Worldwide ESTIMATIONS - Update 24/07/09

Are Estimations, so nothing "official".
Consider the data as "Points", not pure sales data.

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2006's releases (Estimations)
Amy Winehouse Back To Black 11.212.500 11.212.500
Justin Timberlake FutureSex / LoveSounds 8.885.300 9.232.740
Soundtrack High School Musical 8.170.000 8.483.240
Nelly Furtado Loose 7.808.000 8.115.560
Red Hot Chili Peppers Stadium Arcadium 7.349.000 7.638.520
Pink I'm Not Dead 6.190.000 6.427.320
Fergie The Dutchess 6.089.500 6.327.540
Beyoncé B'Day 5.895.500 6.125.540
The Beatles Love 5.533.000 5.741.120
Rascal Flatts Me And My Gang 4.910.000 5.102.640

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2007's releases (Estimations)
Rihanna Good Girl Gone Bad 7.511.500 7.511.500
Soundtrack High School Musical 2 6.498.500 6.739.180
Linkin Park Minutes To Midnight 6.432.000 6.667.560
Leona Lewis Spirit 6.411.500 6.591.980
Alicia Keys As I Am 5.811.500 6.033.460
Michael Bublé Call Me Irresponsible 5.746.500 5.957.580
Eagles Long Road Out Of Eden 5.639.500 5.854.940
Mika Life In Cartoon Motion 5.579.000 5.796.360
Josh Groban Noel 5.497.500 5.674.460
Avril Lavigne The Best Damn Thing 5.387.000 5.594.600


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2008's releases (Estimations)
Coldplay Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends 7.765.000 7.959.400
AC/DC Black Ice 5.930.500 5.930.500
Duffy Rockferry 5.427.500 5.553.820
Soundtrack Mamma Mia! 5.058.000 5.132.240
Taylor Swift Fearless 4.329.000 4.329.000
Beyoncé I Am... Sasha Fierce 4.275.000 4.275.000
Kings Of Leon Only By The Night 4.210.000 4.210.000
Pink Funhouse 4.159.500 4.159.500
Metallica Death Magnetic 4.144.500 4.144.500
Michael Jackson Thriller (25th Anniversary Reissue) *since july 2009 counted together at "Thriller" 3.928.500 4.014.060



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2009's releases (Estimations)
U2 No Line On The Horizon 3.104.000 3.104.000
Eminem Relapse 2.322.000 2.322.000
Soundtrack Hannah Montana: The Movie 1.952.000 1.952.000
Green Day 21st Century Breakdown 1.844.000 1.844.000
Bruce Springsteen Working On A Dream 1.522.500 1.522.500
Black Eyed Peas The E.N.D. 1.418.000 1.418.000
Lily Allen It's Not Me, It's You 1.288.000 1.288.000
Kelly Clarkson All I Ever Wanted 1.145.000 1.145.000
Depeche Mode Sounds Of The Universe 927.000 927.000
Rascal Flatts Unstoppable 905.500 905.500

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Are Estimations, so nothing "official".
Consider the data as "Points", not pure sales data.

No Japanese acts in list, sorry.