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The highest-selling albums and EPs in the United States are ranked in the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, which is published by ''
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'' magazine. The data are compiled by
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based on each album's weekly physical and
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sales. In
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, 30 albums advanced to the peak position of the chart. Singer-songwriter
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'' was the first album to reach the top in 2011, spending four consecutive weeks at the top with 259,000 copies sold, while
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'' was the last album to do so, also spending four consecutive weeks there and selling 448,000 copies. The most successful album of the year was
Adele Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (, ; born 5 May 1988), professionally known by the mononym Adele, is an English singer and songwriter. After graduating in arts from the BRIT School in 2006, Adele signed a reco ...
's '' 21'', which spent 13 non-consecutive weeks at number one, and sold 5 million copies. The ''Billboard'' magazine mentioned ''21'' as the highest-selling album in the year since 2004, when Usher's '' Confessions'' reached sales of 8 million copies.
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's '' Born This Way'' held the record for the highest first-week total in 2011, with 1,108,000 copies sold in its first week.
Lil Wayne Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. (born September 27, 1982), known professionally as Lil Wayne, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record executive. His career began in 1995, at the age of 12, when he was signed by rapper Birdman (rapper), ...
's ''
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'' had the second-highest first-week total in 2011, with 964,000 copies.


Chart history


See also

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2011 in music This topic covers notable events and articles related to 2011 in music. Specific locations * 2011 in American music * 2011 in Asian music * 2011 in British music * 2011 in Canadian music * 2011 in European music (Continental Europe) * 2011 in ...
* List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2011 (U.S.)


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