Best Selling Albums of '06

The top 50 cds based on this year's U.S album Soundscan sales, which tracks sales that took place during the official Billboard chart year (Nov.O5 - Nov. 06).

Wow, what a load of crap (excluding Cash).

1 SOME HEARTS CARRIE UNDERWOOD 3,721,762
2 HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL SOUNDTRACK 3,252,743
3 ALL THE RIGHT REASONS NICKELBACK 3,043,246
4 ME & MY GANG RASCAL FLATTS 2,761,915
5 THE BREAKTHROUGH MARY J BLIGE 2,636,062
6 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS EMINEM 2,576,365
7 BACK TO BEDLAM JAMES BLUNT 2,231,085
8 THE ROAD AND THE RADIO KENNY CHESNEY 2,100,744
9 THE LEGEND OF JOHNNY CASH JOHNNY CASH 2,004,003
10 BREAKAWAY KELLY CLARKSON 1,980,967
11 THE EMANCIPATION OF MIMI MARIAH CAREY 1,968,531
12 PCD PUSSYCAT DOLLS 1,898,900
13 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 20 VARIOUS ARTISTS 1,894,613
14 MONKEY BUSINESS BLACK EYED PEAS 1,869,577
15 UNPREDICTABLE JAMIE FOXX 1,862,372
16 TAKING THE LONG WAY DIXIE CHICKS 1,701,374
17 CHRIS BROWN CHRIS BROWN 1,641,306
18 FUTURESEX/LOVESOUNDS JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE 1,610,932
19 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 21 VARIOUS ARTISTS 1,609,769
20 FEELS LIKE TODAY RASCAL FLATTS 1,588,937
21 CONFESSIONS ON A DANCE FLOOR MADONNA 1,566,023
22 KING T.I. 1,538,976
23 ORAL FIXATION VOL. 2 SHAKIRA 1,508,821
24 STADIUM ARCADIUM RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS 1,504,477
25 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 22 VARIOUS ARTISTS 1,472,538
26 FROM UNDER THE CORK FALL OUT BOY 1,385,311
27 BE HERE KEITH URBAN 1,363,899
28 IN MY OWN WORDS NE-YO 1,359,320
29 GREATEST HITS VOL. 2 TIM MCGRAW 1,346,497
30 AMORE ANDREA BOCELLI 1,312,173
31 10,000 DAYS TOOL 1,292,731
32 EXTREME BEHAVIOR HINDER 1,254,263
33 YOUR MAN JOSH TURNER 1,243,589
34 A FEVER YOU CAN'T SWEAT OUT PANIC! AT THE DISCO 1,230,011
35 THE SOUND OF REVENGE CHAMILLIONAIRE 1,203,773
36 HOW TO SAVE A LIFE THE FRAY 1,196,923
37 AMARANTINE ENYA 1,195,177
38 SONGS ABOUT ME TRACE ADKINS 1,168,701
39 B'DAY BEYONCE 1,156,258
40 HYPNOTIZE SYSTEM OF A DOWN 1,121,446
41 IT'S TIME MICHAEL BUBLE 1,119,314
42 SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE KORN 1,103,476
43 WHITE TRASH WITH MONEY TOBY KEITH 1,093,439
44 WALK THE LINE SOUNDTRACK 1,084,775
45 CURIOUS GEORGE(SOUNDTRACK) JACK JOHNSON 1,072,498
46 GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN' SOUNDTRACK 1,070,729
47 ST. ELSEWHERE GNARLS BARKLEY 1,054,384
48 THA CARTER II LIL' WAYNE 1,051,885
49 DUETS: THE FINAL CHAPTER NOTORIOUS B.I.G. 1,051,137
50 GIRL LIKE ME RIHANNA 1,048,454

 

Wow. I own ZERO of those records, and the only one I would even consider buying is the Tool record.

 

No love for the Chili Peppers?

 

i own the gnarls barkley record. love cash, but have so much other cash that i need neither of the two there

 

I got those three, but the only one I actually bought was the RHCP. I borrowed and downloaded Tool from a friend at work, and my fiancee bought me the Curious George soundtrack because I'm a huge Jack Johnson fan.

I probably ought to add Gnarls Barkley to my Christmas wishlist, though. Major oversight in not buying that one already.

 

I cannot believe Operation Mindcrime II didn't make it.

 

At least the Dixie Chicks got the last laugh on Toby Keith.

 

That is awesome.

Another loss for the yeehaws. I can think of one in particular on this board who must be quite broken up over this.

 

How sad is it that Pearl Jam's latest didn't make the list?

 

I bought the Best Of The Undisputed Truth on Friday. Its 2006 sales will go up with a bullet from 1 CD to 2 CDs sold.

 

I've got the Chili Peppers, Dixie Chicks and Justin Timberlake, will be getting the Beyonce and Cash CDs for Christmas.

 

Another one I bought. And that is a surprise, given how much I loved this album.