The highest-selling albums and
EPs in the United States are ranked in the
''Billboard'' 200, published by ''
Billboard'' magazine. The data are compiled by
Nielsen Soundscan based on each album's weekly physical sales.
In 2004, a total of 29 albums reached the #1 spot on the ''Billboard'' 200. R&B singer
Usher's ''
Confessions'' is the best-selling album of 2004, accumulating under eight million copies by the end of the year.
The album debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200 with sales of 1.096 million copies in the United States, breaking the record for the best opening sales week by an R&B act. ''Confessions'' gave Usher his first chart topper since he began releasing albums in the 1990s.
Singer
Norah Jones
Norah Jones (born Geethali Norah Jones Shankar; March 30, 1979) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. She has won several awards for her music and as of 2012, has sold more than 50 million records worldwide. ''Billboard'' named her the ...
' ''
Feels Like Home'' sold 3.8 million units, ranking as the second best-selling album of 2004.
''Feels Like Home'' is noted for its debut sales figure of 1.02 million, the second highest in a week by a female artist, behind singer
Britney Spears' ''
Oops!... I Did It Again'' which debuted with 1.32 million in 2000.
Chart history
See also
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2004 in music
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List of number-one albums (United States)
This is a list of number-one albums in the United States by year from the main '' Billboard'' albums chart, currently called the ''Billboard'' 200.
''Billboard'' first began publishing an album chart on March 24, 1945. The chart expanded to 20 ...
References
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