Whether one looks at a chart based on pure album sales or album equivalent consumption units, he will find Taylor Swift’s “1989” at the top of the list.<\/p>\n
Through six months, Taylor Swift’s “1989” reigns as the year’s best-selling and most-consumed album. The album, which moved 3.66 million pure album copies in 2014, has thus far sold an additional 1.328 million in 2015.<\/p>\n
It is the only album with a year-to-date sales total in excess of 1 million.<\/p>\n
With Track Equivalent Albums (10 single sales = 1 album sale) and Streaming Equivalent Albums (1500 single streams = 1 album sale) included, “1989” boasts a consumption total of 2.011 million units. It is the only album with a year-to-date unit total in excess of 2 million.<\/p>\n
2015’s top ten albums, based on pure, year-to-date sales:<\/p>\n
1) Taylor Swift – 1989 – 1.328 million
\n2) Drake – If You’re Reading This it’s Too Late – 0.965 million
\n3) Sam Smith – In the Lonely Hour – 0.788 million
\n4) Ed Sheeran – x – 0.763 million
\n5) 50 Shades of Grey – 0.763 million
\n6) Meghan Trainor – Title – 0.727 million
\n7) Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp a Butterfly – 0.627 million
\n8) Fall Out Boy – American Beauty\/American Psycho – 0.478 million
\n9) Now 53 – 0.451 million
\n10) Josh Groban – Stages 0.420 million<\/p>\n
2015’s top ten albums, based on total, year-to-date consumption units:<\/p>\n
1) Taylor Swift – 1989 – 2.011 million units
\n2) Drake – If You’re Reading This it’s Too Late – 1.431 million
\n3) Ed Sheeran – x – 1.428 million
\n4) 50 Shades of Grey – 1.402 million
\n5) Sam Smith – In the Lonely Hour – 1.296 million
\n6) Meghan Trainor – Title – 1.209 million
\n7) Furious 7 – 0.971 million
\n8) Maroon 5 – V – 0.966 million
\n9) Nicki Minaj – The Pinkprint – 0.825 million
\n10) Fall Out Boy – American Beauty\/American Psycho – 0.813 million<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[183,1047],"tags":[2784,176,145],"adace-sponsor":[],"yoast_head":"\n