The best selling physical album in 2016 in United States was 25 by ADELE which sold 1,731,000 copies.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Sales | Released |
| 1 | ADELE | 25 | 1,731,000 | 2015 |
| 2 | DRAKE | VIEWS | 1,608,000 | 2016 |
| 3 | BEYONCÉ | LEMONADE | 1,554,000 | 2016 |
| 4 | CHRIS STAPLETON | TRAVELLER | 1,085,000 | 2015 |
| 5 | PENTATONIX | A PENTATONIX CHRISTMAS | 904,000 | 2016 |
| 6 | SOUNDTRACK | HAMILTON (ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING) | 820,000 | 2015 |
| 7 | TWENTY ONE PILOTS | BLURRYFACE | 738,000 | 2015 |
| 8 | PRINCE | THE VERY BEST OF PRINCE | 668,000 | 2001 |
| 9 | RIHANNA | ANTI | 603,000 | 2016 |
| 10 | JUSTIN BIEBER | PURPOSE | 554,000 | 2015 |
Source: Nielsen SoundScan