The best selling album in 2009 in United States was FEARLESS by TAYLOR SWIFT which sold 3,216,988 copies.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Sales | Released |
| 1 |
TAYLOR SWIFT |
FEARLESS |
3,216,988 |
2008 |
| 2 |
SUSAN BOYLE |
I DREAMED A DREAM |
3,103,828 |
2009 |
| 3 |
MICHAEL JACKSON |
NUMBER ONES |
2,355,449 |
2003 |
| 4 |
LADY GAGA |
THE FAME |
2,237,750 |
2008 |
| 5 |
ANDREA BOCELLI |
MY CHRISTMAS |
2,207,202 |
2009 |
| 6 |
MILEY CYRUS |
HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE (SOUNDTRACK) |
1,823,435 |
2009 |
| 7 |
THE BLACK EYED PEAS |
THE E.N.D. |
1,786,825 |
2009 |
| 8 |
EMINEM |
RELAPSE |
1,735,358 |
2009 |
| 9 |
JAY-Z |
THE BLUEPRINT 3 |
1,514,758 |
2009 |
| 10 |
KINGS OF LEON |
ONLY BY THE NIGHT |
1,397,693 |
2008 |
| 11 |
NICKELBACK |
DARK HORSE |
1,368,352 |
2008 |
| 12 |
MICHAEL JACKSON |
MICHAEL JACKSON'S THIS IS IT |
1,287,045 |
2009 |
| 13 |
SOUNDTRACK |
TWILIGHT |
1,282,260 |
2008 |
| 14 |
MICHAEL JACKSON |
THRILLER |
1,273,413 |
1982 |
| 15 |
ZAC BROWN BAND |
THE FOUNDATION |
1,264,241 |
2008 |
| 16 |
MICHAEL BUBLÉ |
CRAZY LOVE |
1,222,070 |
2009 |
| 17 |
MILEY CYRUS |
THE TIME OF OUR LIVES |
1,212,336 |
2009 |
| 18 |
BEYONCÉ |
I AM SASHA FIERCE |
1,199,969 |
2008 |
| 19 |
CARRIE UNDERWOOD |
PLAY ON |
1,183,086 |
2009 |
| 20 |
MICHAEL JACKSON |
THE ESSENTIAL MICHAEL JACKSON |
1,154,814 |
2005 |
| 21 |
RASCAL FLATTS |
UNSTOPPABLE |
1,129,896 |
2009 |
| 22 |
U2 |
NO LINE ON THE HORIZON |
1,067,100 |
2009 |
| 23 |
DAVE MATTHEWS BAND |
BIG WHISKEY AND THE GROOGRUX KING |
993,252 |
2009 |
| 24 |
LADY ANTEBELLUM |
LADY ANTEBELLUM |
974,694 |
2008 |
| 25 |
SOUNDTRACK |
THE TWILIGHT SAGA - NEW MOON |
964,575 |
2009 |
| 26 |
JASON ALDEAN |
WIDE OPEN |
958,540 |
2009 |
| 27 |
MAXWELL |
BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT |
948,806 |
2009 |
| 28 |
WHITNEY HOUSTON |
I LOOK TO YOU |
910,685 |
2009 |
| 29 |
GREEN DAY |
21ST CENTURY BREAKDOWN |
903,544 |
2009 |
| 30 |
DARIUS RUCKER |
LEARN TO LIVE |
883,761 |
2008 |
| 31 |
DAUGHTRY |
LEAVE THIS TOWN |
881,621 |
2009 |
| 32 |
NOW SERIES (US) |
NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! VOL. 31 |
849,520 |
2009 |
| 33 |
KELLY CLARKSON |
ALL I EVER WANTED |
815,483 |
2009 |
| 34 |
P!NK |
FUNHOUSE |
797,924 |
2008 |
| 35 |
TAYLOR SWIFT |
TAYLOR SWIFT |
781,632 |
2006 |
| 36 |
THE FRAY |
THE FRAY |
780,319 |
2009 |
| 37 |
ALICIA KEYS |
THE ELEMENT OF FREEDOM |
779,093 |
2009 |
| 38 |
NOW SERIES (US) |
NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! VOL. 30 |
740,931 |
2009 |
| 39 |
JUSTIN BIEBER |
MY WORLD |
727,914 |
2009 |
| 40 |
KEITH URBAN |
DEFYING GRAVITY |
722,718 |
2009 |
| 41 |
JOHN MAYER |
BATTLE STUDIES |
698,068 |
2009 |
| 42 |
JAMIE FOXX |
INTUITION |
694,714 |
2009 |
| 43 |
SUGARLAND |
LOVE ON THE INSIDE |
684,776 |
2008 |
| 44 |
NOW SERIES (US) |
NOW 32 |
674,654 |
2009 |
| 45 |
OWL CITY |
OCEAN EYES |
653,037 |
2009 |
| 46 |
JASON MRAZ |
WE SING, WE DANCE, WE STEAL THINGS |
649,255 |
2008 |
| 47 |
GLEE CAST |
GLEE: THE MUSIC, VOLUME 1 |
641,933 |
2009 |
| 48 |
NORAH JONES |
THE FALL |
629,450 |
2009 |
| 49 |
JONAS BROTHERS |
LINES, VINES AND TRYING TIMES |
620,016 |
2009 |
| 50 |
SHINEDOWN |
THE SOUND OF MADNESS |
610,806 |
2008 |
| 51 |
KANYE WEST |
808S & HEARTBREAK |
597,346 |
2008 |
| 52 |
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN |
WORKING ON A DREAM |
576,728 |
2009 |
| 53 |
LADY GAGA |
THE FAME MONSTER |
570,475 |
2009 |
| 54 |
TIM MCGRAW |
SOUTHERN VOICE |
560,924 |
2009 |
| 55 |
MILEY CYRUS |
HANNAH MONTANA 3 |
558,481 |
2009 |
| 56 |
KENNY CHESNEY |
GREATEST HITS II |
553,889 |
2009 |
| 57 |
BRITNEY SPEARS |
CIRCUS |
535,396 |
2008 |
| 58 |
T.I. |
PAPER TRAIL |
530,317 |
2008 |
| 59 |
STING |
IF ON A WINTER'S NIGHT |
521,298 |
2009 |
| 60 |
KEYSHIA COLE |
A DIFFERENT ME |
519,290 |
2008 |
| 61 |
THEORY OF A DEADMAN |
SCARS & SOUVENIRS |
514,861 |
2008 |
| 62 |
GEORGE STRAIT |
TWANG |
504,511 |
2009 |
| 63 |
RIHANNA |
RATED R |
498,595 |
2009 |
| 64 |
KERI HILSON |
IN A PERFECT WORLD |
496,494 |
2009 |
| 65 |
COLDPLAY |
VIVA LA VIDA OR DEATH AND ALL HIS FRIENDS |
495,177 |
2008 |
| 66 |
MICHAEL JACKSON |
OFF THE WALL |
479,332 |
1979 |
| 67 |
THE DREAM |
LOVE VS. MONEY |
477,641 |
2009 |
| 68 |
MICHAEL JACKSON |
BAD |
474,669 |
1987 |
| 69 |
BARBRA STREISAND |
LOVE IS THE ANSWER |
470,853 |
2009 |
| 70 |
BRAD PAISLEY |
AMERICAN SATURDAY NIGHT |
469,313 |
2009 |
| 71 |
LIL WAYNE |
THA CARTER III |
466,322 |
2008 |
| 72 |
JAMEY JOHNSON |
THAT LONESOME SONG |
465,580 |
2008 |
| 73 |
DAVID COOK |
DAVID COOK |
463,851 |
2008 |
| 74 |
CARRIE UNDERWOOD |
CARNIVAL RIDE |
461,034 |
2007 |
| 75 |
ADELE |
19 |
460,029 |
2008 |
| 76 |
PEARL JAM |
BACKSPACER |
454,974 |
2009 |
| 77 |
HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD |
SWAN SONGS |
450,247 |
2008 |
| 78 |
TAYLOR SWIFT |
THE TAYLOR SWIFT HOLIDAY COLLECTION |
444,858 |
2007 |
| 79 |
KATY PERRY |
ONE OF THE BOYS |
443,147 |
2008 |
| 80 |
TREY SONGZ |
READY |
438,434 |
2009 |
| 81 |
ADAM LAMBERT |
FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT |
433,834 |
2009 |
| 82 |
GLEE CAST |
GLEE: THE MUSIC, VOLUME 2 |
429,206 |
2009 |
| 83 |
BON JOVI |
THE CIRCLE |
420,970 |
2009 |
| 84 |
CHICKENFOOT |
CHICKENFOOT |
418,749 |
2009 |
| 85 |
AKON |
FREEDOM |
414,629 |
2008 |
| 86 |
KID ROCK |
ROCK N ROLL JESUS |
412,933 |
2007 |
| 87 |
THE BEATLES |
ABBEY ROAD |
410,646 |
1969 |
| 88 |
RICK ROSS |
DEEPER THAN RAP |
406,905 |
2009 |
| 89 |
NOW SERIES (US) |
NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! VOL. 29 |
406,896 |
2008 |
| 90 |
SOUNDTRACK |
MAMMA MIA! THE MOVIE SOUNDTRACK |
406,707 |
2008 |
| 91 |
PARAMORE |
BRAND NEW EYES |
405,198 |
2009 |
| 92 |
PRINCE |
LOTUSFLOW3R |
403,335 |
2009 |
| 93 |
MARIAH CAREY |
MEMOIRS OF AN IMPERFECT ANGEL |
396,580 |
2009 |
| 94 |
REBA MCENTIRE |
KEEP ON LOVING YOU |
396,022 |
2009 |
| 95 |
BREAKING BENJAMIN |
DEAR AGONY |
394,680 |
2009 |
| 96 |
MARY J. BLIGE |
STRONGER WITH EACH TEAR |
394,005 |
2009 |
| 97 |
JOSH GROBAN |
NOEL |
392,416 |
2007 |
| 98 |
MICHAEL JACKSON |
DANGEROUS |
383,366 |
1991 |
| 99 |
DIANA KRALL |
QUIET NIGHTS |
381,100 |
2009 |
| 100 |
COLBIE CAILLAT |
BREAKTHROUGH |
378,981 |
2009 |
| 101 |
TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA |
NIGHT CASTLE |
376,211 |
2009 |
| 102 |
CHRISETTE MICHELE |
EPIPHANY |
375,888 |
2009 |
| 103 |
JOURNEY |
GREATEST HITS |
375,336 |
1988 |
| 104 |
SOUNDTRACK |
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE |
364,708 |
2008 |
| 105 |
ROB THOMAS |
CRADLESONG |
362,458 |
2009 |
| 106 |
MUSE |
THE RESISTANCE |
361,723 |
2009 |
| 107 |
RASCAL FLATTS |
GREATEST HITS V1 |
361,583 |
2008 |
| 108 |
DEMI LOVATO |
HERE WE GO AGAIN |
360,048 |
2009 |
| 109 |
NE-YO |
YEAR OF THE GENTLEMAN |
352,102 |
2008 |
| 110 |
MIRANDA LAMBERT |
REVOLUTION |
349,886 |
2009 |
| 111 |
50 CENT |
BEFORE I SELF DESTRUCT |
349,153 |
2009 |
| 112 |
JADAKISS |
THE LAST KISS |
347,029 |
2009 |
| 113 |
ABBA |
GOLD - GREATEST HITS |
346,539 |
1992 |
| 114 |
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS |
LEGEND |
342,155 |
1984 |
| 115 |
BOB DYLAN |
TOGETHER THROUGH LIFE |
334,740 |
2009 |
| 116 |
SELENA GOMEZ |
KISS & TELL |
334,308 |
2009 |
| 117 |
ALICE IN CHAINS |
BLACK GIVES WAY TO BLUE |
331,207 |
2009 |
| 118 |
THE ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS |
WHEN THE WORLD COMES DOWN |
330,850 |
2008 |
| 119 |
RIHANNA |
GOOD GIRL GONE BAD |
330,476 |
2007 |
| 120 |
GUNS N' ROSES |
GREATEST HITS |
329,299 |
2004 |
| 121 |
DRAKE |
SO FAR GONE |
329,148 |
2009 |
| 122 |
ROD STEWART |
SOULBOOK |
328,087 |
2009 |
| 123 |
3OH!3 |
WANT |
323,624 |
2009 |
| 124 |
BILLY CURRINGTON |
LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING |
312,999 |
2008 |
| 125 |
ALAN JACKSON |
GOOD TIME |
312,398 |
2008 |
| 126 |
ROBERT PLANT & ALISON KRAUSS |
RAISING SAND |
306,049 |
2007 |
| 127 |
ANTHONY HAMILTON |
POINT OF IT ALL |
305,966 |
2009 |
| 128 |
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL |
CHRONICLE: 20 GREATEST HITS |
303,556 |
1976 |
| 129 |
THE BEATLES |
THE BEATLES (WHITE ALBUM) |
303,147 |
1968 |
| 130 |
CREED |
FULL CIRCLE |
302,029 |
2009 |
| 131 |
DIERKS BENTLEY |
FEEL THAT FIRE |
301,307 |
2009 |
| 132 |
THE BEATLES |
SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND |
301,153 |
1967 |
| 133 |
SEAL |
SOUL |
300,105 |
2008 |
| 134 |
METALLICA |
DEATH MAGNETIC |
296,929 |
2008 |
| 135 |
CHARLIE WILSON |
UNCLE CHARLIE |
295,248 |
2009 |
| 136 |
TOBY KEITH |
AMERICAN RIDE |
295,007 |
2009 |
| 137 |
INDIA ARIE |
TESTIMONY: VOL. 2, LOVE & POLITICS |
293,561 |
2009 |
| 138 |
THE JACKSON 5 (THE JACKSONS) |
THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION |
288,694 |
1998 |
| 139 |
FABOLOUS |
LOSO'S WAY |
288,542 |
2009 |
| 140 |
THE LONELY ISLAND |
INCREDIBAD |
277,026 |
2009 |
| 141 |
THREE DAYS GRACE |
LIFE STARTS NOW |
276,297 |
2009 |
| 142 |
ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS |
ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: THE SQUEAKQUEL (SOUNDTRACK) |
274,231 |
2009 |
| 143 |
THE KILLERS |
DAY & AGE |
273,931 |
2008 |
| 144 |
DAUGHTRY |
DAUGHTRY |
267,208 |
2006 |
| 145 |
MGMT |
ORACULAR SPECTACULAR |
267,048 |
2007 |
| 146 |
PHOENIX |
WOLFGANG AMADEUS PHOENIX |
266,975 |
2009 |
| 147 |
SOULJA BOY |
ISOULJABOYTELLEM |
265,344 |
2009 |
| 148 |
HARRY CONNICK, JR. |
YOUR SONGS |
264,392 |
2009 |
| 149 |
JEREMIH |
JEREMIH |
262,980 |
2009 |
| 150 |
KID CUDI |
MAN ON THE MOON: THE END OF DAY |
259,759 |
2009 |
| 151 |
LILY ALLEN |
IT'S NOT ME, IT'S YOU |
258,438 |
2009 |
| 152 |
SUGARLAND |
GOLD AND GREEN |
255,715 |
2009 |
| 153 |
MICHAEL BUBLÉ |
IT'S TIME |
255,378 |
2005 |
| 154 |
WILCO |
WILCO (THE ALBUM) |
253,685 |
2009 |
| 155 |
GEORGE STRAIT |
TROUBADOUR |
253,052 |
2008 |
| 156 |
LINKIN PARK |
MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT |
252,512 |
2007 |
| 157 |
NICKELBACK |
ALL THE RIGHT REASONS |
252,442 |
2005 |
| 158 |
CARRIE UNDERWOOD |
SOME HEARTS |
251,119 |
2005 |
| 159 |
KIDZ BOP KIDS |
KIDZ BOP 15 |
249,747 |
2009 |
| 160 |
BROOKS & DUNN |
#1S... & THEN SOME |
249,526 |
2009 |
| 161 |
FLO RIDA |
R.O.O.T.S. |
247,326 |
2009 |
| 162 |
AVENTURA |
THE LAST |
246,497 |
2009 |
| 163 |
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL CAST |
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3: SENIOR YEAR (SOUNDTRACK) |
245,999 |
2008 |
| 164 |
MUSICAL |
JERSEY BOYS - ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING |
242,320 |
2005 |
| 165 |
MICHAEL BUBLÉ |
CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE |
239,714 |
2007 |
| 166 |
JENNIFER HUDSON |
JENNIFER HUDSON |
239,387 |
2008 |
| 167 |
SHAKIRA |
SHE WOLF / LOBA |
237,994 |
2009 |
| 168 |
KISS |
SONIC BOOM |
237,627 |
2009 |
| 169 |
DAY26 |
FOREVER IN A DAY |
235,436 |
2009 |
| 170 |
LED ZEPPELIN |
MOTHERSHIP |
235,214 |
2007 |
| 171 |
PAUL MCCARTNEY |
GOOD EVENING NEW YORK CITY |
234,106 |
2009 |
| 172 |
SUGARLAND |
LIVE ON THE INSIDE |
233,640 |
2009 |
| 173 |
MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER |
CHRISTMAS 25TH |
233,421 |
2009 |
| 174 |
CHRIS BROWN |
GRAFFITI |
232,908 |
2009 |
| 175 |
MARY MARY |
THE SOUND |
232,609 |
2009 |
| 176 |
PARAMORE |
RIOT! |
231,935 |
2007 |
| 177 |
SLIPKNOT |
ALL HOPE IS GONE |
231,907 |
2008 |
| 178 |
THE HEARTBREAKERS & TOM PETTY |
GREATEST HITS |
231,505 |
1993 |
| 179 |
THE BEATLES |
RUBBER SOUL |
231,206 |
1965 |
| 180 |
LEONA LEWIS |
SPIRIT |
230,822 |
2007 |
| 181 |
DISTURBED |
INDESTRUCTIBLE |
230,091 |
2008 |
| 182 |
SUGARLAND |
ENJOY THE RIDE |
228,017 |
2006 |
| 183 |
KRIS ALLEN |
KRIS ALLEN |
227,970 |
2009 |
| 184 |
LUDACRIS |
THEATER OF THE MIND |
226,701 |
2008 |
| 185 |
AC/DC |
BLACK ICE |
226,617 |
2008 |
| 186 |
PINK FLOYD |
DARK SIDE OF THE MOON |
225,907 |
1973 |
| 187 |
SEETHER |
FINDING BEAUTY IN NEGATIVE SPACES |
223,257 |
2008 |
| 188 |
THE BEATLES |
1 |
219,362 |
2000 |
| 189 |
NOW SERIES (US) |
NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL COUNTRY: VOLUME 2 |
218,575 |
2009 |
| 190 |
IL DIVO |
THE PROMISE |
218,248 |
2008 |
| 191 |
KELLIE PICKLER |
KELLIE PICKLER |
218,127 |
2009 |
| 192 |
R. KELLY |
UNTITLED |
218,102 |
2009 |
| 193 |
MUSICAL |
WICKED (ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING) |
217,657 |
2003 |
| 194 |
AC/DC |
BACK IN BLACK |
215,151 |
1980 |
| 195 |
KENNY CHESNEY |
LUCKY OLD SUN |
214,417 |
2008 |
| 196 |
GRAMMY NOMINEES SERIES |
2009 GRAMMY NOMINEES |
214,298 |
2009 |
| 197 |
SOUNDTRACK |
TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN: THE ALBUM |
213,904 |
2009 |
| 198 |
CAGE THE ELEPHANT |
CAGE THE ELEPHANT |
213,058 |
2002 |
| 199 |
SAVING ABEL |
SAVING ABEL |
212,419 |
2008 |
| 200 |
PEARL JAM |
TEN |
211,382 |
1991 |
Source: Nielsen SoundScan
