The best selling album in 2000 in United States was NO STRINGS ATTACHED by NSYNC which sold 9,936,104 copies.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Sales | Released |
| 1 |
NSYNC |
NO STRINGS ATTACHED |
9,936,104 |
2000 |
| 2 |
EMINEM |
THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP |
7,921,107 |
2000 |
| 3 |
BRITNEY SPEARS |
OOPS!...I DID IT AGAIN |
7,893,544 |
2000 |
| 4 |
CREED |
HUMAN CLAY |
6,587,834 |
1999 |
| 5 |
SANTANA |
SUPERNATURAL |
5,857,824 |
1999 |
| 6 |
THE BEATLES |
1 |
5,068,300 |
2000 |
| 7 |
NELLY |
COUNTRY GRAMMAR |
5,067,529 |
2000 |
| 8 |
BACKSTREET BOYS |
BLACK & BLUE |
4,289,865 |
2000 |
| 9 |
DR. DRE |
2001 |
3,992,311 |
1999 |
| 10 |
DESTINY'S CHILD |
THE WRITING'S ON THE WALL |
3,802,165 |
1999 |
| 11 |
3 DOORS DOWN |
THE BETTER LIFE |
3,800,515 |
2000 |
| 12 |
CHRISTINA AGUILERA |
CHRISTINA AGUILERA |
3,768,441 |
1999 |
| 13 |
LIMP BIZKIT |
CHOCOLATE STARFISH AND THE HOT DOG FLAVORED WATER |
3,744,561 |
2000 |
| 14 |
DIXIE CHICKS |
FLY |
3,520,469 |
1999 |
| 15 |
SISQO |
UNLEASH THE DRAGON |
3,493,269 |
1999 |
| 16 |
FAITH HILL |
BREATHE |
3,365,926 |
1999 |
| 17 |
NOW SERIES (US) |
NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! VOL. 5 |
3,155,083 |
2000 |
| 18 |
DMX |
AND THEN THERE WAS X |
3,093,579 |
1999 |
| 19 |
KID ROCK |
DEVIL WITHOUT A CAUSE |
2,804,158 |
1998 |
| 20 |
PAPA ROACH |
INFEST |
2,707,954 |
2000 |
| 21 |
CELINE DION |
ALL THE WAY...A DECADE OF SONG |
2,700,291 |
1999 |
| 22 |
MACY GRAY |
ON HOW LIFE IS |
2,674,919 |
1999 |
| 23 |
MATCHBOX TWENTY |
MAD SEASON |
2,532,940 |
2000 |
| 24 |
BAHA MEN |
WHO LET THE DOGS OUT |
2,398,031 |
2000 |
| 25 |
NOW SERIES (US) |
NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! VOL. 4 |
2,379,808 |
2000 |
| 26 |
OUTKAST |
STANKONIA |
2,357,154 |
2000 |
| 27 |
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS |
CALIFORNICATION |
2,283,149 |
1999 |
| 28 |
BACKSTREET BOYS |
MILLENNIUM |
2,259,643 |
1999 |
| 29 |
STING |
BRAND NEW DAY |
2,233,692 |
1999 |
| 30 |
JAY-Z |
VOL. 3...LIFE AND TIMES OF S. CARTER |
2,227,985 |
1999 |
| 31 |
JOE |
MY NAME IS JOE |
2,085,051 |
2000 |
| 32 |
KID ROCK |
THE HISTORY OF ROCK |
2,027,362 |
2000 |
| 33 |
R. KELLY |
TP-2.COM |
1,934,036 |
2000 |
| 34 |
EIFFEL 65 |
EUROPOP |
1,880,014 |
1999 |
| 35 |
TONI BRAXTON |
THE HEAT |
1,831,119 |
2000 |
| 36 |
MADONNA |
MUSIC |
1,824,302 |
2000 |
| 37 |
LIMP BIZKIT |
SIGNIFICANT OTHER |
1,791,450 |
1999 |
| 38 |
SHAGGY |
HOT SHOT |
1,776,192 |
2000 |
| 39 |
MARC ANTHONY |
MARC ANTHONY |
1,709,284 |
1999 |
| 40 |
SADE |
LOVERS ROCK |
1,701,889 |
2000 |
| 41 |
JAY-Z |
THE DYNASTY: ROC-LA-FAMILIA |
1,668,168 |
2000 |
| 42 |
ERIC CLAPTON & B.B. KING |
RIDING WITH THE KING |
1,637,722 |
2000 |
| 43 |
BRITNEY SPEARS |
BABY ONE MORE TIME |
1,622,813 |
1999 |
| 44 |
P!NK |
CAN'T TAKE ME HOME |
1,599,024 |
2000 |
| 45 |
U2 |
ALL THAT YOU CAN'T LEAVE BEHIND |
1,571,468 |
2000 |
| 46 |
TIM MCGRAW |
GREATEST HITS VOL 1 |
1,566,446 |
2000 |
| 47 |
SHANIA TWAIN |
COME ON OVER |
1,541,385 |
1997 |
| 48 |
98 DEGREES |
REVELATION |
1,539,321 |
2000 |
| 49 |
LENNY KRAVITZ |
GREATEST HITS |
1,532,596 |
2000 |
| 50 |
D'ANGELO |
VOODOO |
1,523,104 |
2000 |
| 51 |
MYSTIKAL |
LET'S GET READY |
1,460,579 |
2000 |
| 52 |
SAVAGE GARDEN |
AFFIRMATION |
1,426,948 |
1999 |
| 53 |
NOW SERIES (US) |
NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! VOL. 3 |
1,400,859 |
1999 |
| 54 |
JAGGED EDGE |
J.E. HEARTBREAK |
1,392,225 |
1999 |
| 55 |
BON JOVI |
CRUSH |
1,349,324 |
2000 |
| 56 |
SOUNDTRACK |
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 2 |
1,343,980 |
2000 |
| 57 |
BLINK-182 |
ENEMA OF THE STATE |
1,303,348 |
1999 |
| 58 |
JESSICA SIMPSON |
SWEET KISSES |
1,281,646 |
1999 |
| 59 |
JA RULE |
RULE 3:36 |
1,278,908 |
2000 |
| 60 |
SOUNDTRACK |
ROMEO MUST DIE |
1,266,683 |
2000 |
| 61 |
MOBY |
PLAY |
1,255,147 |
1999 |
| 62 |
BONE THUGS 'N HARMONY |
BTNHRESURRECTION |
1,248,898 |
2000 |
| 63 |
BOW WOW |
BEWARE OF DOG |
1,247,730 |
2000 |
| 64 |
BILLY GILMAN |
ONE VOICE |
1,224,926 |
2000 |
| 65 |
BIG TYMERS |
I GOT THAT WORK |
1,214,667 |
2000 |
| 66 |
DIDO |
NO ANGEL |
1,214,403 |
1999 |
| 67 |
ENRIQUE IGLESIAS |
ENRIQUE |
1,205,589 |
1999 |
| 68 |
NO DOUBT |
RETURN OF SATURN |
1,183,255 |
2000 |
| 69 |
EMINEM |
THE SLIM SHADY LP |
1,175,104 |
1999 |
| 70 |
SOUNDTRACK |
CHARLIE'S ANGELS |
1,172,198 |
2000 |
| 71 |
DIXIE CHICKS |
WIDE OPEN SPACES |
1,136,989 |
1998 |
| 72 |
CREED |
MY OWN PRISON |
1,134,536 |
1997 |
| 73 |
GODSMACK |
GODSMACK |
1,130,163 |
1998 |
| 74 |
RICKY MARTIN |
SOUND LOADED |
1,129,611 |
2000 |
| 75 |
BLOODHOUND GANG |
HOORAY FOR BOOBIES |
1,117,116 |
1999 |
| 76 |
LONESTAR |
LONELY GRILL |
1,107,217 |
1999 |
| 77 |
VERTICAL HORIZON |
EVERYTHING YOU WANT |
1,089,612 |
1999 |
| 78 |
CHARLOTTE CHURCH |
DREAM A DREAM |
1,076,582 |
2000 |
| 79 |
GEORGE STRAIT |
LATEST GREATEST STRAITEST HITS |
1,067,847 |
2000 |
| 80 |
LIL KIM |
THE NOTORIOUS K.I.M. |
1,058,934 |
2000 |
| 81 |
WHITNEY HOUSTON |
WHITNEY: THE GREATEST HITS |
1,041,452 |
2000 |
| 82 |
GODSMACK |
AWAKE |
1,030,328 |
2000 |
| 83 |
KORN |
ISSUES |
1,026,876 |
1999 |
| 84 |
RUFF RYDERS |
RYDE OR DIE VOL. 2 |
1,022,935 |
2000 |
| 85 |
A PERFECT CIRCLE |
MER DE NOMS |
1,020,687 |
2000 |
| 86 |
TIM MCGRAW |
A PLACE IN THE SUN |
1,018,827 |
1999 |
| 87 |
CYPRESS HILL |
SKULL AND BONES |
1,005,476 |
2000 |
| 88 |
AARON CARTER |
AARON'S PARTY (COME GET IT) |
1,004,309 |
2000 |
| 89 |
CARL THOMAS |
EMOTIONAL |
993,814 |
2000 |
| 90 |
LUDACRIS |
BACK FOR THE FIRST TIME |
984,852 |
2000 |
| 91 |
LEE ANN WOMACK |
I HOPE YOU DANCE |
976,947 |
2000 |
| 92 |
SOUNDTRACK |
THE NUTTY PROFESSOR 2: THE KLUMPS |
966,634 |
2000 |
| 93 |
INCUBUS |
MAKE YOURSELF |
958,264 |
1999 |
| 94 |
DISTURBED |
THE SICKNESS |
946,466 |
2000 |
| 95 |
METALLICA |
S&M |
939,316 |
1999 |
| 96 |
THREE 6 MAFIA |
WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARS SIXTY 6, SIXTY 1 |
932,655 |
2000 |
| 97 |
KELLY PRICE |
MIRROR MIRROR |
927,382 |
2000 |
| 98 |
YOLANDA ADAMS |
MOUNTAIN HIGH...VALLEY LOW |
918,202 |
1999 |
| 99 |
504 BOYZ |
GOODFELLAS |
917,714 |
2000 |
| 100 |
DON HENLEY |
INSIDE JOB |
899,927 |
2000 |
Source: Nielsen SoundScan
