After Garth Brooks surpassed The Beatles in the 90's, EMI released a collection of The Beatles' Number 1 songs in 2000 and again regained their throne as the best selling act of the decade.
The top-selling albums of the decade, according to Nielsen SoundScan:
1.
The Beatles, 1,11,499,000 units sold
2.
*NSYNC, No Strings Attached, 11,112,000 units sold
3.
Norah Jones, Come Away With Me, 10, 546,000 units sold
4.
Eminem, The Marshall Mathers LP, 10,204,000 units sold
5.
Eminem, The Eminem Show, 9,799,000 units sold
6.
Usher, Confessions, 9,712,000 units sold
7.
Linkin Park, Hybrid Theory, 9,663,000 units sold
8.
Creed, Human Clay, 9,491,000 units sold
9.
Britney Spears, Oops! … I Did It Again, 9,185,000 units sold
10.
Nelly, Country Grammar, 8,461,000 units sold
The top-selling digital songs of the decade, according to Nielsen SoundScan:
1.
Flo Rida feat. T-Pain, "Low" 5,214,000 units sold
2.
Lady Gaga feat. Colby O'Donis, "Just Dance," 4,690,000 units sold
3.
Jason Mraz, "I'm Yours," 4,619,000 units sold
4.
Timbaland feat. OneRepublic, "Apologize," 4,439,000 units sold
5.
The Black Eyed Peas, "Boom Boom Pow," 4,349,000 units sold
6.
Soulja Boy Tell'em, "Crank That," 4,315,000 units sold
7.
Lady Gaga, "Poker Face," 4,200,000 units sold
8.
Coldplay, "Viva la Vida," 4,140,000 units sold
9.
Taylor Swift, "Love Story," 4,005,000 units sold
10.
Katy Perry, "Hot N Cold," 3,945,000 units sold
via MTV.com
What can you say about the musical taste of the people on this decade based on that charts?