Best-selling female albums this decade
using Mediatraffic numbers:
1- 21, 27 million (28 million did not happen in real life, regardless of what her label claims)
2- Born This Way, 6.3 million
3- Loud, 6 million (It was 5.9 million the last time MF updated its sales, which was in April 2013)
4- Teenage Dream, 6 million (It was 5.8 million the last time MF updated its sales, which was in April 2013)
5- Red, 6 million
6- The Truth About Love, 5.6 million (The 7 million figure her label claims is TEAs, not actual album sales. Even her certifications don't add up to 6 million, let alone 7)
7- Speak Now, 5.2 million
8- Born To Die, 4.8 million
9- Our Version of The Events, 3.6 million
10- Unapologetic, 3.6 million
(Did I miss anybody?)
I need 1989 to end up in the 5-7 range.