While that’s an impressive presence, it doesn’t quite match James Blunt’s 2004 debut, Back To Bedlam, which eased past Dido’s No Angel last week to become the biggest selling album of the 21st century. Blunt’s appearance at Live Earth help Back To Bedlam to move 117-109 on sales of 2,067 this week, taking its overall tally to a whopping 3,020,490.
The best-selling albums of the 21st century are now as follows:
1 BACK TO BEDLAM: JAMES BLUNT 3.020.490m
2 NO ANGEL: DIDO - 3.015m
3 WHITE LADDER: DAVID GRAY - 2.875m
4 LIFE FOR RENT: DIDO - 2.810m
5 1: BEATLES - 2.739m
6 SCISSOR SISTERS: SCISSOR SISTERS - 2.657938m
7 A RUSH OF BLOOD: TO THE HEAD COLDPLAY - 2.608702m
8 HOPES AND FEARS: KEANE - 2.582755m
9 X&Y: COLDPLAY - 2.431m
10 COME AWAY WITH ME: NORAH JONES - 2.418m
11 PARACHUTES: COLDPLAY - 2.358m
12 THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP: EMINEM - 2.240m
13 SWING WHEN YOU'RE WINNING: ROBBIE WILLIAMS - 2.226m
14 SING WHEN YOU'RE WINNING: ROBBIE WILLIAMS - 2.186m
15 GREATEST HITS: ROBBIE WILLIAMS - 2.070m
16 ESCAPOLOGY: ROBBIE WILLIAMS - 2.044m
17 BY THE WAY: RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - 1.933m
18 STRIPPED: CHRISTINA AGUILERA - 1.904m
19 EYES OPEN: SNOW PATROL - 1.901m
20 SONGS ABOUT JANE: MAROON 5 - 1.889m
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