In a world full of albums, only 23 have ever sold a million or more U.S. copies in a single week — and only one has ever done so more than once, much less three times total.
At least, that’s what can be gathered since Luminate began electronically counting music sales in 1991, back when the data tracking company was known as SoundScan. Luminate’s sales, streaming and airplay measurements are what power Billboard‘s weekly charts to this day, including the foremost album ranking in the country, the Billboard 200.
But which artists are part of the elite few who’ve accomplished this…
