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Originally posted by slobro
Top 15 best-selling artists of the decade (US)
1. Taylor Swift - 15.8m
2. Adele - 12.9m
3. Eminem - 10.3m
4. Justin Bieber - 10.2m
5. Lady Antebellum - 8.6m
6. Lady GaGa - 7.3m
7. Jason Aldean - 7.0m
8. Michael Bublé - 6.8m
9. Luke Bryan - 6.7m
10. One Direction - 6.3m
11. Glee Cast - 6.2m
12. Drake - 6.1m
13. Mumford & Sons - 6.0m
14. The Beatles - 5.9m
15. Lil Wayne - 5.9m
N/A Katy Perry
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This is interesting.
Taylor will probably release 2 more albums this decade so she'll pretty easily remain #1.
Adele is up in the air but she'll release at least once more this decade, maybe twice again at the very end (2019ish). Adele isn't selling as much as 21 next time, but she should safely keep her #2 spot.
Eminem will also probably release twice more given his typical 3 years between each album now. I expect his next release in 2016 and for him to remain #3.
Not sure about JB at all (his new album is ridiculously overdue), but it still seems like people slightly care about him. He'll likely have subpar album sales from here on out but remain #4, he has a nice lead over the current #5.
Gaga's sales
should increase nicely with her next album if she plays her cards right - she's seems to want a comeback really bad. I expect her to overtake Lady A very easily at least, given Lady A's sales suck now.
Aldean will be consistent but nothing noteworthy about him. Country is way too predictable, lol.
Buble's Christmas album will keep selling but his actual studio albums have falling off sharply. Still, he should be able to remain around where he is now by decade's end, or at least 9-12 territory.
Luke will go higher and overtake Jason at some point.
1D will jump to #6-7 with next album before declining HARD and breaking up. I think their end is within 1-2 years.
As for 11-15, Glee is totally done and will fall out of the Top 15, Drake will easily go Top 10 and possibly all the way to Top 5 (I expect 3 more albums from him this decade - his pace is pretty aggressive), Mumford & Sons are on the decline & will probably fall out, & Wayne will also struggle due to him being way past glory days.
The Beatles, are, well, The Beatles. They'll be Top 20.
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