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From UKMIX:
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Paul posted a similar article back in July 2009 - here's a comparison…
Rank 2009 - Rank 2014 - Artist - Sales Jul 2009 - Sales Jun 2014 - Sales 09-14
1 - 1 - LINKIN PARK - 21,233,000 - 24,590,000 - 3,357,000
3 - 2 - NICKELBACK - 19,414,000 - 23,057,000 - 3,643,000
5 - 4 - RASCAL FLATTS - 19,083,000 - 22,790,000 - 3,707,000
4 - 5 - JOSH GROBAN - 19,147,000 - 22,313,000 - 3,166,000
2 - 6 - NELLY - 21,215,000 - 21,817,000 - 602,000
6 - 7 - NORAH JONES - 16,728,000 - 19,013,000 - 2,285,000
8 - 8 - ALICIA KEYS - 15,520,000 - 18,371,000 - 2,851,000
9 - 10 - COLDPLAY - 14,426,000 - 17,834,000 - 3,408,000
7 - 11 - 50 CENT - 15,589,000 - 16,774,000 - 1,185,000
17 - 12 - P!NK - 9,998,000 - 16,062,000 - 6,064,000
15 - 13 - BEYONCÉ - 10,565,000 - 15,392,000 - 4,827,000
12 - 14 - JOHN MAYER - 11,467,000 - 14,799,000 - 3,332,000
20 - 15 - CARRIE UNDERWOOD - 9,748,000 - 14,667,000 - 4,919,000
10 - 16 - LUDACRIS - 13,411,000 - 14,273,000 - 862,000
16 - 18 - KELLY CLARKSON - 10,276,000 - 13,429,000 - 3,153,000
11 - 19 - 3 DOORS DOWN - 12,472,000 - 13,336,000 - 864,000
19 - 20 - KANYE WEST - 9,922,000 - 12,800,000 - 2,878,000
13 - 21 - AVRIL LAVIGNE - 11,404,000 - 12,305,000 - 901,000
18 - 25 - EVANESCENCE - 9,965,000 - 11,257,000 - 1,292,000
Taylor Swift, Michael Bublé & Adele are all new entries on the 2014 list.
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Some of these artists having sold less than 1M in the past five years, despite releasing multiple albums. 
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