Only 21 albums in history have sold 1 million copies in a single week - here they all are

"The Bodyguard" soundtrack — co-executive produced by Clive Davis and Whitney Houston, who starred in the film — became the first album verified by Nielsen to move more than 1 million units in a single week.

According to Billboard, the album sold 1,061,000 copies in the week ending January 3, 1993, six weeks after its release. It has since sold more than 12 million copies in the US and remains the best-selling soundtrack of all time.

"Double Live," the first live album from country star Garth Brooks, sold 1,085,000 copies in the first week after its release.

"Millennium," the third album by Backstreet Boys, sold 1,134,000 copies in the first week after its release.

"No Strings Attached," the third album by *NSYNC, sold 2,416,000 copies in the first week after its release.

"Oops!... I Did It Again," the second album by Britney Spears, sold 1,319,000 copies in the first week after its release.

"The Marshall Mathers LP," Eminem's third album, sold 1,760,000 copies in the first week after its release.

"Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water," Limp Bizkit's third album, sold 1,055,000 copies in the first week after its release.

"Black & Blue," the fourth album by Backstreet Boys, sold 1,591,000 copies in the first week after its release.

"1," a post-breakup compilation album by The Beatles, sold 1,259,000 copies in the week ending December 24, 2000, six weeks after its release.

"Celebrity," the fourth and final album by *NSYNC, sold 1,880,000 copies in the first week after its release.

"The Eminem Show," Eminem's fourth album, sold 1,322,000 copies in the first week after its release.

"Feels Like Home," Norah Jones' sophomore album, sold 1,022,000 copies in the first week after its release.

"Confessions," Usher's fourth album, sold 1,096,000 copies in the first week after its release.

"The Massacre," 50 Cent's sophomore album, sold 1,141,000 copies in the first week after its release.

"Tha Carter III," Lil Wayne's sixth album, sold 1,006,000 copies in the first week after its release.

"Speak Now," Taylor Swift's third album, sold 1,047,000 copies in the first week after its release.

"Born This Way," the second album by Lady Gaga, sold 1,108,000 copies in the first week after its release.

"Red," Swift's fourth album, sold 1,208,000 copies in the first week after its release.

"1989," Swift's fifth album, sold 1,287,000 copies in the first week after its release.

"25," the third album by Adele, sold 3,378,000 copies in the first week after its release — handily breaking a single-week record that was previously set by *NSYNC in 2000.

"25" went on to sell 1,160,000 copies in its second week and 1,190,000 in its fifth week.

It remains the only album in history to sell 1 million copies in at least two different weeks.

"Reputation," Swift's sixth album, sold 1,238,000 equivalent album units in the first week after its release.

Swift is the only artist in history to have four different albums with million-selling weeks. Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC, and Eminem trail with two apiece.

She's also the only artist with four million-selling weeks overall after breaking her tie with Adele, whose three million-selling weeks were all achieved with the same album.