The best selling album in 2001 in United States was HYBRID THEORY by LINKIN PARK which sold 4,810,000 copies.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Sales | Released |
| 1 |
LINKIN PARK |
HYBRID THEORY |
4,810,000 |
2000 |
| 2 |
SHAGGY |
HOT SHOT |
4,520,000 |
2000 |
| 3 |
NSYNC |
CELEBRITY |
4,420,000 |
2001 |
| 4 |
ENYA |
A DAY WITHOUT RAIN |
4,410,000 |
2000 |
| 5 |
STAIND |
BREAK THE CYCLE |
4,240,000 |
2001 |
| 6 |
ALICIA KEYS |
SONGS IN A MINOR |
4,100,000 |
2001 |
| 7 |
DESTINY'S CHILD |
SURVIVOR |
3,720,000 |
2001 |
| 8 |
CREED |
WEATHERED |
3,580,000 |
2001 |
| 9 |
SOUNDTRACK |
O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? |
3,460,000 |
2000 |
| 10 |
NOW SERIES (US) |
NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! VOL. 6 |
3,130,000 |
2001 |
| 11 |
JENNIFER LOPEZ |
J. LO |
3,040,000 |
2001 |
| 12 |
DAVE MATTHEWS BAND |
EVERYDAY |
2,940,000 |
2001 |
| 13 |
NOW SERIES (US) |
NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! VOL. 7 |
2,940,000 |
2001 |
| 14 |
BRITNEY SPEARS |
BRITNEY |
2,920,000 |
2001 |
| 15 |
THE BEATLES |
1 |
2,910,000 |
2000 |
| 16 |
USHER |
8701 |
2,710,000 |
2001 |
| 17 |
JANET JACKSON |
ALL FOR YOU |
2,670,000 |
2001 |
| 18 |
NICKELBACK |
SILVER SIDE UP |
2,630,000 |
2001 |
| 19 |
NELLY |
COUNTRY GRAMMAR |
2,450,000 |
2000 |
| 20 |
NOW SERIES (US) |
NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! VOL. 8 |
2,450,000 |
2001 |
| 21 |
LIMP BIZKIT |
CHOCOLATE STARFISH AND THE HOT DOG FLAVORED WATER |
2,400,000 |
2000 |
| 22 |
DIDO |
NO ANGEL |
2,330,000 |
1999 |
| 23 |
GARTH BROOKS |
SCARECROW |
2,260,000 |
2001 |
| 24 |
JA RULE |
PAIN IS LOVE |
2,150,000 |
2001 |
| 25 |
SOUNDTRACK |
SAVE THE LAST DANCE |
2,030,000 |
2001 |
| 26 |
SOUNDTRACK |
COYOTE UGLY |
2,020,000 |
2000 |
| 27 |
LIFEHOUSE |
NO NAME FACE |
1,950,000 |
2000 |
| 28 |
TRAIN |
DROPS OF JUPITER |
1,920,000 |
2001 |
| 29 |
AALIYAH |
AALIYAH |
1,890,000 |
2001 |
| 30 |
JAY-Z |
THE BLUEPRINT |
1,880,000 |
2001 |
| 31 |
JA RULE |
RULE 3:36 |
1,860,000 |
2000 |
| 32 |
CREED |
HUMAN CLAY |
1,850,000 |
1999 |
| 33 |
D12 |
DEVIL'S NIGHT |
1,820,000 |
2001 |
| 34 |
LENNY KRAVITZ |
GREATEST HITS |
1,810,000 |
2000 |
| 35 |
NELLY FURTADO |
WHOA, NELLY! |
1,810,000 |
2000 |
| 36 |
2PAC |
UNTIL THE END OF TIME |
1,790,000 |
2001 |
| 37 |
LUDACRIS |
BACK FOR THE FIRST TIME |
1,710,000 |
2000 |
| 38 |
ENRIQUE IGLESIAS |
ESCAPE |
1,710,000 |
2001 |
| 39 |
U2 |
ALL THAT YOU CAN'T LEAVE BEHIND |
1,700,000 |
2000 |
| 40 |
112 |
PART III |
1,690,000 |
2001 |
| 41 |
TOOL |
LATERALUS |
1,670,000 |
2001 |
| 42 |
SOUNDTRACK |
MOULIN ROUGE |
1,640,000 |
2001 |
| 43 |
NOW SERIES (US) |
NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL CHRISTMAS! |
1,610,000 |
2001 |
| 44 |
MARY J. BLIGE |
NO MORE DRAMA |
1,610,000 |
2001 |
| 45 |
MICHAEL JACKSON |
INVINCIBLE |
1,560,000 |
2001 |
| 46 |
BLINK-182 |
TAKE OFF YOUR PANTS AND JACKET |
1,560,000 |
2001 |
| 47 |
UNCLE KRACKER |
DOUBLE WIDE |
1,560,000 |
2000 |
| 48 |
ALIEN ANT FARM |
ANTHOLOGY |
1,530,000 |
2001 |
| 49 |
O-TOWN |
O-TOWN |
1,520,000 |
2001 |
| 50 |
DREAM |
IT WAS ALL A DREAM |
1,500,000 |
2001 |
| 51 |
SADE |
LOVERS ROCK |
1,500,000 |
2000 |
| 52 |
MISSY ELLIOTT |
MISS E...SO ADDICTIVE |
1,490,000 |
2001 |
| 53 |
EVE |
SCORPION |
1,450,000 |
2001 |
| 54 |
AARON CARTER |
AARON'S PARTY (COME GET IT) |
1,440,000 |
2000 |
| 55 |
JILL SCOTT |
WHO IS JILL SCOTT?: WORDS AND SOUNDS, VOLUME 1 |
1,440,000 |
2000 |
| 56 |
SUM 41 |
ALL KILLER NO FILLER |
1,440,000 |
2001 |
| 57 |
R. KELLY |
TP-2.COM |
1,440,000 |
2000 |
| 58 |
TIM MCGRAW |
SET THIS CIRCUS DOWN |
1,430,000 |
2001 |
| 59 |
OUTKAST |
STANKONIA |
1,430,000 |
2000 |
| 60 |
NOW SERIES (US) |
NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! VOL. 5 |
1,430,000 |
2000 |
| 61 |
MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER |
CHRISTMAS EXTRAORDINAIRE |
1,370,000 |
2001 |
| 62 |
SYSTEM OF A DOWN |
TOXICITY |
1,370,000 |
2001 |
| 63 |
DMX |
THE GREAT DEPRESSION |
1,360,000 |
2001 |
| 64 |
TOTALLY HITS SERIES |
TOTALLY HITS 2001 |
1,340,000 |
2001 |
| 65 |
JAGGED EDGE |
JAGGED LITTLE THRILL |
1,290,000 |
2001 |
| 66 |
CRAZY TOWN |
THE GIFT OF GAME |
1,280,000 |
1999 |
| 67 |
TRICK DADDY |
THUGS ARE US |
1,270,000 |
2001 |
| 68 |
SNOOP DOGG |
THA LAST MEAL |
1,270,000 |
2000 |
| 69 |
TIM MCGRAW |
GREATEST HITS VOL 1 |
1,270,000 |
2000 |
| 70 |
DISTURBED |
THE SICKNESS |
1,260,000 |
2000 |
| 71 |
P!NK |
M!SSUNDAZTOOD |
1,260,000 |
2001 |
| 72 |
P.O.D. |
SATELLITE |
1,250,000 |
2001 |
| 73 |
TOBY KEITH |
PULL MY CHAIN |
1,250,000 |
2001 |
| 74 |
MAXWELL |
NOW |
1,230,000 |
2001 |
| 75 |
WEEZER |
THE GREEN ALBUM |
1,230,000 |
2001 |
| 76 |
PINK FLOYD |
ECHOES - THE BEST OF PINK FLOYD |
1,220,000 |
2001 |
| 77 |
BACKSTREET BOYS |
GREATEST HITS - CHAPTER ONE |
1,210,000 |
2001 |
| 78 |
ST. LUNATICS |
FREE CITY |
1,210,000 |
2001 |
| 79 |
BOW WOW |
BEWARE OF DOG |
1,200,000 |
2000 |
| 80 |
GINUWINE |
THE LIFE |
1,200,000 |
2001 |
| 81 |
GORILLAZ |
GORILLAZ |
1,200,000 |
2001 |
| 82 |
LEE ANN WOMACK |
I HOPE YOU DANCE |
1,200,000 |
2000 |
| 83 |
FUEL |
SOMETHING LIKE HUMAN |
1,180,000 |
2000 |
| 84 |
SHAKIRA |
LAUNDRY SERVICE |
1,170,000 |
2001 |
| 85 |
AEROSMITH |
JUST PUSH PLAY |
1,160,000 |
2001 |
| 86 |
LUDACRIS |
WORD OF MOUF |
1,150,000 |
2001 |
| 87 |
SOUNDTRACK |
SHREK |
1,130,000 |
2001 |
| 88 |
MUSIQ |
AIJUSWANASEING |
1,130,000 |
2000 |
| 89 |
DAVID GRAY |
WHITE LADDER |
1,080,000 |
1998 |
| 90 |
PUDDLE OF MUDD |
COME CLEAN |
1,080,000 |
2001 |
| 91 |
INCUBUS |
MORNING VIEW |
1,070,000 |
2001 |
| 92 |
MATCHBOX TWENTY |
MAD SEASON |
1,050,000 |
2000 |
| 93 |
DIXIE CHICKS |
FLY |
1,040,000 |
1999 |
| 94 |
3LW |
3LW |
1,040,000 |
2000 |
| 95 |
ISLEY BROTHERS |
ETERNAL |
1,030,000 |
2001 |
| 96 |
BACKSTREET BOYS |
BLACK & BLUE |
1,030,000 |
2000 |
| 97 |
KENNY CHESNEY |
GREATEST HITS |
1,020,000 |
2000 |
| 98 |
FAITH HILL |
BREATHE |
1,010,000 |
1999 |
| 99 |
SONGS 4 WORSHIP SERIES |
SONGS 4 WORSHIP: SHOUT TO THE LORD |
1,000,000 |
2000 |
| 100 |
INDIA ARIE |
ACOUSTIC SOUL |
1,000,000 |
2001 |
Source: Nielsen SoundScan
