Not so fast, Taylor Swift!
Just days after the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) reported a massive update to the Pop diva’s certification logs, she learned a title she held for just 24 hours was quickly snatched by Adele.
On Tuesday (September 30), the RIAA reported Swift’s 2014 crossover album ‘1989‘ had been certified 14x Platinum – a feat that denotes 14 million in sales in the United States.
With the certification upgrade, the project – home to singles ‘Shake It Off,’ ‘Blank Space,’ ‘Bad Blood,’ ‘Style,’ and ‘Wildest Dreams’ – tied Adele’s blockbuster ‘21‘ LP for highest-certified album of the century released by a female act.
Just as Swift’s fans (affectionately called #Swifties) trumpeted the news across social media, the RIAA came back with an update of Addy’s stats and announced the 2011-released opus now sits at 17x Platinum for sales of 17 million in the U.S.
This update makes ’21’ the overall best-selling album of the century among all genres and genders, leaving its nearest competitors (14 million-sellers Swift’s ‘1989’ and Usher‘s 2004 ‘Confessions‘) in its rear view.
The news came just ahead of reports Tay’s latest album, the October 3-released ‘Life of a Showgirl,‘ has snatched Adele’s record for highest first-week sales of all-time – a record the Brit-born beauty achieved with the 2015 release of ’21.’
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Hate em or love em they are both the biggest sellers right now. Glad to hear Ushers album is up there in sales too!
Chi..,,,. Who y’all be saying the mj of the industry is again lol