Lil Wayne `The Carter III` was the biggest selling album of 2008 in the USA, shifting 2,874,000 units.
Nielsen SoundScan has released the biggest sellers of 2008 in their end of year report.Coldplay had the second biggest selling album of the year. ‘Viva La Vida’ sold 2,144,000.
Third was Taylor Swift ‘Fearless’. (She also had the 6th biggest seller of the year making her the biggest selling artist of the year).
The Top 10 albums of 2008 were:
1. Lil Wayne : The Carter III (2,874,000)
2. Coldplay : Viva La Vida (2,144,000)
3. Taylor Swift : Fearless (2,112,000)
4. Kid Rock : Rock and Roll Jesus (2,018,000)
5. AC/DC : Black Ice (1,915,000)
6. Taylor Swift : Taylor Swift (1,597,000)
7. Metallica : Death Magnetic (1,565,000)
8. T.I. : Paper Trail (1,522,000)
9. Jack Johnson : Sleep Through The Static (1,492,000)
10. Beyonce : I Am ... Sasha Fierce (1,459,000)
