The best selling album in 2016 in Worldwide was LEMONADE by BEYONCÉ which sold 2,500,000 copies.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Sales | Released |
| 1 |
BEYONCÉ |
LEMONADE |
2,500,000 |
2016 |
| 2 |
ADELE |
25 |
2,400,000 |
2015 |
| 3 |
DRAKE |
VIEWS |
2,300,000 |
2016 |
| 4 |
METALLICA |
HARDWIRED…TO SELF-DESTRUCT |
2,100,000 |
2016 |
| 5 |
DAVID BOWIE |
BLACKSTAR |
1,900,000 |
2016 |
| 6 |
THE ROLLING STONES |
BLUE & LONESOME |
1,800,000 |
2016 |
| 7 |
BRUNO MARS |
24K MAGIC |
1,700,000 |
2016 |
| 8 |
TWENTY ONE PILOTS |
BLURRYFACE |
1,500,000 |
2015 |
| 9 |
COLDPLAY |
A HEAD FULL OF DREAMS |
1,400,000 |
2015 |
| 10 |
PENTATONIX |
A PENTATONIX CHRISTMAS |
1,400,000 |
2016 |
| 11 |
JUSTIN BIEBER |
PURPOSE |
1,300,000 |
2015 |
| 12 |
MICHAEL BUBLÉ |
NOBODY BUT ME |
1,200,000 |
2016 |
| 13 |
SIA |
THIS IS ACTING |
1,200,000 |
2016 |
| 14 |
PRINCE |
THE VERY BEST OF PRINCE |
1,200,000 |
2001 |
| 15 |
SMAP |
SMAP 25 YEARS |
1,200,000 |
2016 |
| 16 |
CHRIS STAPLETON |
TRAVELLER |
1,100,000 |
2015 |
| 17 |
LEONARD COHEN |
YOU WANT IT DARKER |
1,100,000 |
2016 |
| 18 |
RIHANNA |
ANTI |
1,100,000 |
2016 |
| 19 |
CELINE DION |
ENCORE UN SOIR |
1,100,000 |
2016 |
| 20 |
RADIOHEAD |
A MOON SHAPED POOL |
1,100,000 |
2016 |
| 21 |
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS |
THE GETAWAY |
1,000,000 |
2016 |
| 22 |
LADY GAGA |
JOANNE |
1,000,000 |
2016 |
| 23 |
UTADA HIKARU (宇多田 ヒカル) |
FANTÔME |
1,000,000 |
2016 |
| 24 |
SOUNDTRACK |
HAMILTON (ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING) |
1,000,000 |
2015 |
| 25 |
SOUNDTRACK |
SUICIDE SQUAD |
900,000 |
2016 |
| 26 |
RENAUD |
RENAUD 2016 |
900,000 |
2016 |
| 27 |
ARASHI (嵐) |
ARE YOU HAPPY? |
900,000 |
2016 |
| 28 |
ARIANA GRANDE |
DANGEROUS WOMAN |
900,000 |
2016 |
| 29 |
SANDAIME J SOUL BROTHERS FROM EXILE TRIBE |
THE JSB LEGACY |
900,000 |
2016 |
| 30 |
THE WEEKND |
STARBOY |
800,000 |
2016 |
| 31 |
PANIC! AT THE DISCO |
DEATH OF A BACHELOR |
700,000 |
2016 |
| 32 |
PRINCE |
PURPLE RAIN (SOUNDTRACK) |
700,000 |
1984 |
| 33 |
ELVIS PRESLEY |
THE WONDER OF YOU: ELVIS PRESLEY WITH THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA |
700,000 |
2016 |
| 34 |
DAVID BOWIE |
BEST OF BOWIE |
700,000 |
2002 |
| 35 |
KEITH URBAN |
RIPCORD |
700,000 |
2016 |
| 36 |
ROBBIE WILLIAMS |
THE HEAVY ENTERTAINMENT SHOW |
700,000 |
2016 |
| 37 |
RADWIMPS |
人間開花 |
600,000 |
2016 |
| 38 |
BLAKE SHELTON |
IF I'M HONEST |
600,000 |
2016 |
| 39 |
DISTURBED |
IMMORTALIZED |
600,000 |
2015 |
| 40 |
CHARLIE PUTH |
NINE TRACK MIND |
600,000 |
2016 |
| 41 |
J. COLE |
4 YOUR EYEZ ONLY |
600,000 |
2016 |
| 42 |
KIDS UNITED |
UN MONDE MEILLEUR |
600,000 |
2015 |
| 43 |
BON JOVI |
THIS HOUSE IS NOT FOR SALE |
600,000 |
2016 |
| 44 |
NORAH JONES |
DAY BREAKS |
600,000 |
2016 |
| 45 |
BARBRA STREISAND |
ENCORE: MOVIE PARTNERS SING BROADWAY |
600,000 |
2016 |
| 46 |
MICHAEL BUBLÉ |
CHRISTMAS |
600,000 |
2011 |
| 47 |
TAYLOR SWIFT |
1989 |
600,000 |
2014 |
| 48 |
SHAWN MENDES |
ILLUMINATE |
600,000 |
2016 |
| 49 |
STING |
57TH & 9TH |
600,000 |
2016 |
| 50 |
GREEN DAY |
REVOLUTION RADIO |
600,000 |
2016 |
Source: IFPI Global Music Report
