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It's now a three-way tie.

Here's where the bestselling artists were in their lives when they rode the top of the charts and what they are doing today.

From Fall Out Boy to Flyleaf, albums that have sold one million copies.

Another record to add to the collection.

Is that what it's like to be Godsmacked?

These tours pulled big numbers.

Metal's biggest success has impacted the mainstream several times.

The only new albums that beat them were by mainstream artists.

That's a lotta love.

This has never happened in the history of the Year-End Billboard 200.