Every Album in History That Sold 1 Million Copies in One Week

“The Bodyguard” soundtrack — co-executive produced by Clive Davis and Whitney Houston, who starred in the film — became the first album verified by Nielsen to move more than 1 million units in the US in a single week.

According to Billboard, the album sold 1,061,000 copies in the week ending January 3, 1993, six weeks after its release. The RIAA has since certified it 19x platinum.

“Double Live,” the first live album from country star Garth Brooks, sold 1,085,000 copies in the first week after its release.

“Millennium,” the third album by the Backstreet Boys, sold 1,134,000 copies in the first week after its release.

“No Strings Attached,” the third album by *NSYNC, sold 2,416,000 copies in the first week after its release.

“Oops!… I Did It Again,” the second album by Britney Spears, sold 1,319,000 copies in the first week after its release.

Eminem’s third album, “The Marshall Mathers LP,” sold 1,760,000 copies in the first week after its release.

Limp Bizkit’s third album, “Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water,” sold 1,055,000 copies in the first week after its release.

“Black & Blue,” the fourth album by the Backstreet Boys, sold 1,591,000 copies in the first week after its release.

“1,” a post-breakup compilation album by The Beatles, sold 1,259,000 copies in the week ending December 24, 2000, six weeks after its release.

“Celebrity,” the fourth and final album by *NSYNC, sold 1,880,000 copies in the first week after its release.

Eminem’s fourth album, “The Eminem Show,” sold 1,322,000 copies in the first week after its release.

“Feels Like Home,” the second album by Norah Jonas, sold 1,022,000 copies in the first week after its release.

Usher’s fourth album, “Confessions,” sold 1,096,000 copies in the first week after its release.

50 Cent’s sophomore album, “The Massacre,” sold 1,141,000 copies in the first week after its release.

Lil Wayne’s sixth album, “Tha Carter III,” sold 1,006,000 copies in the first week after its release.

Taylor Swift’s entirely self-written third album, “Speak Now,” sold 1,047,000 copies in the first week after its release.

Lady Gaga’s sophomore album, “Born This Way,” sold 1,108,000 copies in the first week after its release.

Swift’s fourth album, “Red,” sold 1,208,000 copies in the first week after its release.

Swift’s fifth album, “1989,” sold 1,287,000 copies in the first week after its release.

Adele’s third album, “25,” sold 3,378,000 copies in the first week after its release — handily breaking a single-week record that was previously set by *NSYNC in 2000.

“25” went on to sell 1,160,000 copies in its second week and 1,190,000 in its fifth week.

The album, which was withheld from streaming services for its first seven months, remains the only one in history to sell 1 million copies in at least two different weeks.

Swift’s sixth album, “Reputation,” sold 1,238,000 equivalent album units in the first week after its release.

Swift broke her tie with Adele as the artist with the most million-plus sales weeks overall (four). Adele’s three were all achieved with the same album (“25”).

Swift’s 10th album, “Midnights,” sold 1,578,000 copies in the first week after its release.

“1989 (Taylor’s Version),” Swift’s fourth rerecorded release, sold 1,653,000 copies in its first week — surpassing the original.

It’s the only album in history to debut with more than 1 million sales on two separate occasions.

Swift’s 11th album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” sold 2.61 million equivalent album units in its first week.

According to Billboard, “Poets” also broke the record for the biggest streaming week ever. It went on to chart at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 for 17 weeks, a personal best for Swift.

Swift’s 12th album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” blew past the 1 million mark in just a few days of tracking.

Six days after its release, “Showgirl” had already sold over 3.5 million equivalent album units, breaking the record previously held by Adele’s “25” for the biggest sales week of all time.

According to Billboard, 3.2 million of those units were traditional album sales (both physical purchases and digital downloads).

Swift is also the only artist in history to have eight different albums with million-plus sales weeks. Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC, and Eminem trail with two apiece.