[Iceman]

It's no surprise that Eminem tops the iTunes year-end sales chart. His Recovery album is the best-selling disc of 2010 according to Nielsen SoundScan, and hits such as "Love the Way You Lie" and "Not Afraid" have given Marshall Mathers the biggest crossover success of his career.

iTunes — which does not reveal detailed sales data — released its year-end tally of top-selling songs, albums, movies, book and apps on Thursday (December 9), and if you've been following their weekly charts, most of the names on the final list won't surprise you.

Right behind Em on the album chart was Ke$ha's breakthrough, Animal, followed by Lady Gaga's The Fame, Lady Antebellum's Need You Now, Taylor Swift's Speak Now, Drake's Thank Me Later, Mumford & Sons' Sign No More, the Black Eyed Peas' The E.N.D. (Energy Never Dies), Jack Johnson's To the Sea and Sade's Soldier of Love.

The singles chart was topped by Train, who scored a mega-smash with "Hey, Soul Sister," which beat out the equally ubiquitous "California Gurls" by Katy Perry and Em's "Love the Way You Lie." B.o.B was in the fourth slot with "Airplanes," right ahead of Taio Cruz's "Dynamite," which was followed by Usher's "OMG," Cruz's "Break Your Heart," Ke$ha's "Tik Tok," Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now" and Em's "Not Afraid."

In the year-end reckoning, iTunes dubbed Slim Shady its Artist of the Year, writing that Em's "forceful and inspirational narrative provided listeners with necessary motivation in 2010." The Black Keys' excellent Brothers was named Album of the Year and B.o.B the Best New Artist of 2010. Beach House took the Best Alternative Album crown for Teen Dream, the Sleigh Bells' "Infinity Guitars" was named Best Alternative Single, and Best Coast's Crazy for You was deemed Breakthrough Alternative Album.

Drake's Thank Me Later won Best Hip-Hop Album, while Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday was dubbed Best Breakthrough Album, and Eminem snagged Best Hip-Hop Single for "Love the Way You Lie."

[Tom]

He needs to retire, he's long past his best

[Iceman]

Originally Posted by Tom

He needs to retire, he's long past his best

He's a completely different artist now though. He's reinvented himself, I don't really compare him to his old self anymore, they're 2 different people to me.

[Smithy]

Albums this year in total:

Album sales!
1 974100 Lady Gaga - Fame
2 912400 Take That - Progress
3 741400 Alicia Keys - Element Of Freedom
4 728000 Michael Buble - Crazy Love
5 724500 Paolo Nutini - Sunny Side Up
6 713500 Florence & The Machine - Lungs
7 666500 Eminem - Recovery
8 653100 Plan B - Defamation Of Strickland Banks
9 619300 Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More
10 444100 Justin Bieber - My World


GaGa's debut album, released two years ago, still #1

[Princess]

Take That have sold a million albums now,they passed a mil a couple of days ago.