List of best-selling albums
Best-selling album by year worldwide
The charts of the best-selling albums by year in the world are compiled by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry annually since 2001.

List of best-selling albums

Section Title: Best-selling album by year worldwide
Table Section Text: The charts of the best-selling albums by year in the world are compiled by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry annually since 2001.

Year	Album	Artist(s)	Sales (millions)	Ref(s)

2001	Hybrid Theory	Linkin Park	8.5

2002	The Eminem Show	Eminem	13.9

2003	Come Away with Me	Norah Jones	18.0

2004	Confessions	Usher	12.0

2005	X&Y	Coldplay	8.3

2006	High School Musical	Various Artists	7.0

2007	High School Musical 2	6.0

2008	Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends	Coldplay	6.8

2009	I Dreamed a Dream	Susan Boyle	8.3

2010	Recovery	Eminem	5.7

2011	21	Adele	18.1

2012	8.3

2013	Midnight Memories	One Direction	4.0

2014	Frozen	Various Artists	9.0

2015	25	Adele	17.4

2016	Lemonade	Beyoncé	2.5

2017	÷	Ed Sheeran	6.1

2018	The Greatest Showman	Various Artists	3.5

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The IFPI named ÷ as the best-selling album worldwide in 2017.

final_sentence: The IFPI named ÷ as the best-selling album worldwide in 2017.