The fact that there’s looking to be 8 Taylor Swift albums in the top 40 is wild (Midnights, Tortured Poets, Folklore, Evermore, 1989, 1989 TV, Reputation, Lover).

 

Guess it really is Taylor Mania

 

Doubt 1989 original done 500k of it sales post 2020

 

Edit maybe she has looking at an older list wow

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56. 21 Adele (98-60-64-56-56) 436,000 (T/S 5,611,000)

According to Liam.k.

3. The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (#1, 1967) 5,476,000* [15/07/21]

 

5. Adele - 21 (#1, 2011) 5,413,000 [05/01/23]

So has Adele overtaken Sgt. Pepper if we update its sales to 04/01/2025?

40. Evermore Taylor Swift (49-52-39-40) 506,000
39. Voyage ABBA (7-14-25-39) 513,000
38. Hollywood's Bleeding Post Malone (16-26-35-28-38) 514,000 (T/S 623,000)
37. Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not Arctic Monkeys (51-42-37-34-37) 527,000 (T/S 2,414,000)
36. Twenty Five George Michael (50-40-40-36-36) 532,000 (T/S 1,746,000)

A Taylor album which drops on the survey- all true, albeit only by a place, ABBA prove more fleeting and are still struggling to go double platinum with their comeback. Second Arctic album which is approaching 2.5 million, and George Michael approaches 6x platinum.

35. 1989 (Taylor’s Version)- Taylor Swift (77-35) 536,000
34. Dua Lipa Dua Lipa (25-27-29-32-34) 544,000 (T/S 1,108,000)
33. The Essential- Michael Jackson (65-33) 551,000 (t/s 1,840,000)
32. Between Us- Little Mix (38-31-32) 553,000
31. Legacy David Bowie (35-34-32-29-31) 553,000 (T/S 1,030,000)

Taylor’s re-recordings strike again as “1989” shoots up the rankings, Michael Jackson’s other GH set outstrips “Number Ones”. Little Mix are also holding up better than many would expect!

Evermore is definitely underrated in terms of Taylors discography, glad uts still holding up

 

1989TV can't be far off from the originals post 2020 sales , testament to how much of a juggernaut that album is

 

Hopefully this isn't a sign little mix will be just a legacy act in the future and they have a successful comeback eventually

30. Definitely Maybe Oasis (67-67-66-54-30) 554,000 (T/S 2,799,000)
29. Reputation- Taylor Swift (42-29) 565,000 (t/s 950,000)
28. Singles Maroon 5 (69-44-39-35-28) 566,000 (T/S 838,000)
27. 1989 Taylor Swift (97-71-47-26-27) 585,000 (T/S 1,861,000)
26. When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? Billie Eilish (4-13-17-23-26) 604,000 (T/S 1,065,000)

Oasis have three albums in the top 30 which will be helped by their reunion tour later this year, Billie Eilish sees her best seller move over the million mark, and double Taylor though you suspect sales of the original “1989” will take the hit in rundowns to come, as will “Reputation” when we get the new version but its sold more in the 2020’s than it did in the 2010’s already.

25. Shoot For The Stars, Aim For The Moon Pop Smoke (6-9-12-20-25) 654,000
24. Guts- Olivia Rodrigo (41-24) 655,000
23. Legend Bob Marley & The Wailers (14-19-22-21-23) 699,000 (T/S 5,279,000)
22. (What's The Story) Morning Glory Oasis (21-24-25-22-22) 718,000 (T/S 5,304,500)
21. Lover Taylor Swift (37-48-41-24-21) 728,000 (T/S 883,000)

Olivia Rodrigo proves she wasn’t a one era act with a double platinum second album, but otherwise more Oasis and Taylor in the mix along with the ever present Bob Marley GH album.

Wait when did Guts go double platinum? I must've completely missed that

I did think the 'GUTS' total looked a little high - according to the Album sales by year for the 2020s thread, it did 208,600 in 2023 and 284,000 in 2024, so around 490k to the end of 2024. The 2023 post also quotes "371,400" in total, but as a 2023 release I think that may be a slight mix up.

Yeah Vidcapper’s figures at the end of 2023 say 208.6k for the year and total 371.4k. But as it was only released in 2023 the 371.4k must be a mistake I think. The 208.6k is consistent with it going platinum in April 2024 so think that’s right, making its total 493k at the end of 2024.

 

I’ve changed that total in the chart vault.

Fair enough. I'll alter in the final post.

"GUTS" definitely hasn't sold 655k. Hasn't even achieved double Platinum status yet.

Guts is about ca. 520K at the moment

20. The Tortured Poets Department- Taylor Swift (NEW) 784,000
19. Future Nostalgia Dua Lipa (3-3-7-15-19) 804,000
18. 30 Adele (2-3-8-18) 826,000
17. Folklore Taylor Swift (12-17-21-19-17) 841,000
16. Rumours Fleetwood Mac (15-16-16-17-16) 843,000 (T/S 5,077,000)

Into the top 20 with our highest new entry and best seller of 2024 from Taylor (naturally) along with “Folklore” which inches up here overtaking both Dua and Adele, the latter of which is struggling to get to 3 x platinum which is a mighty fall from her previous sets. Fleetwood Mac remain ever present and move over the 5 million mark!

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15. Harry’s House- Harry Styles (15-13-15) 848,000
14. AM Arctic Monkeys (41-30-23-16-14) 852,000 (T/S 2,098,000)
13. Fine Line Harry Styles (2-4-4-9-13) 879,000 (T/S 949,000)
12 ÷ Ed Sheeran (13-12-10-14-12) 883,000 (T/S 4,333,000)
11. Time Flies 1994-2009 Oasis (24-20-19-18-11) 908,000 (T/S 2,033,000)

Double Harry this time though both his albums are in decline on this survey. Arctic Monkeys and Oasis both move over the 2 million mark and climb here. Meanwhile Ed starts to move back up too.

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10. Midnights- Taylor Swift (20-10-10) 965,000
9. Gold- Greatest Hits Abba (20-15-11-12-9) 994,000 (T/S 6,877,000)
8. Greatest Hits Queen (8-6-6-7-8) 1,004,000 (T/S 6,309,000)
7. Curtain Call- The Hits Eminem (28-21-13-11-7) 1,016,000 (T/S 3,314,000)
6. Sour Olivia Rodrigo (8-5-6-6) 1,050,000

Time for the big guns to come out now! Taylor’s biggest seller of the decade so far holds in the top 10 but sees ABBA and Eminem soar above her- Abba on course for 7 million at some point in 2025 unless something dramatic happens. Incidentally if it does then it will be the 4th decade on the trot that it has passed the million mark in terms of sales within a decade! Queen and Eminem slip past a million sales in the 20s, as does Olivia Rodrigo- the only female to do so in the current decade so far (to January 25)!

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5. Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent Lewis Capaldi (1-1-2-2-5) 1,113,000 (T/S 1,754,000)
4. 50 Years: Don't Stop Fleetwood Mac (10-11-9-4-4) 1,144,000 (T/S 1,468,000)
3. = Ed Sheeran (5-1-1-3) 1,158,000
2. Diamonds Elton John (9-10-8-3-2) 1,167,000 (T/S 1,654,000)
1. The Highlights The Weeknd (38-18-5-1) 1,234,000

Making short work of the opposition and with near constant residency in the top 10 (and never sinking below No 32 in it’s 4 year chart run)- The Weeknd claims the biggest selling album of the first half of the 2020’s. Don’t dismiss Elton who only recently made No 1 with “Diamonds”, previous best sellers of the decade by Ed Sheeran and Lewis Capaldi also retain top 5 positions though both are in decline position wise.

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Full (amended) list

 

100. Greatest Hits- The Platinum Collection Queen (54-84-92-99-100) 327,000 (T/S 2,581,000)

98. Hypersonic Missiles Sam Fender (72-90-72-90-99) 328,000 (T/S 442,000)

98. Timeless- The All Time Greatest Hits Bee Gees (86-82-91-98) 330,000 (T/S 454,000)

97. Good Girl Gone Bad- Rihanna (NEW) 330,000 (t/s 2,390,000)

96. Harry Styles Harry Styles (94-73-80-96) 330,000 (T/S 579,000)

95. The Diamond Collection- Post Malone (NEW) 333,000

94. Music To Be Murdered By Eminem (11-25-36-72-94) 336,000

93. Staying At Tamara's George Ezra (43-59-63-85-93) 340,000 (T/S 1,363,000)

92. The Eminem Show- Eminem (NEW) 341,000 (t/s 2,150,000)

91. Nevermind Nirvana (85-68-76-91) 346,000 (T/S 2,629,000)

 

90. Hit Me Hard And Soft- Billie Eilish (NEW) 346,000

89. Without Fear Dermot Kennedy (47-37-49-69-89) 347,000 (T/S 395,000)

88. Favourite Worst Nightmare- Arctic Monkeys (95-89-88) 352,000 (T/S 1,395,000)

87. Greatest Hits Guns N Roses (84-93-84-86-87) 355,000 (T/S 2,514,000)

86. ? Xxxtentacion (44-45-59-74-86) 357,000 (T/S 597,000)

85. High Expectations Mabel (17-22-31-50-85) 367,000 (T/S 441,000)

84. The Sound Of….- The Smiths (NEW) 368,000 (t/s 908,000)

83. I Will Always Love You- The Best Of- Whitney Houston (NEW) 369,000 (T/S 506,000)

82. Short N Sweet- Sabrina Carpenter (NEW) 373,000

81. Curtain Call 2- Eminem (NEW) 376,000

 

80. Nirvana- Nirvana (92-80) 378,000 (t/s 1,453,000)

79. Greatest Hits….So Far Pink (89-89-79-79) 379,000 (t/s 1,500,000)

78. Definitive Collection Stevie Wonder (76-76-74-75-78) 379,000 (T/S 1,628,000)

77. Get To Know Becky Hill (27-28-34-45-77) 380,000 (T/S 414,000)

76. Seventeen Going Under- Sam Fender (58-63-76) 381,000

75. Goodbye & Good Riddance Juice WRLD (40-41-55-68-75) 382,000 (T/S 512,000)

74. Planet Her Doja Cat (74-45-55-74) 383,000

73. Singles Collection- Britney Spears (100-87-73) 388,000 (T/S 603,000)

72. Certified Lover Boy Drake (81-51-48-72) 388,000

71. Elv1s- 30 Number One Hits- Elvis Presley (93-71) 397,000 (T/S 2,349,000)

 

70. Heavy Is The Head Stormzy (5-18-27-43-70) 397,000 (T/S 484,000)

69. The Singles Phil Collins (93-87-75-73-69) 403,000 (T/S 780,000)

68. Happier Than Ever- Billie Eilish (67-70-68) 403,000

67. X Ed Sheeran (52-43-46-61-67) 405,000 (T/S 3,935,000)

66. The Fame- Lady Gaga (91-78-66) 406,000 (T/S 3,453,000)

65. Christmas Michael Buble (57-52-56-58-65) 414,700 (T/S 3,443,800)

64. Direct Hits 2003-2013 The Killers (63-64-60-59-64) 417,000 (T/S 1,115,000)

63. Don't Smile At Me Billie Eilish (30-35-44-44-63) 421,000 (T/S 685,000)

62. Legends Never Die Juice WRLD (18-23-30-46-62) 424,000

61. Number Ones Michael Jackson (39-32-26-33-61) 426,000 (T/S 3,157,000)

 

60. In The Lonely Hour Sam Smith (70-61-54-53-60) 431,000 (T/S 3,024,000)

59. We're All Alone In This Together Dave (36-33-37-59) 433,000

58. After Hours The Weeknd (23-33-43-40-58) 433,000

57. Red (Taylor’s Version)- Taylor Swift (81-64-57) 436,000

56. 21 Adele (98-60-64-56-56) 436,000 (T/S 5,611,000)

55. Piano Man- The Very Best Of Billy Joel (95-76-66-55) 444,000 (T/S 1,546,000)

54. Doo Wops & Hooligans Bruno Mars (75-65-52-54) 446,000 (T/S 2,317,000)

53. Back To Black Amy Winehouse (66-51-57-67-53) 448,000 (T/S 4,471,000)

52. Greatest Hits- God's Favourite Band Green Day (85-83-70-62-52) 463,000 (T/S 612,000)

51. Greatest Hits- Pitbull (49-51) 467,000

 

50. Stick Season- Noah Kahan (NEW) 470,000

49. Teenage Dream Katy Perry (88-77-60-49) 471,000 (T/S 1,894,000)

48. 25 Adele (94-39-42-38-48) 474,000 (T/S 4,057,000)

47. Best Of- 50 Cent (57-47) 475,000 (t/s 612,000)

46. Greatest Hits Red Hot Chili Peppers (73-69-62-47-46) 475,000 (T/S 2,173,000)

45. 1 The Beatles (34-31-28-27-45) 477,000 (T/S 3,996,000)

44. SOS- SZA (84-44) 482,000

43. Starboy- The Weeknd (71-43) 491,000 (t/s 864,000)

42. Born To Die- Lana Del Rey (97-51-42) 492,000 (T/S 1,683,000)

41. Guts- Olivia Rodrigo (41-41) 493,000

 

40. No 6 Collaborations Project Ed Sheeran (7-14-24-30-40) 496,000 (T/S 1,004,000)

39. Evermore Taylor Swift (49-52-39-39) 506,000

38. Voyage ABBA (7-14-25-38) 513,000

37. Hollywood's Bleeding Post Malone (16-26-35-28-37) 514,000 (T/S 623,000)

36. Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not Arctic Monkeys (51-42-37-34-36) 527,000 (T/S 2,414,000)

35. Twenty Five George Michael (50-40-40-36-35) 532,000 (T/S 1,746,000)

34. 1989 (Taylor’s Version)- Taylor Swift (77-34) 536,000

33. Dua Lipa Dua Lipa (25-27-29-32-33) 544,000 (T/S 1,108,000)

32. The Essential- Michael Jackson (65-32) 551,000 (t/s 1,840,000)

31. Between Us- Little Mix (38-31-31) 553,000

 

30. Legacy David Bowie (35-34-32-29-30) 553,000 (T/S 1,030,000)

29. Definitely Maybe Oasis (67-67-66-54-29) 554,000 (T/S 2,799,000)

28. Reputation- Taylor Swift (42-28) 565,000 (t/s 950,000)

27. Singles Maroon 5 (69-44-39-35-27) 566,000 (T/S 838,000)

26. 1989 Taylor Swift (97-71-47-26-26) 585,000 (T/S 1,861,000)

25. When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? Billie Eilish (4-13-17-23-25) 604,000 (T/S 1,065,000)

24. Shoot For The Stars, Aim For The Moon Pop Smoke (6-9-12-20-24) 654,000

23. Legend Bob Marley & The Wailers (14-19-22-21-23) 699,000 (T/S 5,279,000)

22. (What's The Story) Morning Glory Oasis (21-24-25-22-22) 718,000 (T/S 5,304,500)

21. Lover Taylor Swift (37-48-41-24-21) 728,000 (T/S 883,000)

 

20. The Tortured Poets Department- Taylor Swift (NEW) 784,000

19. Future Nostalgia Dua Lipa (3-3-7-15-19) 804,000

18. 30 Adele (2-3-8-18) 826,000

17. Folklore Taylor Swift (12-17-21-19-17) 841,000

16. Rumours Fleetwood Mac (15-16-16-17-16) 843,000 (T/S 5,077,000)

15. Harry’s House- Harry Styles (15-13-15) 848,000

14. AM Arctic Monkeys (41-30-23-16-14) 852,000 (T/S 2,098,000)

13. Fine Line Harry Styles (2-4-4-9-13) 879,000 (T/S 949,000)

12 ÷ Ed Sheeran (13-12-10-14-12) 883,000 (T/S 4,333,000)

11. Time Flies 1994-2009 Oasis (24-20-19-18-11) 908,000 (T/S 2,033,000)

 

10. Midnights- Taylor Swift (20-10-10) 965,000

9. Gold- Greatest Hits Abba (20-15-11-12-9) 994,000 (T/S 6,877,000)

8. Greatest Hits Queen (8-6-6-7-8) 1,004,000 (T/S 6,309,000)

7. Curtain Call- The Hits Eminem (28-21-13-11-7) 1,016,000 (T/S 3,314,000)

6. Sour Olivia Rodrigo (8-5-6-6) 1,050,000

5. Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent Lewis Capaldi (1-1-2-2-5) 1,113,000 (T/S 1,754,000)

4. 50 Years: Don't Stop Fleetwood Mac (10-11-9-4-4) 1,144,000 (T/S 1,468,000)

3. = Ed Sheeran (5-1-1-3) 1,158,000

2. Diamonds Elton John (9-10-8-3-2) 1,167,000 (T/S 1,654,000)

1. The Highlights The Weeknd (38-18-5-1) 1,234,000

 

 

Great posts thanks for doing it, going by this Abba gold is the biggest selling album of all time in UK. There is always confusion surrounding Queen Greatest Hits as I think the greatest hits 1 and 2 combo is counted in by some which puts its sales around 7.2 million.

Thanks for this Gezza! It’s always fun, even though the top end will become more GH heavy with each year that passes. A few artist albums like “Sour” are still really holding their own though.