Secondo i dati forniti dalla International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), tra i dischi più venduti nel mondo, nel corso del passato 2008, figurano le ultime uscite di AC/DC, Metallica e Guns N' Roses. Questa la classifica completa:
Top 20 best-selling albums of 2008 globally, according to IFPI:
01 COLDPLAY - "Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends"
02 AC/DC - "Black Ice"
03 Various Artists - "Mamma Mia! The Movie Soundtrack Featuring The Songs Of ABBA"
04 DUFFY - "Rockferry"
05 METALLICA - "Death Magnetic"
06 LEONA LEWIS - "Spirit "
07 AMY WINEHOUSE - "Back To Black"
08 Various Artists - "High School Musical 3: Senior Year"
09 LIL WAYNE - "Tha Carter III"
10 RIHANNA - "Good Girl Gone Bad"
11 MADONNA - "Hard Candy"
12 BEYONCE - "I Am... Sasha Fierce"
13 PINK - "Funhouse"
14 GUNS N' ROSES - "Chinese Democracy"
15 BRITNEY SPEARS - "Circus"
16 JACK JOHNSON - "Sleep Through The Static"
17 IL DIVO - "The Promise"
18 TAYLOR SWIFT - "Fearless"
19 JONAS BROTHERS - "A Little Bit Longer"
20 Various Artists - "Camp Rock"