This Wednesday (21), Taylor Swift achieved yet another historic feat in his career. According to a report released by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), the singer was the most consumed artist in the world in 2023.
The report made by IFPI annually aims to elect the artist who sold the most from the beginning to the end of the year . To do this, it calculates the worldwide sales of an artist or group in streaming, downloading and sales in digital and physical music formats .
This is fourth time the pop star has reached the top of the list . According to the report, she is the the only one to have won the position of best-selling artist of the year four times.
The singer's other victories occurred in 2014, 2019 and 2022.
The new honor builds on a big year for Taylor Swift. This is because the actress released three albums “Midnights” and “Taylor's Version” of the albums “Speak Now” and “1989”), in addition to the world tour The Eras Tour, which broke box office records for shows and cinema.
K-Pop stars SEVENTEEN and Stray Kids ranked second and third respectively in the rankings. Next are Drake and The Weeknd, in that order.
Check out the top 20:
- Taylor Swift
- SEVENTEEN
- Stray Kids
- Drake
- The Weeknd
- Morgan Wallen
- TOMORROW
- NewJeans
- Bad Bunny
- Lana Del Rey
Source: CNN Brasil

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