Album sales are down some 60% since their Y2K heyday. And unlike that time, when pop albums sold like hotcakes, pop* is not a genre known for selling albums anymore. Despite that, popstars like Rihanna, Gaga and even Katy this year are putting up some impressive album sales. Do you think it's possible for any of the popstars who rose to prominence during this generation to end up selling more career albums than those from the previous generation (Britney, Beyonce, Xtina)?
*By "pop," I mean popstar music. Adele's music can be classified under pop but she herself is not a popstar.