According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) who tallies world-wide sales, Coldplay’s X&Y sold more than any other record, with 8.3 million copies.
The band with the charasmatic Chris Martin for their lead singer surpassed American singer, Mariah Carey and her CD, The Emancipation of Mimi, which sold 7.7 million copies, and American rapper 50 Cent’s The Massacre, which sold 7.5 million copies.
Here is a list of the highest selling CDs of 2005:
1. Coldplay, X&Y (8,3m)
2. Mariah Carey, The Emancipation of Mimi (7,7m)
3. 50 Cent, The Massacre (7,5m)
4. Black Eyed Peas, Monkey Business (6,8m)
5. Green Day, American Idiot (6,4m)
6. Madonna, Confessions on a Dance Floor (6,3m)
7. Kelly Clarkson, Breakaway (6,1m)
8. Eminem, Curtain Call (5,5m)
9. James Blunt, Back to Bedlam (5,5m)
10. Robbie Williams, Intensive Care (5,4m)
Source: IFPI