Nielsen SoundScan released their 2003 year-end sales data report which accounts for CD sales tracked by the company from January 1st, 2003 through December 28th, 2003.
The organization also released a list of the biggest selling CDs since the SoundScan system was implemented in 1991, as well as a genre sales report which showed rock sales in a positive trend while rap and R&B sales dropped from 2002.
2003 Top Ten Selling CDS
(Position � artist � cd
� units sold)
01 -50 Cent � "Get Rich Or Die Tryin'"
- 6,535,809
02 -Norah Jones � "Come Away With Me"
- 5,137,468
03 -Linkin Park � "Meteora" - 3,478,361
04 -Evanescence � "Fallen" - 3,364,738
05 -Outkast � "Speakerboxx-Love" - 3,089,849
06 -Beyonce - "Dangerously In Love" -
2,527,485
07 -R -Kelly � "Chocolate Factory" - 2,439,536
08 -Hilary Duff � "Metamorphosis" - 2,405,544
09 -Toby Keith � "Shock N Y'all" 2,324,437
10 -Coldplay � "Rush Of Blood To The Head"
- 2,183,997
Top Ten Selling CDs Of Soundscan Era
(Position � artist � cd
� units sold)
01 -Shania Twain � "Come On Over" - 14,896,911
02 -Alanis Morisette � "Jagged Little
Pill" - 14,200,822
03 -Metallica � "Metallica" - 13,803,308
04 -Backstreet Boys � "Millennium" - 12,056,675
05 -Various � "Bodyguard" (Soundtrack)
- 11,741,779
06 -Santana � "Supernatural" - 11,333,627
07 -Creed � "Human Clay" - 11,291,067
08 -N Sync � "No Strings Attached" - 11,069,789
09 -Celine Dion � "Falling Into You" -
10,614,005
10 -Britney Spears � "Baby One More Time"
- 10,472,878
2003 Genre CD Sales Report
(genre � units sold 2003
� units sold 2002)
Alternative - 128,375,000 (2003)
-- 126,375,000 (2002)
Classical - 18,853,000 (2003) --
21,527,000 (2002)
Country - 69,311,000 (2003) -- 76,905,000
(2002)
Jazz - 23,060,000 (2003) -- 22,642,000
(2002)
Latin - 27,401,000 (2003) -- 23,742,000
(2002)
Metal - 73,816,000 (2003) -- 74,677,000
(2002)
R&B - 150,789,000 (2003) --
161,927,000 (2002)
Rap - 77,162,000 (2003) -- 84,553,000
(2002)
Christian/Gospel: 47,083,000 (2003)
-- 49,664,000 (2002)
Soundtrack: 32,623,000 (2003) --
36,817,000 (2002)
New Age: 5,662,000 (2003) -- 7,145,000
(2002)
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