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ARTS / MUSIC
List: Top Ten Bestselling Albums in the USA in 2008
Date: January 2009
Source: Nielsen Soundscan
Base: By unit sales.
Notes: Lil Wayne's 'Tha Carter III' album headed the list of top 10 bestselling list in 2008. You can compare these figures with the 2006 top ten best selling albums or the 2005 list and you will see that sales volumes are noticeably heading down, most probably due to the growth in digital downloading which enables more selective choices as the 'long tail' takes effect.
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Act - Album
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Total Sales
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Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III
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2,870,000
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Coldplay - Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
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2,140,000
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Taylor Swift - Fearless
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2,110,000
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Kid Rock - Rock N Roll Jesus
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2,020,000
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AC/DC - Black Ice
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1,920,000
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Taylor Swift - Taylor Swift
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1,620,000
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Metallica - Death Magnetic
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1,570,000
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T. I. - Paper Trail
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1,520,000
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Jack Johnson - Sleep Through the Static
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1,490,000
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Beyonce - I Am... Sasha Fierce
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1,460,000
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