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Best Selling Album of the Year

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5.5

1. Calypso - Harry Belafonte

1956

2. My Fair Lady (1956 Original Broadway Cast) - Alan Jay Lerner

1957 and 1958

3. The Music from & More Music from Peter Gunn - Henry Mancini

1959

4. The Sound of Music (1959 Original Broadway C... - Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, Mary Martin, Theodore Bikel

1960

5. Camelot (Original Broadway Cast) - Frederick Loewe, Moss Hart, Julie Andrews, Mary Berry, Robert Goulet, Richard Burton, Alan Jay Lerner

1961

7.8

6. West Side Story - Original Soundtrack

1962 and 1963

7. Hello, Dolly!: Original Broadway Cast - Original Soundtrack

1964

8.3

8. Mary Poppins - Original Soundtrack

1965

9. Whipped Cream and Other Delights - Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass

1966

schafediggity's rating:

8.7

10. More of the Monkees - The Monkees

1967

100

8.6

11. Are You Experienced - The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Jimi Hendrix, Noel Redding, Mitch Mitchell, Chas Chandler

1968

schafediggity's rating:

8.3

12. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - Iron Butterfly

1969

schafediggity's rating:

7.6

13. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel

1970

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14. Jesus Christ Superstar - Original Soundtrack, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice, Murray Head

1971

schafediggity's rating:

115

7.9

15. Harvest - Neil Young

1972

schafediggity's rating:

8.5

16. The World Is a Ghetto - War

1973

8.2

17. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John

1974

schafediggity's rating:

7.5

18. Elton John - Greatest Hits - Elton John

1975

6.8

19. Frampton Comes Alive! - Peter Frampton

1976

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20. Rumours - Fleetwood Mac

1977

schafediggity's rating:

7.8

21. Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sou... - Original Soundtrack, Kool & The Gang

1978

6.6

22. 52nd Street - Billy Joel

1979

schafediggity's rating:

492

8.2

23. The Wall - Pink Floyd, David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Richard Wright, Nick Mason

1980

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24. Hi Infidelity - REO Speedwagon

1981

7.8

25. Asia - Asia

1982

157

8.2

26. Thriller - Michael Jackson

1983 and 1984

7.4

27. Born in the U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen

1985

schafediggity's rating:

6.8

28. Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston

1986

6.8

29. Slippery When Wet - Bon Jovi

1987

6.9

30. Faith - George Michael

1988

31. Don't Be Cruel - Bobby Brown

1989

7.4

32. Rhythm Nation 1814 - Janet Jackson

1990

6.8

33. Ropin' the Wind - Garth Brooks

1991

34. Some Gave All - Billy Ray Cyrus

1992

7.6

35. The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album - Whitney Houston

1993

7.7

36. The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Sound... - Tim Rice

1994

6.7

37. Cracked Rear View - Hootie & the Blowfish

1995

570

6.9

38. Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissette

1996

schafediggity's rating:

143

6.7

39. Spice - Spice Girls

1997

6.6

40. Titanic : Music from the Motion Picture - Original Soundtrack, James Horner, Celine Dion

1998

schafediggity's rating:

102

6.4

41. Millennium - Backstreet Boys

1999

7.6

42. No Strings Attached - *NSYNC

2000

799

7.2

43. Hybrid Theory - Linkin Park

2001

schafediggity's rating:

398

6.8

44. The Eminem Show - Eminem

2002

119

6.6

45. Get Rich Or Die Tryin' - 50 Cent

2003

6.5

46. Confessions - Usher

2004

7.4

47. The Emancipation of Mimi - Mariah Carey

2005

7.5

48. High School Musical - Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel

2006

6.5

49. Noel - Josh Groban

2007

8.7

50. Tha Carter III - Lil Wayne

2008

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