Taylor Swift Reigns as the Best-Selling Album Artist in the US Throughout 2023

Taylor Swift has proven herself to be an exceptional figure in the American music scene, as evidenced by her album sales ranking at the top throughout 2023. This accomplishment is reflected in the #1 position she holds on the list of best-selling albums for the entire year, a compilation released by Luminate, a company that also supplies data for the Billboard charts. The data was collected during the sales period from December 30, 2022, to December 28, 2023.

Within the top 10 of this list based on the provided data, Taylor Swift occupies positions 1-3 with six of her albums. Sequentially, these include "1989 (Taylor's Version)," "Midnights," and "Speak Now (Taylor's Version)."

"Midnights," released on October 21, 2022, successfully sold 973 thousand copies across the entire US in various formats, including physical, vinyl, and digital. Taylor Swift's 2023 releases, namely "Speak Now (Taylor's Version)" and "1989 (Taylor's Version)," consecutively sold 908 thousand and 1.975 million copies.

Even during the 2022-2023 period, Taylor Swift's pandemic-era album, "Folklore," continued to perform well, with 466 thousand copies sold in various formats and release versions, securing its position at #6 on this list.

Following on the list is Taylor Swift's 2019 release, "Lover," marking her longest-standing album, yet still managing to be one of the best-selling albums in the US with 425 thousand copies sold across different release versions, claiming the #8 spot.

In the same list, Travis Scott's "Utopia" takes the #4 position with 575 thousand copies sold. Olivia Rodrigo's "Guts" emerges as one of the best-selling albums in the US, boasting sales of 404 thousand copies.

K-Pop stars TXT and Stray Kids also make their presence felt on the list. Stray Kids' two albums, "ROCK-STAR" and "5-STAR," secure the #10 and #5 positions with sales of 385 thousand and 526 thousand copies, respectively. TXT's album, "The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION," lands at #7 with sales of 444 thousand copies.