ecco invece la classifica relativa agli album più venduti in tutto il mondo dal 2001 al 2004.
La classifica è stata elaborata dalla Media Traffic, in associazione con la IFPI.
| 1 | Norah Jones - Come Away With Me
Blue Note - 19.722.000 copies |
| 2 | Evanescence - Fallen
Wind-Up - 16.124.000 copies |
| 3 | Eminem - The Eminem Show
Aftermath / Interscope - 14.254.000 copies |
| 4 | Avril Lavigne - Let Go
Arista - 13.066.000 copies |
| 5 | Usher - Confessions
Arista - 12.367.000 copies |
| 6 | Shakira - Laundry Service
Epic - 11.247.000 copies (cumulative sales since 2001) |
| 7 | Pink - Missundaztood
Arista - 10.150.000 copies (cumulative sales since 2001) |
| 8 | Norah Jones - Feels Like Home
Blue Note - 10.022.000 copies |
| 9 | Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Parlophone - 9.348.000 copies |
| 10 | Dido - Life For Rent
Arista - 8.554.000 copies |
| 11 | Nickelback - Silver Side Up
Roadrunner - 8.439.000 copies (cumulative sales since 2001) |
| 12 | Black Eyed Peas - Elephunk
A&M / Interscope - 8.126.000 copies |
| 13 | Enrique Iglesias - Escape
Interscope - 7.904.000 copies (cumulative sales since 2001) |
| 14 | Linkin Park - Meteora
Warner Bros. - 7.866.000 copies |
| 15 | Kylie Minogue - Fever
Parlophone - 7.689.000 copies (cumulative sales since 2001) |
| 16 | Red Hot Chili Peppers - By The Way
Warner Bros. - 7.347.000 copies |
| 17 | 50 Cent - Get Rich Or Die Tryin'
Shady / Interscope - 7.176.000 copies |
| 18 | Christina Aguilera - Stripped
RCA - 7.013.000 copies |
| 19 | Avril Lavigne - Under My Skin
Arista - 7.002.000 copies |
| 20 | Maroon 5 - Songs About Jane
Octone / J Records - 6.818.000 copies |
| 21 | Shania Twain - Up
Mercury - 6.774.000 copies |
| 22 | Beyoncé - Dangerously In Love
Columbia - 6.707.000 copies |
| 23 | Outkast - Speakkerboxxx / The Love Below
Arista - 6.529.000 copies |
| 24 | Nelly - Nellyville
Fo'Reel / Universal - 6.481.000 copies |
| 25 | Robbie Williams - Escapology
Chrysalis / Capitol - 6.224.000 copies |
| 26 | Celine Dion - A New Day Has Come
Columbia - 6.040.000 copies |
| 27 | Eminem - Encore
Shady / Interscope - 6.013.000 copies |
| 28 |
Elvis Presley - 30 Number 1 Hits
RCA - 5.956.000 copies |
| 29 | Britney Spears - In The Zone
Jive - 5.945.000 copies |
| 30 | Justin Timberlake - Justified
Jive - 5.614.000 copies |
| 31 | Soundtrack - 8 Mile
Shady / Interscope - 5.612.000 copies |
| 32 | U2 - How To Dismantle An
Atomic Bomb
Island - 5.289.000 copies |
| 33 | Guns N'Roses - Greatest Hits
Geffen - 5.179.000 copies |
| 34 | Anastacia - Anastacia
Epic - 4.935.000 copies |
| 35 | Sean Paul - Dutty Rock
VP / Atlantic - 4.901.000 copies |
| 36 | Alicia Keys - The Diary Of Alician Keys
J Records / RCA - 4.324.000 copies |
| 37 | Robbie Williams - Greatest Hits
Chrysalis / Capitol - 4.270.000 copies |
| 38 | Jennifer Lopez - This Is Me...Then
Epic - 4.178.000 copies |
| 39 | System Of A Down - Toxicity
Columbia - 3.984.000 copies (cumulative sales since 2001) |
| 40 | D12 - D12 World
Shady / Interscope - 3.926.000 copies |
| 41 | Dixie Chicks - Home
Monument / Columbia - 3.844.000 copies |
| 42 | Rolling Stones - Forty Licks
Virgin - 3.794.000 copies |
| 43 | Metallica - St. Anger
Vertigo / Elektra - 3.783.000 copies |
| 44 | Ashanti - Ashanti
Murder Inc. / Def Jam - 3.774.000 copies |
| 45 | Green Day - American Idiot
Reprise - 3.738.000 copies |
| 46 | T.A.T.U. - 200 Km/h In The Wrong Lane
Interscope - 3.691.000 copies |
| 47 | Shania Twain - Greatest Hits
Mercury - 3.525.000 copies |
| 48 | Destiny's Child - Destiny Fulfilled
Columbia - 3.299.000 copies |
| 49 |
Keane - Hopes And Fears
Island - 3.167.000 copies |
| 50 | Santana - Shaman
Arista - 3.154.000 copies |
| 51 | Ray Charles - Genius Loves Company
Hear / Liberty / Capitol - 3.117.000 copies |
| 52 | Josh Groban - Closer
Reprise - 3.091.000 copies |
| 53 | Red Hot Chili Peppers - Greatest Hits
Warner Bros. - 3.076.000 copies |
| 54 |
Madonna - American Life
Maverick - 3.065.000 copies |
| 55 | U2 - The Best Of 1990-2000
Island - 3.033.000 copies |
| 56 | Prince - Musicology
NPG / Columbia - 3.001.000 copies |