text: what are the ten most selling album of 2005? what are they? 1 the massacre - 50 cent   2 encore - eminem  3 american idiot - green day  4 the emancipation of mimi - mariah carey  5 breakaway - kelly clarkson  6 love.angel.music.baby. - gwen stefani  7 destiny fulfilled - destiny's child  8 how to dismantle an atomic bomb - u2  9 greatest hits - shania twain  10 feels like today - rascal flatts  the chart was compiled by computer from billboard's weekly and biweekly charts during the eligibility period, which was 12.4.04, through 11.26.05.  as of 12.29.05, mariah carey has sold 4.866 million copies vs. 50's 4.834 million, but according to the official billboard year end chart, she is still 4th.