The best selling album in 2006 in United States was HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL (SOUNDTRACK) by HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL CAST which sold 3,719,000 copies.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Sales | Released |
| 1 |
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL CAST |
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL (SOUNDTRACK) |
3,719,000 |
2006 |
| 2 |
RASCAL FLATTS |
ME AND MY GANG |
3,480,000 |
2006 |
| 3 |
CARRIE UNDERWOOD |
SOME HEARTS |
3,016,000 |
2005 |
| 4 |
NICKELBACK |
ALL THE RIGHT REASONS |
2,688,000 |
2005 |
| 5 |
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE |
FUTURESEX/LOVESOUNDS |
2,377,000 |
2006 |
| 6 |
JAMES BLUNT |
BACK TO BEDLAM |
2,137,000 |
2004 |
| 7 |
BEYONCÉ |
B'DAY |
2,010,000 |
2006 |
| 8 |
MILEY CYRUS |
HANNAH MONTANA (SOUNDTRACK) |
1,988,000 |
2006 |
| 9 |
DIXIE CHICKS |
TAKING THE LONG WAY |
1,856,000 |
2006 |
| 10 |
HINDER |
EXTREME BEHAVIOR |
1,817,000 |
2005 |
| 11 |
NOW SERIES (US) |
NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! VOL. 23 |
1,796,000 |
2006 |
| 12 |
MARY J. BLIGE |
THE BREAKTHROUGH |
1,796,000 |
2005 |
| 13 |
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS |
STADIUM ARCADIUM |
1,729,000 |
2006 |
| 14 |
NOW SERIES (US) |
NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! VOL. 21 |
1,663,000 |
2006 |
| 15 |
THE PUSSYCAT DOLLS |
PCD |
1,639,000 |
2005 |
| 16 |
THE FRAY |
HOW TO SAVE A LIFE |
1,622,000 |
2005 |
| 17 |
NOW SERIES (US) |
NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! VOL. 22 |
1,600,000 |
2006 |
| 18 |
TIM MCGRAW |
GREATEST HITS VOL 2 |
1,596,000 |
2006 |
| 19 |
T.I. |
KING |
1,593,000 |
2006 |
| 20 |
JOSH TURNER |
YOUR MAN |
1,547,000 |
2006 |
| 21 |
JOHNNY CASH |
THE LEGEND OF JOHNNY CASH |
1,431,000 |
2005 |
| 22 |
EVANESCENCE |
THE OPEN DOOR |
1,425,000 |
2006 |
| 23 |
ANDREA BOCELLI |
AMORE |
1,417,000 |
2006 |
| 24 |
NE-YO |
IN MY OWN WORDS |
1,405,000 |
2006 |
| 25 |
TOOL |
10,000 DAYS |
1,383,000 |
2006 |
| 26 |
PANIC! AT THE DISCO |
A FEVER YOU CAN'T SWEAT OUT |
1,382,000 |
2005 |
| 27 |
JOSH GROBAN |
AWAKE |
1,312,000 |
2006 |
| 28 |
TONY BENNETT |
DUETS: AN AMERICAN CLASSIC |
1,309,000 |
2006 |
| 29 |
EMINEM |
CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS |
1,263,000 |
2005 |
| 30 |
CHRISTINA AGUILERA |
BACK TO BASICS |
1,260,000 |
2006 |
| 31 |
CHEETAH GIRLS |
CHEETAH GIRLS 2 (SOUNDTRACK) |
1,210,000 |
2006 |
| 32 |
JAY-Z |
KINGDOM COME |
1,207,000 |
2006 |
| 33 |
FERGIE |
THE DUTCHESS |
1,207,000 |
2006 |
| 34 |
TOBY KEITH |
WHITE TRASH WITH MONEY |
1,205,000 |
2006 |
| 35 |
KELLY CLARKSON |
BREAKAWAY |
1,193,000 |
2004 |
| 36 |
JOHN MAYER |
CONTINUUM |
1,190,000 |
2006 |
| 37 |
ALAN JACKSON |
PRECIOUS MEMORIES |
1,186,000 |
2006 |
| 38 |
SHAKIRA |
ORAL FIXATION VOL. 2 |
1,178,000 |
2005 |
| 39 |
GNARLS BARKLEY |
ST. ELSEWHERE |
1,161,000 |
2006 |
| 40 |
AKON |
KONVICTED |
1,158,000 |
2006 |
| 41 |
NELLY FURTADO |
LOOSE |
1,143,000 |
2006 |
| 42 |
JACK JOHNSON |
SING-A-LONGS AND LULLABIES: SONGS FOR THE FILM CURIOUS GEORGE |
1,134,000 |
2006 |
| 43 |
DAUGHTRY |
DAUGHTRY |
1,121,000 |
2006 |
| 44 |
RIHANNA |
A GIRL LIKE ME |
1,116,000 |
2006 |
| 45 |
JAMIE FOXX |
UNPREDICTABLE |
1,113,000 |
2005 |
| 46 |
RASCAL FLATTS |
FEELS LIKE TODAY |
1,105,000 |
2004 |
| 47 |
CHRIS BROWN |
CHRIS BROWN |
1,100,000 |
2005 |
| 48 |
THE BEATLES |
LOVE |
1,097,000 |
2006 |
| 49 |
BARRY MANILOW |
THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE FIFTIES |
1,067,000 |
2006 |
| 50 |
KEITH URBAN |
BE HERE |
1,054,000 |
2004 |
| 51 |
THE ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS |
MOVE ALONG |
1,042,000 |
2005 |
| 52 |
THE BLACK EYED PEAS |
MONKEY BUSINESS |
1,023,000 |
2005 |
| 53 |
MICHAEL BUBLÉ |
IT'S TIME |
977,000 |
2005 |
| 54 |
LUDACRIS |
RELEASE THERAPY |
977,000 |
2006 |
| 55 |
KEITH URBAN |
LOVE, PAIN & THE WHOLE CRAZY THING |
963,000 |
2006 |
| 56 |
BRAD PAISLEY |
TIME WELL WASTED |
944,000 |
2005 |
| 57 |
THE KILLERS |
SAM'S TOWN |
935,000 |
2006 |
| 58 |
KT TUNSTALL |
EYE TO THE TELESCOPE |
892,000 |
2004 |
| 59 |
CHAMILLIONAIRE |
THE SOUND OF REVENGE |
884,000 |
2005 |
| 60 |
GEORGE STRAIT |
IT JUST COMES NATURAL |
875,000 |
2006 |
| 61 |
SOUNDTRACK |
WALK THE LINE |
873,000 |
2005 |
| 62 |
YUNG JOC |
NEW JOC CITY |
871,000 |
2006 |
| 63 |
KENNY CHESNEY |
THE ROAD AND THE RADIO |
868,000 |
2005 |
| 64 |
DANITY KANE |
DANITY KANE |
856,000 |
2006 |
| 65 |
BOB DYLAN |
MODERN TIMES |
843,000 |
2006 |
| 66 |
FALL OUT BOY |
FROM UNDER THE CORK TREE |
830,000 |
2005 |
| 67 |
AFI |
DECEMBERUNDERGROUND |
827,000 |
2006 |
| 68 |
IL DIVO |
ANCORA |
812,000 |
2005 |
| 69 |
SNOW PATROL |
EYES OPEN |
806,000 |
2006 |
| 70 |
SEAN PAUL |
THE TRINITY |
805,000 |
2005 |
| 71 |
CIARA |
THE EVOLUTION |
802,000 |
2006 |
| 72 |
JOHN LEGEND |
ONCE AGAIN |
800,000 |
2006 |
| 73 |
MARIAH CAREY |
THE EMANCIPATION OF MIMI |
782,000 |
2005 |
| 74 |
BLUE OCTOBER |
FOILED |
778,000 |
2006 |
| 75 |
CORINNE BAILEY RAE |
CORINNE BAILEY RAE |
771,000 |
2006 |
| 76 |
TRACE ADKINS |
SONGS ABOUT ME |
769,000 |
2005 |
| 77 |
MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE |
THE BLACK PARADE |
764,000 |
2006 |
| 78 |
SOUNDTRACK |
CARS |
763,000 |
2006 |
| 79 |
SARAH MCLACHLAN |
WINTERSONG |
759,000 |
2006 |
| 80 |
SUGARLAND |
ENJOY THE RIDE |
755,000 |
2006 |
| 81 |
THE GAME |
DOCTOR'S ADVOCATE |
752,000 |
2006 |
| 82 |
KEYSHIA COLE |
THE WAY IT IS |
734,000 |
2005 |
| 83 |
GUNS N' ROSES |
GREATEST HITS |
723,000 |
2004 |
| 84 |
IL DIVO |
SIEMPRE |
720,000 |
2006 |
| 85 |
BROOKS & DUNN |
HILLBILLY DELUXE |
703,000 |
2005 |
| 86 |
EMINEM |
EMINEM PRESENTS THE RE-UP |
697,000 |
2006 |
| 87 |
GODSMACK |
IV |
692,000 |
2006 |
| 88 |
RICK ROSS |
PORT OF MIAMI |
682,000 |
2006 |
| 89 |
SUGARLAND |
TWICE THE SPEED OF LIFE |
681,000 |
2004 |
| 90 |
LITTLE BIG TOWN |
THE ROAD TO HERE |
674,000 |
2005 |
| 91 |
GWEN STEFANI |
THE SWEET ESCAPE |
670,000 |
2006 |
| 92 |
PEARL JAM |
PEARL JAM |
669,000 |
2006 |
| 93 |
BOB SEGER |
FACE THE PROMISE |
664,000 |
2006 |
| 94 |
NOW SERIES (US) |
NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL CHRISTMAS!, VOL. 3 |
648,000 |
2006 |
| 95 |
JACK JOHNSON |
IN BETWEEN DREAMS |
642,000 |
2005 |
| 96 |
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN |
WE SHALL OVERCOME: THE SEEGER SESSIONS |
638,000 |
2006 |
| 97 |
SNOOP DOGG |
THA BLUE CARPET TREATMENT |
637,000 |
2006 |
| 98 |
YOUNG JEEZY |
THE INSPIRATION |
630,000 |
2006 |
| 99 |
KORN |
SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE |
626,000 |
2005 |
| 100 |
RODNEY ATKINS |
IF YOU'RE GOING THROUGH HELL |
610,000 |
2006 |
Source: Nielsen SoundScan
