The Top 10 R&B Acts of the 2000s

The Top 10 R&B Acts of the 2000s
Yahoo Live will stream Usher's The UR Experience show at the Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on Nov. 30 at 8 p.m. PT/11 p.m. ET, via Live Nation's channel on Yahoo Screen. Tune in!

As Usher would say, "Yeah!" The R&B superstar has sold 20.4 million albums since January 2000, a total topped in this time frame by only one R&B artist — the late Michael Jackson. Here are the 10 R&B artists (excluding rap and hip-hop) who have sold the most albums in the 2000s, according to Nielsen SoundScan. (Note: If you were to combine Beyoncé and Destiny's Child, Queen B would zoom to the top of the list.) – Paul Grein

Yahoo Live will stream Usher's The UR Experience show at the Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on Nov. 30 at 8 p.m. PT/11 p.m. ET, on Live Nation's channel on Yahoo Screen. Tune in!

As Usher would say, "Yeah!" The R&B superstar has sold 20.4 million albums since January 2000, a total topped in this time frame by only one R&B artist — the late Michael Jackson. Here are the 10 R&B artists (excluding rap and hip-hop) who have sold the most albums in the 2000s, according to Nielsen SoundScan. (Note: If you were to combine Beyoncé and Destiny's Child, Queen B would zoom to the top of the list.) – Paul Grein