Top 100 selling albums of 2017 in the United States 6 months into the year
ALBUM SALES AT WEEK 27
Includes digital and physical album sales
Rank - Estimated 2017 Sales - TITLE - Artist
01 - 756,000 - ÷ - Ed Sheeran
02 - 691,000 - DAMN. - Kendrick Lamar
03 - 508,000 - MOANA - Soundtrack
04 - 507,000 - 24K MAGIC - Bruno Mars
05 - 492,000 - HARDWIRED...TO SELF-DESTRUCT - Metallica
06 - 432,000 - FROM A ROOM: VOLUME 1 - Chris Stapleton
07 - 384,000 - TROLLS - Soundtrack
08 - 363,000 - GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL.2: AWESOME MIX VOL.2 - Soundtrack
09 - 345,000 - MORE LIFE - Drake
10 - 342,000 - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Soundtrack
11 - 300,000 - HARRY STYLES - Harry Styles
12 - 299,000 - LA LA LAND - Soundtrack
13 - 258,000 - MEMORIES…DO NOT OPEN - Chainsmokers
14 - 250,000 - HAMILTON: AN AMERICAN MUSICAL - Original Cast
15 - 232,000 - TRAVELLER - Chris Stapleton
16 - 232,000 - NOW 61 - Various
17 - 226,000 - EVERYBODY - Logic
18 - 224,000 - WELCOME HOME - Zac Brown Band
19 - 216,000 - STARBOY - The Weeknd
20 - 211,000 - GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: AWESOME MIX VOL. 1 - Soundtrack
21 - 207,000 - RIPCORD - Keith Urban
22 - 194,000 - SGT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND - Beatles
23 - 194,000 - WITNESS - Katy Perry
24 - 193,000 - SING - Soundtrack
25 - 190,000 - LEMONADE - Beyoncé
26 - 188,000 - 25 - Adele
27 - 187,000 - HUMANZ - Gorillaz
28 - 185,000 - SING IT NOW: SONGS OF FAITH & HOPE - Reba McEntire
29 - 182,000 - BLURRYFACE - Twenty One Pilots
30 - 180,000 - THE DEVIL DON'T SLEEP - Brantley Gilbert
31 - 175,000 - JOANNE - Lady Gaga
32 - 171,000 - THE SEARCH FOR EVERYTHING - John Mayer
33 - 162,000 - FIFTY SHADES DARKER - Soundtrack
34 - 158,000 - RATHER YOU THAN ME - Rick Ross
35 - 143,000 - I DECIDED - Big Sean
36 - 142,000 - NOW 62 - Various
37 - 133,000 - ONE MORE LIGHT - Linkin Park
38 - 130,000 - STRENGTH OF A WOMAN - Mary J Blige
39 - 129,000 - 4 YOUR EYEZ ONLY - J Cole
40 - 128,000 - EVOLVE - Imagine Dragons
41 - 128,000 - THE WEIGHT OF THESE WINGS - Miranda Lambert
42 - 127,000 - THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION - Garth Brooks
43 - 125,000 - THE BREAKER - Little Big Town
44 - 123,000 - 2017 GRAMMY NOMINEES - Various
45 - 121,000 - METALLICA - Metallica
46 - 120,000 - FUTURE - Future
47 - 116,000 - DEATH OF A BACHELOR - Panic At The Disco
48 - 110,000 - WINDY CITY - Alison Krauss
49 - 108,000 - CULTURE - Migos
50 - 106,000 - IN IT TO WIN IT - Charlie Wilson
51 - 105,000 - HOPELESS FOUNTAIN KINGDOM - Halsey
52 - 103,000 - MELODRAMA - Lorde
53 - 103,000 - SUICIDE SQUAD: THE ALBUM - Soundtrack
54 - 102,000 - PTX VOL.IV: CLASSICS - Pentatonix
55 - 102,000 - PURPLE RAIN - Prince & the Revolution
56 - 101,000 - BRETT YOUNG - Brett Young
57 - 99,000 - DEAR EVAN HANSEN - Original Cast
58 - 98,000 - KIDZ BOP 34 - Kidz Bop Kids
59 - 98,000 - LEGEND - Bob Marley & the Wailers
60 - 95,000 - THE LEGEND OF - Johnny Cash
61 - 93,000 - THE ULTIMATE HITS - Garth Brooks
62 - 92,000 - VESSEL - Twenty One Pilots
63 - 91,000 - BLUE AND LONESOME - Rolling Stones
64 - 89,000 - VIEWS - Drake
65 - 88,000 - TREMAINE THE ALBUM - Trey Songz
66 - 88,000 - LIFER - MercyMe
67 - 88,000 - ILLUMINATE - Shawn Mendes
68 - 88,000 - THE GETAWAY - Red Hot Chili Peppers
69 - 87,000 - THEY DON'T KNOW - Jason Aldean
70 - 86,000 - AWAKEN MY LOVE - Childish Gambino
71 - 85,000 - KANE BROWN - Kane Brown
72 - 84,000 - HOW CAN IT BE - Lauren Daigle
73 - 84,000 - GREATEST HITS - Journey
74 - 84,000 - SPIRIT - Depeche Mode
75 - 83,000 - CLEOPATRA - Lumineers
76 - 83,000 - AFTER LAUGHTER - Paramore
77 - 83,000 - THE JOSHUA TREE - U2
78 - 83,000 - HEART BREAK - Lady Antebellum
79 - 81,000 - DIG YOUR ROOTS - Florida Georgia Line
80 - 81,000 - X - Ed Sheeran
81 - 80,000 - I SEE YOU - The xx
82 - 79,000 - SWEETSEXYSAVAGE - Kehlani
83 - 78,000 - NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL A WORKOUT 2017 - Various
84 - 78,000 - HERO - Maren Morris
85 - 78,000 - 4EVER - Prince
86 - 77,000 - 8 - Incubus
87 - 76,000 - PRISONER - Ryan Adams
88 - 75,000 - HNDRXX - Future
89 - 75,000 - GOD'S PROBLEM CHILD - Willie Nelson
90 - 75,000 - GIRLS LIKE TRAP MUSIC - 2 Chainz
91 - 74,000 - AND JUSTICE FOR ALL - Metallica
92 - 74,000 - MASTER OF PUPPETS - Metallica
93 - 73,000 - NOW 60 - Various
94 - 72,000 - THE NASHVILLE SOUND - Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit
95 - 72,000 - EMPEROR OF SAND - Mastodon
96 - 72,000 - 21 - Adele
97 - 71,000 - MONTEVALLO - Sam Hunt
98 - 70,000 - IF I'M HONEST - Blake Shelton
99 - 69,000 - WE GOT IT FROM HERE...THANK YOU 4 YOUR SERVICE - A Tribe Called Quest
100 - 68,000 - ANTI - Rihanna
Back in 2001, there were 100 albums that sold at least 1 million copies by the end of the year. Half way through 2017, there is not a single album that has yet been able to achieve 1 million in sales and it remains to be seen whether there will be even one album by the end of the year with 1 million copies sold.
The Joshua Tree surprisingly, is the 77th highest selling album of 2017 in the United States.
Metallica's 26 year old album "Metallica", is the 45th biggest selling album of 2017 at this point.
ALBUM SALES AT WEEK 27
Includes digital and physical album sales
Rank - Estimated 2017 Sales - TITLE - Artist
01 - 756,000 - ÷ - Ed Sheeran
02 - 691,000 - DAMN. - Kendrick Lamar
03 - 508,000 - MOANA - Soundtrack
04 - 507,000 - 24K MAGIC - Bruno Mars
05 - 492,000 - HARDWIRED...TO SELF-DESTRUCT - Metallica
06 - 432,000 - FROM A ROOM: VOLUME 1 - Chris Stapleton
07 - 384,000 - TROLLS - Soundtrack
08 - 363,000 - GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL.2: AWESOME MIX VOL.2 - Soundtrack
09 - 345,000 - MORE LIFE - Drake
10 - 342,000 - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Soundtrack
11 - 300,000 - HARRY STYLES - Harry Styles
12 - 299,000 - LA LA LAND - Soundtrack
13 - 258,000 - MEMORIES…DO NOT OPEN - Chainsmokers
14 - 250,000 - HAMILTON: AN AMERICAN MUSICAL - Original Cast
15 - 232,000 - TRAVELLER - Chris Stapleton
16 - 232,000 - NOW 61 - Various
17 - 226,000 - EVERYBODY - Logic
18 - 224,000 - WELCOME HOME - Zac Brown Band
19 - 216,000 - STARBOY - The Weeknd
20 - 211,000 - GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: AWESOME MIX VOL. 1 - Soundtrack
21 - 207,000 - RIPCORD - Keith Urban
22 - 194,000 - SGT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND - Beatles
23 - 194,000 - WITNESS - Katy Perry
24 - 193,000 - SING - Soundtrack
25 - 190,000 - LEMONADE - Beyoncé
26 - 188,000 - 25 - Adele
27 - 187,000 - HUMANZ - Gorillaz
28 - 185,000 - SING IT NOW: SONGS OF FAITH & HOPE - Reba McEntire
29 - 182,000 - BLURRYFACE - Twenty One Pilots
30 - 180,000 - THE DEVIL DON'T SLEEP - Brantley Gilbert
31 - 175,000 - JOANNE - Lady Gaga
32 - 171,000 - THE SEARCH FOR EVERYTHING - John Mayer
33 - 162,000 - FIFTY SHADES DARKER - Soundtrack
34 - 158,000 - RATHER YOU THAN ME - Rick Ross
35 - 143,000 - I DECIDED - Big Sean
36 - 142,000 - NOW 62 - Various
37 - 133,000 - ONE MORE LIGHT - Linkin Park
38 - 130,000 - STRENGTH OF A WOMAN - Mary J Blige
39 - 129,000 - 4 YOUR EYEZ ONLY - J Cole
40 - 128,000 - EVOLVE - Imagine Dragons
41 - 128,000 - THE WEIGHT OF THESE WINGS - Miranda Lambert
42 - 127,000 - THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION - Garth Brooks
43 - 125,000 - THE BREAKER - Little Big Town
44 - 123,000 - 2017 GRAMMY NOMINEES - Various
45 - 121,000 - METALLICA - Metallica
46 - 120,000 - FUTURE - Future
47 - 116,000 - DEATH OF A BACHELOR - Panic At The Disco
48 - 110,000 - WINDY CITY - Alison Krauss
49 - 108,000 - CULTURE - Migos
50 - 106,000 - IN IT TO WIN IT - Charlie Wilson
51 - 105,000 - HOPELESS FOUNTAIN KINGDOM - Halsey
52 - 103,000 - MELODRAMA - Lorde
53 - 103,000 - SUICIDE SQUAD: THE ALBUM - Soundtrack
54 - 102,000 - PTX VOL.IV: CLASSICS - Pentatonix
55 - 102,000 - PURPLE RAIN - Prince & the Revolution
56 - 101,000 - BRETT YOUNG - Brett Young
57 - 99,000 - DEAR EVAN HANSEN - Original Cast
58 - 98,000 - KIDZ BOP 34 - Kidz Bop Kids
59 - 98,000 - LEGEND - Bob Marley & the Wailers
60 - 95,000 - THE LEGEND OF - Johnny Cash
61 - 93,000 - THE ULTIMATE HITS - Garth Brooks
62 - 92,000 - VESSEL - Twenty One Pilots
63 - 91,000 - BLUE AND LONESOME - Rolling Stones
64 - 89,000 - VIEWS - Drake
65 - 88,000 - TREMAINE THE ALBUM - Trey Songz
66 - 88,000 - LIFER - MercyMe
67 - 88,000 - ILLUMINATE - Shawn Mendes
68 - 88,000 - THE GETAWAY - Red Hot Chili Peppers
69 - 87,000 - THEY DON'T KNOW - Jason Aldean
70 - 86,000 - AWAKEN MY LOVE - Childish Gambino
71 - 85,000 - KANE BROWN - Kane Brown
72 - 84,000 - HOW CAN IT BE - Lauren Daigle
73 - 84,000 - GREATEST HITS - Journey
74 - 84,000 - SPIRIT - Depeche Mode
75 - 83,000 - CLEOPATRA - Lumineers
76 - 83,000 - AFTER LAUGHTER - Paramore
77 - 83,000 - THE JOSHUA TREE - U2
78 - 83,000 - HEART BREAK - Lady Antebellum
79 - 81,000 - DIG YOUR ROOTS - Florida Georgia Line
80 - 81,000 - X - Ed Sheeran
81 - 80,000 - I SEE YOU - The xx
82 - 79,000 - SWEETSEXYSAVAGE - Kehlani
83 - 78,000 - NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL A WORKOUT 2017 - Various
84 - 78,000 - HERO - Maren Morris
85 - 78,000 - 4EVER - Prince
86 - 77,000 - 8 - Incubus
87 - 76,000 - PRISONER - Ryan Adams
88 - 75,000 - HNDRXX - Future
89 - 75,000 - GOD'S PROBLEM CHILD - Willie Nelson
90 - 75,000 - GIRLS LIKE TRAP MUSIC - 2 Chainz
91 - 74,000 - AND JUSTICE FOR ALL - Metallica
92 - 74,000 - MASTER OF PUPPETS - Metallica
93 - 73,000 - NOW 60 - Various
94 - 72,000 - THE NASHVILLE SOUND - Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit
95 - 72,000 - EMPEROR OF SAND - Mastodon
96 - 72,000 - 21 - Adele
97 - 71,000 - MONTEVALLO - Sam Hunt
98 - 70,000 - IF I'M HONEST - Blake Shelton
99 - 69,000 - WE GOT IT FROM HERE...THANK YOU 4 YOUR SERVICE - A Tribe Called Quest
100 - 68,000 - ANTI - Rihanna
Back in 2001, there were 100 albums that sold at least 1 million copies by the end of the year. Half way through 2017, there is not a single album that has yet been able to achieve 1 million in sales and it remains to be seen whether there will be even one album by the end of the year with 1 million copies sold.
The Joshua Tree surprisingly, is the 77th highest selling album of 2017 in the United States.
Metallica's 26 year old album "Metallica", is the 45th biggest selling album of 2017 at this point.
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