16 Albums That Sold 1 Million + Copies in a Week

Because Taylor Swift just became one of the 16 artists to ever sell 1 million copies in a week, Billboard put together a list of the other 15 who have achieves this amazing feat. Here are the hip hop artists who have accomplished this:

16. Lil Wayne
‘Tha Carter III’ (2008)
1,006,000 albums sold week of 6/28/08*
* All sales data courtesy of Nielsen Soundscan

8. 50 Cent
‘The Massacre’ (2005)
1,141,000 albums sold week of 3/19/05

5. Eminem
‘The Eminem Show’ (2002)
1,322,000 albums sold week of 6/15/02

3. Eminem
‘The Marshal Mathers LP’ (2000)
1,760,000 albums sold week of 6/10/00

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16. Lil Wayne
‘Tha Carter III’ (2008)
1,006,000 albums sold week of 6/28/08*
* All sales data courtesy of Nielsen Soundscan

15. Norah Jones
‘Feels Like Home’ (2004)
1,022,000 albums sold weel of 2/28/04

14. Taylor Swift
‘Speak Now’ (2010)
1,047,000 albums sold week of 11/13/10

13. Limp Bizkit
Chocolate Starfish & the Hot Dog Flavored Water’ (2000)
1,055,000 albums sold week of 11/4/00

12. Whitney Houston
‘The Bodyguard’ Soundtrack (1993)
1,061,000 albums sold week of 1/9/93

11. Garth Brooks
‘Double Live’ (1998)
1,085,000 albums sold week of 12/5/98

10. Usher
‘Confessions’ (2004)
1,096,000 albums sold week of 4/10/04

9. Backstreet Boys
‘Millennium’ (1999)
1,134,000 albums sold week of 6/5/99

8. 50 Cent
‘The Massacre’ (2005)
1,141,000 albums sold week of 3/19/05

7. The Beatles
’1′ (2001)
1,259,000 albums sold week of 1/6/01

6. Britney Spears
‘Oops!…I Did It Again (2000)
1,319,000 albums sold week of 6/3/00

5. Eminem
‘The Eminem Show’ (2002)
1,322,000 albums sold week of 6/15/02

4. Backstreet Boys
‘Black & Blue’ (2000)
1,591,000 albums sold week of 12/9/00

3. Eminem
‘The Marshal Mathers LP’ (2000)
1,760,000 albums sold week of 6/10/00

2. N Sync
‘Celebrity’ (2001)
1,880,000 albums sold week of 8/11/01

1. ‘N Sync
‘No Strings Attached’ (2000)
2,416,000 albums sold week of 4/8/00