The best selling album in 2016 in United States was VIEWS by DRAKE which sold 4,140,000 copies.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Sales | Released |
| 1 | DRAKE | VIEWS | 4,140,000 | 2016 |
| 2 | ADELE | 25 | 2,369,000 | 2015 |
| 3 | BEYONCÉ | LEMONADE | 2,187,000 | 2016 |
| 4 | RIHANNA | ANTI | 1,966,000 | 2016 |
| 5 | TWENTY ONE PILOTS | BLURRYFACE | 1,732,000 | 2015 |
| 6 | JUSTIN BIEBER | PURPOSE | 1,678,000 | 2015 |
| 7 | CHRIS STAPLETON | TRAVELLER | 1,421,000 | 2015 |
| 8 | SOUNDTRACK | HAMILTON (ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING) | 1,327,000 | 2015 |
| 9 | SOUNDTRACK | SUICIDE SQUAD | 1,126,000 | 2016 |
| 10 | ARIANA GRANDE | DANGEROUS WOMAN | 1,070,000 | 2016 |
Source: Nielsen SoundScan