Best-Selling Artists 2010 (US)
1 Taylor Swift 4,470,000
2 Eminem 4,317,000
3 Lady Antebellum 3,848,000
4 Justin Bieber 3,728,000
5 Glee Cast 3,603,000
6 Susan Boyle 2,711,000
7 Lady Gaga 2,591,000
8 Michael Jackson 2,118,000
9 Zac Brown Band 1,824,000
10. Beatles 1,697,000
Total: 30,907,000
Best-Selling Artists 2012 (US)
1. ADELE 5,167,000
2. Taylor Swift 4,062,000
3. One Direction 2,978,000
4. Mumford & Sons 2,149,000
5. Justin Bieber 1,897,000
6. Jason Aldean 1,855,000
7. Whitney Houston 1,789,000
8. Maroon 5 1,540,000
9. Carrie Underwood 1,497,000
10. Luke Bryan 1,432,000
Total: 24,366,000
(-21.2%)
Seems like a pretty harsh decline for the top 10 sellers over the course of two years, especially considering Adele is inflating last year's results.
