Eminem’s ‘Recovery’ album was the biggest selling album overall in the United States for 2010 but Lady Antebellum ‘Need You Now’ was the number one physical seller.
The combined physical and digital sales ‘Recovery’ sold 3,415,000 units while ‘Need You Now’ sold 3,089,000 units. However, the positions were reversed for physical sellers with ‘Need You Know’ coming in at number 1 with sales of 2,707,000 and ‘Recovery’ selling 2,563,000 physical discs.
According to Nielsen Soundscan, here are the Top 10 albums of 2010:
All formats:
1. Eminem – Recovery (3,415,000)
2. Lady Antebellum – Need You Now (3,089,000)
3. Taylor Swift – Speak Now (2,960,000)
4. Justin Bieber – My World 2.0 (2,319,000)
5. Susan Boyle – The Gift (1,852,000
6. Lady Gaga – Fame (1,591,000)
7. Sade – Soldier of Love (1,300,000)
8. Drake – Thank Me Later (1,269,000)
9. Usher – Raymond V Raymond – (1,143,000)
10. Ke$ha - Animal - (1,143,000)
Physical only:
1. Lady Antebellum – Need You Now (2,707,000)
2. Eminem – Recovery (2,563,000)
3. Taylor Swift – Speak Now (2,473,000)
4. Justin Bieber – My World 2.0 (2,121,000)
5. Susan Boyle – The Gift (1,820,000)
6. Lady Gaga – Fame (1,218,000)
7. Sade – Soldier of Love (1,107,000)
8. Usher – Raymond V Raymond (1,026,000)
9. Drake – Thank Me Later (1,000,000)
10. Jackie Evancho – O Holy Night (991,000)
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