This is a list of the fastest-selling albums in global recorded music. To appear on the list, the figure must have been published by a reliable source and all sales must have occurred in the first week of release. This list may include any type of album, including studio albums, extended plays, greatest hits, compilations, soundtracks and remixes. Market order within the article is ranked alphabetically. Albums within each table are listed in order of the number of copies sold and thereafter by the artist's first name.
Argentina
Brazil
Cameroon
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Denmark
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Japan
Mexico
New Zealand
Netherlands
Sierra Leone
Spain
South Korea
United Kingdom
Notes
- Be Here Now (1997) by Oasis debuted at number one based on three-day sales of 696,000 copies, while its first full week actually totaled 813,000 copies.
- 25 (2015) by Adele sold 439,000 copies in its second week of availability, followed by 450,000 in its fifth.
United States
Since 1991
Before 1991
Notes
- The Bodyguard (1992) by Whitney Houston sold 1.06 million copies in its Christmas week.
- 1 (2000) by the Beatles sold 1.25 million copies in its Christmas week.
- Encore (2004) by Eminem sold 1.58 million copies in its first ten days of availability, after an abbreviated three-day first week.
- 25 (2015) by Adele sold 1.11 million copies in its second week of availability, followed by 1.16 million in its fifth.
Worldwide
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