Taylor Swift and Drake were crowned the top two best-selling artists of 2023.
As per ChartData on X, Swift doubled her 2022 sum and sold a whopping 19 million total album units last year while Drake sold almost 10 million. Morgan Wallen and Zach Bryan were listed at Nos. 3 and 4 with 8.4 million albums and 4.8 million albums each, followed by SZA and YoungBoy Never Broke Again at Nos. 5 and 6 with 4.2 million albums each.
At No. 7 was The Weeknd with 3.9 million albums, Luke Combs at No. 8 with 3.6 million albums, Ye at No. 9 with 3.5 million albums and Travis Scott at No. 10 with 3.2 million albums.
.@taylorswift13 was the #1 best selling artist in the US in 2023, with 19 million total album units sold.
Over double her sales total in 2022. pic.twitter.com/SGjM9MNSGN
— chart data (@chartdata) January 25, 2024
.@Drake was the #2 best selling artist in the US in 2023, with nearly 10 million total album units sold. pic.twitter.com/A0xgh6u0pt
— chart data (@chartdata) January 25, 2024