The best selling album in 2010 in United States was RECOVERY by EMINEM which sold 3,415,000 copies.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Sales | Released |
| 1 | EMINEM | RECOVERY | 3,415,000 | 2010 |
| 2 | LADY ANTEBELLUM | NEED YOU NOW | 3,089,000 | 2010 |
| 3 | TAYLOR SWIFT | SPEAK NOW | 2,960,000 | 2010 |
| 4 | JUSTIN BIEBER | MY WORLD 2.0 / MY WORLDS | 2,319,000 | 2010 |
| 5 | SUSAN BOYLE | THE GIFT | 1,852,000 | 2010 |
| 6 | LADY GAGA | THE FAME | 1,591,000 | 2008 |
| 7 | SADE | SOLDIER OF LOVE | 1,300,000 | 2010 |
| 8 | DRAKE | THANK ME LATER | 1,269,000 | 2010 |
| 9 | USHER | RAYMOND V RAYMOND | 1,143,000 | 2010 |
| 10 | KESHA | ANIMAL / ANIMAL + CANNIBAL | 1,143,000 | 2010 |
Source: Nielsen SoundScan