Top Selling Albums of the Past 20 years

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Metallica now holds the record for the most albums sold in the last 20 years (in the U.S.). Metallica's self-titled album was released the summer of 1991. It features the tracks "Enter Sandman" , "The Unforgiven" & "Nothing Else Matters". It was certified 15x platinum in 2009. It's also worth noting that the newest album on this list is from the year 2000, eleven years ago. Further evidence of how much record sales have eroded.

1. Metallica (1991) by Metallica ~ 15,620,000
2. Come on Over (1997) by Shania Twain ~ 15,499,000 
3. Jagged Little Pill (1995) by Alanis Morissette ~ 14,673,000
4. Millennium (1999) by Backstreet Boys ~ 12,115,000
5. The Bodyguard Soundtrack (1992) by Whitney Houston/Various Artists ~ 11,823,000
6. Supernatural (1999) by Santana ~ 11,709,000
7. 1 (2000) by The Beatles ~ 11,703,000
8. Human Clay (1999) by Creed ~ 11,563,000
9. No Strings Attached (2000) by 'N Sync ~ 11,117,000
10. Falling into You (1996) by Celine Dion ~ 10,785,000 

 Source provided by Nielsen SoundScan.