Eminem's "The Eminem Show" was the top selling album of 2002 with more than 7 million copies sold according to SoundScan. The top ten selling albums of 2002 (01/01/2002-12/29/2002) were:
1. Eminem Show / Eminem 7,607,925
2. Nellyville / Nelly 4,916,073
3. Let Go / Avril Lavigne 4,121,396
4. Home / Dixie Chicks 3,690,413
5. Soundtrack / 8 Mile 3,498,497
6. Missundaztood / Pink 3,144,947
7. Ashanti / Ashanti 3,099,216
8. Drive / Alan Jackson 3,054,736
9. Up!/ Shania Twain 2,909,499
10. Soundtrack/O Brother Where Art Thou? 2,736,049