- Who
- Eminem
- What
- 32,241,000 unit(s) sold
- Where
- United States ()
- When
In the first 10 years of the 21st century, rapper Eminem (USA) was the biggest-selling albums act in the US with sales of 32,241,000, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The Beatles (30,182,000) were in second place.
Biggest-selling album acts of the 2000s (USA): 1. Eminem: 32,241,000; 2. The Beatles: 30,182,000; 3. Tim McGraw: 24,769,000; 4. Toby Keith: 24,469,000; 5. Britney Spears: 22,969,000; 6. Kenny Chesney: 22,034,000; 7. Linkin Park: 21,421,000; 8. Nelly: 21,232,000; 9. Creed: 20,594,000; 10. Jay-Z: 20,424,000. The Marshall Mathers LP (10,204,000) and The Eminem Show (9,799,000) were the biggest-selling rap albums (and the fourth- and fifth-biggest-selling albums overall) in the 2000s in the USA.