Rank | Artist | Album | Sales | Released |
1 |
DIDO |
LIFE FOR RENT |
2,170,000 |
2003 |
2 |
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE |
JUSTIFIED |
1,400,000 |
2002 |
3 |
CHRISTINA AGUILERA |
STRIPPED |
1,260,000 |
2002 |
4 |
DANIEL BEDINGFIELD |
GOTTA GET THRU THIS |
1,110,000 |
2002 |
5 |
NORAH JONES |
COME AWAY WITH ME |
1,070,000 |
2002 |
6 |
THE DARKNESS |
PERMISSION TO LAND |
1,030,000 |
2003 |
7 |
COLDPLAY |
A RUSH OF BLOOD TO THE HEAD |
990,000 |
2002 |
8 |
MICHAEL JACKSON |
NUMBER ONES |
960,000 |
2003 |
9 |
BUSTED |
BUSTED |
910,000 |
2002 |
10 |
R.E.M. |
IN TIME: THE BEST OF R.E.M. 1988-2003 |
910,000 |
2003 |
11 |
AVRIL LAVIGNE |
LET GO |
870,000 |
2002 |
12 |
WILL YOUNG |
FRIDAY'S CHILD |
860,000 |
2003 |
13 |
THE BLACK EYED PEAS |
ELEPHUNK |
800,000 |
2003 |
14 |
BEYONCÉ |
DANGEROUSLY IN LOVE |
790,000 |
2003 |
15 |
EVANESCENCE |
FALLEN |
780,000 |
2003 |
16 |
DELTA GOODREM |
INNOCENT EYES |
730,000 |
2003 |
17 |
50 CENT |
GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN' |
720,000 |
2003 |
18 |
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS |
BY THE WAY |
710,000 |
2002 |
19 |
BUSTED |
A PRESENT FOR EVERYONE |
680,000 |
2003 |
20 |
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS |
GREATEST HITS |
640,000 |
2003 |
21 |
SEAN PAUL |
DUTTY ROCK |
620,000 |
2002 |
22 |
THE WHITE STRIPES |
ELEPHANT |
610,000 |
2003 |
23 |
WESTLIFE |
TURNAROUND |
590,000 |
2003 |
24 |
HAYLEY WESTENRA |
PURE |
580,000 |
2003 |
25 |
R. KELLY |
THE R. IN R&B COLLECTION, VOLUME I |
570,000 |
2003 |
26 |
SIMPLY RED |
HOME |
560,000 |
2003 |
27 |
ROBBIE WILLIAMS |
ESCAPOLOGY |
550,000 |
2002 |
28 |
STEREOPHONICS |
YOU GOTTA GO THERE TO COME BACK |
540,000 |
2003 |
29 |
BLUE |
GUILTY |
530,000 |
2003 |
30 |
ROBBIE WILLIAMS |
LIVE SUMMER 2003 - LIVE AT KNEBWORTH |
510,000 |
2003 |
31 |
SUGABABES |
THREE |
510,000 |
2003 |
32 |
SHERYL CROW |
THE VERY BEST OF SHERYL CROW |
500,000 |
2003 |
33 |
ELTON JOHN |
GREATEST HITS 1970 - 2002 |
480,000 |
2002 |
34 |
ROD STEWART |
AS TIME GOES BY - GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK VOL II |
470,000 |
2003 |
35 |
LINKIN PARK |
METEORA |
460,000 |
2003 |
36 |
MICHAEL BUBLÉ |
MICHAEL BUBLÉ |
450,000 |
2003 |
37 |
BRYN TERFEL |
BRYN |
440,000 |
2003 |
38 |
JAMIE CULLUM |
TWENTYSOMETHING |
430,000 |
2003 |
39 |
EMINEM |
THE EMINEM SHOW |
420,000 |
2002 |
40 |
ATOMIC KITTEN |
LADIES NIGHT |
410,000 |
2003 |
41 |
KELLY ROWLAND |
SIMPLY DEEP |
400,000 |
2002 |
42 |
BIG BROVAZ |
NU FLOW |
400,000 |
2002 |
43 |
ALEX PARKS |
INTRODUCTION |
390,000 |
2003 |
44 |
P!NK |
M!SSUNDAZTOOD |
380,000 |
2001 |
45 |
DAVID GRAY |
A NEW DAY AT MIDNIGHT |
370,000 |
2002 |
46 |
THE THRILLS |
SO MUCH FOR THE CITY |
360,000 |
2003 |
47 |
GOOD CHARLOTTE |
THE YOUNG AND THE HOPELESS |
350,000 |
2002 |
48 |
SHANIA TWAIN |
UP! |
340,000 |
2002 |
49 |
TOM JONES |
GREATEST HITS |
330,000 |
2003 |
50 |
CLIFF RICHARD |
CLIFF AT CHRISTMAS |
320,000 |
2003 |
51 |
KINGS OF LEON |
YOUTH & YOUNG MANHOOD |
320,000 |
2003 |
52 |
MADONNA |
AMERICAN LIFE |
310,000 |
2003 |
53 |
GEORGE BENSON |
THE VERY BEST OF GEORGE BENSON - GREATEST HITS OF ALL |
310,000 |
2003 |
54 |
SUGABABES |
ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES |
300,000 |
2002 |
55 |
P!NK |
TRY THIS |
300,000 |
2003 |
56 |
CAT STEVENS (YUSUF ISLAM) |
THE VERY BEST OF CAT STEVENS (2000 A&M) |
290,000 |
2000 |
57 |
S CLUB 7 |
BEST - THE GREATEST HITS OF |
290,000 |
2003 |
58 |
RADIOHEAD |
HAIL TO THE THIEF |
280,000 |
2003 |
59 |
LEMAR |
DEDICATED |
280,000 |
2003 |
60 |
CRAIG DAVID |
SLICKER THAN YOUR AVERAGE |
280,000 |
2002 |
61 |
LIONEL RICHIE |
THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION |
270,000 |
2003 |
62 |
FOO FIGHTERS |
ONE BY ONE |
270,000 |
2002 |
63 |
KYLIE MINOGUE |
BODY LANGUAGE |
270,000 |
2003 |
64 |
QUEEN |
THE PLATINUM COLLECTION |
270,000 |
2000 |
65 |
DANIEL O'DONNELL |
DANIEL IN BLUE JEANS |
260,000 |
2003 |
66 |
FEEDER |
COMFORT IN SOUND |
260,000 |
2002 |
67 |
JENNIFER LOPEZ |
THIS IS ME... THEN |
260,000 |
2002 |
68 |
BLUE |
ONE LOVE |
260,000 |
2002 |
69 |
ROD STEWART |
THE STORY SO FAR: THE VERY BEST OF ROD STEWART |
250,000 |
2001 |
70 |
MUSE |
ABSOLUTION |
250,000 |
2003 |
71 |
GIRLS ALOUD |
SOUND OF THE UNDERGROUND |
250,000 |
2003 |
72 |
LED ZEPPELIN |
EARLY DAYS & LATTER DAYS: VOL. 1 & 2 |
250,000 |
2002 |
73 |
EVA CASSIDY |
AMERICAN TUNE |
240,000 |
2003 |
74 |
RÖYKSOPP |
MELODY A.M. |
240,000 |
2001 |
75 |
ALICIA KEYS |
THE DIARY OF ALICIA KEYS |
240,000 |
2003 |
76 |
LIBERTY X |
THINKING IT OVER |
230,000 |
2002 |
77 |
BON JOVI |
THIS LEFT FEELS RIGHT |
230,000 |
2003 |
78 |
CORAL |
MAGIC AND MEDICINE |
230,000 |
2003 |
79 |
THE DRIFTERS |
THE DEFINITIVE DRIFTERS |
230,000 |
2003 |
80 |
ANDREA BOCELLI |
VIAGGIO ITALIANO |
220,000 |
1995 |
81 |
THE BEATLES |
LET IT BE... NAKED |
220,000 |
2003 |
82 |
BEE GEES |
THEIR GREATEST HITS: THE RECORD |
220,000 |
2001 |
83 |
MIS-TEEQ |
EYE CANDY |
220,000 |
2003 |
84 |
TRAVIS |
12 MEMORIES |
210,000 |
2003 |
85 |
ELVIS PRESLEY |
ELV1S: 30 #1 HITS |
210,000 |
2002 |
86 |
R. KELLY |
CHOCOLATE FACTORY |
210,000 |
2003 |
87 |
STING |
SACRED LOVE |
210,000 |
2003 |
88 |
THE STROKES |
ROOM ON FIRE |
210,000 |
2003 |
89 |
DIDO |
NO ANGEL |
200,000 |
1999 |
90 |
ELVIS PRESLEY |
2ND TO NONE |
200,000 |
2003 |
91 |
SIMON & GARFUNKEL |
THE ESSENTIAL |
200,000 |
2003 |
92 |
NICKELBACK |
THE LONG ROAD |
200,000 |
2003 |
93 |
BLUR |
THINK TANK |
200,000 |
2003 |
94 |
ANNIE LENNOX |
BARE |
200,000 |
2003 |
95 |
METALLICA |
ST. ANGER |
190,000 |
2003 |
96 |
UB40 |
LABOUR OF LOVE - VOL. 1, 2 & 3 |
190,000 |
2003 |
97 |
ATHLETE |
VEHICLES AND ANIMALS |
190,000 |
2003 |
98 |
ENRIQUE IGLESIAS |
ESCAPE |
190,000 |
2001 |
99 |
THE OSMONDS |
THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION |
190,000 |
2003 |
100 |
DAVID BOWIE |
BEST OF BOWIE |
180,000 |
2002 |
101 |
THE ROLLING STONES |
FORTY LICKS |
180,000 |
2002 |
102 |
AALIYAH |
I CARE 4 U |
180,000 |
2002 |
103 |
WESTLIFE |
UNBREAKABLE - THE GREATEST HITS - VOL 1 |
180,000 |
2002 |
104 |
MEAT LOAF |
COULDN'T HAVE SAID IT BETTER MYSELF |
180,000 |
2003 |
105 |
MASSIVE ATTACK |
100TH WINDOW |
180,000 |
2003 |
106 |
MORCHEEBA |
PARTS OF THE PROCESS |
180,000 |
2003 |
107 |
STARSAILOR |
SILENCE IS EASY |
170,000 |
2003 |
108 |
CELINE DION |
ONE HEART |
170,000 |
2003 |
109 |
DAMIEN RICE |
O |
170,000 |
2002 |
110 |
KATIE MELUA |
CALL OFF THE SEARCH |
170,000 |
2003 |
111 |
ENRIQUE IGLESIAS |
7 |
170,000 |
2003 |
112 |
BARRY WHITE |
THE COLLECTION |
170,000 |
1988 |
113 |
THE STREETS |
ORIGINAL PIRATE MATERIAL |
170,000 |
2002 |
114 |
MEAT LOAF |
THE VERY BEST OF MEAT LOAF |
160,000 |
1998 |
115 |
PAUL MCCARTNEY |
BACK IN THE WORLD |
160,000 |
2003 |
116 |
COLDPLAY |
PARACHUTES |
160,000 |
2000 |
117 |
FLEETWOOD MAC |
THE VERY BEST OF FLEETWOOD MAC |
160,000 |
2002 |
118 |
BOYZONE |
BALLADS - THE ULTIMATE LOVE SONGS COLLECTION 1993~2001 |
160,000 |
2003 |
119 |
MICHAEL JACKSON |
GREATEST HITS: HISTORY VOLUME 1 |
160,000 |
2001 |
120 |
LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY |
THE VERY BEST OF THE LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY |
160,000 |
2003 |
121 |
TURIN BRAKES |
ETHER SONG |
150,000 |
2003 |
122 |
G-UNIT |
BEG FOR MERCY |
150,000 |
2003 |
123 |
LISA STANSFIELD |
BIOGRAPHY - THE GREATEST HITS |
150,000 |
2003 |
124 |
STEVIE WONDER |
THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION |
150,000 |
2002 |
125 |
CORAL |
THE CORAL |
150,000 |
2002 |
126 |
EVA CASSIDY |
SONGBIRD |
150,000 |
1998 |
127 |
CHER |
THE VERY BEST OF CHER |
150,000 |
2003 |
128 |
ELLA FITZGERALD |
GOLD |
150,000 |
2003 |
129 |
OBIE TRICE |
CHEERS |
150,000 |
2003 |
130 |
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS |
LEGEND |
140,000 |
1984 |
131 |
MS DYNAMITE |
A LITTLE DEEPER |
140,000 |
2002 |
132 |
OUTKAST |
SPEAKERBOXXX / THE LOVE BELOW |
140,000 |
2003 |
133 |
AUDIOSLAVE |
AUDIOSLAVE |
140,000 |
2002 |
134 |
OASIS |
HEATHEN CHEMISTRY |
140,000 |
2002 |
135 |
ROD STEWART |
IT HAD TO BE YOU - GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK |
140,000 |
2002 |
136 |
LED ZEPPELIN |
HOW THE WEST WAS WON |
140,000 |
2003 |
137 |
STEREOPHONICS |
JUST ENOUGH EDUCATION TO PERFORM |
140,000 |
2001 |
138 |
FLEETWOOD MAC |
SAY YOU WILL |
140,000 |
2003 |
139 |
JOOLS HOLLAND |
JACK O THE GREEN - SMALL WORLD BIG BANDS, FRIENDS 3 |
140,000 |
2003 |
140 |
STACIE ORRICO |
STACIE ORRICO |
130,000 |
2003 |
141 |
PINK FLOYD |
DARK SIDE OF THE MOON |
130,000 |
1973 |
142 |
DAVID GRAY |
WHITE LADDER |
130,000 |
1998 |
143 |
MICHAEL JACKSON |
THRILLER |
130,000 |
1982 |
144 |
DIZZEE RASCAL |
BOY IN DA CORNER |
130,000 |
2003 |
145 |
BRITNEY SPEARS |
IN THE ZONE |
130,000 |
2003 |
146 |
T.A.T.U. |
200 KM/H IN THE WRONG LANE |
130,000 |
2002 |
147 |
ELVIS PRESLEY |
CHRISTMAS PEACE |
130,000 |
2003 |
148 |
MISSY ELLIOTT |
UNDER CONSTRUCTION |
130,000 |
2002 |
149 |
NICKELBACK |
SILVER SIDE UP |
130,000 |
2001 |
150 |
NIRVANA |
NIRVANA |
130,000 |
2002 |
151 |
THE FLAMING LIPS |
YOSHIMI BATTLES THE PINK ROBOTS |
130,000 |
2002 |
152 |
FRANK SINATRA |
MY WAY - THE BEST OF FRANK SINATRA |
120,000 |
1997 |
153 |
ALICIA KEYS |
SONGS IN A MINOR |
120,000 |
2001 |
154 |
N.E.R.D. |
IN SEARCH OF... |
120,000 |
2001 |
155 |
FOSTER & ALLEN |
BY SPECIAL REQUEST - THE VERY BEST OF |
120,000 |
2003 |
156 |
ASHANTI |
CHAPTER II |
120,000 |
2003 |
157 |
ATOMIC KITTEN |
FEELS SO GOOD |
120,000 |
2002 |
158 |
AMY STUDT |
FALSE SMILES |
120,000 |
2003 |
159 |
DARIUS |
DIVE IN |
120,000 |
2002 |
160 |
U2 |
THE BEST OF 1990 - 2000 |
120,000 |
2002 |
161 |
FABOLOUS |
STREET DREAMS |
120,000 |
2003 |
162 |
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS |
CALIFORNICATION |
120,000 |
1999 |
163 |
EAGLES |
THE VERY BEST OF THE EAGLES (2001) |
120,000 |
2001 |
164 |
VANGELIS |
ODYSSEY:THE DIFINITIVE COLLECTION |
120,000 |
2003 |
165 |
RACHEL STEVENS |
FUNKY DORY |
120,000 |
2003 |
166 |
MADONNA |
THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION |
120,000 |
1990 |
167 |
ROBBIE WILLIAMS |
SWING WHEN YOU'RE WINNING |
120,000 |
2001 |
168 |
DANIEL O'DONNELL |
AT THE END OF THE DAY |
120,000 |
2003 |
169 |
EMINEM |
THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP |
110,000 |
2000 |
170 |
THE BEATLES |
1 |
110,000 |
2000 |
171 |
RONAN KEATING |
DESTINATION |
110,000 |
2002 |
172 |
DMX |
GRAND CHAMP |
110,000 |
2003 |
173 |
ALED JONES |
HIGHER |
110,000 |
2003 |
174 |
PET SHOP BOYS |
POPART - THE HITS |
110,000 |
2003 |
175 |
BLUE |
ALL RISE |
110,000 |
2001 |
176 |
AMICI FOREVER |
THE OPERA BAND |
110,000 |
2003 |
177 |
MARILYN MANSON |
THE GOLDEN AGE OF GROTESQUE |
110,000 |
2003 |
178 |
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE |
SONGS FOR THE DEAF |
110,000 |
2002 |
179 |
PLACEBO |
SLEEPING WITH GHOSTS |
110,000 |
2003 |
180 |
RONAN KEATING |
TURN IT ON |
110,000 |
2003 |
181 |
ROD STEWART & FACES |
CHANGING FACES - THE VERY BEST OF |
110,000 |
2003 |
182 |
ELECTRIC SIX |
FIRE |
110,000 |
2003 |
183 |
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN |
GREATEST HITS |
110,000 |
1995 |
184 |
TEXAS |
CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR |
110,000 |
2003 |
185 |
DE LA SOUL |
THE BEST OF DE LA SOUL |
100,000 |
2003 |
186 |
GUNS N' ROSES |
APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION |
100,000 |
1987 |
187 |
THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS |
SINGLES 93-03 |
100,000 |
2003 |
188 |
BLINK-182 |
BLINK-182 |
100,000 |
2003 |
189 |
MICHAEL JACKSON |
OFF THE WALL |
100,000 |
1979 |
190 |
DAVID BOWIE |
REALITY |
100,000 |
2003 |
191 |
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN |
THE ESSENTIAL BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN |
100,000 |
2003 |
192 |
BARBRA STREISAND |
THE ESSENTIAL BARBRA STREISAND |
100,000 |
2002 |
193 |
ABBA |
GOLD - GREATEST HITS |
100,000 |
1992 |
194 |
TRAVIS |
THE MAN WHO |
100,000 |
1999 |
195 |
JIM REEVES |
GENTLEMAN JIM - DEFINITIVE COLLECTION |
100,000 |
2003 |
196 |
KYLIE MINOGUE |
FEVER |
100,000 |
2001 |
197 |
JAMES TAYLOR |
THE BEST OF JAMES TAYLOR - YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND |
100,000 |
2003 |
198 |
DJ SAMMY |
HEAVEN |
90,000 |
2002 |
199 |
TRACY CHAPMAN |
TRACY CHAPMAN |
90,000 |
1988 |
200 |
GOLDFRAPP |
BLACK CHERRY |
90,000 |
2003 |