The Top 10 Best Selling Artists of The Decade 2000-2009

[xPGPRoDiGy97]

whats better.. diamond or platinum as far as music goes?

[Allthingsamazing1]

@xPGPRoDiGy97 diamond....think of real life which is better? platinum or diamond?

[111Gracy]

Way 2 go eminem! I luv u em

[iantaylor691]

Hello wiki says that the best selling worldwide artists are Eminem followed by Britney Spears and Linkin Park.

[alexbcurry]

@Vigbbe actually Eminem is number one worldwide with 80 million albums sold

[111Gracy]

@alexbcurry I think he sold 90 million world wide by now =]

[Walid05TV]

Go Eminem ! Last Name Ever ,, First Name Greatest !

[mrXXrauf182XX]

omg the beatles will never die awesome i think green day should be in this

[Vigbbe]

US Sales. In World Wide list Britney would be #1. 

[aniqwertyani]

@Vigbbe

Worldwide best selling album was 1 compilation by beatles with 32 million & Linkin Parks Hybrid Theory 29 million .

Britney's most sales are from her 1999 album wich wud not count in this decade.....

[Uknowhoo971]

actually britney spears sold over 100 million albums and i know Jay-Z did not sell 19,000,000 million he sold like 50

[squirtstarz]

this list is garbage its only US sales. Show worldwide stats and you'll find most these artists are no where near the top anymore. I don't have stats to back this up but top artists from 2000-2009 worldwide would probably be close to this: #1 Eminem #2 Britney Spears #3 Black Eyed Peas #4 Michael Jackson #5 Nelly #6 Linkin Park #7 The Beatles #8 Kayne West #9 Usher #10 Madonna I don't have all sales to calculate but I worked out most of these would be accurate with wiki sources.

[zecxixo]

Eminem!

[GlitterHeidi]

Britney IS THE ONLY female artist up there! She is simply the Queen of POP!

[mh9192]

where is kanye west...wtf is this!

[Thekillerkaos]

@mh9192 what this is would be sales in the US, dumbass

[sherokute]

where's lady gaga ?

she was dancing with a pole in some cheap bars

and now her fans say that lady gaga is the princess of pop

stupid

[Olivia2011ish]

Go Britney!!

[navanater123]

I love eminem correction though all of eminems albums went at least triple platinum some even went 8x platinum the Marshall matters lp went way higher then diamond

[Molten235]

LINKIN PARK

[MIssTeaPhilly]

This list doesn't match up with billboard's decade end 200 artists list. Britney is the second best selling act of the decade in America and the best selling globally from 00-10. Lol @ Britney having time to have two kids and a 'breakdown' and still shi*ting on all the girls.

[TheAnimelover39]

wheres avril lavigne?she sold over 20 million albums

[gogolplex74]

this prooves that the best selling artist are almost always the shiitiest

and where is coldplay?

they sold more than 50 million albums

[MIssTeaPhilly]

@gogolplex74 This is the United States list. If we talk globally Britney is #1 followed By Eminem.

[100renusubba]

Go EMINEM!!!!!!!!!!!

[steph2buysell]

This List Is Wrong Cause Beyonc Has Sold 110 Million Record According to The Recording Industry It Was Proven After Calculating Her Sells From 2000-2009 Of DEC31st

[MIssTeaPhilly]

@steph2buysell Lol Beyonce has NOT sold ANYWHERE near that figure. Her stans make up the funniest figures. Beyonce has Barely sold 10 million albums in America and 20 Million albums world wide. Where are the rest of the sales coming from? Beyonce is not a sales Juggernaut the way she's made out to be.

[cool4790]

@steph2buysell its not wrong cause records accounts for everything singles,albums, its a bunch of stuff in one and if u were to strip it down it would only be about 60 million albums worldwide and again this is only US sales

[cool4790]

@steph2buysell its not wrong cause records accounts for everything singles,albums, its a bunch of stuff in one and if u were to strip it down it would only be about 60 million albums worldwide and again this is only US sales

[chito6190]

Eminem!

[gobais53]

BRitney!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

[jomasterjoe]

HYBRID THEORY IS THE GREATEST ALBUM OF ALL TIME

[jess76310]

Hey Evanescence sold over 21 million albums this decade.

[MIssTeaPhilly]

@jess76310 Not on this planet

[jess76310]

@MIssTeaPhilly Umm yes, you can look it up everywhere.

[xDlokitalovexD]

¡¡ what's about x-tina..?. her music and her voice is amazing. she is the best singer ..¡¡¡¡¡. she is a legend in the music ...¡¡¡ xD..¡¡

[AguilarForLife]

this is all wrong..j

Where is lil wayne,

even the billboards says he is on the top artist of the decade.

[NewlyCelebrities]

@AguilarForLife no billboard named eminem artist of the decade not lilwayne. This list is correct.

[TheGreenJumpsuit]

Britney has now sold 100 Million. Dayum!

[dabest121]

erm... what about Shakira? She had the best selling single of the decade...... the best selling since 1997 too.

[hasmer111]

hey guys!.please give the title of the #2 songs. the beatles song.

[2143658709sebas]

hey but that list are only the best selling artist in usa

[Phamtrinh1210]

Go Em!

[Ckexcells]

Em is the best one on there by far

[SavageSlayerX]

@Ckexcells no way dude, beatles are

[vidinman]

NOT MANY SINGERS IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY

[vidinman]

NOT MANY SINGERS ANYMORE

[spikelive]

what a shitty list .....the only good ,awesome artist are Beatles and obviously they're not american!!

[MHCxElmos]

Fuck everuone but em

[ItzallaboutmeNYC]

Britney was the second best selling artist in the US 2000-2009 and the #1 best selling artist world wide 2000-2009. Billboard's decade end albums artist list is different than this list.

[TheGhostOfBrownyGee]

@ItzallaboutmeNYC Eminem is the best selling of all time. Britney has no talent besides deep throating cocks.

[MrAnxi]

man i know that britney is the only girl..but she is not 5# u know.....she is seconde... :D nearly EMINEM who is 1#

[Museleaders]

Mariah... Celine? They have had HUGE record sales this decade.

[williammmxx]

you forgot lady gaga.

she has sold 15 million copies of her debut album in one year...

[Museleaders]

@williammmxx I love GaGa, but she is not up there yet. Trust me... She will be.

[WweDangerous96]

@Museleaders oh really?? lady gaga will die in by next year

( i mean die as in she will be forgotten.)

she will never be remembered like somthing like michael jackson the king op pop.

and eminem best rapper alive.

lil stupid bitch.

(you and lady gaga)

[TigerOfArkan]

@WweDangerous96 . sa ma cac la ma-ta in pizda tigan borat ce esti !

[77fisto]

@williammmxx yeh but this video is sales just in the US

[SviAlex]

@williammmxx shit gaga brit amazing!!!!

[jayhog1283]

wow tehres a huge gap between 2nd and 1st id ont blame teh beatles since tehy only released 1 album and sold over 10mil but eminem is just amazing seeling over 30

[LADYDIVAA]

mariah sold more albums thyen everybody on this list total

[4166363]

@LADYDIVAA wow that's fucking ironic. read my my other comment and you might understand WHY. she's a good artist, but obviously you saw my comment and still posted urs, fanboy/girl

[4166363]

everyone who is comparing the 90's sales to 2000's. you can't compare. cuz in 2000's limewire and that shit starting becoming popular so no one was buying albums anymore. so give everyone in this video credit....

[reneperezz]

wow the beatles broke up 40 years ago and were the #2 best this decade, but then again they are THE BEATLES

[hasmer111]

hi...can you give me the title of the song of the beatles in the list>>please

[reneperezz]

@hasmer111 Hey Jude

[Ckexcells]

Eminem is the best

[MCSLICKRICK01]

Rap is th fuckin best yu cnt talk shtt bout rap cus

em got th most records sold so if yu dnt lik

rap...FUCK YUU

[MIssTeaPhilly]

Britney is actually the #2 albums selling artist from 2000-2010 , refer to billboards decade end billboard 200 list. Britney is also the top selling artist world wide the past decade.

[AntoSheerin]

how much did 50 cent sell?

[DeNub512]

haha Linkin Park should be a little lower like number 3. Hybrid theory has sold like 30 million albums world wide

[MIssTeaPhilly]

@DeNub512 It def didn't sell that much.

[DeNub512]

@MIssTeaPhilly It has also sold 29 million copies worldwide as of 2009 which makes it the band's best-selling album, the second best-selling album of the decade, and the twenty-sixth best-selling album of all time.

[mrhappyfists2k10]

Where did greend ay come?

[Jeanisimo]

wow, the beatles are still huge selling artists.

they are simply the best of the best

[bballboy323]

ha i have 8 eminem cd's Haha

[bluto780]

that's my boy slim shady

[daSOCIALwhirlwind]

mariah carey came in #11!

[ViolaXZ]

Mariah had only one popular album of this decade - TEOM and that's all. She isn't even in top 20 best selling artists of the 2000's

[daSOCIALwhirlwind]

yes she is! she's #11! go check billboard year end charts if u dun believe me! but she still scored 3 #1 hits this decade, she had a rough patch for a couple of years but we're all glad she's back now!

[ViolaXZ]

Maybe we checked different charts. This poll contains only 2 females - Britney as #5 and Celine Dion as #20.

No wonder Mariah had only one successful album - TEOM. She authomatically can't be in top 20

[daSOCIALwhirlwind]

yes, we are looking at different charts.

[BlackRainZero]

Wait, wait. Didn't Hybrid Theory sell about 30 million copies?

Oh just realized the 'in United States'. Sorry.

[1970gtos]

that a baby eminem best of all time

[teeharristee]

Country grammer went nearly diamond, are you high? It wass certified 9x in 2004, its obviously diamond now!

[ViolaXZ]

It's weird! MADONNA ISN'T IN TOP 10??? Her albums Music, Confessions... and Hard Candy sold very well plus 2 compilation albums and American Life.

Anyway Britney deserves being in top 5. I'm not her big fan but people love her and we can't deny that.

Eminem is great - I hope he will be so popular in the next decade

[BlackRainZero]

He already is.

[streetlamp101]

Eminem is the man!

[MglsVnGigls]

Eminem and Lady Gaga will fade at the next decade while these old legends Mariah Celine Whitney and backstreet boys hehe will come back. Eminem sold 32 mill at this decade and in the nineties that wouldnt even made it to the top 5.

[daSOCIALwhirlwind]

yes u r absolutely rite i cnt wait for mariah celine n whitney to dominate the entire music world again! n they aren't really old, haha, they just hav more experience thats all. n actually mariah still has her presence in this decade. her we belong together is the song of the decade according to billboard.

[dmc9021]

this isn't true

[AJSProductions]

Eminem & The Beatles 2 music greats globally

[fordrmani]

the last nelly double cd is a flop by his standard.

he's forgettable.

nelly,creed nobody buy their cd anymore.

[Hoskins91]

Really other than the Beatles and Eminem, everyone on here is a wannabe. Other than those two no one gets any real respect other than their devoted misled fans. They will be forgotten in a few years and everyone will move on to the next mediocre wannabe.

[Hoskins91]

The point is, she isn't even that popular any more, she has always been a horrible songwriter, and she isn't even that great of a singer. All I'm saying is, she's just another one of those pop stars that was big for a few years, and then fell off everyone's map, except for those unwilling to let go like some of the people below me. Of course i've seen people on here that are still going crazy over MJ's death like he was their best friend or something? I think that's a problem.

[Hoskins91]

Britney has not done anything worth remembering. Nobody gives a shit about her anymore. No one will know who the hell you're talking about in another few years.

[1riicardoo1]

are u serious ? britney spears new album circus is her fastest selling album , and her womanizer single broke a record by jumping from like 96 to number 1 in a week and "3" debuted at number 1 and broken many records all over the world ! her circus tour is the number 1 growthing tour of 2009

[Hoskins91]

You're talking about sales? Even those aren't very impressive. I'm talking about over all musical ability and influence. The Beatles for example make her look like a talentless bimbo.

[1riicardoo1]

ummm. she became a pop icon all over the world , she is named the queen of pop , and has been in the industry for only like 11 years , she still have a lot of time to do some other stuff to remember , like her slave 4 u performance vma , her oops i did it again/satifaction performance , working with legends (micheal jackson and madonna...") she just begun !

[Hoskins91]

She is definitely not an icon, she is on the list of worst female celebrity role models, surprisingly Miley Cyrus beat her out. And I have never heard someone refer to her as the queen of pop. If she is the best female pop artist than that just speaks negatively about the lack of talent in the genre. She's never done anything with MJ, and I would consider Madonna way more relevant than Britney, even though that's not saying much, since she has been around much longer.

[1riicardoo1]

she is officialy a pop icon since 4 years , there is no absolutley no question about it , worst celeb?who the fuck give a damn about the list !!! and wow wtf where do u live under a rock , everyone call her the queen of pop she performed with mj , and he talked about her ,she worked with madonna like three time , and madonna is nothing compared to britney anymore :) britney is ruling the pop world along with some other artists !

[Hoskins91]

She's fallen into irrelevancy, and that is something that can not be argued. And honestly I never thought I would hear someone ever say something vaguely positive about her until now. Her songs are simple and stupid, and she's not even that hot any more. MJ is a pop icon, Britney was just another wannabe who was popular for a few years. And I guarantee you Madonna is more critically acclaimed than Britney is. No one gives her any respect, and she deserves none after the last few years.

[1riicardoo1]

r u in denial?

britney is the new queen of pop , she is an offical pop icon , she have a star in hollywood on the walk of fame !

britney wannabe who was popular for a few years ? haha britney recent single 3 has broken many records everywhere on the charts canada , u.s.a ....& on i-tune the song became number 1 under 16 hours in more then 10 countries , wow i won't respond to you anymore so don't write back a comment i won't read when i see ur name i will directly delete without reading it

[Uknowhoo971]

@1riicardoo1 actually since 13 years

[fordrmani]

the next queen of pop if she can handle lady gaga,not the queen.

[1riicardoo1]

lady gaga ? britney will never handle lady gaga coz britney is on a very high high level , no comparison ! sorry

[fordrmani]

that's what you should say i can listen to britney's music but i must say gaga more aggresive this day compared to britney's i'm too young showing my ass image tha's soooo over.

bad romance and 3 debut higher because of strong download,gaga will surpass britney that's because worshipping the illuminati works for her

[1riicardoo1]

britney can be agressive like blackout !!!!!!!!!!! in the zone !!!!!!!!!!! but in her circus album she didn't want to be agressive !!! "3" did better and still doing better then bad romance !

[fordrmani]

bad romance 2 weeks at no.2

while her ep debut at no.4 and fame album up from 36 to 6 ths week.

that's all a week job for gaga.

i'm not her biggest fans ever but just facts.

[Pa0la1293]

@fordrmani stop talkin about lady gaga and comparing her with britney when lady gaga stay on top over 10 years and sold over 85 millions records worldwide then you can come and talk ok??

[MIssTeaPhilly]

@Pa0la1293 Britney has sold over 87 Million albums and over 120 million records.

[fordrmani]

internet is1 of the reason why britney sold her first 2 cd like crazy she got a no limit exposure

now she's faded as her cd single collection quickly disappeared in the us while celebration sold more.

[jacckthecat]

Yeh Yeh Yeh! The Beatles still rule

[asid12345678]

Eminem for life!!!!!

[Dude0096]

notice how britney is the only female on the list.

[ratcave]

@Dude0096 <--- fagget

[kokym8]

@Dude0096

she's a LEGEND !! she's so special !!

[AJSProductions]

EMINEM OWNS!

LEGEND

[Hoskins91]

The Beatles are still on top after all these years. Maybe there is hope after all.

[hello07601]

baby one more time - 14 million

oops i did it again 10 milion

Britney - 4.3 million

In The Zone n- 3 million (2.9)

Blackout - 1 million (0.9)

Circus - 1.6 million

= 34 million albums sold in the U.S

[trincasx3]

world wide homie

[hello07601]

nope, thats just the US worldwide shes sold about 85 million

[hpfbt12]

baby one more time was 1999

[hello07601]

but it sold the majority of its copies in 2000+

[boy8605]

but dahlin, baby one more time remains last decade (and also last millenium)

[asid12345678]

By the end of the year 1999, ...Baby One More Time had sold 8,358,619 units and became the second best-selling album in the U.S.

[fordrmani]

blackout around 967k

don't forget single collection us sales=49,456=lol

[jelloman89]

BRITNEY IS AMAZING!!!!

[ratcave]

@jelloman89 ... britney is a crazy piece of shit...

[ghaida91]

britney is the best