Worldwide ESTIMATIONS - Update 21/08/09

Are Estimations, so nothing "official".
Consider the data as "Points", not pure sales data.

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2006's releases (Estimations)
Amy Winehouse Back To Black 11.235.000 11.235.000
Justin Timberlake FutureSex / LoveSounds 8.886.100 9.233.540
Soundtrack High School Musical 8.186.000 8.499.240
Nelly Furtado Loose 7.814.000 8.121.560
Red Hot Chili Peppers Stadium Arcadium 7.355.000 7.644.520
Pink I'm Not Dead 6.206.000 6.443.320
Fergie The Dutchess 6.095.500 6.333.540
Beyoncé B'Day 5.905.500 6.135.540
The Beatles Love 5.550.500 5.758.620
Rascal Flatts Me And My Gang 4.916.000 5.108.640

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2007's releases (Estimations)
Rihanna Good Girl Gone Bad 7.529.500 7.529.500
Soundtrack High School Musical 2 6.517.500 6.758.180
Linkin Park Minutes To Midnight 6.461.500 6.697.060
Leona Lewis Spirit 6.431.500 6.611.980
Alicia Keys As I Am 5.821.500 6.043.460
Michael Bublé Call Me Irresponsible 5.756.500 5.967.580
Eagles Long Road Out Of Eden 5.653.500 5.868.940
Mika Life In Cartoon Motion 5.587.000 5.804.360
Josh Groban Noel 5.505.500 5.682.460
Avril Lavigne The Best Damn Thing 5.395.000 5.602.600

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2008's releases (Estimations)
Coldplay Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends 7.851.000 8.045.400
AC/DC Black Ice 5.976.500 5.976.500
Duffy Rockferry 5.466.500 5.592.820
Soundtrack Mamma Mia! 5.120.500 5.194.740
Michael Jackson Thriller (25th Anniversary Reissue) *since july 2009 counted together at "Thriller" 4.778.500 4.864.060
Taylor Swift Fearless 4.555.000 4.555.000
Kings Of Leon Only By The Night 4.505.000 4.505.000
Beyoncé I Am... Sasha Fierce 4.457.000 4.457.000
Pink Funhouse 4.305.500 4.305.500
Metallica Death Magnetic 4.174.000 4.174.000

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2009's releases (Estimations)
U2 No Line On The Horizon 3.233.000 3.233.000
Eminem Relapse 2.533.000 2.533.000
Soundtrack Hannah Montana: The Movie 2.188.000 2.188.000
Green Day 21st Century Breakdown 2.084.000 2.084.000
Black Eyed Peas The E.N.D. 1.927.000 1.927.000
Bruce Springsteen Working On A Dream 1.567.000 1.567.000
Lily Allen It's Not Me, It's You 1.390.000 1.390.000
Kelly Clarkson All I Ever Wanted 1.187.500 1.187.500
Depeche Mode Sounds Of The Universe 993.500 993.500
Rascal Flatts Unstoppable 965.000 965.000


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Are Estimations, so nothing "official".
Consider the data as "Points", not pure sales data.

No Japanese acts in list, sorry.