Source: IFPI. Chart includes physical and digital albums. Avex Marketing Inc. titles represent physical sales
only. EPs are excluded.
Artist
Title
Company
1
Coldplay
Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
EMI Music
2
AC/DC
Black Ice
Sony Music
3
Various Artists
Mamma Mia! The Movie Soundtrack
Universal Music
4
Duffy
Rockferry
Universal Music
5
Metallica
Death Magnetic
Universal Music/Warner Music
6
Leona Lewis
Spirit
Sony Music
7
Amy Winehouse
Back To Black
Universal Music
8
Various Artists
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
Walt Disney Records/Universal/EMI
9
Lil Wayne
Tha Carter III
Universal Music
10
Rihanna
Good Girl Gone Bad
Universal Music
11
Madonna
Hard Candy
Warner Music
12
Beyonce
I Am... Sasha Fierce
Sony Music
13
P!nk
Funhouse
Sony Music
14
Guns N' Roses
Chinese Democracy
Universal Music
15
Britney Spears
Circus
Sony Music
16
Jack Johnson
Sleep Through The Static
Universal Music
17
Il Divo
The Promise
Sony Music
18
Taylor Swift
Fearless
Big Machine/Universal Music
19
Jonas Brothers
A Little Bit Longer
Hollywood Records/Universal Music
20
Various Artists
Camp Rock OST
Walt Disney Records/Universal/EMI
21
Kings Of Leon
Only By The Night
Sony Music
22
Nickelback
Dark Horse
Warner Music/EMI Music
23
Miley Cyrus
Breakout
Walt Disney Records/Universal Music
24
Kid Rock
Rock N Roll Jesus
Warner Music
25
Enya
And Winter Came
Warner Music
26
Mariah Carey
E=MC2
Universal Music
27
Take That
The Circus
Universal Music
28
The Killers
Day & Age
Universal Music
29
Usher
Here I Stand
Sony Music
30
T.I.
Paper Trail
Warner Music
31
Kanye West
808's & Heartbreak
Universal Music
32
Michael Jackson
Thriller (25th Anniversary Edition)
Sony Music
33
Katy Perry
One Of The Boys
EMI Music
34
Exile
Exile Ballad Best
Avex Marketing Inc.
35
Ne-Yo
Year Of The Gentleman
Universal Music
36
Amy Macdonald
This Is The Life
Universal Music
37
Abba
Gold
Universal Music
38
Namie Amuro
Best Fiction
Avex Marketing Inc.
39
Jonas Brothers
Jonas Brothers
Hollywood Records/Universal Music
40
Seal
Soul
Warner Music
41
Sugarland
Love On The Inside
Universal Music
42
Celine Dion
My Love Essential Collection
Sony Music
43
Exile
Exile Catchy Best
Avex Marketing Inc.
44
Dido
Safe Trip Home
Sony Music
45
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Big Machine/Universal Music
46
Chris Brown
Exclusive
Sony Music
47
Twilight
Twilight OST
Warner Music
48
Jason Mraz
We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.
Warner Music
49
One Republic
Dreaming Out Loud
Universal Music
50
Various Artists
Now That's What I Call Music Vol. 71
EMI Music
Top 50 Global Best Selling Albums for 2008
(Physical and digital album formats included)
