Top Selling Albums of Decade in UK

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[01] BACK TO BEDLAM – James Blunt (2004)
[02] NO ANGEL – Dido (1999)
[03] BACK TO BLACK – Amy Winehouse (2006)
[04] SPIRIT – Leona Lewis (2007)
[05] WHITE LADDER – David Gray (1998)
[06] 1 – Beatles (2000)
[07] LIFE FOR RENT - Dido (2003)
[08] A RUSH OF BLOOD TO THE HEAD - Coldplay (2002)
[09] SCISSOR SISTERS - Scissor Sisters (2004)
[10] BEAUTIFUL WORLD - Take That (2006)

[11] HOPES AND FEARS - Keane (2004)
[12] X&Y - Coldplay (2005)
[13] PARACHUTES - Coldplay (2000)
[14] COME AWAY WITH ME - Norah Jones (2002)
[15] EYES OPEN - Snow Patrol (2006)
[16] THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP - Eminem (2000)
[17] SWING WHEN YOU'RE WINNING - Robbie Williams (2001)
[18] ONLY BY THE NIGHT - Kings Of Leon (2008)
[19] GREATEST HITS - Robbie Williams (2004)
[20] SING WHEN YOU'RE WINNING - Robbie Williams (2000)

[21] ROCKFERRY - Duffy (2008)
[22] ESCAPOLOGY - Robbie Williams (2002)
[23] THE CIRCUS - Take That (2008)
[24] GOLD - GREATEST HITS - Abba (1992/1999)
[25] AMERICAN IDIOT - Green Day (2004)
[26] HOT FUSS - The Killers (2004)
[27] EMPLOYMENT - Kaiser Chiefs (2005)
[28] BY THE WAY - Red Hot Chili Peppers (2002)
[29] STRIPPED - Christina Aguilera (2002)
[30] SONGS ABOUT JANE - Maroon 5 (2002)

[31] JUSTIFIED - Justin Timberlake (2002)
[32] GREATEST HITS - Texas (2000)
[33] NEVER FORGET - THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION - Take That (2005)
[34] CALL OFF THE SEARCH - Katie Melua (2003)
[35] BORN TO DO IT - Craig David (2000)
[36] NUMBER 1S - Michael Jackson (2003)
[37] MISSUNDAZTOOD - Pink (2001)
[38] PLAY - Moby (1999)
[39] JUST ENOUGH EDUCATION TO PERFORM - Stereophonics (2001)
[40] LET GO - Avril Lavigne (2002)

[41] SONGBIRD - Eva Cassidy (1998)
[42] DEMON DAYS – Gorillaz (2005)
[43] FEVER – Kylie Minogue (2001)
[44] GREATEST HITS (VOLUMES I, II & III) – Queen (2002)
[45] FINAL STRAW – Snow Patrol (2004)
[46] COAST TO COAST – Westlife (2000)
[47] FRIDAY’S CHILD – Will Young (2003)
[48] WHITNEY – THE GREATEST HITS – Whitney Houston (2000)
[49] IN TIME – THE VERY BEST OF 1988 - 2003 – R.E.M. (2003)
[50] EYE TO THE TELESCOPE – KT Tunstall (2005)

[51] GOTTA GET THRU THIS – Daniel Bedingfield (2003)
[52] MUSIC – Madonna (2000)
[53] INTENSIVE CARE – Robbie Williams (2005)
[54] LIFE IN CARTOON MOTION – Mika (2007)
[55] GOOD GIRL GONE BAD – Rihanna (2007)
[56] I DREAMED A DREAM – Susan Boyle (2009)
[57] ELV1S – 30 #1 HITS – Elvis Presley (2002)
[58] ELEPHUNK – Black Eyed Peas (2003)
[59] BREAKAWAY – Kelly Clarkson (2005)
[60] UNBREAKABLE - THE GREATEST HITS (VOLUME 1) – Westlife (2002)

[61] THE EMINEM SHOW – Eminem (2002)
[62] IL DIVO – Il Divo (2004)
[63] ESCAPE – Enrique Iglesias (2002)
[64] RAZORLIGHT – Razorlight (2006)
[65] IN BETWEEN DREAMS – Jack Johnson (2005)
[66] UNDISCOVERED - James Morrison (2006)
[67] GREATEST HITS - Guns 'N' Roses (2004)
[68] THE GREATEST HITS 1970 - 2002 - Elton John (2002)
[69] TA-DAH! - Scissor Sisters (2006)
[70] SAM'S TOWN - Killers (2006)

[71] CONFESSIONS - Usher (2004)
[72] THE STORY SO FAR - THE BEST OF - Rod Stewart (2001)
[73] PERMISSION TO LAND - Darkness (2003)
[74] ONE LOVE - Blue (2002)
[75] INSIDE IN/INSIDE OUT - Kooks (2006)
[76] DREAMS CAN COME TRUE - THE GREATEST HITS - Gabrielle (2001)
[77] HYBRID THEORY - Linkin Park (2001)
[78] STOP THE CLOCKS - Oasis (2006)
[79] MY WAY - THE BEST OF FRANK SINATRA - Frank Sinatra (1997)
[80] RONAN - Ronan Keating (2000)

[81] THE FAME - Lady GaGa (2009)
[82] CONFESSIONS ON A DANCEFLOOR - Madonna (2005)
[83] FACE TO FACE - Westlife (2005)
[84] WHATEVER PEOPLE SAY I AM THAT'S WHAT I'M NOT - Arctic Monkeys (2006)
[85] PIECE BY PIECE - Katie Melua (2005)
[86] FALLEN - Evanescence (2003)
[87] I'M NOT DEAD - P!NK (2006)
[88] ALL RISE - Blue (2001)
[89] FOREVER FAITHLESS - THE GREATEST HITS - Faithless (2005)
[90] CURTAIN CALL - THE HITS - Eminem (2005)

[91] VIVA LA VIDA OR DEATH AND ALL HIS FRIENDS - Coldplay (2008)
[92] THE MAN WHO - Travis (1999)
[93] FRANZ FERDINAND - Franz Ferdinand (2004)
[94] P.C.D. - Pussycat Dolls (2005)
[95] RISE - Gabrielle (2000)
[96] HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB - U2 (2004)
[97] THE INVISIBLE BAND - Travis (2001)
[98] 10 YEARS OF HITS - Ronan Keating (2004)
[99] ANASTACIA - Anastacia (2004)
[100] A NEW DAY AT MIDNIGHT - David Gray (2002)

as broadcast on Radio 1 Monday 28 December 2009
No idea on sales
If i spot them on another forum i'll add them

Here are the top 9 selling artists of decade up to end of Sep 2009 so this will change with the mad sales rush over Xmas - sales from Music Week which i got off another forum

1. Robbie Williams - 12.18m
2. Westlife - 10.14m
3. Coldplay - 9.12m
4. Eminem - 8.01m
5. The Beatles - 6.80m (up from 6.755m last week)
6. Oasis - 6.72m
7. Take That - 6.69m
8. Madonna - 6.68m (jumps above U2 with 77k 1st week of Celebration)
9. U2 - ~6.60-67m
 
HTDAAB : ~1.250m
ATYCLB : ~1.150m
18 Singles : ~918k
Best Of 90-00 (both versions) : ~900k
NLOTH : ~367k
Rest of Back Catalogue : ~2.115m

Total ~6.7m (9th best selling albums artist of decade)
 
HTDAAB : ~1.250m
ATYCLB : ~1.150m
18 Singles : ~918k
Best Of 90-00 (both versions) : ~900k
NLOTH : ~367k
Rest of Back Catalogue : ~2.115m

Total ~6.7m (9th best selling albums artist of decade)

Too bad sales for NLOTH were so low. Otherwise U2 would have easily made the artists top 5 in UK, behind Eminem.
 
This proves that in the previous decade the UK was not that into U2 as many people always think.

1. Robbie Williams - 12.18m
2. Westlife - 10.14m
3. Coldplay - 9.12m
4. Eminem - 8.01m
5. The Beatles - 6.80m (up from 6.755m last week)
6. Oasis - 6.72m
7. Take That - 6.69m
8. Madonna - 6.68m (jumps above U2 with 77k 1st week of Celebration)
9. U2 - ~6.60-67m

9th biggest selling album artist of the decade in the UK but the UK is not that into U2?!?! So, who exactly is the UK into, since their not into U2 or anyone who sold roughly the same or less than U2?
 
well for the almighty Oasis

SOTSOG - 700k
Familiar to millions - 300k
DBTT - 1.1 million
Stop the Clocks - 1.4 million
DOYS - 700k
Back catalogue = 2.5million
 
TOP SELLING ALBUM ARTISTS IN UK in last decade
Best-selling artists of The Noughties Albums - UK

01 ROBBIE WILLIAMS 13,065,783
02 WESTLIFE
03 COLDPLAY 9,190,189
04 TAKE THAT
05 EMINEM 7,373,972
06 MICHAEL JACKSON 7,339,085
07 THE BEATLES
08 MADONNA 6,938,889
09 OASIS
10 U2
11 ROD STEWART
12 DIDO
13 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS
14 ELVIS PRESLEY 5,728,071
15 DAVID GRAY
16 STEREOPHONICS
17 SNOW PATROL
18 PINK
19 QUEEN
20 GREEN DAY
21 THE KILLERS
22 KYLIE MINOGUE
23 KINGS OF LEON
24 WILL YOUNG
25 SUGABABES
26 BOB DYLAN
27 MICHAEL BUBLE
28 SCISSOR SISTERS
29 BRITNEY SPEARS
30 RONAN KEATING
31 KEANE
32 JAMES BLUNT
33 NORAH JONES
34 AMY WINEHOUSE
35 REM
36 BLUE
37 IL DIVO
38 ANDREA BOCELLI
39 BLACK EYED PEAS
40 FOO FIGHTERS
41 GIRLS ALOUD
42 ANASTACIA
43 KATIE MELUA
44 ELTON JOHN
45 TRAVIS
46 PINK FLOYD
47 ABBA
48 LEONA LEWIS
49 MUSE
50 DAVID BOWIE 3,390,394
 
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