As of 2021, the top-selling album in the United States was '30' by Adele, with over 1.4 million unit sales. The second best-selling physical album in that period was 'Red (Taylor's Version)' by Taylor Swift, with 621 thousand unit sales.
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Billboard. (February 1, 2022). Top-selling albums in the United States in 2021, based on unit sales (in thousands) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/189361/top-selling-physical-albums-in-the-united-states-in-2010/
Billboard. "Top-selling albums in the United States in 2021, based on unit sales (in thousands)." Chart. February 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/189361/top-selling-physical-albums-in-the-united-states-in-2010/
Billboard. (2022). Top-selling albums in the United States in 2021, based on unit sales (in thousands). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/189361/top-selling-physical-albums-in-the-united-states-in-2010/
Billboard. "Top-selling Albums in The United States in 2021, Based on Unit Sales (in Thousands)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/189361/top-selling-physical-albums-in-the-united-states-in-2010/
Billboard, Top-selling albums in the United States in 2021, based on unit sales (in thousands) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/189361/top-selling-physical-albums-in-the-united-states-in-2010/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Top-selling albums in the United States in 2021, based on unit sales (in thousands) [Graph], Billboard, February 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/189361/top-selling-physical-albums-in-the-united-states-in-2010/