Top Album Sales of 2013

With 2013 coming to the halt and the Grammys just 50 days away it’s time to take a look back at this past year in music that has been nothing less than impressive. Some of the biggest names have topped the charts this, but who had the biggest opening week so far? Take a look back on who cashed in the biggest sales week of the year.

5. Luke Bryan struck platinum with his fourth studio album, Crash My Party, which released on August 13, 2013. The album had great commercial success selling 528,000 copies in its debut, but as of October 23, 2013 has sold 1,069,000 copies in the U.S. Its leading single, Crash My Party, was just the push the album needed topping the charts on the U.S Billboard Country Airplay and Canada Country Billboard.

4. Rap artist Jay-Z seen similar numbers this summer with the release of his twelfth studio album, Magna Carta Holy Grail. It was able to sell 528,000 copies despite making it available for free for Samsung customers. The album was certified platinum on the day of its physical release with the shipment of a million copies through the Samsung deal.

3.Everything is the same for Drake as his third studio album goes gold in its opening week. Drake had the third highest opening week selling 658,000 units. Nothing Was the Same was assisted by six successful promotional singles leading up to its release on September 24, 2013. Nothing Was the Same was certified platinum just five weeks after its release.

2.Speaking of everything staying the same, Eminem picked up where he left off with the highly anticipated Marshall Mathers LP 2. This is the second installment to the MMLP series, selling 792,000 units in its debut week. The MMLP 2 only took four weeks to go platinum.

1.Nine months later Justin Timberlake’s 20/20 Experience still has the biggest sales week of the year, with 968,000 copies sold back in March. It was quite the comeback for Timberlake who released three singles, released two albums, and collaborated with Jay-Z in the Legends of the Summer Stadium Tour to further promote the album. 20/20 Experience is Timberlake’s best selling debut week of his solo career and second number one album on the chart.