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Award Artist Title Label Certified Units
(In Millions)
BRITNEY SPEARS ...BABY ONE MORE TIME JIVE 14

BRITNEY SPEARS

Title: ...BABY ONE MORE TIME

Label: JIVE

Certification Units: 14

Format: ALBUM
THE BEATLES 1 CAPITOL 11

THE BEATLES

Title: 1

Label: CAPITOL

Certification Units: 11

Format: ALBUM
ADELE 21 COLUMBIA 14

ADELE

Title: 21

Label: COLUMBIA

Certification Units: 14

Format: ALBUM
ADELE 25 COLUMBIA/XL 11

ADELE

Title: 25

Label: COLUMBIA/XL

Certification Units: 11

Format: ALBUM
THE BEATLES ABBEY ROAD APPLE RECORDS 12

THE BEATLES

Title: ABBEY ROAD

Label: APPLE RECORDS

Certification Units: 12

Format: ALBUM
AEROSMITH AEROSMITH'S GREATEST HITS COLUMBIA 12

AEROSMITH

Title: AEROSMITH'S GREATEST HITS

Label: COLUMBIA

Certification Units: 12

Format: ALBUM
2 PAC ALL EYEZ ON ME DEATH ROW/INTERSCOPE 10

2 PAC

Title: ALL EYEZ ON ME

Label: DEATH ROW / INTERSCOPE

Certification Units: 10

Format: ALBUM
GUNS N' ROSES APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION GEFFEN 18

GUNS N' ROSES

Title: APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION

Label: GEFFEN

Certification Units: 18

Format: ALBUM
AC/DC BACK IN BLACK COLUMBIA 27

AC/DC

Title: BACK IN BLACK

Label: COLUMBIA

Certification Units: 27

Format: ALBUM
BACKSTREET BOYS BACKSTREET BOYS JIVE 14

BACKSTREET BOYS

Title: BACKSTREET BOYS

Label: JIVE

Certification Units: 14

Format: ALBUM
MICHAEL JACKSON BAD EPIC/LEGACY 11

MICHAEL JACKSON

Title: BAD

Label: EPIC/LEGACY

Certification Units: 11

Format: ALBUM
MEAT LOAF BAT OUT OF HELL EPIC 14

MEAT LOAF

Title: BAT OUT OF HELL

Label: EPIC

Certification Units: 14

Format: ALBUM
DOOBIE BROTHERS BEST OF THE DOOBIES WARNER BROS. 10

DOOBIE BROTHERS

Title: BEST OF THE DOOBIES

Label: WARNER BROS.

Certification Units: 10

Format: ALBUM
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN BORN IN THE U.S.A. COLUMBIA 17

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

Title: BORN IN THE U.S.A.

Label: COLUMBIA

Certification Units: 17

Format: ALBUM
BOSTON BOSTON EPIC 17

BOSTON

Title: BOSTON

Label: EPIC

Certification Units: 17

Format: ALBUM
KENNY G BREATHLESS ARISTA 12

KENNY G

Title: BREATHLESS

Label: ARISTA

Certification Units: 12

Format: ALBUM
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & E STREET BAND LIVE 1975 - '85 COLUMBIA 13

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

Title: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & E STREET BAND LIVE 1975 - '85

Label: COLUMBIA

Certification Units: 13

Format: ALBUM
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL CHRONICLE: 20 GREATEST HITS FANTASY 12

CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL

Title: CHRONICLE: 20 GREATEST HITS

Label: FANTASY

Certification Units: 12

Format: ALBUM
NORAH JONES COME AWAY WITH ME BLUE NOTE 12

NORAH JONES

Title: COME AWAY WITH ME

Label: BLUE NOTE

Certification Units: 12

Format: ALBUM
SHANIA TWAIN COME ON OVER MERCURY NASHVILLE 20

SHANIA TWAIN

Title: COME ON OVER

Label: MERCURY NASHVILLE

Certification Units: 20

Format: ALBUM
USHER CONFESSIONS LAFACE 14

USHER

Title: CONFESSIONS

Label: LAFACE

Certification Units: 14

Format: ALBUM
HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH CRACKED REAR VIEW RHINO 22

HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH

Title: CRACKED REAR VIEW

Label: RHINO

Certification Units: 22

Format: ALBUM
TLC CRAZYSEXYCOOL LAFACE 12

TLC

Title: CRAZYSEXYCOOL

Label: LAFACE

Certification Units: 12

Format: ALBUM
EMINEM CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS AFTERMATH 10

EMINEM

Title: CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS

Label: AFTERMATH

Certification Units: 10

Format: ALBUM
PINK FLOYD DARK SIDE OF THE MOON HARVEST 15

PINK FLOYD

Title: DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

Label: HARVEST

Certification Units: 15

Format: ALBUM
MARIAH CAREY DAYDREAM COLUMBIA 11

MARIAH CAREY

Title: DAYDREAM

Label: COLUMBIA

Certification Units: 11

Format: ALBUM
KID ROCK DEVIL WITHOUT A CAUSE LAVA 11

KID ROCK

Title: DEVIL WITHOUT A CAUSE

Label: LAVA

Certification Units: 11

Format: ALBUM
SOUNDTRACK DIRTY DANCING RCA 14

SOUNDTRACK

Title: DIRTY DANCING

Label: RCA

Certification Units: 14

Format: ALBUM
GREEN DAY DOOKIE REPRISE 20

GREEN DAY

Title: DOOKIE

Label: REPRISE

Certification Units: 20

Format: ALBUM
GARTH BROOKS DOUBLE LIVE CAPITOL NASHVILLE 23

GARTH BROOKS

Title: DOUBLE LIVE

Label: CAPITOL NASHVILLE

Certification Units: 23

Format: ALBUM
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