ALL FIGURES ACCORDING TO RIAA
all numbers up to date as of 12/05/2002

ALBUM SALES
SHANIA TWAIN-----1 MILLION (PLATINUM)
THE WOMAN IN ME-----12 MILLION (DIAMOND)
COME ON OVER-----19 MILLION (DIAMOND)
TOTAL-32 MILLION UNITS

TOP ALBUMS OF ALL TIME
27-MILLION-THE EAGLES (THEIR GREATEST HITS 1971-1975)
26-MILLION-MICHAEL JACKSON (THRILLER)
23-MILLION-PINK FLOYD (THE WALL)
22-MILLION-LED ZEPPLIN (LED ZEPPLIN IV)
19-MILLION-SHANIA TWAIN (COME ON OVER)
19-MILLION-AC/DC (BACK IN BLACK)
19-MILLION-THE BEATLES (THE BEATLES)

TOP COUNTRY ALBUMS OF ALL TIME
19-MILLION-SHANIA TWAIN (COME ON OVER)
16-MILLION-GARTH BROOKS (NO FENCES)
14-MILLION-GARTH BROOKS (ROPIN THE WIND)
12-MILLION-SHANIA TWAIN (THE WOMAN IN ME)
12-MILLION-GARTH BROOKS (DOUBLE LIVE)
12-MILLION-KENNY ROGERS (GREATEST HITS)

ACCORDING TO RIAA, THE TOP SELLING WOMEN OF
ALL TIME(ALBUM SALES ONLY) ARE :
BARABARA STREISAND-68.5 MILLION
MADONNA- 59 MILLION
MARIAH CAREY-53 MILLION
WHITNEY HOUSTON- 52 MILLION
CELINE DION-42.5 MILLION
REBA MCENTIRE- 34.5 MILLION
SHANIA TWAIN-32 MILLION

THE TOP SELLING FEMALE ALBUMS
OF ALL TIME ARE:
19 MILLION- SHANIA TWAIN (COME ON OVER)
16 MILLION- ALANIS MORISSETTE (JAGGED LITTLE PILL)
13 MILLION- WHITNEY HOUSTON (WHITNEY HOUSTON)
12 MILLION- SHANIA TWAIN (THE WOMAN IN ME)
12 MILLION- BRITNEY SPEARS (HIT ME BABY ONE MORE TIME)

TOP DEBUT SALES OF ALL TIME
1) 2.40 MILLION- NSYNC (NO STRINGS ATTACHED)(*1)
2) 1.88 MILLION- NSYNC (CELEBRITY)
3) 1.70 MILLION- EMINEM (MARSHALL MATHERS LP)(*2)
4) 1.60 MILLION- BACKSTREET BOYS (BLACK AND BLUE)
5) 1.30 MILLION- EMINEM (THE EMINEM SHOW)
6) 1.30 MILLION- BRITNEY SPEARS (OOPS!I DID IT AGAIN!)(*3)
7) 1.25 MILLION- THE BEATLES (1’S)(*4)
8) 1.10 MILLION- BACKSTREET BOYS (MILLENNIUM)
9) 1.08 MILLION- GARTH BROOKS (DOUBLE LIVE)(*5)(*6)
10) 1.06 MILLION- WHITNEY HOUSTON/VARIOUS (THE BODYGUARD SOUNDTRACK)
11) 1.05 MILLION- LIMP BIZKIT (CHOCOLATE STAR FISH AND HOT DOG FLAVORED WATER)
12) 950,378- PEARL JAM (VS)
13) 896,932- GARTH BROOKS (SEVENS)
14) 887,000- CREED (WEATHERED)
15) 877,000- PEARL JAM (VITALOGY)
16) 874,123- SHANIA TWAIN (UP)(*7)
17) 855,473- THE BEATLES (ANTHOLOGY I)
18) 802,858- SNOOP DOGGY DOG (DOGGY STYLE)
19) 760,000- MARIAH CAREY (DAYDREAM)
20) 746,000- BRITNEY SPEARS (BRITNEY)
21) 714,000- NELLY (NELLYVILLE)
22) 702,000- EMINEM (8-MILE SOUNDTRACK)
23) 700,000- DIXIE CHICKS (HOME)
24) 663,000- DESTINY’S CHILD (SURVIVOR)
25) 660,000- RICKY MARTIN (RICKY MARTIN)
26) 605,000- JANET JACKSON (ALL FOR YOU)
*1- HIGHEST OVERALL DEBUT
*2- HIGHEST SOLO DEBUT
*3- HIGHEST FEMALE DEBUT
*4- 6 WEEKS AFTER RELEASE
*5- HIGHEST COUNTRY DEBUT
*6- HIGHEST DOUBLE ALBUM DEBUT (ACTUALLY SOLD 540,000)
*7- HIGHEST COUNTRY FEMALE DEBUT