{"id":53172,"date":"2015-12-28T20:52:34","date_gmt":"2015-12-29T01:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/?p=53172"},"modified":"2015-12-28T21:15:36","modified_gmt":"2015-12-29T02:15:36","slug":"album-sales-taylor-swifts-1989-has-sold-9-million-worldwide-copies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2015\/12\/28\/album-sales-taylor-swifts-1989-has-sold-9-million-worldwide-copies\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift&#8217;s &#8220;1989&#8221; Crosses the 9 Million Worldwide Sales Mark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Taylor Swift&#8217;s Grammy-nominated album &#8220;1989&#8221; has reached another milestone.<\/p>\n<p>The album, which first emerged on October 27, 2014, recently crossed the 9 million worldwide sales mark.<\/p>\n<p>While the majority &#8212; just over 5.6 million &#8212; of those sales were generated in the United States, the album&#8217;s international performance is nothing at which to sneeze.<\/p>\n<p>The worldwide sales achievement serves as a testament to both the album&#8217;s immense resonance and Taylor Swift&#8217;s considerable star power.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;1989&#8221; is a Grammy nominee for Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album.  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