Eminem is the top selling artist of 21st century in USA

Eminem was officially named the best selling artist of the 2000’s in USA – rapper has sold more than 32.3 million copies of his albums in 21st century. Eminem’s result greatly exceeds achievements by other artists, says a report from Nielsen SoundScan, an information organization that tracks sales of music and music video products in North America.

However, the top selling album of 21st century belongs to The Beatles – their 2000’s best hits compilation, named 1, was sold 11.499.000 copies. It is followed by N Sync’s No Strings Attached and Norah Jones’ Come Away With Me.

The top-selling single is Low by rappers Flo Rida and T-Pain (5.214.000 copies). Next are Lady Gaga and Colby O'Donis with Just Dance and Jason Mraz with I'm Yours.

The Top-10 selling albums are:
1. The Beatles: 1 -11.499.000 copies sold
2. N Sync: No Strings Attached – 11.112.000 copies sold
3. Norah Jones: Come Away With Me – 10. 546.000 copies sold
4. Eminem: The Marshall Mathers LP - 10.204.000 copies sold
5. Eminem: The Eminem Show - 9.799.000 copies sold
6. Usher: Confessions - 9.712.000 copies sold
7. Linkin Park: Hybrid Theory - 9.663.000 copies sold
8. Creed: Human Clay - 9.491.000 copies sold
9. Britney Spears: Oops! ... I Did It Again - 9.185.000 copies sold
10. Nelly: Country Grammar - 8.461.000 copies sold

Top-10 selling singles are:
1. Flo Rida and T-Pain: Low - 5.214.000 copies sold
2. Lady Gaga and Colby O'Donis: Just Dance - 4.690.000 copies sold
3. Jason Mraz: I'm Yours - 4.619.000 copies sold
4. Timbaland and OneRepublic: Apologize - 4.439.000 copies sold
5. The Black Eyed Peas: Boom Boom Pow - 4.349.000 copies sold
6. Soulja Boy Tell'em: Crank That - 4.315.000 copies sold
7. Lady Gaga: Poker Face - 4.200.000 copies sold
8. Coldplay: Viva la Vida - 4.140.000 copies sold
9. Taylor Swift: Love Story - 4.005.000 copies sold
10. Katy Perry: Hot N Cold - 3.945.000 copies sold