Top Selling Albums of 2008

With online music downloads up, album sales took a massive hit in 2008 but some artists are still managing to bring in some numbers. Here's a quick list of the top selling albums of 2008 according to the Nielson SoundScan:

Top Selling Albums of 2008

#	Artist	Album	Albums Sold
1	Lil Wayne	The Carter III	2.87 million
2	Coldplay	Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends	2.14 million
3	Taylor Swift	Fearless	2.11 million
4	Kid Rock	Rock N Roll Jesus	2.02 million
5	AC/DC	Black Ice	1.92 million
6	Taylor Swift	Taylor Swift	1.6 million
7	Metallica	Death Magnetic	1.57 million
8	T.I.	Paper Trail	1.52 million
9	Jack Johnson	Sleep Through the Static	1.49 million
10	Beyoncé	I Am ... Sasha Fierce	1.46 million

To give you an idea of how low these numbers are, just take into consideration the #1 selling album of 2000 was N Sync's 'No Strings Attached' with 9.94 million copies followed by "The Marshall Mathers LP" by Eminem with 7.92 million copies sold. Back in 2000, there were 18 albums that sold more than 3 million copies which would all beat out 2008's top seller.

People are becoming more aware of the legal music download sites out there and so digital sales have skyrocketed in the past few years. Successful artists are the ones who are adapting to the changes and have a team that is on top of technology and moving with the consumer's new needs. Might be a scary time for a lot of people in the industry, but you have to admit, they are interesting times none the less.

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