Top 50 selling albums worldwide in 2008

The top 50 selling records (Worldwide) for 2008 has been released by the IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry) this week.

Coldplay top the list with a whopping 6.88 million copies sold of their new album 'Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends' worldwide. Lil Wayne, although receiving the top selling album in the U.S in 2008, comes in at number 9 on this list, just behind High School Musical....

1. Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends

2. AC/DC - Black Ice

3. Mamma Mia! The Movie Soundtrack

4. Duffy - Rockferry

5. Metallica - Death Magnetic

6. Leona Lewis - Spirit

7. Amy Winehouse - Back To Black

8. High School Musical 3: Senior Year

9. Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III

10. Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad

11. Madonna - Hard Candy

12. Beyonce - I Am... Sasha Fierce

13. P!nk - Funhouse

14. Guns N' Roses - Chinese Democracy

15. Britney Spears - Circus

16. Jack Johnson - Sleep Through The Static

17. Il Divo - The Promise

18. Taylor Swift - Fearless

19. Jonas Brothers - A Little Bit Longer

20. Camp Rock

21. Kings Of Leon - Only By The Night

22. Nickelback - Dark Horse

23. Miley Cyrus - Breakout

24. Kid Rock - Rock N Roll Jesus

25. Enya - And Winter Came

26. Mariah Carey - E=MC2

27. Take That - The Circus

28. The Killers - Day & Age

29. Usher - Here I Stand

30. T.I. - Paper Trail

31. Kanye West - 808's & Heartbreak

32. Michael Jackson - Thriller (25th Anniversary Edition)

33. Katy Perry - One Of The Boys

34. Exile - Exile Ballad Best

35. Ne-Yo - Year Of The Gentleman

36. Amy Macdonald - This Is The Life

37. Abba - Gold

38. Namie Amuro - Best Fiction.

39. Jonas Brothers - Jonas Brothers

40. Seal - Soul

41. Sugarland - Love On The Inside

42. Celine Dion - My Love Essential Collection

43. Exile - Exile Catchy Best

44. Dido - Safe Trip Home

45. Taylor Swift - Taylor Swift

46. Chris Brown - Exclusive

47. Twilight: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

48. Jason Mraz - We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.

49. OneRepublic - Dreaming Out Loud

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