The best selling physical album in 2018 in United States was THE GREATEST SHOWMAN by SOUNDTRACK which sold 1,491,000 copies.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Sales | Released |
| 1 | SOUNDTRACK | THE GREATEST SHOWMAN | 1,491,000 | 2017 |
| 2 | LADY GAGA & BRADLEY COOPER | A STAR IS BORN (SOUNDTRACK) | 704,000 | 2018 |
| 3 | EMINEM | KAMIKAZE | 493,000 | 2018 |
| 4 | TRAVIS SCOTT | ASTROWORLD | 464,000 | 2018 |
| 5 | JASON ALDEAN | REARVIEW TOWN | 463,000 | 2018 |
| 6 | JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE | MAN OF THE WOODS | 422,000 | 2018 |
| 7 | CARRIE UNDERWOOD | CRY PRETTY | 401,000 | 2018 |
| 8 | POST MALONE | BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS | 374,000 | 2018 |
| 9 | DAVE MATTHEWS BAND | COME TOMORROW | 369,000 | 2018 |
| 10 | ED SHEERAN | DIVIDE | 367,000 | 2017 |
Source: Nielsen SoundScan