Taylor Swift smashes Michael Jackson’s record for biggest sales year in a century

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Swift has reportedly sold 22.4 million album-equivalent sales across all platforms in 2022, 

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according to a press release from Music Week.

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This surpasses Michael Jackson’s previous record for the best sales year for an artist in the 20th century.

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Prior to his death in 2009, he sold 21 million units.

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Swift’s record-breaking Midnights album, which has garnered six million equivalent sales globally 

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in the past two months since its release, is actually responsible for her success.

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Immediately after its release, the album became a huge hit and set new marks for streaming and sales

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It not only sold 1.5 million units in the US in its first week, but it also made history 

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by becoming the first album to hold all 10 ranks in the Billboard Hot 100 chart’s top 10.

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