The Top 100 Selling Albums of the Decade (UK)

Before you let your dad read this list you might want to have him sit down. His beloved Beatles don’t appear in the top 5 and he probably won’t recognize most of the artists on here, unless your dad is really cool or he works in the industry ….

[01] BACK TO BEDLAM – James Blunt (2004)
[02] NO ANGEL – Dido (1999)
[03] BACK TO BLACK – Amy Winehouse (2006)
[04] SPIRIT – Leona Lewis (2007)
[05] WHITE LADDER – David Gray (1998)
[06] 1 – Beatles (2000)
[07] LIFE FOR RENT – Dido (2003)
[08] A RUSH OF BLOOD TO THE HEAD – Coldplay (2002)
[09] SCISSOR SISTERS – Scissor Sisters (2004)
[10] BEAUTIFUL WORLD – Take That (2006)

[11] HOPES AND FEARS – Keane (2004)
[12] X&Y – Coldplay (2005)
[13] PARACHUTES – Coldplay (2000)
[14] COME AWAY WITH ME – Norah Jones (2002)
[15] EYES OPEN – Snow Patrol (2006)
[16] THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP – Eminem (2000)
[17] SWING WHEN YOU’RE WINNING – Robbie Williams (2001)
[18] ONLY BY THE NIGHT – Kings Of Leon (2008)
[19] GREATEST HITS – Robbie Williams (2004)
[20] SING WHEN YOU’RE WINNING – Robbie Williams (2000)

[21] ROCKFERRY – Duffy (2008)
[22] ESCAPOLOGY – Robbie Williams (2002)
[23] THE CIRCUS – Take That (2008)
[24] GOLD – GREATEST HITS – Abba (1992/1999)
[25] AMERICAN IDIOT – Green Day (2004)
[26] HOT FUSS – The Killers (2004)
[27] EMPLOYMENT – Kaiser Chiefs (2005)
[28] BY THE WAY – Red Hot Chili Peppers (2002)
[29] STRIPPED – Christina Aguilera (2002)
[30] SONGS ABOUT JANE – Maroon 5 (2002)

[31] JUSTIFIED – Justin Timberlake (2002)
[32] GREATEST HITS – Texas (2000)
[33] NEVER FORGET – THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION – Take That (2005)
[34] CALL OFF THE SEARCH – Katie Melua (2003)
[35] BORN TO DO IT – Craig David (2000)
[36] NUMBER 1S – Michael Jackson (2003)
[37] MISSUNDAZTOOD – Pink (2001)
[38] PLAY – Moby (1999)
[39] JUST ENOUGH EDUCATION TO PERFORM – Stereophonics (2001)
[40] LET GO – Avril Lavigne (2002)

[41] SONGBIRD – Eva Cassidy (1998)
[42] DEMON DAYS – Gorillaz (2005)
[43] FEVER – Kylie Minogue (2001)
[44] GREATEST HITS (VOLUMES I, II & III) – Queen (2002)
[45] FINAL STRAW – Snow Patrol (2004)
[46] COAST TO COAST – Westlife (2000)
[47] FRIDAY’S CHILD – Will Young (2003)
[48] WHITNEY – THE GREATEST HITS – Whitney Houston (2000)
[49] IN TIME – THE VERY BEST OF 1988 – 2003 – R.E.M. (2003)
[50] EYE TO THE TELESCOPE – KT Tunstall (2005)

[51] GOTTA GET THRU THIS – Daniel Bedingfield (2003)
[52] MUSIC – Madonna (2000)
[53] INTENSIVE CARE – Robbie Williams (2005)
[54] LIFE IN CARTOON MOTION – Mika (2007)
[55] GOOD GIRL GONE BAD – Rihanna (2007)
[56] I DREAMED A DREAM – Susan Boyle (2009)
[57] ELV1S – 30 #1 HITS – Elvis Presley (2002)
[58] ELEPHUNK – Black Eyed Peas (2003)
[59] BREAKAWAY – Kelly Clarkson (2005)
[60] UNBREAKABLE – THE GREATEST HITS (VOLUME 1) – Westlife (2002)

[61] THE EMINEM SHOW – Eminem (2002)
[62] IL DIVO – Il Divo (2004)
[63] ESCAPE – Enrique Iglesias (2002)
[64] RAZORLIGHT – Razorlight (2006)
[65] IN BETWEEN DREAMS – Jack Johnson (2005)
[66] UNDISCOVERED – James Morrison (2006)
[67] GREATEST HITS – Guns ‘N’ Roses (2004)
[68] THE GREATEST HITS 1970 – 2002 – Elton John (2002)
[69] TA-DAH! – Scissor Sisters (2006)
[70] SAM’S TOWN – Killers (2006)

[71] CONFESSIONS – Usher (2004)
[72] THE STORY SO FAR – THE BEST OF – Rod Stewart (2001)
[73] PERMISSION TO LAND – Darkness (2003)
[74] ONE LOVE – Blue (2002)
[75] INSIDE IN/INSIDE OUT – Kooks (2006)
[76] DREAMS CAN COME TRUE – THE GREATEST HITS – Gabrielle (2001)
[77] HYBRID THEORY – Linkin Park (2001)
78] STOP THE CLOCKS – Oasis (2006)
[79] MY WAY – THE BEST OF FRANK SINATRA – Frank Sinatra (1997)
[80] RONAN – Ronan Keating (2000)

[81] THE FAME – Lady GaGa (2009)
[82] CONFESSIONS ON A DANCEFLOOR – Madonna (2005)
[83] FACE TO FACE – Westlife (2005)
[84] WHATEVER PEOPLE SAY I AM THAT’S WHAT I’M NOT – Arctic Monkeys (2006)
[85] PIECE BY PIECE – Katie Melua (2005)
[86] FALLEN – Evanescence (2003)
[87] I’M NOT DEAD – P!NK (2006)
[88] ALL RISE – Blue (2001)
[89] FOREVER FAITHLESS – THE GREATEST HITS – Faithless (2005)
[90] CURTAIN CALL – THE HITS – Eminem (2005)

[91] VIVA LA VIDA OR DEATH AND ALL HIS FRIENDS – Coldplay (2008)
[92] THE MAN WHO – Travis (1999)
[93] FRANZ FERDINAND – Franz Ferdinand (2004)
[94] P.C.D. – Pussycat Dolls (2005)
[95] RISE – Gabrielle (2000)
[96] HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB – U2 (2004)
[97] THE INVISIBLE BAND – Travis (2001)
[98] 10 YEARS OF HITS – Ronan Keating (2004)
[99] ANASTACIA – Anastacia (2004)
[100] A NEW DAY AT MIDNIGHT – David Gray (2002)

Source: The Official UK Charts Company