 Picture of Santa as a DJ. Santa Claus is part of the folklore surrounding Christmas, and is mentioned in many of the best-selling Holiday albums. This page shows the best-selling Christmas albums in the United States. It includes artists from all over the world, but it only includes sales in the United States of America. [edit] Best-selling Christmas/Holiday album of all time The best selling Christmas album of all time is Elvis' Christmas Album, by Elvis Presley.[1][2] [edit] Best-selling Christmas/Holiday albums since Nielsen SoundScan tracking began This is a Top ten best-selling Christmas albums of the sound scan era in the United States according to the Recording Industry Association of America. Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales data for Billboard on March 1, 1991. These were published in Billboard magazine on October 31, 2007.[3] The list of Christmas albums sales are between 1991 to 2007 (note that Mannheim Steamroller Christmas and Fresh Aire Christmas were initially released prior to this period): [edit] 1991-2008 - Miracles: The Holiday Album / Kenny G. ~ 7,195,000
- These Are Special Times / Celine Dion ~ 5,022,000
- Merry Christmas / Mariah Carey ~ 5,011,690
- Noel / Josh Groban - 4,600,000
- Christmas in the Aire / Mannheim Steamroller ~ 3,683,000
- Fresh Aire Christmas / Mannheim Steamroller ~ 3,548,000
- Mannheim Steamroller Christmas / Mannheim Steamroller ~ 3,391,000
- Now That's What I Call Christmas! vol. 1 / Various artists ~ 3,215,000
- When My Heart Finds Christmas / Harry Connick, Jr. ~ 2,970,000
- Faith: A Holiday Album / Kenny G. ~ 2,735,000
[edit] Best-selling Christmas/Holiday albums by year Billboard Magazine began publishing year-end lists for Christmas album sales in 1963. It existed from 1963 to 1973. It started again in 1982, and was renamed to Holiday albums in 1994. - The best-selling Christmas album of 1963 was "The Andy Williams Christmas Album" by Andy Williams
- The best-selling Christmas album of 1964
- The best-selling Christmas album of 1965
- The best-selling Christmas album of 1966
- The best-selling Christmas album of 1967
- The best-selling Christmas album of 1968
- The best-selling Christmas album of 1969
- The best-selling Christmas album of 1970 was The Jackson 5 Christmas Album by The Jackson 5
- The best-selling Christmas album of 1971
- The best-selling Christmas album of 1972
- The best-selling Christmas album of 1973
- The best-selling Christmas album of 1974
- The best-selling Christmas album of 1975
- The best-selling Christmas album of 1976
- The best-selling Christmas album of 1977
- The best-selling Christmas album of 1978 was Christmas Portrait by The Carpenters
- The best-selling Christmas album of 1979
- The best-selling Christmas album of 1982
- The best-selling Christmas album of 1983
- The best-selling Christmas album of 1984 was An Old-Fashioned Christmas by The Carpenters
- The best-selling Christmas album of 1985
- The best-selling Christmas album of 1986
- The best-selling Christmas album of 1987
- The best-selling Christmas album of 1988
- The best-selling Christmas album of 1989
- The best-selling Holiday album of 2000 was Dream a Dream, by Charlotte Church[7]
- The best-selling Holiday album of 2001 was Now That's What I Call Christmas!, by Various Artists.
- The best-selling Holiday album of 2002 was Wishes: A Holiday Album, Kenny G.
- The best-selling Holiday album of 2003 was Harry for the Holidays, by Harry Connick, Jr.[8]
- The best-selling Holiday album of 2004 was Merry Christmas with Love, by Clay Aiken[9]
- The best-selling Holiday album of 2005 was The Christmas Collection, by Il Divo
- The best-selling Holiday album of 2006 was a Wintersong, by Sarah McLachlan
- The best-selling Holiday album of 2007 was Noël, by Josh Groban
- The best-selling Holiday album of 2008 was also Noël
- The best-selling Holiday album of 2009 was My Christmas, by Andrea Bocelli[10]
[edit] See also [edit] References - ^ "Popular Demand"]. The New York Times. January 7, 2008. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0DE4DD143DF934A35752C0A96E9C8B63. Retrieved January 1, 2010.
- ^ "Elvis Still Holds Top-Selling USA Christmas Album"]. Elvis Presley.com.au. December 24, 2008. http://www.elvis.com.au/presley/news/top_selling_christmas_albums_208.shtml. Retrieved January 1, 2010.
- ^ The 10 Best-Selling Holiday Albums, Billboard.com
- ^ She, by Harry Conick, Jr., harryconnickjr.com
- ^ The Best Selling Christmas Albums of 1997, neosoul.com
- ^ The Best Selling Christmas Albums of 1999, neosoul.com
- ^ The Major Minor, The New York Times, April 1, 2001
- ^ IDT Entertainment's DPS Film Roman and Harry Connick Jr. Team For 3D Animated Christmas Special, Business Wire, findarticles.com September 29, 2004
- ^ Clay Aiken Releases New RCA Records Album 'A Thousand Different Ways', emol.org, August 3, 2006
- ^ 2009 U.S. Music Purchases up 2.1% over 2008; Music Sales Exceed 1.5 Billion for Second Consecutive Year, Businesswire.com, Jan 7, 2010 article.
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