The best selling artist album in 2004 in United Kingdom was SCISSOR SISTERS by SCISSOR SISTERS which sold 1,594,259 copies.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Sales | Released |
| 1 |
SCISSOR SISTERS |
SCISSOR SISTERS |
1,594,259 |
2004 |
| 2 |
KEANE |
HOPES AND FEARS |
1,593,677 |
2004 |
| 3 |
ROBBIE WILLIAMS |
GREATEST HITS |
1,530,000 |
2004 |
| 4 |
MAROON 5 |
SONGS ABOUT JANE |
1,490,000 |
2002 |
| 5 |
KATIE MELUA |
CALL OFF THE SEARCH |
1,360,000 |
2003 |
| 6 |
ANASTACIA |
ANASTACIA |
1,110,000 |
2004 |
| 7 |
USHER |
CONFESSIONS |
1,095,000 |
2004 |
| 8 |
NORAH JONES |
FEELS LIKE HOME |
990,000 |
2004 |
| 9 |
SNOW PATROL |
FINAL STRAW |
980,000 |
2003 |
| 10 |
IL DIVO |
IL DIVO |
960,000 |
2004 |
| 11 |
GUNS N' ROSES |
GREATEST HITS |
920,000 |
2004 |
| 12 |
RONAN KEATING |
10 YEARS OF HITS |
870,000 |
2004 |
| 13 |
THE STREETS |
A GRAND DON'T COME FOR FREE |
869,000 |
2004 |
| 14 |
U2 |
HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB |
855,000 |
2004 |
| 15 |
EMINEM |
ENCORE |
790,000 |
2004 |
| 16 |
JOSS STONE |
THE SOUL SESSIONS |
775,000 |
2003 |
| 17 |
FRANZ FERDINAND |
FRANZ FERDINAND |
770,000 |
2004 |
| 18 |
GREEN DAY |
AMERICAN IDIOT |
746,364 |
2004 |
| 19 |
NATASHA BEDINGFIELD |
UNWRITTEN |
680,000 |
2004 |
| 20 |
GEORGE MICHAEL |
PATIENCE |
660,000 |
2004 |
| 21 |
WILL YOUNG |
FRIDAY'S CHILD |
640,000 |
2003 |
| 22 |
KYLIE MINOGUE |
ULTIMATE KYLIE |
595,000 |
2004 |
| 23 |
OUTKAST |
SPEAKERBOXXX / THE LOVE BELOW |
590,000 |
2003 |
| 24 |
WESTLIFE |
ALLOW US TO BE FRANK |
585,000 |
2004 |
| 25 |
BRITNEY SPEARS |
GREATEST HITS: MY PREROGATIVE |
585,000 |
2004 |
| 26 |
THE BLACK EYED PEAS |
ELEPHUNK |
580,000 |
2003 |
| 27 |
JAMIE CULLUM |
TWENTYSOMETHING |
565,000 |
2003 |
| 28 |
SHANIA TWAIN |
GREATEST HITS |
545,000 |
2004 |
| 29 |
MCFLY |
ROOM ON THE 3RD FLOOR |
540,000 |
2004 |
| 30 |
DIDO |
LIFE FOR RENT |
520,000 |
2003 |
| 31 |
AVRIL LAVIGNE |
UNDER MY SKIN |
510,000 |
2004 |
| 32 |
DAMIEN RICE |
O |
495,000 |
2002 |
| 33 |
JOSS STONE |
MIND, BODY AND SOUL |
490,000 |
2004 |
| 34 |
KANYE WEST |
THE COLLEGE DROPOUT |
455,000 |
2004 |
| 35 |
JAMELIA |
THANK YOU |
425,000 |
2003 |
| 36 |
DESTINY'S CHILD |
DESTINY FULFILLED |
420,000 |
2004 |
| 37 |
BLUE |
BEST OF BLUE |
415,000 |
2004 |
| 38 |
LEANN RIMES |
THE BEST OF LEANN RIMES |
410,000 |
2004 |
| 39 |
PHIL COLLINS |
LOVE SONGS - A COMPILATION... OLD AND NEW |
408,000 |
2004 |
| 40 |
NO DOUBT |
THE SINGLES 1992 - 2003 |
406,000 |
2003 |
| 41 |
THE KILLERS |
HOT FUSS |
405,349 |
2004 |
| 42 |
ROD STEWART |
STARDUST - THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK VOL. III |
405,000 |
2004 |
| 43 |
BUSTED |
LIVE: A TICKET FOR EVERYONE |
400,000 |
2004 |
| 44 |
GIRLS ALOUD |
WHAT WILL THE NEIGHBOURS SAY |
395,000 |
2004 |
| 45 |
RAZORLIGHT |
UP ALL NIGHT |
390,000 |
2004 |
| 46 |
THE ZUTONS |
WHO KILLED THE ZUTONS |
388,681 |
2004 |
| 47 |
ABBA |
GOLD - GREATEST HITS |
380,000 |
1992 |
| 48 |
TRAVIS |
SINGLES |
370,000 |
2004 |
| 49 |
EMBRACE |
OUT OF NOTHING |
365,000 |
2004 |
| 50 |
LEMAR |
TIME TO GROW |
355,000 |
2004 |
| 51 |
BRITNEY SPEARS |
IN THE ZONE |
350,000 |
2003 |
| 52 |
NORAH JONES |
COME AWAY WITH ME |
345,000 |
2002 |
| 53 |
KELIS |
TASTY |
335,000 |
2003 |
| 54 |
TINA TURNER |
ALL THE BEST |
330,000 |
2004 |
| 55 |
MARIO WINANS |
HURT NO MORE |
320,000 |
2004 |
| 56 |
THE DARKNESS |
PERMISSION TO LAND |
315,000 |
2003 |
| 57 |
MICHAEL JACKSON |
NUMBER ONES |
310,000 |
2003 |
| 58 |
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS |
GREATEST HITS |
305,000 |
2003 |
| 59 |
EVANESCENCE |
FALLEN |
300,000 |
2003 |
| 60 |
BUSTED |
A PRESENT FOR EVERYONE |
295,000 |
2003 |
| 61 |
MORRISSEY |
YOU ARE THE QUARRY |
290,000 |
2004 |
| 62 |
D12 |
D12 WORLD |
285,000 |
2004 |
| 63 |
JET |
GET BORN |
280,000 |
2003 |
| 64 |
LOSTPROPHETS |
START SOMETHING |
275,000 |
2004 |
| 65 |
CHRISTINA AGUILERA |
STRIPPED |
270,000 |
2002 |
| 66 |
THE RASMUS |
DEAD LETTERS |
265,000 |
2003 |
| 67 |
BEE GEES |
NUMBER ONES |
260,000 |
2004 |
| 68 |
SUGABABES |
THREE |
255,000 |
2003 |
| 69 |
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS |
LIVE IN HYDE PARK |
250,000 |
2004 |
| 70 |
WET WET WET |
GREATEST HITS |
247,000 |
2004 |
| 71 |
KATHERINE JENKINS |
SECOND NATURE |
244,000 |
2004 |
| 72 |
ALICIA KEYS |
THE DIARY OF ALICIA KEYS |
241,000 |
2003 |
| 73 |
ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK |
ENGELBERT - HIS GREATEST LOVE SONGS |
239,000 |
2004 |
| 74 |
DURAN DURAN |
GREATEST |
236,000 |
1998 |
| 75 |
LIBERTINES |
THE LIBERTINES |
233,000 |
2004 |
| 76 |
PHIL COLLINS |
THE PLATINUM COLLECTION |
230,000 |
2004 |
| 77 |
KASABIAN |
KASABIAN |
227,000 |
2004 |
| 78 |
N.E.R.D. |
FLY OR DIE |
224,000 |
2004 |
| 79 |
GWEN STEFANI |
LOVE, ANGEL, MUSIC, BABY |
222,000 |
2004 |
| 80 |
TOM JONES & JOOLS HOLLAND |
TOM JONES AND JOOLS HOLLAND |
220,000 |
2004 |
| 81 |
QUEEN |
THE PLATINUM COLLECTION |
218,000 |
2000 |
| 82 |
MUSE |
ABSOLUTION |
216,000 |
2003 |
| 83 |
R.E.M. |
AROUND THE SUN |
214,000 |
2004 |
| 84 |
BLINK-182 |
BLINK-182 |
212,000 |
2003 |
| 85 |
COLDPLAY |
A RUSH OF BLOOD TO THE HEAD |
210,000 |
2002 |
| 86 |
R.E.M. |
IN TIME: THE BEST OF R.E.M. 1988-2003 |
208,000 |
2003 |
| 87 |
GENESIS |
PLATINUM COLLECTION |
206,000 |
2004 |
| 88 |
ZERO 7 |
WHEN IT FALLS |
204,000 |
2004 |
| 89 |
THE CORRS |
BORROWED HEAVEN |
202,000 |
2004 |
| 90 |
BARRY MANILOW |
ULTIMATE MANILOW |
200,000 |
2002 |
| 91 |
KINGS OF LEON |
AHA SHAKE HEARTBREAK |
198,000 |
2004 |
| 92 |
JOJO |
JOJO |
196,000 |
2004 |
| 93 |
DANIEL O'DONNELL |
THE JUKEBOX YEARS |
194,000 |
2004 |
| 94 |
ROD STEWART |
THE STORY SO FAR: THE VERY BEST OF ROD STEWART |
192,000 |
2001 |
| 95 |
PAUL WELLER |
STUDIO 150 |
190,000 |
2004 |
| 96 |
BEYONCÉ |
DANGEROUSLY IN LOVE |
188,000 |
2003 |
| 97 |
R. KELLY |
THE R. IN R&B COLLECTION, VOLUME I |
186,000 |
2003 |
| 98 |
DIDO |
NO ANGEL |
184,000 |
1999 |
| 99 |
50 CENT |
GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN' |
182,000 |
2003 |
| 100 |
TEARS FOR FEARS |
TEARS ROLL DOWN (GREATEST HITS 82-92) |
180,000 |
1992 |
| 101 |
FAITHLESS |
NO ROOTS |
178,000 |
2004 |
| 102 |
AMY WINEHOUSE |
FRANK |
176,000 |
2003 |
| 103 |
LEMAR |
DEDICATED |
174,000 |
2003 |
| 104 |
DANIEL BEDINGFIELD |
GOTTA GET THRU THIS |
172,000 |
2002 |
| 105 |
GOLDIE LOOKIN CHAIN |
GREATEST HITS |
170,000 |
2004 |
| 106 |
OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN |
THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION |
168,000 |
2002 |
| 107 |
THE SHADOWS |
LIFE STORY - THE VERY BEST OF THE SHADOWS |
166,000 |
2004 |
| 108 |
THE PRODIGY |
ALWAYS OUTNUMBERED, NEVER OUTGUNNED |
164,000 |
2004 |
| 109 |
NELLY FURTADO |
FOLKLORE |
162,000 |
2003 |
| 110 |
TWISTA |
KAMIKAZE |
160,000 |
2004 |
| 111 |
DANIEL O'DONNELL |
WELCOME TO MY WORLD |
158,000 |
2004 |
| 112 |
ELTON JOHN |
PEACHTREE ROAD |
156,000 |
2004 |
| 113 |
BUSTED |
BUSTED |
154,000 |
2002 |
| 114 |
DAVID BOWIE |
BEST OF BOWIE |
152,000 |
2002 |
| 115 |
ALED JONES |
THE CHRISTMAS ALBUM |
150,000 |
2004 |
| 116 |
GROOVE ARMADA |
THE BEST OF |
149,000 |
2004 |
| 117 |
DEF LEPPARD |
BEST OF |
148,000 |
2004 |
| 118 |
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE |
JUSTIFIED |
147,000 |
2002 |
| 119 |
DANIEL BEDINGFIELD |
SECOND FIRST IMPRESSION |
146,000 |
2004 |
| 120 |
THIN LIZZY |
GREATEST HITS |
145,000 |
2004 |
| 121 |
ELTON JOHN |
GREATEST HITS 1970 - 2002 |
144,000 |
2002 |
| 122 |
LIONEL RICHIE |
JUST FOR YOU |
143,000 |
2004 |
| 123 |
FOSTER & ALLEN |
SING THE SIXTIES |
142,000 |
2004 |
| 124 |
THE WHO |
THEN AND NOW |
141,000 |
2004 |
| 125 |
RUSSELL WATSON |
AMORE MUSICA |
140,000 |
2004 |
| 126 |
ATOMIC KITTEN |
GREATEST HITS |
139,000 |
2004 |
| 127 |
SUPERGRASS |
SUPERGRASS IS 10 - THE BEST OF 94 - 04 |
138,000 |
2004 |
| 128 |
AIR |
TALKIE WALKIE |
137,000 |
2004 |
| 129 |
BRIAN MCFADDEN |
IRISH SON |
136,000 |
2004 |
| 130 |
P!NK |
TRY THIS |
135,000 |
2003 |
| 131 |
LIONEL RICHIE |
THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION |
134,000 |
2003 |
| 132 |
PETER ANDRE |
THE BEST OF |
133,000 |
2002 |
| 133 |
STEREOPHONICS |
YOU GOTTA GO THERE TO COME BACK |
132,000 |
2003 |
| 134 |
EMMA BUNTON |
FREE ME |
131,000 |
2004 |
| 135 |
MICHAEL JACKSON |
THRILLER |
130,000 |
1982 |
| 136 |
MICHAEL BALL |
LOVE CHANGES EVERYTHING - THE ESSENTIAL |
129,000 |
2004 |
| 137 |
GOLDFRAPP |
BLACK CHERRY |
128,000 |
2003 |
| 138 |
LINKIN PARK & JAY-Z |
COLLISION COURSE |
127,000 |
2004 |
| 139 |
WESTLIFE |
TURNAROUND |
126,000 |
2003 |
| 140 |
DIANA KRALL |
THE GIRL IN THE OTHER ROOM |
125,000 |
2004 |
| 141 |
VELVET REVOLVER |
CONTRABAND |
124,000 |
2004 |
| 142 |
THE STREETS |
ORIGINAL PIRATE MATERIAL |
123,000 |
2002 |
| 143 |
BEASTIE BOYS |
TO THE 5 BOROUGHS |
122,000 |
2004 |
| 144 |
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS |
LEGEND |
121,000 |
1984 |
| 145 |
SEAN PAUL |
DUTTY ROCK |
121,000 |
2002 |
| 146 |
ALISON MOYET |
VOICE |
120,000 |
2004 |
| 147 |
DIZZEE RASCAL |
SHOWTIME |
120,000 |
2004 |
| 148 |
KRISTIAN LEONTIOU |
SOME DAY SOON |
119,000 |
2004 |
| 149 |
EAMON |
I DON'T WANT YOU BACK |
119,000 |
2004 |
| 150 |
SLIPKNOT |
VOL. 3: THE SUBLIMINAL VERSES |
118,000 |
2004 |
| 151 |
MICHAEL BUBLÉ |
MICHAEL BUBLÉ |
118,000 |
2003 |
| 152 |
USHER |
8701 |
117,000 |
2001 |
| 153 |
THE WHITE STRIPES |
ELEPHANT |
117,000 |
2003 |
| 154 |
MARILYN MANSON |
LEST WE FORGET - THE BEST OF |
116,000 |
2004 |
| 155 |
THE JACKSON 5 (THE JACKSONS) |
THE VERY BEST OF THE JACKSONS |
116,000 |
2004 |
| 156 |
MADONNA |
THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION |
115,000 |
1990 |
| 157 |
BASEMENT JAXX |
KISH KASH |
115,000 |
2003 |
| 158 |
BAY CITY ROLLERS |
THE VERY BEST OF |
114,000 |
2004 |
| 159 |
DELTA GOODREM |
INNOCENT EYES |
114,000 |
2003 |
| 160 |
RONAN KEATING |
TURN IT ON |
113,000 |
2003 |
| 161 |
BILLY JOEL |
PIANO MAN THE VERY BEST OF BILLY JOEL |
113,000 |
2004 |
| 162 |
STEVIE WONDER |
THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION |
112,000 |
2002 |
| 163 |
HARRY CONNICK, JR. |
ONLY YOU |
112,000 |
2004 |
| 164 |
ROBBIE WILLIAMS |
SWING WHEN YOU'RE WINNING |
111,000 |
2001 |
| 165 |
JAY-Z |
THE BLACK ALBUM |
111,000 |
2003 |
| 166 |
KYLIE MINOGUE |
BODY LANGUAGE |
110,000 |
2003 |
| 167 |
NELLY |
SUIT |
110,000 |
2004 |
| 168 |
EVA CASSIDY |
SONGBIRD |
109,000 |
1998 |
| 169 |
CLIFF RICHARD |
SOMETHING'S GOIN' ON |
109,000 |
2004 |
| 170 |
ELVIS PRESLEY |
ELV1S: 30 #1 HITS |
108,000 |
2002 |
| 171 |
BRIAN WILSON |
SMILE |
108,000 |
2004 |
| 172 |
THE VERVE |
THIS IS MUSIC - THE SINGLES 92-98 |
107,000 |
2004 |
| 173 |
ASH |
MELTDOWN |
107,000 |
2004 |
| 174 |
PLACEBO |
ONCE MORE WITH FEELING - SINGLES 1996-2004 |
106,000 |
2004 |
| 175 |
CAT STEVENS (YUSUF ISLAM) |
THE VERY BEST OF CAT STEVENS (2000 A&M) |
106,000 |
2000 |
| 176 |
MICHELLE MCMANUS |
THE MEANING OF LOVE |
105,000 |
2004 |
| 177 |
THE STROKES |
ROOM ON FIRE |
105,000 |
2003 |
| 178 |
JOHN LENNON |
LENNON LEGEND: THE VERY BEST OF JOHN LENNON |
104,000 |
1997 |
| 179 |
WHITNEY HOUSTON |
WHITNEY: THE GREATEST HITS |
104,000 |
2000 |
| 180 |
RACHEL STEVENS |
FUNKY DORY |
103,000 |
2003 |
| 181 |
BLUE |
GUILTY |
103,000 |
2003 |
| 182 |
SIMON & GARFUNKEL |
THE ESSENTIAL |
102,000 |
2003 |
| 183 |
SEAL |
BEST 1991 - 2004 |
102,000 |
2004 |
| 184 |
CHER |
THE VERY BEST OF CHER |
101,000 |
2003 |
| 185 |
DELTA GOODREM |
MISTAKEN IDENTITY |
101,000 |
2004 |
| 186 |
HAYLEY WESTENRA |
PURE |
100,000 |
2003 |
| 187 |
SNOOP DOGG |
R&G (RHYTHM AND GANGSTA): THE MASTERPIECE |
100,000 |
2004 |
| 188 |
FLEETWOOD MAC |
THE VERY BEST OF FLEETWOOD MAC |
99,000 |
2002 |
| 189 |
DAVID GRAY |
WHITE LADDER |
99,000 |
1998 |
| 190 |
BRYAN ADAMS |
ROOM SERVICE |
98,000 |
2004 |
| 191 |
GABRIELLE |
PLAY TO WIN |
98,000 |
2004 |
| 192 |
PRINCE |
MUSICOLOGY |
97,000 |
2004 |
| 193 |
ANDREA BOCELLI |
ANDREA |
97,000 |
2004 |
| 194 |
DONNA SUMMER |
THE JOURNEY: THE VERY BEST OF DONNA SUMMER |
96,000 |
2004 |
| 195 |
ENRIQUE IGLESIAS |
7 |
96,000 |
2003 |
| 196 |
DIRE STRAITS |
SULTANS OF SWING - THE VERY BEST OF |
95,000 |
1998 |
| 197 |
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS |
BY THE WAY |
95,000 |
2002 |
| 198 |
ROD STEWART |
AS TIME GOES BY - GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK VOL II |
94,000 |
2003 |
| 199 |
G-UNIT |
BEG FOR MERCY |
94,000 |
2003 |
| 200 |
IAN BROWN |
SOLARIZED |
94,000 |
2004 |
