 |
10 |
EVA CASSIDY |
SONGBIRD |
870,000 |
1998 |
11 |
DESTINY'S CHILD |
SURVIVOR |
870,000 |
2001 |
12 |
NOW SERIES (UK) |
NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 48 |
870,000 |
2001 |
13 |
NOW SERIES (UK) |
NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 49 |
840,000 |
2001 |
14 |
KYLIE MINOGUE |
FEVER |
830,000 |
2001 |
15 |
SHAGGY |
HOT SHOT |
820,000 |
2000 |
16 |
WESTLIFE |
WORLD OF OUR OWN |
810,000 |
2001 |
17 |
LINKIN PARK |
HYBRID THEORY |
800,000 |
2000 |
18 |
HEAR'SAY |
POPSTARS |
770,000 |
2001 |
19 |
ANASTACIA |
NOT THAT KIND |
720,000 |
2000 |
20 |
BLUE |
ALL RISE |
620,000 |
2001 |
21 |
S CLUB 7 |
SUNSHINE |
610,000 |
2001 |
22 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
CLASSIC CHILLOUT ALBUM |
580,000 |
2001 |
23 |
RUSSELL WATSON |
ENCORE |
570,000 |
2001 |
24 |
COLDPLAY |
PARACHUTES |
570,000 |
2000 |
25 |
MADONNA |
GHV2 |
560,000 |
2001 |
26 |
LIMP BIZKIT |
CHOCOLATE STARFISH AND THE HOT DOG FLAVORED WATER |
540,000 |
2000 |
27 |
GORILLAZ |
GORILLAZ |
530,000 |
2001 |
28 |
U2 |
ALL THAT YOU CAN'T LEAVE BEHIND |
490,000 |
2000 |
29 |
BEE GEES |
THEIR GREATEST HITS: THE RECORD |
480,000 |
2001 |
30 |
PINK FLOYD |
ECHOES - THE BEST OF PINK FLOYD |
480,000 |
2001 |
31 |
CHILLOUT SESSION SERIES (UK) |
THE CHILLOUT SESSIONS |
460,000 |
2001 |
32 |
NELLY FURTADO |
WHOA, NELLY! |
450,000 |
2000 |
33 |
ROD STEWART |
THE STORY SO FAR: THE VERY BEST OF ROD STEWART |
440,000 |
2001 |
34 |
JAMIROQUAI |
A FUNK ODYSSEY |
430,000 |
2001 |
35 |
TOPLOADER |
ONKA'S BIG MOKA |
430,000 |
1999 |
36 |
JENNIFER LOPEZ |
J. LO |
430,000 |
2001 |
37 |
TEXAS |
THE GREATEST HITS |
420,000 |
2000 |
38 |
ROBBIE WILLIAMS |
SING WHEN YOU'RE WINNING |
420,000 |
2000 |
39 |
CAPITAL GOLD SERIES |
CAPITAL GOLD LEGENDS |
410,000 |
2001 |
40 |
THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH |
SOLID BRONZE - GREAT HITS |
410,000 |
2001 |
41 |
ELTON JOHN |
SONGS FROM THE WEST COAST |
400,000 |
2001 |
42 |
THE BEATLES |
1 |
400,000 |
2000 |
43 |
BILLY JOEL |
THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION |
390,000 |
2000 |
44 |
EAGLES |
THE VERY BEST OF THE EAGLES (2001) |
390,000 |
2001 |
45 |
ALICIA KEYS |
SONGS IN A MINOR |
390,000 |
2001 |
46 |
GABRIELLE |
RISE |
380,000 |
1999 |
47 |
EMINEM |
THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP |
370,000 |
2000 |
48 |
THE ANNUAL SERIES (UK) |
THE ANNUAL 2000 - JUDGE JULES/TALL PAUL |
370,000 |
2000 |
49 |
MADONNA |
MUSIC |
360,000 |
2000 |
50 |
ATOMIC KITTEN |
RIGHT NOW |
360,000 |
2000 |
51 |
THE CORRS |
THE BEST OF THE CORRS |
360,000 |
2001 |
52 |
FRANK SINATRA |
MY WAY - THE BEST OF FRANK SINATRA |
350,000 |
1997 |
53 |
CRAIG DAVID |
BORN TO DO IT |
350,000 |
2000 |
54 |
CHILLED IBIZA SERIES |
CHILLED IBIZA |
350,000 |
2000 |
55 |
USHER |
8701 |
350,000 |
2001 |
56 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
CLASSICAL CHILLOUT (VTDCD 408) |
340,000 |
2001 |
57 |
SOUNDTRACK |
MOULIN ROUGE |
330,000 |
2001 |
58 |
R.E.M. |
REVEAL |
330,000 |
2001 |
59 |
DAFT PUNK |
DISCOVERY |
330,000 |
2001 |
60 |
JOOLS HOLLAND |
SMALL WORLD BIG BAND |
320,000 |
2001 |
61 |
ANDREA BOCELLI |
CIELI DI TOSCANA |
320,000 |
2001 |
62 |
PAUL WELLER |
DAYS OF SPEED |
310,000 |
2001 |
63 |
ANASTACIA |
FREAK OF NATURE |
310,000 |
2001 |
64 |
D12 |
DEVIL'S NIGHT |
310,000 |
2001 |
65 |
EDDY GRANT |
THE GREATEST HITS |
310,000 |
2001 |
66 |
BACKSTREET BOYS |
GREATEST HITS - CHAPTER ONE |
300,000 |
2001 |
67 |
CAPITAL GOLD SERIES |
CAPITAL GOLD LEGENDS II |
300,000 |
2001 |
68 |
SUM 41 |
ALL KILLER NO FILLER |
300,000 |
2001 |
69 |
LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY |
WHATEVER GETS YOU THROUGH THE DAY |
290,000 |
2001 |
70 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
CLASSICS 2002 |
290,000 |
2001 |
71 |
STAIND |
BREAK THE CYCLE |
290,000 |
2001 |
72 |
THE ALBUM SERIES |
THE ALBUM |
290,000 |
2001 |
73 |
PAPA ROACH |
INFEST |
280,000 |
2000 |
74 |
TRACY CHAPMAN |
COLLECTION |
280,000 |
2001 |
75 |
FIVE |
GREATEST HITS |
280,000 |
2001 |
76 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
THE LOOK OF LOVE - THE BEST OF BURT BACHARACH |
280,000 |
2001 |
77 |
MICHAEL JACKSON |
INVINCIBLE |
280,000 |
2001 |
78 |
THE BEST...ALBUM IN THE WORLD...EVER! SERIES |
THE BEST AIR GUITAR ALBUM IN THE WORLD...EVER |
270,000 |
2001 |
79 |
PEPSI CHART SERIES |
PEPSI CHART 2002 |
270,000 |
2001 |
80 |
SO SOLID CREW |
THEY DON'T KNOW |
270,000 |
2001 |
81 |
RAT PACK |
BEST OF THE RAT PACK |
260,000 |
2001 |
82 |
MIS-TEEQ |
LICKIN' ON BOTH SIDES |
250,000 |
2001 |
83 |
WHEATUS |
WHEATUS |
250,000 |
2000 |
84 |
DR. DRE |
2001 |
250,000 |
1999 |
85 |
BLINK-182 |
TAKE OFF YOUR PANTS AND JACKET |
250,000 |
2001 |
86 |
STING |
ALL THIS TIME |
240,000 |
2001 |
87 |
S CLUB 7 |
7 |
240,000 |
2000 |
88 |
RONAN KEATING |
RONAN |
230,000 |
2000 |
89 |
THE STROKES |
IS THIS IT |
230,000 |
2001 |
90 |
ASH |
FREE ALL ANGELS |
230,000 |
2001 |
91 |
WESTLIFE |
COAST TO COAST |
230,000 |
2000 |
92 |
MUSE |
ORIGIN OF SYMMETRY |
230,000 |
2001 |
93 |
NOW SERIES (UK) |
NOW DANCE 2002 |
230,000 |
2001 |
94 |
PRINCE |
THE VERY BEST OF PRINCE |
220,000 |
2001 |
95 |
SOPHIE ELLIS-BEXTOR |
READ MY LIPS |
220,000 |
2001 |
96 |
STARSAILOR |
LOVE IS HERE |
220,000 |
2001 |
97 |
LIONEL RICHIE |
RENAISSANCE |
220,000 |
2000 |
98 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
I LOVE 2 PARTY |
220,000 |
2001 |
99 |
RUSSELL WATSON |
THE VOICE |
220,000 |
2000 |
100 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
TAMLA MOTOWN GOLD - THE SOUND OF YOUNG AMERICA |
220,000 |
2001 |
101 |
CHILLOUT SESSION SERIES (UK) |
THE CHILLOUT SESSION 2 |
210,000 |
2001 |
102 |
RADIOHEAD |
AMNESIAC |
210,000 |
2001 |
103 |
THE BEST...ALBUM IN THE WORLD...EVER! SERIES |
THE BEST CHRISTMAS ALBUM IN THE WORLD...EVER! 1996 |
200,000 |
1996 |
104 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
BACK TO THE OLD SKOOL |
200,000 |
2001 |
105 |
FAITH HILL |
THERE YOU'LL BE: THE BEST OF FAITH HILL |
200,000 |
2001 |
106 |
DESTINY'S CHILD |
THE WRITING'S ON THE WALL |
190,000 |
1999 |
107 |
ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER |
ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER: GOLD |
190,000 |
2001 |
108 |
NEW WOMAN SERIES |
NEW WOMAN 2001 |
190,000 |
2001 |
109 |
NELLY |
COUNTRY GRAMMAR |
190,000 |
2000 |
110 |
EMINEM |
THE SLIM SHADY LP |
180,000 |
1999 |
111 |
LIMP BIZKIT |
SIGNIFICANT OTHER |
180,000 |
1999 |
112 |
MANIC STREET PREACHERS |
KNOW YOUR ENEMY |
180,000 |
2001 |
113 |
FAITHLESS |
OUTROSPECTIVE |
180,000 |
2001 |
114 |
OXIDE & NEUTRINO |
EXECUTE |
180,000 |
2001 |
115 |
WYCLEF JEAN |
THE ECLEFTIC: 2 SIDES II A BOOK |
180,000 |
2000 |
116 |
MADONNA |
THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION |
180,000 |
1990 |
117 |
SAMANTHA MUMBA |
GOTTA TELL YOU |
180,000 |
2000 |
118 |
MOBY |
PLAY |
180,000 |
1999 |
119 |
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS |
ONE LOVE - THE VERY BEST OF BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS |
180,000 |
2001 |
120 |
BOB THE BUILDER |
THE ALBUM |
170,000 |
2001 |
121 |
GREEN DAY |
INTERNATIONAL SUPERHITS |
170,000 |
2001 |
122 |
ALIEN ANT FARM |
ANTHOLOGY |
170,000 |
2001 |
123 |
CLIFF RICHARD |
WANTED |
170,000 |
2001 |
124 |
JANET JACKSON |
ALL FOR YOU |
170,000 |
2001 |
125 |
DAVID CASSIDY |
THEN AND NOW |
170,000 |
2001 |
126 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
TIME TO RELAX (CFMCD/CFMMC34) |
170,000 |
2001 |
127 |
OUTKAST |
STANKONIA |
160,000 |
2000 |
128 |
MARY J. BLIGE |
NO MORE DRAMA |
160,000 |
2001 |
129 |
THE CORRS |
IN BLUE |
160,000 |
2000 |
130 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
THE OPERA ALBUM 2002 (VTDCD 417) |
160,000 |
2001 |
131 |
KERRANG SERIES |
KERRANG 2 |
160,000 |
2001 |
132 |
BASEMENT JAXX |
ROOTY |
160,000 |
2001 |
133 |
DAVID GRAY |
LOST SONGS 95-98 |
160,000 |
2001 |
134 |
SMASH HITS SERIES (UK) |
SMASH HITS - SUMMER 2001 |
160,000 |
2001 |
135 |
I LOVE SERIES |
I LOVE 80'S |
160,000 |
2001 |
136 |
BRITNEY SPEARS |
BRITNEY |
160,000 |
2001 |
137 |
ELVIS PRESLEY |
THE 50 GREATEST HITS |
160,000 |
2000 |
138 |
BOB DYLAN |
THE ESSENTIAL BOB DYLAN |
160,000 |
2000 |
139 |
ELVIS PRESLEY |
THE 50 GREATEST LOVE SONGS |
160,000 |
2001 |
140 |
THE AVALANCHES |
SINCE I LEFT YOU |
150,000 |
2000 |
141 |
ARTFUL DODGER |
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE STRAGGLERS |
150,000 |
2000 |
142 |
WHITNEY HOUSTON |
WHITNEY: THE GREATEST HITS |
150,000 |
2000 |
143 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
PURE CHILLOUT |
150,000 |
2001 |
144 |
STEPS |
BUZZ |
150,000 |
2000 |
145 |
SOUNDTRACK |
COLD FEET |
150,000 |
1999 |
146 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
THE GREATEST NO.1 SINGLES (VTDCD357) |
150,000 |
2001 |
147 |
NOW SERIES (UK) |
NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 47 |
150,000 |
2000 |
148 |
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS |
CALIFORNICATION |
150,000 |
1999 |
149 |
BARRY WHITE |
THE COLLECTION |
150,000 |
1988 |
150 |
THE HITS ALBUM SERIES |
HITS 50 |
150,000 |
2001 |
151 |
SMASH HITS SERIES (UK) |
SMASH HITS 2002 (VTDCD 398) |
150,000 |
2001 |
152 |
PEPSI CHART SERIES |
NEW PEPSI CHART ALBUM |
140,000 |
2001 |
153 |
U2 |
THE JOSHUA TREE |
140,000 |
1987 |
154 |
BON JOVI |
ONE WILD NIGHT LIVE 1985-2001 |
140,000 |
2001 |
155 |
WESTLIFE |
WESTLIFE |
140,000 |
1999 |
156 |
SAVAGE GARDEN |
AFFIRMATION |
140,000 |
1999 |
157 |
ZERO 7 |
SIMPLE THINGS |
140,000 |
2001 |
158 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
ALL TOGETHER NOW |
140,000 |
2001 |
159 |
U2 |
THE BEST OF 1980 - 1990 |
140,000 |
1998 |
160 |
BLUR |
THE BEST OF |
140,000 |
2000 |
161 |
LEANN RIMES |
I NEED YOU |
140,000 |
2001 |
162 |
MACY GRAY |
THE ID |
140,000 |
2001 |
163 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
THE BEST SUMMER HOLIDAY 2001 (VTDCD 390) |
140,000 |
2001 |
164 |
BADLY DRAWN BOY |
THE HOUR OF BEWILDERBEAST |
140,000 |
2000 |
165 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
LOVIN' IT |
140,000 |
2001 |
166 |
CARPENTERS |
GOLD - GREATEST HITS |
130,000 |
2000 |
167 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
CHRISTMAS HITS (DENMARK) |
130,000 |
0 |
168 |
FEEDER |
ECHO PARK |
130,000 |
2001 |
169 |
GERI HALLIWELL |
SCREAM IF YOU WANNA GO FASTER |
130,000 |
2001 |
170 |
BREAKDOWN SERIES |
BREAKDOWN - VERY BEST OF EUPHORIC DANCE |
130,000 |
2000 |
171 |
NOW SERIES (UK) |
NOW DANCE 2001 - VOL 2 |
130,000 |
2001 |
172 |
THE HITS ALBUM SERIES |
HITS 51 |
130,000 |
2001 |
173 |
THE ANNUAL SERIES (UK) |
THE ANNUAL - SPRING 2001 |
130,000 |
2001 |
174 |
SLIPKNOT |
IOWA |
130,000 |
2001 |
175 |
ANDREA BOCELLI |
ROMANZA |
130,000 |
1997 |
176 |
STEVE WRIGHT'S SUNDAY LOVE SONGS SERIES |
STEVE WRIGHT'S SUNDAY LOVE SONGS VOL 2 |
130,000 |
2001 |
177 |
TURIN BRAKES |
THE OPTIMIST |
130,000 |
2001 |
178 |
STEREOPHONICS |
PERFORMANCE AND COCKTAILS |
130,000 |
1999 |
179 |
FIVE |
KINGSIZE |
130,000 |
2001 |
180 |
CLUBMIX SERIES |
CLUBMIX IBIZA |
130,000 |
2001 |
181 |
MISSY ELLIOTT |
MISS E...SO ADDICTIVE |
130,000 |
2001 |
182 |
RICKY MARTIN |
SOUND LOADED |
130,000 |
2000 |
183 |
EVA CASSIDY |
TIME AFTER TIME |
130,000 |
2000 |
184 |
SOUNDTRACK |
DIRTY DANCING |
120,000 |
1987 |
185 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
CLASSIC CHILLOUT ALBUM 2 |
120,000 |
2001 |
186 |
KISS SMOOTH GROOVES SERIES |
KISS SMOOTH GROOVES 2001 |
120,000 |
2001 |
187 |
NEW WOMAN SERIES |
NEW WOMAN - LOVE SONGS |
120,000 |
2001 |
188 |
NOW SERIES (UK) |
NOW THE CHRISTMAS ALBUM |
120,000 |
2000 |
189 |
CHARLOTTE CHURCH |
ENCHANTMENT |
120,000 |
2001 |
190 |
JJ72 |
JJ72 |
120,000 |
2000 |
191 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
LOVIN' IT 2 |
120,000 |
2001 |
192 |
SOUNDTRACK |
BRIDGET JONES'S DIARY 2: MORE MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE AND OTHER V.G. SONGS |
120,000 |
2001 |
193 |
ROY ORBISON |
LOVE SONGS |
120,000 |
2001 |
194 |
ENYA |
A DAY WITHOUT RAIN |
110,000 |
2000 |
195 |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN |
TOXICITY |
110,000 |
2001 |
196 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
PASSION |
110,000 |
2001 |
197 |
RICKY MARTIN |
THE BEST OF RICKY MARTIN |
110,000 |
2001 |
198 |
TRAVIS |
THE MAN WHO |
110,000 |
1999 |
199 |
VARIOUS ARTISTS |
FUNKY DIVAS |
110,000 |
1997 |
200 |
GROOVE ARMADA |
GOODBYE COUNTRY (HELLO NIGHTCLUB) |
110,000 |
2001 |