The best selling album in 2008 in United Kingdom was ROCKFERRY by DUFFY which sold 1,684,944 copies.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Sales | Released |
| 1 |
DUFFY |
ROCKFERRY |
1,684,944 |
2008 |
| 2 |
TAKE THAT |
THE CIRCUS |
1,446,135 |
2008 |
| 3 |
KINGS OF LEON |
ONLY BY THE NIGHT |
1,181,640 |
2008 |
| 4 |
LEONA LEWIS |
SPIRIT |
1,108,370 |
2007 |
| 5 |
COLDPLAY |
VIVA LA VIDA OR DEATH AND ALL HIS FRIENDS |
1,086,962 |
2008 |
| 6 |
RIHANNA |
GOOD GIRL GONE BAD |
820,584 |
2007 |
| 7 |
THE KILLERS |
DAY & AGE |
703,213 |
2008 |
| 8 |
GIRLS ALOUD |
OUT OF CONTROL |
591,785 |
2008 |
| 9 |
P!NK |
FUNHOUSE |
587,984 |
2008 |
| 10 |
SCOUTING FOR GIRLS |
SCOUTING FOR GIRLS |
574,630 |
2007 |
| 11 |
NICKELBACK |
ALL THE RIGHT REASONS |
568,000 |
2005 |
| 12 |
THE SCRIPT |
THE SCRIPT |
542,000 |
2008 |
| 13 |
STEREOPHONICS |
DECADE IN THE SUN: BEST OF STEREOPHONICS |
528,000 |
2008 |
| 14 |
AMY WINEHOUSE |
BACK TO BLACK |
523,000 |
2006 |
| 15 |
OASIS |
DIG OUT YOUR SOUL |
500,000 |
2008 |
| 16 |
ADELE |
19 |
479,000 |
2008 |
| 17 |
IL DIVO |
THE PROMISE |
468,000 |
2008 |
| 18 |
SNOW PATROL |
A HUNDRED MILLION SUNS |
424,000 |
2008 |
| 19 |
ABBA |
GOLD - GREATEST HITS |
409,000 |
1992 |
| 20 |
CELINE DION |
MY LOVE: ESSENTIAL COLLECTION |
398,000 |
2008 |
| 21 |
AMY MACDONALD |
THIS IS THE LIFE |
393,000 |
2007 |
| 22 |
THE PRIESTS |
THE PRIESTS |
391,000 |
2008 |
| 23 |
THE TING TINGS |
WE STARTED NOTHING |
378,000 |
2008 |
| 24 |
NE-YO |
YEAR OF THE GENTLEMAN |
371,000 |
2008 |
| 25 |
AC/DC |
BLACK ICE |
370,500 |
2008 |
| 26 |
MIKA |
LIFE IN CARTOON MOTION |
363,000 |
2007 |
| 27 |
MICHAEL BUBLÉ |
CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE |
354,000 |
2007 |
| 28 |
NEIL DIAMOND |
HOME BEFORE DARK |
349,000 |
2008 |
| 29 |
RHYDIAN |
RHYDIAN |
347,000 |
2008 |
| 30 |
WILL YOUNG |
LET IT GO |
343,000 |
2008 |
| 31 |
ENRIQUE IGLESIAS |
GREATEST HITS |
339,000 |
2008 |
| 32 |
CHRIS BROWN |
EXCLUSIVE |
335,000 |
2007 |
| 33 |
TAKE THAT |
BEAUTIFUL WORLD |
331,000 |
2006 |
| 34 |
ROBERT PLANT & ALISON KRAUSS |
RAISING SAND |
328,000 |
2007 |
| 35 |
ELBOW |
THE SELDOM SEEN KID |
325,000 |
2008 |
| 36 |
MADONNA |
HARD CANDY |
323,000 |
2008 |
| 37 |
BETTE MIDLER |
THE BEST BETTE |
312,000 |
2008 |
| 38 |
BEYONCÉ |
I AM SASHA FIERCE |
311,734 |
2008 |
| 39 |
SASH! |
THE BEST OF |
297,000 |
2008 |
| 40 |
SEAL |
SOUL |
292,500 |
2008 |
| 41 |
GUNS N' ROSES |
CHINESE DEMOCRACY |
292,000 |
2008 |
| 42 |
N-DUBZ |
UNCLE B |
290,500 |
2008 |
| 43 |
SCOOTER |
JUMPING ALL OVER THE WORLD |
290,000 |
2007 |
| 44 |
SIMPLY RED |
25 - THE GREATEST HITS |
277,000 |
2005 |
| 45 |
BASSHUNTER |
NOW YOU'RE GONE |
271,000 |
2008 |
| 46 |
MARK RONSON |
VERSION |
265,000 |
2007 |
| 47 |
KATY PERRY |
ONE OF THE BOYS |
261,000 |
2008 |
| 48 |
ONEREPUBLIC |
DREAMING OUT LOUD |
259,000 |
2007 |
| 49 |
KEANE |
PERFECT SYMMETRY |
255,000 |
2008 |
| 50 |
NEWTON FAULKNER |
HAND BUILT BY ROBOTS |
250,500 |
2007 |
| 51 |
JAMES MORRISON |
SONGS FOR YOU, TRUTHS FOR ME |
248,000 |
2008 |
| 52 |
TAKE THAT |
NEVER FORGET - THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION |
246,000 |
2005 |
| 53 |
METALLICA |
DEATH MAGNETIC |
240,000 |
2008 |
| 54 |
KATHERINE JENKINS |
SACRED ARIAS |
239,000 |
2008 |
| 55 |
MICHAEL JACKSON |
THRILLER |
238,000 |
1982 |
| 56 |
THE KOOKS |
KONK |
235,000 |
2008 |
| 57 |
AMY WINEHOUSE |
BACK TO BLACK |
234,000 |
2006 |
| 58 |
BOYZONE |
BACK AGAIN - NO MATTER WHAT |
230,500 |
2008 |
| 59 |
THE HOOSIERS |
THE TRICK TO LIFE |
229,500 |
2007 |
| 60 |
AMY WINEHOUSE |
FRANK |
228,000 |
2003 |
| 61 |
BRITNEY SPEARS |
CIRCUS |
225,500 |
2008 |
| 62 |
PAUL WELLER |
22 DREAMS |
225,300 |
2005 |
| 63 |
THE VERVE |
FORTH |
222,500 |
2008 |
| 64 |
ENYA |
AND WINTER CAME |
222,000 |
2008 |
| 65 |
MGMT |
ORACULAR SPECTACULAR |
221,300 |
2007 |
| 66 |
KINGS OF LEON |
BECAUSE OF THE TIMES |
221,000 |
2007 |
| 67 |
NEIL DIAMOND |
THE BEST OF |
218,000 |
1996 |
| 68 |
GABRIELLA CILMI |
LESSONS TO BE LEARNED |
216,500 |
2008 |
| 69 |
JACK JOHNSON |
SLEEP THROUGH THE STATIC |
215,000 |
2008 |
| 70 |
THE LAST SHADOW PUPPETS |
THE AGE OF THE UNDERSTATEMENT |
208,000 |
2008 |
| 71 |
GIRLS ALOUD |
TANGLED UP |
206,000 |
2007 |
| 72 |
STATUS QUO |
PICTURES |
202,000 |
2008 |
| 73 |
PENDULUM |
IN SILICO |
200,000 |
2008 |
| 74 |
THE WOMBATS |
A GUIDE TO LOVE, LOSS & DESPERATION |
194,000 |
2007 |
| 75 |
THE FEELING |
JOIN WITH US |
193,900 |
2008 |
| 76 |
RADIOHEAD |
IN RAINBOWS |
192,500 |
2007 |
| 77 |
ANDREA BOCELLI |
THE BEST OF ANDREA BOCELLI: VIVERE |
192,000 |
2007 |
| 78 |
DIDO |
SAFE TRIP HOME |
191,800 |
2008 |
| 79 |
WESTLIFE |
UNBREAKABLE - THE GREATEST HITS - VOL 1 |
191,300 |
2002 |
| 80 |
USHER |
HERE I STAND |
189,500 |
2008 |
| 81 |
VAMPIRE WEEKEND |
VAMPIRE WEEKEND |
189,300 |
2008 |
| 82 |
JAMES BLUNT |
ALL THE LOST SOULS |
187,000 |
2007 |
| 83 |
TIMBALAND |
SHOCK VALUE |
186,000 |
2007 |
| 84 |
KATE NASH |
MADE OF BRICKS |
183,000 |
2007 |
| 85 |
SOUNDTRACK |
MAMMA MIA! THE MOVIE SOUNDTRACK |
182,500 |
2008 |
| 86 |
GOLDFRAPP |
SEVENTH TREE |
177,000 |
2008 |
| 87 |
SHARLEEN SPITERI |
MELODY |
175,000 |
2008 |
| 88 |
NICKELBACK |
DARK HORSE |
174,500 |
2008 |
| 89 |
ROD STEWART |
SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK / THE DEFINITIVE ROD STEWART |
173,000 |
2008 |
| 90 |
FRON MALE VOICE CHOIR |
VOICES OF THE VALLEY - HOME |
171,000 |
2008 |
| 91 |
MILEY CYRUS |
BREAKOUT |
170,000 |
2008 |
| 92 |
ONLY MEN ALOUD |
ONLY MEN ALOUD |
169,500 |
2008 |
| 93 |
CASCADA |
PERFECT DAY |
168,000 |
2007 |
| 94 |
FOO FIGHTERS |
ECHOES, SILENCE, PATIENCE & GRACE |
166,000 |
2007 |
| 95 |
THE ENEMY |
WE'LL LIVE AND DIE IN THESE TOWNS |
164,000 |
2007 |
| 96 |
KAISER CHIEFS |
YOURS TRULY, ANGRY MOB |
161,500 |
2007 |
| 97 |
ROBYN |
ROBYN |
161,000 |
2005 |
| 98 |
MICHAEL JACKSON |
KING OF POP |
160,500 |
2008 |
| 99 |
SNOW PATROL |
EYES OPEN |
160,000 |
2006 |
| 100 |
KYLIE MINOGUE |
X |
159,000 |
2007 |
| 101 |
THE SALVATION ARMY |
TOGETHER |
|
2008 |
| 102 |
NEIL DIAMOND |
THE BEST OF NEIL DIAMOND |
|
1994 |
| 103 |
THE PUSSYCAT DOLLS |
DOLL DOMINATION |
|
2008 |
| 104 |
THE KILLERS |
SAWDUST |
|
2007 |
| 105 |
GLASVEGAS |
GLASVEGAS |
|
2008 |
| 106 |
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS |
LEGEND |
|
1984 |
| 107 |
THE CISTERCIAN MONKS OF STIFT HEILIGENKREUZ |
CHANT - MUSIC FOR PARADISE |
|
2008 |
| 108 |
THE KILLERS |
SAM'S TOWN |
|
2006 |
| 109 |
ALICIA KEYS |
AS I AM |
|
2007 |
| 110 |
BRITNEY SPEARS |
BLACKOUT |
|
2007 |
| 111 |
KAISER CHIEFS |
OFF WITH THEIR HEADS |
|
2008 |
| 112 |
JOSH GROBAN |
A COLLECTION |
|
2008 |
| 113 |
R.E.M. |
ACCELERATE |
|
2008 |
| 114 |
DANIEL O'DONNELL |
COUNTRY BOY |
|
2008 |
| 115 |
SUGABABES |
CHANGE |
|
2007 |
| 116 |
EAGLES |
LONG ROAD OUT OF EDEN |
|
2007 |
| 117 |
RAZORLIGHT |
SLIPWAY FIRES |
|
2008 |
| 118 |
ALPHABEAT |
ALPHABEAT |
|
2007 |
| 119 |
PENDULUM |
HOLD YOUR COLOUR |
|
2005 |
| 120 |
ABBA |
18 HITS |
|
2005 |
| 121 |
KANYE WEST |
GRADUATION |
|
2007 |
| 122 |
THE FRATELLIS |
HERE WE STAND |
|
2008 |
| 123 |
OASIS |
STOP THE CLOCKS |
|
2006 |
| 124 |
THE KILLERS |
HOT FUSS |
|
2004 |
| 125 |
DARREN STYLES |
SKYDIVIN' |
|
2008 |
| 126 |
MARIAH CAREY |
THE BALLADS |
|
2008 |
| 127 |
BILLY FURY |
HIS WONDROUS STORY - THE COMPLETE COLLECTION |
|
2008 |
| 128 |
RADIOHEAD |
THE BEST OF |
|
2008 |
| 129 |
SAM SPARRO |
SAM SPARRO |
|
2008 |
| 130 |
CLIFF RICHARD |
THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY ALBUM |
|
2008 |
| 131 |
KANYE WEST |
808S & HEARTBREAK |
|
2008 |
| 132 |
DUSTY SPRINGFIELD |
HITS COLLECTION |
|
1997 |
| 133 |
GIRLS ALOUD |
THE SOUND OF - THE GREATEST HITS |
|
2006 |
| 134 |
MARIAH CAREY |
E=MC2 |
|
2008 |
| 135 |
QUEEN |
GREATEST HITS I |
|
1981 |
| 136 |
LEON JACKSON |
RIGHT NOW |
|
2008 |
| 137 |
GUNS N' ROSES |
GREATEST HITS |
|
2004 |
| 138 |
WESTLIFE |
BACK HOME |
|
2007 |
| 139 |
BILLY JOEL |
PIANO MAN THE VERY BEST OF BILLY JOEL |
|
2004 |
| 140 |
CHRISTINA AGUILERA |
KEEPS GETTIN' BETTER: A DECADE OF HITS |
|
2008 |
| 141 |
ESTELLE |
SHINE |
|
2008 |
| 142 |
CELINE DION |
ALL THE WAY...A DECADE OF SONG |
|
1999 |
| 143 |
THE PIGEON DETECTIVES |
EMERGENCY |
|
2008 |
| 144 |
SLIPKNOT |
ALL HOPE IS GONE |
|
2008 |
| 145 |
KATIE MELUA |
THE KATIE MELUA COLLECTION |
|
2008 |
| 146 |
KID ROCK |
ROCK N ROLL JESUS |
|
2007 |
| 147 |
TAIO CRUZ |
DEPARTURE |
|
2008 |
| 148 |
DAVID JORDAN |
SET THE MOOD |
|
2007 |
| 149 |
QUEEN |
THE PLATINUM COLLECTION |
|
2000 |
| 150 |
AKON |
FREEDOM |
|
2008 |
| 151 |
WHITNEY HOUSTON |
THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION |
|
2007 |
| 152 |
GARTH BROOKS |
THE ULTIMATE HITS |
|
2007 |
| 153 |
SEASICK STEVE |
I STARTED OUT WITH NOTHIN AND I STILL GOT MOST OF IT LEFT |
|
2008 |
| 154 |
LINKIN PARK |
MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT |
|
2007 |
| 155 |
PORTISHEAD |
THIRD |
|
2008 |
| 156 |
SAME DIFFERENCE |
POP |
|
2008 |
| 157 |
HOT CHIP |
MADE IN THE DARK |
|
2008 |
| 158 |
LED ZEPPELIN |
MOTHERSHIP |
|
2007 |
| 159 |
THE PIGEON DETECTIVES |
WAIT FOR ME |
|
2007 |
| 160 |
EVA CASSIDY |
SOMEWHERE |
|
2008 |
| 161 |
MUSE |
HAARP |
|
2008 |
| 162 |
FLEET FOXES |
FLEET FOXES |
|
2008 |
| 163 |
ANDREA BOCELLI |
INCANTO |
|
2008 |
| 164 |
PARAMORE |
RIOT! |
|
2007 |
| 165 |
MUSE |
BLACK HOLES AND REVELATIONS |
|
2006 |
| 166 |
ONE NIGHT ONLY |
STARTED A FIRE |
|
2008 |
| 167 |
THE FRATELLIS |
COSTELLO MUSIC |
|
2006 |
| 168 |
KATIE MELUA |
PICTURES |
|
2007 |
| 169 |
RUSSELL WATSON |
THE VOICE - THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION |
|
2000 |
| 170 |
THE RACONTEURS |
CONSOLERS OF THE LONELY |
|
2008 |
| 171 |
R.E.M. |
IN TIME: THE BEST OF R.E.M. 1988-2003 |
|
2003 |
| 172 |
RIHANNA |
A GIRL LIKE ME |
|
2006 |
| 173 |
ROYAL SCOTS DRAGOON GUARDS |
SPIRIT OF THE GLEN - JOURNEY |
|
2008 |
| 174 |
KINGS OF LEON |
AHA SHAKE HEARTBREAK |
|
2004 |
| 175 |
BON JOVI |
CROSS ROAD |
|
1994 |
| 176 |
STEVIE WONDER |
THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION |
|
2002 |
| 177 |
THE PLATTERS |
THE VERY BEST OF |
|
2008 |
| 178 |
ANDREW JOHNSTON |
ONE VOICE |
|
2005 |
| 179 |
NEIL DIAMOND |
THE ESSENTIAL NEIL DIAMOND |
|
2001 |
| 180 |
LIL WAYNE |
THA CARTER III |
|
2008 |
| 181 |
ALESHA DIXON |
THE ALESHA SHOW |
|
2008 |
| 182 |
JOE BROWN |
THE VERY BEST OF - 50TH ANNIVERSARY |
|
2008 |
| 183 |
SEASICK STEVE |
DOG HOUSE MUSIC |
|
2006 |
| 184 |
SNOW PATROL |
FINAL STRAW |
|
2003 |
| 185 |
JAMES MORRISON |
UNDISCOVERED |
|
2006 |
| 186 |
THE STYLISTICS |
THE BEST OF |
|
1996 |
| 187 |
JORDIN SPARKS |
JORDIN SPARKS |
|
2007 |
| 188 |
KINGS OF LEON |
YOUTH & YOUNG MANHOOD |
|
2003 |
| 189 |
DAVID GILMOUR |
LIVE IN GDAŃSK |
|
2008 |
| 190 |
EDITORS |
AN END HAS A START |
|
2007 |
| 191 |
KAISER CHIEFS |
EMPLOYMENT |
|
2005 |
| 192 |
THE KOOKS |
INSIDE IN / INSIDE OUT |
|
2006 |
| 193 |
NELLY FURTADO |
LOOSE |
|
2006 |
| 194 |
MICHAEL BUBLÉ |
IT'S TIME |
|
2005 |
| 195 |
COLDPLAY |
X&Y |
|
2005 |
| 196 |
BOYZ II MEN |
LEGACY: THE GREATEST HITS COLLECTION |
|
2001 |
| 197 |
JONAS BROTHERS |
JONAS BROTHERS |
|
2007 |
| 198 |
THE SATURDAYS |
CHASING LIGHTS |
|
2008 |
| 199 |
P!NK |
I'M NOT DEAD |
|
2006 |
| 200 |
THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH & THE HOUSEMARTINS |
SOUP - CREAM OF |
|
2007 |
Source: Charts Plus
