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ARTS: MUSIC
List: Top Ten Bestselling Albums in the USA
Date: 2005
Source: Nielsen Soundscan
Base: By unit sales.
Notes: Coldplay were the only non-American act to make the top ten. The Emancipation of Mimi wins by a short-head, or by 120,000 units if you're getting technical.
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Act - Album
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Total Sales
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Mariah Carey - The Emancipation of Mimi
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4,970,000
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50 Cent - The Massacre
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4,850,000
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Kelly Clarkson - Breakaway
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3,500,000
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Green Day - American Idiot
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3,360,000
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Black Eyed Peas - Monkey Business
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3,040,000
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Coldplay - X&Y
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2,620,000
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Rascal Flatts - Feels Like Today
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2,510,000
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Gwen Stefani - Love, Angel, Music, Baby
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2,510,000
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Kanye West - Late Registration
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2,410,000
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The Game - The Documentary
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2,280,000
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