The best selling album in 1999 in United States was MILLENNIUM by BACKSTREET BOYS which sold 9,400,000 copies.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Sales | Released |
| 1 |
BACKSTREET BOYS |
MILLENNIUM |
9,400,000 |
1999 |
| 2 |
BRITNEY SPEARS |
BABY ONE MORE TIME |
8,400,000 |
1999 |
| 3 |
RICKY MARTIN |
RICKY MARTIN |
6,000,000 |
1999 |
| 4 |
SHANIA TWAIN |
COME ON OVER |
5,600,000 |
1997 |
| 5 |
LIMP BIZKIT |
SIGNIFICANT OTHER |
5,000,000 |
1999 |
| 6 |
SANTANA |
SUPERNATURAL |
4,700,000 |
1999 |
| 7 |
KID ROCK |
DEVIL WITHOUT A CAUSE |
4,300,000 |
1998 |
| 8 |
TLC |
FANMAIL |
4,200,000 |
1999 |
| 9 |
CHRISTINA AGUILERA |
CHRISTINA AGUILERA |
3,700,000 |
1999 |
| 10 |
DIXIE CHICKS |
WIDE OPEN SPACES |
3,500,000 |
1998 |
| 11 |
NSYNC |
NSYNC |
3,300,000 |
1997 |
| 12 |
JUVENILE |
400 DEGREEZ |
3,300,000 |
1998 |
| 13 |
CELINE DION |
ALL THE WAY...A DECADE OF SONG |
2,900,000 |
1999 |
| 14 |
THE OFFSPRING |
AMERICANA |
2,900,000 |
1998 |
| 15 |
EMINEM |
THE SLIM SHADY LP |
2,800,000 |
1999 |
| 16 |
LAURYN HILL |
THE MISEDUCATION OF LAURYN HILL |
2,800,000 |
1998 |
| 17 |
CHER |
BELIEVE |
2,800,000 |
1998 |
| 18 |
98 DEGREES |
98 DEGREES AND RISING |
2,700,000 |
1998 |
| 19 |
DIXIE CHICKS |
FLY |
2,700,000 |
1999 |
| 20 |
LOU BEGA |
A LITTLE BIT OF MAMBO |
2,500,000 |
1999 |
| 21 |
SMASH MOUTH |
ASTRO LOUNGE |
2,500,000 |
1999 |
| 22 |
BLINK-182 |
ENEMA OF THE STATE |
2,400,000 |
1999 |
| 23 |
BACKSTREET BOYS |
BACKSTREET BOYS (U.S.) |
2,300,000 |
1996 |
| 24 |
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS |
CALIFORNICATION |
2,200,000 |
1999 |
| 25 |
MARIAH CAREY |
RAINBOW |
2,100,000 |
1999 |
| 26 |
CREED |
HUMAN CLAY |
2,100,000 |
1999 |
| 27 |
TIM MCGRAW |
A PLACE IN THE SUN |
2,000,000 |
1999 |
| 28 |
SUGAR RAY |
14:59 |
2,000,000 |
1999 |
| 29 |
EVERLAST |
WHITEY FORD SINGS THE BLUES |
2,000,000 |
1998 |
| 30 |
DR. DRE |
2001 |
1,900,000 |
1999 |
| 31 |
JENNIFER LOPEZ |
ON THE 6 |
1,900,000 |
1999 |
| 32 |
SARAH MCLACHLAN |
MIRRORBALL |
1,900,000 |
1999 |
| 33 |
RUFF RYDERS |
RYDE OR DIE VOL. 1 |
1,900,000 |
1999 |
| 34 |
JAY-Z |
VOL 2…HARD KNOCK LIFE |
1,900,000 |
1998 |
| 35 |
KORN |
ISSUES |
1,900,000 |
1999 |
| 36 |
DMX |
FLESH OF MY FLESH, BLOOD OF MY BLOOD |
1,800,000 |
1998 |
| 37 |
GOO GOO DOLLS |
DIZZY UP THE GIRL |
1,800,000 |
1998 |
| 38 |
NAS |
I AM... |
1,700,000 |
1999 |
| 39 |
2PAC |
GREATEST HITS |
1,600,000 |
1998 |
| 40 |
KENNY G |
FAITH: A HOLIDAY ALBUM |
1,600,000 |
1999 |
| 41 |
KORN |
FOLLOW THE LEADER |
1,600,000 |
1998 |
| 42 |
DESTINY'S CHILD |
THE WRITING'S ON THE WALL |
1,600,000 |
1999 |
| 43 |
WILL SMITH |
WILLENNIUM |
1,500,000 |
1999 |
| 44 |
GODSMACK |
GODSMACK |
1,500,000 |
1998 |
| 45 |
CREED |
MY OWN PRISON |
1,500,000 |
1997 |
| 46 |
WHITNEY HOUSTON |
MY LOVE IS YOUR LOVE |
1,500,000 |
1998 |
| 47 |
NOW SERIES (US) |
NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! VOL. 2 |
1,500,000 |
1999 |
| 48 |
LENNY KRAVITZ |
5 |
1,500,000 |
1998 |
| 49 |
PHIL COLLINS |
TARZAN (SOUNDTRACK) |
1,500,000 |
1999 |
| 50 |
ANDREA BOCELLI |
SOGNO |
1,400,000 |
1999 |
| 51 |
BRIAN MCKNIGHT |
BACK AT ONE |
1,400,000 |
1999 |
| 52 |
FAITH HILL |
BREATHE |
1,400,000 |
1999 |
| 53 |
WILL SMITH |
BIG WILLIE STYLE |
1,400,000 |
1997 |
| 54 |
SARAH MCLACHLAN |
SURFACING |
1,400,000 |
1997 |
| 55 |
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE |
THE BATTLE OF LOS ANGELES |
1,400,000 |
1999 |
| 56 |
GINUWINE |
100% GINUWINE |
1,400,000 |
1999 |
| 57 |
METALLICA |
S&M |
1,400,000 |
1999 |
| 58 |
DMX |
IT'S DARK AND HELL IS HOT |
1,300,000 |
1998 |
| 59 |
SOUNDTRACK |
WILD WILD WEST |
1,300,000 |
1999 |
| 60 |
LIMP BIZKIT |
THREE DOLLAR BILL, Y'ALL |
1,300,000 |
1997 |
| 61 |
DAVE MATTHEWS & TIM REYNOLDS |
LIVE AT LUTHER COLLEGE |
1,300,000 |
1999 |
| 62 |
BRANDY |
NEVER SAY NEVER |
1,300,000 |
1998 |
| 63 |
SOUNDTRACK |
AUSTIN POWERS - THE SPY WHO SHAGGED ME |
1,300,000 |
1999 |
| 64 |
R. KELLY |
R. |
1,300,000 |
1998 |
| 65 |
LIL TROY |
SITTIN' FAT DOWN SOUTH |
1,200,000 |
1998 |
| 66 |
MARY J. BLIGE |
MARY |
1,200,000 |
1999 |
| 67 |
EVE |
LET THERE BE EVE...RUFF RYDERS' FIRST LADY |
1,200,000 |
1999 |
| 68 |
PUFF DADDY |
FOREVER |
1,200,000 |
1999 |
| 69 |
JA RULE |
VENNI, VETTI, VECCI |
1,200,000 |
1999 |
| 70 |
MARIAH CAREY |
#1'S |
1,200,000 |
1998 |
| 71 |
WWE / WWF SERIES |
WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION: WWF THE MUSIC, VOL. 3 |
1,100,000 |
1998 |
| 72 |
JEWEL |
SPIRIT |
1,100,000 |
1998 |
| 73 |
SNOOP DOGG |
NO LIMIT TOP DOGG |
1,100,000 |
1999 |
| 74 |
SOUNDTRACK |
RUNAWAY BRIDE |
1,100,000 |
1999 |
| 75 |
112 |
ROOM 112 |
1,100,000 |
1998 |
| 76 |
NOTORIOUS B.I.G. |
BORN AGAIN |
1,100,000 |
1999 |
| 77 |
SAVAGE GARDEN |
AFFIRMATION |
1,100,000 |
1999 |
| 78 |
LONESTAR |
LONELY GRILL |
1,100,000 |
1999 |
| 79 |
DMX |
AND THEN THERE WAS X |
1,100,000 |
1999 |
| 80 |
GARTH BROOKS |
DOUBLE LIVE |
1,000,000 |
1998 |
| 81 |
B*WITCHED |
B*WITCHED |
1,000,000 |
1998 |
| 82 |
SOUNDTRACK |
THE MATRIX |
1,000,000 |
1999 |
| 83 |
ROB ZOMBIE |
HELLBILLY DELUXE |
1,000,000 |
1998 |
| 84 |
FATBOY SLIM |
YOU'VE COME A LONG WAY, BABY |
1,000,000 |
1998 |
| 85 |
DRU HILL |
ENTER THE DRU |
1,000,000 |
1998 |
| 86 |
TYRESE |
TYRESE |
1,000,000 |
1998 |
| 87 |
K-CI & JOJO |
IT'S REAL |
1,000,000 |
1999 |
| 88 |
CHARLOTTE CHURCH |
VOICE OF AN ANGEL |
1,000,000 |
1998 |
Source: Nielsen SoundScan
