You guys are acting as if all of Britney's albums were released during those times. Legend's had a long lasting career. And still, her first two albums sold 50m combined.
Here's a recap of the Top 10 best-selling albums of 2005:
1. The Emancipation of Mimi, Mariah Carey, 4.97 million copies
2. The Massacre, 50 Cent, 4.85 million copies
3. Breakaway, Kelly Clarkson, 3.5 million copies
4. American Idiot, Green Day, 3.4 million copies
5. Monkey Business, Black Eyed Peas, 3 million copies
6. X&Y, Coldplay, 2.6 million copies
7. Feels Like Today, Rascal Flatts, 2.511 million copies
8. Love.Angel.Music.Baby., Gwen Stefani, 2.505 million copies
9. Late Registration, Kanye West, 2.4 million copies
10. The Documentary, The Game, 2.3 million copies
Mimi snatching them bald.
I didn't know Gwen actually sold good with her debut.
Just multiply Taylor's album sales for each album by the adjustment factor given in the table and you'll have the adjusted total to 1999's market.
Taylor Swift (2006) - 6,000,000 x 1.558 = 9,348,000
Fearless (2008) - 10,000,000 x 2.020 = 20,200,000
Speak Now (2010) - 6,000,000 x 2.644 = 15,864,000
Red (2012) - 6,500,000 x 2.782 = 18,083,000
1989 (2014) - 7,700,000 x (let's just 3.250 based on trends since there's no adjustment factor for 2015) = 25,025,000
Just multiply Taylor's album sales for each album by the adjustment factor given in the table and you'll have the adjusted total to 1999's market.
Taylor Swift (2006) - 6,000,000 x 1.558 = 9,348,000
Fearless (2008) - 10,000,000 x 2.020 = 20,200,000
Speak Now (2010) - 6,000,000 x 2.644 = 15,864,000
Red (2012) - 6,500,000 x 2.782 = 18,083,000
1989 (2014) - 7,700,000 x (let's just 3.250 based on trends since there's no adjustment factor for 2015) = 25,025,000
Total: 88,520,000
It's not faaaaaaaaaaaaair
I hate what piracy and streaming have done to the industry.
Lana rigged Billboard, hope they sue her. I can't believe Billboard just took those numbers from Apple, didn't stare at them, see what was wrong, and send them back.
I didn't realize for a second it was so easy to manipulate a chart like H100, but I forgot I stan for Mariah.
140.000 visits is more than what I'd expect on a video from a girl who had only uploaded one video before, and also if it went viral, Taylor would take it down
It's more than likely a glitch in Apples report but it is funny to see Billboard not double check or question. Or who knows maybe she did sell that much...it did hit #1 real quick.
Legend's had a long lasting career. And still, her first two albums sold 50m combined. 
