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Usher's 'Confessions' Album Hits 10 Million in U.S. Sales

By Keith Caulfield
7/5/2012
By Keith Caulfield
7/5/2012
Photos: The BET Awards 2012

Usher performs onstage during the 2012 BET Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on July 1, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.

Usher's 2004 "Confessions" album hits a milestone sales achievement this week, surpassing 10 million in U.S. sales according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Usher The feat is notable in that it is only the 19th album to sell 10 million since SoundScan began tracking data in 1991. In the week ending July 1, "Confessions" sold another 2,000 copies, bringing its overall sum just over the 10 million mark.

Previous to "Confessions," the last album to sell 10 million was Eminem's "The Eminem Show," which was released in 2002 and crossed the threshold in the sales week that ended Oct. 2, 2011.

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Among all albums in the SoundScan era, the highest seller is Metallica's "Metallica," with 15.8 million. Shania Twain's "Come On Over" is in second place with 15.5 million and Alanis Morissette's "Jagged Little Pill" is in third with 14.8 million.

"Confessions," first released on March 23, 2004, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with 1.1 million sold in its first week. It is one of only 17 albums to sell 1 million in a single week. "Confessions" spent nine weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and contains the hit singles "Yeah!," "Burn" and "Confessions Part II." All three of those reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

Albums With 10 Million in U.S. Sales, 1991-Present

Artist Title (Year) Sales To Date*
1MetallicaMetallica (1991) 15.79 million
2Shania TwainCome On Over (1997)15.52 million
3Alanis MorissetteJagged Little Pill (1995)14.75 million
4Backstreet BoysMillennium (1999) 12.19 million
5The Beatles1 (2000) 12.07 million
6Whitney Houston/ SoundtrackThe Bodyguard (1992) 12.03 million
7SantanaSupernatural (1999) 11.73 million
8CreedHuman Clay (1999) 11.59 million
9'N SyncNo Strings Attached (2000) 11.13 million
10Bob Marley & the WailersLegend (1984) 11.06 million**
11Norah JonesCome Away With Me (2002) 10.85 million
12Celine Dion Falling Into You (1996) 10.79 million
13EminemThe Marshall Mathers LP (2000) 10.61 million
14Britney Spears. . .Baby One More Time (1999) 10.55 million
15Hootie & the BlowfishCracked Rear View (1994) 10.27 million
16SoundtrackTitanic (1997) 10.17 million
17Backstreet BoysBackstreet Boys (1997) 10.12 million
18EminemThe Eminem Show (2002) 10.08 million
19UsherConfessions (2004) 10.00 million
*SOURCE: NIELSEN SOUNDSCAN,
sales through the week ending July 1, 2012
**11.06 million between 1991-present; earlier sales not included
By Keith Caulfield
7/5/2012

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