List of best-selling albums by year in the United States

Columns: Year | Performing artist ( s ) | Nationality | Album | Sales
1990 | Janet Jackson | United States | Janet Jackson 's Rhythm Nation 1814 | 1991 | Mariah Carey | United States | Mariah Carey | 1992 | Billy Ray Cyrus | United States | Some Gave All | 4,700,000 | 1993 | Whitney Houston /soundtrack | - | The Bodyguard | 5,460,000 | 1994 | Elton John /soundtrack | - | The Lion King | 4,904,000 | 1995 | Hootie and the Blowfish | United States | Cracked Rear View | 7,020,000 | 1996 | Alanis Morissette | Canada | Jagged Little Pill | 7,380,000 | 1997 | Spice Girls | United Kingdom | Spice | 5,302,000 | 1998 | James Horner / soundtrack | - | Titanic | 9,338,000 | 1999 | Backstreet Boys | United States | Millennium | 9,446,000

Example questions:
How many albums did the US ' best-selling boy band of all time sell ? | How many Grammy Awards has the US ' best selling artist of 1991 won ? | When was the premiere of the musical based on the best-selling album by the artist born on June 1st , 1974 ? | What was the worth of the record contract signed by the artist to record the album that sold 5,460,000 copies in the US ? | Where did the US ' best selling artist in 1994 grow up ?

Answers:
9,446,000 | 5 | May 5 , 2018 | $ 100 million | Pinner area of London