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Who is the greatest American rock band of the last twenty years? Based on sales alone it looks like Metallica is the champ.
1991-1999 list

1. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill ~ 13,542,393
2. Shania Twain - Come on Over~ 12,110,660
3. Metallica - Metallica ("the Black Album")~ 11,715,533
4. Whitney Houston - The Bodyguard (soundtrack) ~ 11,605,690
5. Backstreet Boys - Millennium ~ 10,335,732
6. Celine Dion - Falling into You ~ 10,224,282
7. Hootie and the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View ~ 9,817,666
8. Various Artists - Titanic (soundtrack) ~ 9,806,175
9. Backstreet Boys - Backstreet Boys ~ 9,408,265
10. Garth Brooks - Ropin' The Wind ~ 9,370,863


1999-2006 list

1. Come on Over / Shania Twain 14,896,911

2. Jagged Little Pill / Alanis Morisette 14,200,822

3. Metallica / Metallica 13,803,308

4. Millennium / Backstreet Boys 12,056,675

5. Bodyguard / Soundtrack 11,741,779

6. Supernatural / Santana 11,333,627

7. Human Clay / Creed 11,291,067

8. No Strings Attached / N Sync 11,069,789

9. Falling Into You / Celine Dion 10,614,005

10. Baby One More Time / Britney Spears 10,472,878
Top ten best-selling albums of sound scan era - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia