Nielsen Soundscan Year-End Lists

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1994:

# – Title – Artist – Units Sold
1. The Lion King – Soundtrack 4,900,000
2. The Sign – Ace Of Base 4,900,000
3. II – Boyz II Men 4,300,000
4. August & Everything After – Counting Crows 3,800,000
5. Dookie – Green Day 3,400,000
6. Not A Moment Too Soon – Tim McGraw 3,200,000
7. Purple – Stone Temple Pilots 3,100,000
8. Miracles: The Holiday Album – Kenny G 3,000,000
9. Smash – Offspring 2,900,000
10. Music Box – Mariah Carey 2,700,000
11. Vitalogy – Pearl Jam 2,600,000
12. Toni Braxton – Toni Braxton 2,500,000
13. Superunknown – Soundgarden 2,500,000
14. Hell Freezes Over – Eagles 2,400,000
15. Candlebox – Candlebox 2,400,000
16. Forrest Gump – Soundtrack 2,400,000
17. 12 Play – R.Kelly 2,300,000
18. The Division Bell – Pink Floyd 2,300,000
19. Chant – Benedictine Monks Of Santo Domingo De Silos 2,200,000
20. Colour Of My Love – Celine Dion 2,100,000
21. Regulate… G Funk Era – Warren G 2,100,000
22. Doggy Style – Snoop Doggy Dogg 2,000,000
23. Live At The Acropolis – Yanni 2,000,000
24. Very Necessary – Salt-N-Pepo 2,000,000
25. The Hits – Garth Brooks 1,900,000
26. Kickin’ It Up – John Michael Montgomery 1,900,000
27. Siamese Dream – Smashing Pumpkin 1,900,000
28. MTV Unplugged In New York – Nirvana 1,900,000
29. Monster – R.E.M 1,900,000
30. Above The Rim – Soundtrack 1,900,000
31. Merry Christmas – Mariah Carey 1,900,000
32. All-4-One – All-4-One 1,800,000
33. Yes I Am – Melissa Etheridge 1,700,000
34. Greatest Hits – Tom Patty & The Hearthbreakers 1,700,000
35. Tuesday Night Music Club – Sheryl Crow 1,700,000
36. From The Cradle – Eric Clapton 1,700,000
37. Reality Bites – Soundtrack 1,600,000
38. Janet – Janet Jackson 1,600,000
39. Get A Grip – Aerosmith 1,600,000
40. The Crow – Soundtrack 1,500,000
41. The Cross Of Changes – Enigma 1,500,000
42. The Bodyguard 1,500,000
43. Voodoo Language – Rolling Stones 1,500,000
44. Murder Was The Case – Soundtrack 1,400,000
45. The Downward Spiral – Nine Inch Nails 1,400,000
46. Jar Of Flies (EP) – Alice In Chains 1,400,000
47. VS. – Pearl Jam 1,400,000
48. God Shuffles His Feet – Crash Test Dummies 1,400,000
49. No Need To Argue – The Cronberries 1,400,000
50. Read My Mind – Reba McEntire 1,300,000
60. Longing In Their Hearts – Bonnie Raitt 1,300,000
61. Bat Out Of Hell II: Back Into Hell – Meat Loof 1,300,000
62. Who I Am – Alan Jackson 1,300,000
63. Rhythm Of Love – Anita Baker 1,300,000
64. One Thing – Michael Bolton 1,300,000
65. Diary Of A Mad Band 1,200,000
66. In Utero – Nirvana 1,200,000
67. So Far So Good – Bran Adams 1,200,000
68. Wildflowers – Tom Patty 1,200,000
69. Ill Communication – Beastie Boys 1,200,000
70. Big Ones – Aerosmith 1,200,000
71. Breathless – Kenny G 1,100,000
72. I’m Ready – Tevin Campbell 1,100,000
73. When Love Finds You – Vince Gill 1,100,000
74. New Miserable Experience – Gin Blossoms 1,100,000
75. In Pieces – Garth Brooks 1,100,000
76. Hints, Allegations & Things Left Unsaid – Collective Soul 1,100,000
77. Creepin’ On Ah Come Up (EP) – Bone Thugs-N-Harmony 1,000,000
78. Live At The BBS – The Beatles 1,000,000

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1995:

# – Title – Artist – Units Sold
1. Cracked Rear View – Hootie & The Blowfish 7,000,000
2. Crazysexycool – TLC 4,800,000
3. Jagged Little Pill – Alanis Morisette 4,200,000
4. Daydream – Mariah Carey 3,900,000
5. The Hits – Garth Brooks 3,800,000
6. Throwing Copper – Live 3,500,000
7. II – Boys II Men 3,400,000
8. Anthology 1 – Beatles 2,900,000
9. Hell Freezes Over – Eagles 2,800,000
10. The Woman In Me – Shania Twain 2,800,000
11. Dangerous Minds – Soundtrack 2,600,000
12. Dookie – Green Day 2,600,000
13. Sixteen Stone – Bush 2,300,000
14. Four – Blues Traveler 2,300,000
15. Fresh Horses – Garth Brooks 2,200,000
16. Waiting To Exhale – Soundtrack 2,100,000
17. Under The Table And Dreaming – Dave Matthews Band 2,100,000
18. East 1999 Eternal – Bone Thugs-N-Harmony 2,000,000
19. No Need To Argue – Cranberries 2,000,000
20. John Michael Montgomery – John Michael Montgomery 2,000,000
21. Pocahontas – Soundtrack 2,000,000
22. The Lion King – Soundtrack 1,900,000
23. History: Past, Present and Future Book 1 – Michael Jackson 1,900,000
24. Tuesday Night Music Club – Sheryl Crow 1,900,000
25. Christmas In The Aire – Mannheim 1,800,000
26. Balance – Van Halen 1,800,000
27. Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness – Smashing Pumpkins 1,700,000
28. Smash – Offspring 1,700,000
29. Me Against The World – 2Pac 1,700,000
30. Miracles: The Holiday Album – Kenny G 1,700,000
31. Dreaming Of You – Selena 1,700,000
32. Astro Creep: 2000 Songs Of Love, Destruction – White Zombie 1,600,000
33. Tigerlily – Nathalie Merchant 1,600,000
34. Vitalogy – Pearl Jam 1,600,000
35. The Greatest Hits Collection – Alan Jackson 1,600,000
36. Greatest Hits – Bruce Springsteen 1,600,000
37. Friday – Soundtrack 1,500,000
38. Pulp Fiction – Soundtrack 1,400,000
39. Batman Forever – Soundtrack 1,400,000
40. Forrest Gump – Soundtrack 1,300,000
41. My Life – Mary J. Blige 1,300,000
42. Yes I Am – Melissa Etheridge 1,300,000
43. Frogstomp – Silverchair 1,300,000
44. Games Rednecks Play – Jeff Foxworthy 1,300,000
45. All I Want – Tim McGraw 1,300,000
46. MTV Unplugged In New York – Nirvana 1,300,000
47. Now That I’ve Found You – Alision Krauss 1,300000
48. Seal – Seal 1,300,000
49. Wildflowers – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 1,200,000
50. Medusa – Annie Lennox 1,200,000
51. Greatest Hits – Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 1,200,000
52. Brandy – Brandy 1,200,000
53. Not A Moment Too Soon – Tim McGraw 1,200,000
54. Collective Soul – Collective Soul 1,200,000
55. R. Kelly – R. Kelly 1,200,000
56. Greatest Hits 1985-1995 – Michael Bolton 1,100,000
57. Design Of A Decade 1986/1996 – Janet Jackson 1,100,000
58. Bedtime Stories 1,100,000
59. Another Night – Real McCoy 1,100,000
60. The Show, The After Party, The Hotel 1,100,000
61. This Is How We Do It – Montell Jordan 1,100,000
62. Insomiac – Green Day 1,000,000
63. Weezer – Weezer 1,000,000
64. Dogg Food – The Dogg Pound 1,000,000

[Mael]

1996:

# – Title – Artist – Units Sold
1. Jagged Little Pill – Alanis Morisette 7,400,000
2. Falling Into You – Celine Dion 6,000,000
3. The Score – Fugees 4,500,000
4. Tragic Kingdom – No Doubt 4,400,000
5. Daydream – Maraih Carey 3,000,000
6. All Eyez On Me – 2Pac 3,000,000
7. Load – Metallica 3,000,000
8. Secrets – Toni Braxton 2,900,000
9. The Woman In Me – Shania Twain 2,800,000
10. (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? – Oasis 2,600,000
11. New Beginning – Tracy Chapman 2,600,000
12. Soundtrack – Waiting to Exale 2,600,000
13. E. 1999 Eternal – Bone Thugs-N-Harmony 2,500,000
14. Blue – LeAnn Rimes 2,500,000
15. Sixteen Stone – Bush 2,300,000
16. Fairweather Johnson – Hootie & the Blowfish 2,000,000
17. Keith Sweat – Keith Sweat 2,100,000
18. Crash – Dave Matthews Band 2,000,000
19. Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness – Smashing Pumpkins 1,900,000
20. Cracked Rear View – Hootie & the Blowfish 1,700,000
21. The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory – Makaveli 1,700,000
22. The Moment – Kenny G 1,700,000
23. Gangsta’s Paradise – Coolio 1,600,000
24. It Was Written – Nas 1,600,000
25. Evil Empire – Rage Against the Machine 1,600,000
26. Borderline – Brooks & Dunn 1,600,000
27. The Greatest Hits Collection – Alan Jackson 1,600,000
28. Blue Clear Sky – George Strait 1,500,000
29. 311 – 311 1,500,000
30. Razorblade Suitcase – Bush 1,500,000
31. R. Kelly – R. Kelly 1,500,000
32. Anthology 2 – Beatles 1,400,000
33. The Presidents of The United States Of America - -||- 1,400,000
34. To The Faithful Departed – Cranberries 1,300,000
35. Tha Doggfather – Snoop Doogy Dogg 1,300,000
36. Tigerlily – Nathalie Merchant 1,300,000
37. Bad Hair Day – Weird Al Yankovic 1,300,000
38. Home Again – New Edition 1,300,000
39. Tiny Music… Songs From The Vatican Gift Shope – Stone T Pilots 1,300,000
40. Romeo + Juliet – Soundtrack 1,300,000
41. Fresh Horses – Garth Brooks 1,200,000
42. Pieces Of You – Jewel 1,200,000
43. Relish – Joan Osborne 1,200,000
44. Another Level – BLACKstreet 1,200,000
45. Mr. Smith – LL Cool J 1,200,000
46. Garbage – Garbage 1,200,000
47. Down On The Upside – Soundgarden 1,200,000
48. Space Jam – Soundtrack 1,200,000
49. The Memory Of Trees – Enya 1,200,000
50. No Code – Pearl Jam 1,200,000
51. Volume 2 – Jock Jams 1,100,000
52. Set It Off – Soundtrack 1,100,000
53. The Preacher’s Wife – Soundtrack 1,100,000
54. Vol.1 – Best Of – Van Halen 1,100,000
55. Crazysexycool – TLC 1,000,000
56. Sweet Dreams – La Bouche 1,000,000

[Mael]

1997:

# - Title – Artist – Units Sold
1. Spice – Spice Girls 5,300,000
2. Pieces Of You – Jewel 4,300,000
3. No Way Out – Puff Daddy & the Family 3,400,000
4. Sevens – Garth Brooks 3,300,000
5. Middle Of Nowhere – Hanson 3,200,000
6. Life After Death – The Notorious B.I.G. 3,100,000
7. Bringing Down The Horse – The Wallflowers 3,100,000
8. Falling Into You – Celine Dion 3,000,000
9. Space Jam/Soundtrack – Various Artists 2,900,000
10. You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs – LeAnn Rimes 2,900,000
11. Yourself Or Someone Like You – Matchbox 20 2,700,000
12. Blue – LeAnn Rimes 2,700,000
13. Tragic Kingdom – No Doubt 2,600,000
14. Men In Black/Soundtrack 2,600,000
15. Let’s Talk About Love – Celine Dion 2,500,000
16. The Dance – Fleetwood mac 2,200,000
17. Butterfly – Mariah Carey 2,100,000
18. Higher Ground – Barbra Streisand 2,100,000
19. Sublime – Sublime 2,000,000
20. Baduizm – Erykah Badu 2,000,000
21. Unchained Melody/The Early Years – LeAnn Rimes 2,000,000
22. Carrying You Love With Me – George Strait 2,000,000
23. Everywhere – Tim McGraw 1,900,000
24. Tubthumper – Chumbawamba 1,900,000
25. Secrets – Toni Braxton 1,800,000
26. Share My World – Mary J. Blige 1,800,000
27. Did I Shave My Legs For This? – Deana Carter 1,700,000
28. Aquarium – Aqua 1,700,000
29. Another Level – BLACKstreet 1,700,000
30. The Fat Of The Land – Prodigy 1,700,000
31. Wu-Tang Forever – Wu-Tang Clan 1,600,000
32. Come On Over – Shania Twain 1,600,000
33. Surfacing – Sarah McLachlan 1,600,000
34. Re-Load – Metallica 1,500,000
35. Tidal – Fiona Apple 1,500,000
36. Ghetto D – Master P 1,500,000
37. Romeo + Juliet/Soundtrack – Various Artists 1,500,000
38. Harlem World – Mase 1,500,000
39. Evolution – Boyz II Men 1,500,000
40. (Songbook) A Collection Of Hits – Trisha Yearwood 1,400,000
41. The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory – Makaveli 1,400,000
42. Pure Moods – Various Artists 1,400,000
43. Secret Samadhi – Live 1,400,000
44. Floored – Sugar Ray 1,400,000
45. Spice World – Spice Girls 1,400,000
46. The Art Of War – Bone Thugs-N-Harmony 1,400,000
47. Crash – Dave Matthews Band 1,400,000
48. God’s Property – God’s Property From Kirk Franlin’s Nu Nation 1,400,000
49. Butterfly Kisses (Shades Of Grace) – Bob Cartisle 1,400,000
50. Pop – U2 1,300,000
51. Nine Lives – Aerosmith 1,300,000
52. Backstreet Boys – Backstreet Boys 1,300,000
53. Ultimate Dance Party 1997 – Various Artists 1,300,000
54. Soul Food/Soundtrack – Various Artists 1,200,000
55. The Greatest Hits Collection – Brooks & Dunn 1,200,000
56. R U Still Down? (Remember Me) – 2Pac 1,200,000
57. Razorblade Suitcase – Bush 1,200,000
58. Fush Yu Mang – Smash Mouth 1,200,000
59. Sheryl Crow – Sheryl Crow 1,200,000
60. The Velvet Rope – Janet 1,200,000
61. Jagged Little Pill – Alanis Morissette 1,100,000
62. Let’s Face It – The Mighty Mighty Bosstones 1,100,000
63. Ginuwine… The Bachelor – Ginuwine 1,100,000
64. Evita/Soundtrack – Various Artists 1,100,000
65. Dru Hill – Dru Hill 1,100,000
66. One In A Million – Aaliyah 1,100,000
67. The Preachers Wife/Soundtrack 1,100,000
68. My Way – Usher 1,100,000
69. Grease/Soundtrack – Various Artists 1,100,000
70. Recovering The Satellites – Counting Crows 1,000,000

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1998:

* coming soon *

[Mael]

1999:

* coming soon *