THE BEST SELLING ALBUMS OF 1999

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ARTIST
Title, LABEL

MILLIONS OF UNITS SOLD AT SOUNDSCAN STORES THROUGH DEC. 26, 1999

1

The Best Selling Album of 1999BACKSTREET BOYS
Millenium, Jive

9.30

2

BRITNEY SPEARS
...Baby One More Time, Jive

8.22

3

RICKY MARTIN
Ricky Martin, Columbia

5.90

4

SHANIA TWAIN
Come On Over, Mercury/Nashville

5.50

5

LIMP BIZKIT
Significant Other, Interscope

4.80

6

SANTANA
Supernatural, Arista

4.55

7

TLC
FanMail, LaFace

4.15

8

KID ROCK
Devil Without a Cause, Lava/Atlantic

4.11

9

CHRISTINA AGUILERA
Christina Aguilera

3.43

10

DIXIE CHICKS
Wide Open Spaces, Monument

3.43

11

'N SYNC
'N Sync, RCA

3.23

12

JUVENILE
400 Degreez, Cash Money/Universal

3.16

13

THE OFFSPRING
Americana, Columbia

2.86

14

EMINEM
The Slim Shady EP, Interscope

2.78

15

LAURYN HILL
The Miseducation of ...

2.75

16

CHER
Believe, Warner Bros.

2.74

17

98O
98O and Rising, Motown

2.64

18

CELINE DION
All the Way -- A Decade of Songs, Epic

2.62

19

DIXIE CHICKS
Fly, Monument

2.54

20

SMASH MOUTH
Astro Lounge, Interscope

2.41

21

LOU BEGA
A Little Bit of Mambo, RCA

2.35

22

BLINK-182
Enema of the State, MCA

2.25

23

BACKSTREET BOYS
Backstreet Boys, Jive

2.22

24

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS
Californication, Warner Bros.

2.14

25

SUGAR RAY
14:59, Lava/Atlantic

1.99

As published in the January 14, 2000 issue of Entertainment Weekly. Based on sales at stores who report to SoundScan. Actual United States sales are obviously higher. Send your questions to bsa1999 @neosoul.com