“List of best-selling albums of the 21st century”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

This is a list of the best-selling albums of the 21st century, based on IFPI certification and Nielsen SoundScan sales tracking. The criteria are that the album must have been published (including self-publishing by the artist), and the album must have shipped at least 10 million units starting from January 1, 2001.

Legend

30 million copies or more

20–29 million copies

13–19 million copies

10–12 million copies

Best-selling album by year

The charts of the best-selling albums by year in the world are compiled by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry annually since 2000. These charts are published in their two annual reports, the Digital Music Report and the Recording Industry in Numbers. Both the Digital Music Report and the Recording Industry in Numbers were replaced in 2016 by the Global Music Report.^[46]

See also

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