#9: The Beatles, 1 (2000)
1.259 million albums sold in one week
#8: Taylor Swift, 1989 (2012)
1.287 million albums sold in one week
#7: Britney Spears, Oops!… I Did It Again (2000)
1.319 million copies sold in one week
#6: Backstreet Boys, Black & Blue (2000)
1.591 million copies sold in one week
#5: Eminem, The Marshall Mathers LP (2000)
1.760 million copies sold in one week
#4: *NSYNC, Celebrity (2001)
1.880 million copies sold in one week
#3: *NSYNC, No Strings Attached (2000)
2.416 million copies sold in one week
#2 Adele, 25 (2015)
3.38 million copies sold in one week
#1: John Fitzgerald Kennedy—A Memorial Album (1963)
4+ million copies sold in 6 days (December 7-12, 1963)
All stats US-based and certified by Nielsen Soundscan (tracking dates back to 1991). JFK sales figures certified by the Guinness Book of World Records.
You should add “in the US” to your title. Or add a few Japanese artists albums to your top 9.
While the Kennedy release sold the most units in the shortest timeframe, to put it side-by-side with music releases is a bit odd. How about adding in singles to the mix – Candle in the Wind, Whitney Houston’s National Anthem, etc.?