UK's Best Selling Albums of 21st Century so far.

[Doctor Blind]

Sorry about the incomplete sales list. As you can see, James Blunt's "Back To Bedlam" is getting close to becoming the best selling album of the 2000's so far..


1. Dido - No Angel

Sales: 2,984,626*


2. David Gray - White Ladder

Sales: 2,821,962*


3. Dido - Life For Rent

Sales: 2,760,700*


4. The Beatles - 1

Sales: 2,645,080*


5. Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Sales: 2,514,301*


6. James Blunt - Back To Bedlam

Sales: 2,411,038*


7. Scissor Sisters - Scissor Sisters

Sales: 2,382,000*


8. Keane - Hopes And Fears

Sales: 2,351,000*


9. Norah Jones - Come Away With Me

Sales: 2.3mil (est.)


10. Coldplay - Parachutes

Sales: 2,274,300*

11. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
Sales: 2.21mil (est.)

12. Robbie Williams - Swing When You're Winning
Sales: 2.17mil (est.)

13. Robbie Williams - Escapology
Sales: 2.04 mil (est.)

14. Red Hot Chilli Peppers - By The Way
Sales: 2mil (est.)

15. Coldplay - X&Y
Sales: 2,015,393*

16. Maroon 5 - Songs About Jane
Sales: 1.83mil (est.)

17. Robbie Williams - Greatest Hits
Sales: 1.81mil (est.)

18. Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand
Sales: 1.81mil (est.)

19. Christina Aguilera - Stripped
Sales: 1.79mil (est.)

20. Craig David - Born To Do It
Sales: 1.77mil (est.)

*up to 7th January, 2006.

[beaston105]

Maroon 5, Coldplay, Dido ;D

[The Velvet Rope]

Very disappointed that Justin's "Justified" is not on this list, but I know it must be very close.

[jt40]

LOL, the only album I have is #19 (Christina Aguilera).

[Jawshii]

Boy am I glad that I don't live in the UK. The only artists in that group I'd listen to are Dido, Christina, and Maroon 5!

[Doctor Blind]

thevelvetrope said:

Very disappointed that Justin's "Justified" is not on this list, but I know it must be very close.

You're right, "Justified" is #21 with 1.76mil sales.

gimpy said:

Boy am I glad that I don't live in the UK.

It's not that bad, you get used to the grey skies and endless drizzle after a while..

[The Velvet Rope]

You're right, "Justified" is #21 with 1.76mil sales.

Nice! Thanks.

[Gerardo]

So happy to see Dido in the top 3 twice. Two superb albums.

[qnx100]

Nice to see Dido, Coldplay, Christina Aguilera and Maroon 5 in there!

I'm really surprised to see James Blunt at #6, since the album is still fairly new.

[lc06]

James Blunt is now at number 1 on this list
Amy winehouse has recently entered in at number 10

[Doctor Blind]

I have an updated list to March 2008:

01 "BACK TO BEDLAM" – JAMES BLUNT 3,120,833

02 "NO ANGEL" – DIDO 3,023,288.

03 "WHITE LADDER" – DAVID GRAY 2,888,025

04 "LIFE FOR RENT" – DIDO 2,823,569

05 "1" – THE BEATLES 2,775,654

06 "SCISSOR SISTERS" – SCISSOR SISTERS 2,686,705

07 "A RUSH OF BLOOD TO THE HEAD" – COLDPLAY 2,638,927

08 "HOPES AND FEARS" – KEANE 2,627,253

09 "X&Y" – COLDPLAY 2,473,433

10 "BACK TO BLACK" – AMY WINEHOUSE 2,467,575 (includes sales of Deluxe Version)

11 "COME AWAY WITH ME" - NORAH JONES 2,432,712

12 "PARACHUTES" - COLDPLAY 2,385,676

13 "BEAUTIFUL WORLD" TAKE THAT 2,372,280

14 "THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP" - EMINEM 2,245,624

15 "SWING WHEN YOU'RE WINNING" - ROBBIE WILLIAMS 2,235,240

16 "SING WHEN YOU'RE WINNING" - ROBBIE WILLIAMS 2,187,283

17 "EYES OPEN" - SNOW PATROL 2,098,620

18 "GREATEST HITS" - ROBBIE WILLIAMS 2,095,703

19 "ESCAPOLOGY" - ROBBIE WILLIAMS 2,047,299

20 "BY THE WAY" - RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS 1,945,495

[lc06]

Amy should be top to be honest
But at least she was the best selling album of 2007