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Eminem 'top-selling artist of decade'

(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-12-10 10:35

Eminem 'top-selling artist of decade'

Eminem has been named the top-selling artist of the '00s in the US.

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The Relapse rapper has shifted over 32.3 million records since the turn of the century, according to Nielson Soundscan.

The Beatles hold the title for the bestselling album with their November 2000 collection 1, which has sold 11,499,000 copies over the course of the decade.

The top-selling albums in America this decade are:

1. The Beatles: 1 (11,499,000)

2. 'N Sync: No Strings Attached (11,112,000)

3. Norah Jones: Come Away With Me (10,546,000)

4. Eminem: The Marshall Mathers LP (10,204,000)

5. Eminem: The Eminem Show (9,799,000)

6. Usher: Confessions (9,712,000)

7. Linkin Park: Hybrid Theory (9,663,000)

8. Creed: Human Clay (9,491,000)

9. Britney Spears: Oops!... I Did It Again (9,185,000)

10. Nelly: Country Grammar (8,461,000)
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