By Hassan Sanusi
Taylor Swift topped the United States’ best-selling album list of 2014.
Figures provided by Nielsen Music show that the 25-year old singer’s 5th studio album, 1989 sold 3.66 million copies, beating the ‘Frozen’ soundtrack to the crown.
The movie’s hit album – which ended the year with 3.53 million sales – topped the tracking list every week of the year until a sudden surge of sales of 1989 – 326,000 copies in the week-ending December 28 – meant the title was easily secured for the singer.
Both albums were the only two to sell more than three million copies in 2014.
Sam Smith‘s debut LP, ‘In The Lonely Hour’, was the third-best selling album of 2014 in the United States, shifting 1.21 million copies.
Beyoncé, Lorde and One Direction also appear in the list as well as Barbra Streisand and Pentatonix.
See the full list below…
US official artist albums chart 2014:
1. Taylor Swift – ‘1989’
2. Disney Music Group – ‘Frozen’ soundtrack
3. Sam Smith – ‘In the Lonely Hour’
4. Pentatonix – ‘That’s Christmas To Me’
5. Disney’s Hollywood Records – ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ soundtrack
6. Beyoncé – ‘Beyoncé’
7. Barbra Streisand – ‘Partners’
8. Lorde – ‘Pure Heroine’
9. One Direction – ‘Four’
10. Eric Church – ‘The Outsiders’
