World Albums

Year-End Charts

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WORLD ALBUMS

This year's top-selling world music albums, ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen Music.

2016

Time Machine

  • 2011 Chart Highlights

    A quick look through 2011's best music.

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  • 2012 Chart Highlights

    A quick look through 2012's best music.

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  • 2013 Chart Highlights

    A quick look through 2013's best music.

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  • 2014 Chart Highlights

    A quick look through 2014's best music.

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  • 2015 Chart Highlights

    A quick look through 2015's best music.

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  • 2016 Chart Highlights

    A quick look through 2016's best music.

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2

DESTINY

Celtic Woman

3

METAL RESISTANCE

BABYMETAL

4

LEGACY, VOLUME ONE

Celtic Thunder

5

THE VERY BEST OF CELTIC THUNDER

Celtic Thunder

6

WINGS

BTS

7

THE CLASSIC CHRISTMAS ALBUM

Celtic Thunder

9

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL MOMENT IN LIFE, PT. 2

BTS

10

CHRISTMAS

Celtic Woman

11

LEGACY, VOLUME TWO

Celtic Thunder

12

FANTOME

Utada Hikaru

13

STRING THEORY

We Banjo 3

14

TREASURE WITHIN (EP)

Shakila

15

FLY (EP)

GOT7