The numbers are in!
The past 12 months have treated many artists in the music industry extreeeemely well, while others haven’t had quite the same luck with their new releases.
So who came out on top???
The biggest albums of the year sales-wise appear to be Taylor Swift‘s Fearless (3.7 million copies sold), Michael Jackson‘s #1’s (3 million!!), Beyonce‘s I Am… Sasha Fierce (2.4 million) and rounding out the bunch is the ever-popular Twilight soundtrack, which sold a massive 2.2 million copies.
Honorable mentions?
Check out the list:
Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana Soundtrack) 1.5 million copies
Miley Cyrus BREAKOUT 1.5 million copies
Lady GaGa 1.4 million copies
Pink 1.3 million copies
Eminem 1.4 million copies
Britney Spears 1.6 million copies
Rascal Flatts 1 million copies
David Cook 1.2 million copies
Jason Mraz 1.3 million copies
NeYo 1.1 million copies
Katy Perry 1.1 million copies
Kanye West 1.6 million copies
U2 1 Million copies
Dave Matthews Band 900,000 copies
Maxwell 750,000 copies
This year has seen its fair share of bombs as well!
Not everyone can do well!
The Jonas Brothers fever must be cooling, because the boys only managed to sell 520,000 copies of their new album!
Disney darling Demi Lovato also bombed big time, pushing only 240,000 copies of Here We Go Again.
Other losers include Jordin Sparks (105,000 copies), Green Day (750,000 units) and Miz Kelly Clarkson, who sold 675,000 copies of her new album.
Do U agree with the numbers????
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