The 2008 calendar year covers the period of December 31, 2007 to December 28, 2008.
2006 (Top-Selling Albums - 2006 Calendar Year)
#3
Some Hearts - 3,016,031 (#2 country album)
2007 (Top-Selling Albums - 2007 Calendar Year)
#12
Carnival Ride - 1,694,118 (#3 country album)
#17
Some Hearts - 1,535,558 (#5 country album)
Week 35:
Includes sales thru 8/31/08
17 weeks remaining in the calendar year
1 THA CARTER III LIL' WAYNE 2,315,610
2 VIVA LA VIDA OR DEATH AND ALL HIS FRIENDS COLDPLAY 1,663,476
3 Sleep Through The Static Jack Johnson 1,365,835
4 E=MC2 MARIAH CAREY 1,157,572
5 ROCK N ROLL JESUS KID ROCK 1,147,194
6 TAYLOR SWIFT TAYLOR SWIFT 1,121,135
7 SPIRIT LEONA LEWIS 1,042,713
8 AS I AM ALICIA KEYS 1,041,380
9 HERE I STAND USHER 999,418
10 CAMP ROCK SOUNDTRACK 936,906
11 MAMMA MIA! SOUNDTRACK 851,131
12 ALL HOPE IS GONE SLIPKNOT 1,915,521
13 JUNO SOUNDTRACK 845,222
14 NOW 27 VARIOUS ARTISTS 823,555
15 BREAKOUT MILEY CYRUS 821,427
16 NOW 28 VARIOUS ARTISTS 786,567
17 GOOD GIRL GONE BAD RIHANNA 759,830
18 A LITTLE BIT LONGER JONAS BROTHERS 752,084
19 LOVE ON THE INSIDE SUGARLAND 746,286
20 JONAS BROTHERS JONAS BROTHERS 727,777
21 Alvin And The Chipmunks SOUNDTRACK 724,148
22 EXCLUSIVE CHRIS BROWN 717,714
23 Growing Pains Mary J. Blige 713,060
24 INDESTRUCTIBLE DISTURBED 686,970
25 TRILLA RICK ROSS 670,210
26 COCO COLBIE CAILLAT 652,690
27 Hannah Montana 2 (Soundtrack)/Meet Miley Cyrus MILEY CYRUS 650,653
28 LITTLE VOICE SARA BAREILLES 642,703
29 BACK TO BLACK AMY WINEHOUSE 636,236
30 HARD CANDY MADONNA 632,707
31 THRILLER 25 MICHAEL JACKSON 617,670
32 CARNIVAL RIDE CARRIE UNDERWOOD 615,139
33 In Rainbows Radiohead 602,676
34 DAUGHTRY DAUGHTRY 581,474
35 JUST LIKE YOU KEYSHIA COLE 576,010
36 THE ULTIMATE HITS GARTH BROOKS 575,976
37 ENJOY THE RIDE SUGARLAND 534,305
38 GOOD TIME ALAN JACKSON 530,596
39 TROUBADOR GEORGE STRAIT 527,150
40 3 DOORS DOWN 3 DOORS DOWN 522,138
41 WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE DANITY KANE 517,167
42 JORDIN SPARKS JORDIN SPARKS 493,637
43 DREAMING OUT LOUD ONEREPUBLIC 487,848
44 DEFINITION OF REAL PLIES 480,253
45 Long Road Out Of Eden EAGLES 465,976
46 I CAN ONLY IMAGINE: ULTIMATE POWER ANTHEMS OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH VARIOUS ARTISTS 461,958
47 STILL FEELS GOOD RASCAL FLATTS 449,526
48 ROCKFERRY DUFFY 447,888
49 MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT LINKIN PARK 440,889
50 REVELATION JOURNEY 429,794