The best selling album in 2013 in Worldwide was MIDNIGHT MEMORIES by ONE DIRECTION which sold 4,000,000 copies.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Sales | Released |
| 1 |
ONE DIRECTION |
MIDNIGHT MEMORIES |
4,000,000 |
2013 |
| 2 |
EMINEM |
THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP 2 |
3,800,000 |
2013 |
| 3 |
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE |
THE 20/20 EXPERIENCE |
3,600,000 |
2013 |
| 4 |
BRUNO MARS |
UNORTHODOX JUKEBOX |
3,200,000 |
2012 |
| 5 |
DAFT PUNK |
RANDOM ACCESS MEMORIES |
3,200,000 |
2013 |
| 6 |
KATY PERRY |
PRISM |
2,800,000 |
2013 |
| 7 |
MICHAEL BUBLÉ |
TO BE LOVED |
2,400,000 |
2013 |
| 8 |
IMAGINE DRAGONS |
NIGHT VISIONS |
2,400,000 |
2012 |
| 9 |
LADY GAGA |
ARTPOP |
2,300,000 |
2013 |
| 10 |
BEYONCÉ |
BEYONCÉ |
2,300,000 |
2013 |
| 11 |
P!NK |
THE TRUTH ABOUT LOVE |
2,200,000 |
2012 |
| 12 |
DRAKE |
NOTHING WAS THE SAME |
2,000,000 |
2013 |
| 13 |
MUMFORD & SONS |
BABEL |
1,800,000 |
2012 |
| 14 |
LUKE BRYAN |
CRASH MY PARTY |
1,800,000 |
2013 |
| 15 |
MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS |
THE HEIST |
1,800,000 |
2012 |
| 16 |
STROMAE |
RACINE CARREE |
1,800,000 |
2013 |
| 17 |
ADELE |
21 |
1,700,000 |
2011 |
| 18 |
ROBBIE WILLIAMS |
SWINGS BOTH WAYS |
1,600,000 |
2013 |
| 19 |
JUSTIN BIEBER |
BELIEVE |
1,600,000 |
2012 |
| 20 |
MILEY CYRUS |
BANGERZ |
1,600,000 |
2013 |
| 21 |
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE |
THE 20/20 EXPERIENCE - 2 OF 2 |
1,600,000 |
2013 |
| 22 |
JAY-Z |
MAGNA CARTA... HOLY GRAIL |
1,500,000 |
2013 |
| 23 |
THE ROBERTSONS |
DUCK THE HALLS: A ROBERTSON FAMILY CHRISTMAS |
1,500,000 |
2013 |
| 24 |
KANYE WEST |
YEEZUS |
1,500,000 |
2013 |
| 25 |
CELINE DION |
LOVED ME BACK TO LIFE |
1,500,000 |
2013 |
| 26 |
SOUNDTRACK |
LES MISERABLES |
1,400,000 |
2012 |
| 27 |
NOW SERIES (UK) |
NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 86 |
1,400,000 |
2013 |
| 28 |
LORDE |
PURE HEROINE |
1,400,000 |
2013 |
| 29 |
FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE |
HERE'S TO THE GOOD TIMES |
1,400,000 |
2012 |
| 30 |
ONE DIRECTION |
TAKE ME HOME |
1,400,000 |
2012 |
| 31 |
KELLY CLARKSON |
WRAPPED IN RED |
1,300,000 |
2013 |
| 32 |
BLAKE SHELTON |
BASED ON A TRUE STORY |
1,300,000 |
2013 |
| 33 |
EMELI SANDE |
OUR VERSION OF EVENTS |
1,200,000 |
2012 |
| 34 |
ROBIN THICKE |
BLURRED LINES |
1,200,000 |
2013 |
| 35 |
DAVID BOWIE |
THE NEXT DAY |
1,200,000 |
2013 |
| 36 |
BLACK SABBATH |
13 |
1,100,000 |
2013 |
| 37 |
DEPECHE MODE |
DELTA MACHINE |
1,100,000 |
2013 |
| 38 |
SOUNDTRACK |
PITCH PERFECT |
1,000,000 |
2012 |
| 39 |
SOUNDTRACK |
THE GREAT GATSBY |
1,000,000 |
2013 |
| 40 |
ONE DIRECTION |
UP ALL NIGHT |
1,000,000 |
2011 |
| 41 |
BASTILLE |
BAD BLOOD |
1,000,000 |
2013 |
| 42 |
ROD STEWART |
TIME |
1,000,000 |
2013 |
| 43 |
HELENE FISCHER |
FARBENSPIEL |
1,000,000 |
2013 |
| 44 |
ELLIE GOULDING |
HALCYON |
1,000,000 |
2012 |
| 45 |
ANDREA BOCELLI |
PASSIONE |
1,000,000 |
2013 |
| 46 |
AVICII |
TRUE |
900,000 |
2013 |
| 47 |
RIHANNA |
UNAPOLOGETIC |
900,000 |
2012 |
| 48 |
ARCADE FIRE |
REFLEKTOR |
900,000 |
2013 |
| 49 |
OLLY MURS |
RIGHT PLACE RIGHT TIME |
900,000 |
2012 |
| 50 |
KINGS OF LEON |
MECHANICAL BULL |
900,000 |
2013 |
Source: IFPI Global Music Report
