
Top 10 Best-Selling Albums of the 2000s
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Top 10 Best-Selling Albums of the 2000s | IrelandVinyl.com
Relive the defining music of the new millennium with these best-selling albums of the 2000s, now available on vinyl at IrelandVinyl.com and in-store at Zhivago Gifts Galway.
1. Adele – *21* (2011)
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Sales: 31 million+
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Key Tracks: "Rolling in the Deep," "Someone Like You"
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Grammys: Album of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album
2. Eminem – The Eminem Show (2002)
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Sales: 27 million+
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Key Tracks: "Without Me," "Cleanin' Out My Closet"
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Grammys: Best Rap Album
3. Norah Jones – Come Away With Me (2002)
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Sales: 27 million+
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Key Tracks: "Don't Know Why," "Turn Me On"
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Grammys: Album of the Year
4. Adele – *25* (2015)
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Sales: 23 million+
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Key Tracks: "Hello," "When We Were Young"
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Grammys: Album of the Year
5. Amy Winehouse – Back to Black (2006)
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Sales: 20 million+
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Key Tracks: "Rehab," "You Know I'm No Good"
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Grammys: Best Pop Vocal Album
6. Linkin Park – Hybrid Theory (2000)
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Sales: 27 million+
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Key Tracks: "In the End," "Crawling"
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Grammys: Best Hard Rock Performance
7. Coldplay – A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002)
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Sales: 17 million+
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Key Tracks: "Clocks," "The Scientist"
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Grammys: Best Alternative Album
8. Usher – Confessions (2004)
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Sales: 15 million+
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Key Tracks: "Yeah!," "Burn"
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Grammys: Best Contemporary R&B Album
9. Green Day – American Idiot (2004)
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Sales: 15 million+
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Key Tracks: "Boulevard of Broken Dreams," "Wake Me Up When September Ends"
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Grammys: Best Rock Album
10. Mariah Carey – The Emancipation of Mimi (2005)
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Sales: 15 million+
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Key Tracks: "We Belong Together," "Shake It Off"
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Grammys: Best Contemporary R&B Album
Key Insights:
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Adele dominates with two albums in the Top 5
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Eminem was the top-selling artist of the decade in the US
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Vinyl editions of these classics sound incredible - hear them as intended!
Find These Classics At:
🛒 Browse All 2000s Vinyl
📍 Zhivago Gifts, Galway (in-store)
Note: Sales figures vary slightly by source (IFPI vs. Nielsen). For vinyl editions of these albums, check IrelandVinyl.com.