IFPI Global Music Report 2005 indicated that The Emancipation of Mimi , the studio album by Mariah Carey had shipped more than 7.7 million units worldwide .
At the end of 2005 , the IFPI reported that The Emancipation of Mimi had sold more than 7.7 million copies globally , and was the second best-selling album of the year , after Coldplay 's X & Y . It was the best-selling album by a solo and female artist .