Mills 446 Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 In its 19th week since its release, Taylor Swift’s “1989” has now surpassed the last Nielsen Music-reported sales of her 2010 album, "Speak Now” to become the 3rd best-selling Nielsen Music-reported album of the decade so far (i.e. 2010-present), just behind Adele's 21 and Eminem's Recovery - both of which also scored at least 2 #1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, like 1989 did. Nielsen Music is the official source of record sales used by Billboard for their weekly charts. Here are the top 20 best-selling Nielsen Music-reported albums of the 2010s so far: Rank / Title (Year released) / Last Nielsen Music-reported album sales / Source1. 21 (2011) - Adele - 11.1 million (as of Jan. 13, 2015 via Billboard)2. Recovery (2010) - Eminem - 4.622 million (as of Oct. 30, 2014 via @chartnews)3. 1989 (2014) - Taylor Swift - 4.505 million (as of Mar. 13, 2015 via Billboard)4. Speak Now (2010) - Taylor Swift - 4.480 million (as of Mar. 13, 2015 via Billboard)5. Red (2012) - Taylor Swift - 4.160 million (as of Mar. 13, 2015 via Billboard)6. Need You Now (2010) - Lady Antebellum - 4 million (as of Apr. 2013 via @chartnews)7. Disney's Frozen Soundtrack (2013) - 3.927 million (as of Jan. 9, 2015 via Billboard)8. Christmas (2011) - Michael Buble - 3.573 million (as of Dec. 10, 2014 via @chartnews)9. My World 2.0 (2010) - Justin Bieber - 3.299 million (as of Nov. 4, 2013 via @chartnews)10. My Kinda Party (2010) - Jason Aldean - 3.130 million (as of Jan. 8, 2015 via RoughStock) 11. Sigh No More (2009) - Mumford & Sons - 3.101 million (as of Apr. 8, 2014 via @chartnews)12. Teenage Dream (2010) - Katy Perry - 2.97 million (as of Mar. 6, 2015 via Billboard)13. The 20/20 Experience (2013) - Justin Timberlake - 2.651 million (as of July 2, 2014 via Billboard)14. Babel (2012) - Mumford & Sons - 2.629 million (as of May 8, 2014 via Chart Watch)15. Night Visions (2012) - Imagine Dragons - 2.5 million (as of Feb. 25, 2015 via Billboard)16. Crash My Party (2013) - Luke Bryan - 2.395 million (as of Mar. 11, 2015 via RoughStock)17. Born This Way (2011) - Lady Gaga - 2.326 million (as of Mar. 30, 2014 via Billboard)18. Unorthodox Jukebox (2012) - Bruno Mars - 2.314 million (as of Sept. 26, 2014 via @chartnews)19. Doo-Wops & Hooligans (2010) - Bruno Mars - 2.310 million (as of Aug. 15, 2014 via Billboard)20. Tailgates & Tanlines (2011) - Luke Bryan - 2.3 million (as of July 9, 2014 via Billboard)Bubbling Under:21. Tha Carter IV (2011) - Lil Wayne - 2.279 million (as of Apr. 11, 2013 via @chartnews)22. The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (2013) - Eminem - 2.264 million (as of Jan. 9, 2015 via Billboard)23. Beyonce (2013) - Beyonce - 2.227 million (as of Mar. 4, 2015 via @chartnews)24. The Gift (2010) - Susan Boyle - 2.18 million (as of Dec. 1, 2014 via Billboard)25. Here To The Good Times (2012) - Florida Georgia Line - 2.142 million (as of Jan. 8, 2015 via RoughStock) http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6502076/taylor-swift-1989-outsold-her-last-two-albums Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharGaga 2,688 Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Can't wait for her to snatch 5 million US sales. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yves 1,891 Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 BTW who? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiona Apple 13,006 Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 She will be second in a while Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix 17,395 Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 My world 2.0. at #9 💎 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GypsyPrince 237 Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Dominating 3 out of the top 5 spots. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paper Planes 340 Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Coming for Eminem's non-existent weave momentarily. delete it fat Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tove Lo 2,481 Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 How sad and embarrassing. hop on that **** like a maniac Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pain of fame1 226 Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 WHERE IS THE FAME THO? It has sold 16-20M WW. It is almost impossible for all those sales to be ONLY outside the US.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladey Gagz 2,512 Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Not taylor passing herself WHERE IS THE FAME THO? It has sold 16-20M WW. It is almost impossible for all those sales to be ONLY outside the US.. Wasnt this decade Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spock 20,290 Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Soon to snatch #2 with 5M salesThree albums in the Top 5 bestselling of the decadeSo proud who will love me when the night is over Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spock 20,290 Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 How sad and embarrassing. For Iggs's tour you mean? Yeah it's totally sad and embarrassing.Stay salty who will love me when the night is over Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladey Gagz 2,512 Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 I thought Katy's album sales were pathetic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tove Lo 2,481 Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 For Iggs's tour you mean? Yeah it's totally sad and embarrassing.Stay salty How did I know someone would bring up something totally unrelated about Iggy. Classic. hop on that **** like a maniac Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sexxx 5,473 Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 boring album but slay Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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