▲Let's start with albums. The Scottish singer-songwriter went number one for six weeks in the UK, with the best-selling debut by a Brit in years.

▲Pink debuted at number one in many countries, including the British and American charts. 'Hurts 2B Human' sold over 150,000 copies in the US by June 2019.

▲It didn't take Taylor Swift long to start breaking some records. The singer just released her new album, 'Lover,' which has already become one of the year's best-selling records. It includes her single, "Me!", which is actually one of the year's best-selling singles. To recap the year's music so far, click on to explore who sold the most in 2019.

▲Vampire Weekend went number one in the US, with sales of over 138,000 the week following its release. It also hit the top 10 in the UK, Portugal, Canada, and Australia.

▲'Igor' was a surprising success, with Tyler scoring his first number one album in the US. He beat out DJ Khaled, who criticized the rapper's "mysterious" music.

▲Queen B's bombastic live album didn't do too well in its first week, but has since risen in sales thanks to the singer's enduring replay value.

▲Billie Eilish's debut album has sold well over 1.3 million in the US. Not a bad start for a teenager.

▲'Death Race for Love' has US sales exceeding 675,000, making Juice Wrld one of rap music's most successful stars.

▲The young singer has major success already. 'Free Spirit' has sold over one million copies in the US.

▲The ginger singer's stacked collab album went number one in over 15 countries, with impressive first week sales in the US.

▲The Jonas Brothers had the highest-selling debut in the US, with first week sales over 410,000. It had sold the most physical copies since 'Reputation' by Taylor Swift.

▲The Backstreet Boys had sold nearly 300,000 copies of 'DNA' in the US by June 2019. After all, nothing beats a comeback.

▲The K-pop outfit are taking over the world, and 'Map of the Soul' is one of their best-selling releases. It has sold over four million copies in their homeland.

▲Taylor Swift already has the biggest album of 2019. 'Lover' has projected sales of around 700,000 to 800,000, in the US alone.

▲By June 2019, New York-born Boogie had sold over a million copies of his 'Hoodie SZN' when taking into account Sales Plus Streaming. It's the biggest rap record of the year so far.

▲Ariana Grande's break-up album is a big success, with sales upwards of 1.5 million in the US.

▲Now on to singles! 'Señorita' is a hit across the US, Europe, and the rest of the world. It has sold well over a million copies worldwide.

▲The Korean-English tune could be a breakthrough for BTS. It's a huge hit in South Korea, and has amassed hundreds of millions of streams.

▲'Bad Guy' is a big hit around the world. It went multi-platinum, platinum, or gold in most major markets, and was the single that finally took the number one spot from 'Old Town Road' on the Billboard Hot 100 chart after 19 weeks.

▲The slow-moving single is a big seller, moving two million copies in the US alone.

▲AA and G are the new hottest new couple in music. Their collab, 'Secreto,' has been a major success across Latin America and Europe.

▲B and Bruno have a radio hit in 'Please Me,' which has sold over two million copies in the US.

▲The Ariana Grande single has sold over two million copies in the US, and it's not even the biggest hit from Grande's last album.

▲Ed Sheeran has yet another huge hit with 'Beautiful People,' already on the way to becoming one of the year's biggest hits.

▲Swift is at her best on 'Me!', with sales approaching two million copies worldwide.

▲Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber are two of the biggest stars in music, so it was a guarantee that 'I Don't Care' would be successful. It has gone number one in the singles chart worldwide, and went platinum in many countries.

▲Ariana Grande's rapped single went number one around the world, and has certified sales of well over a million.

▲Worlds collide on the remix of 'Con Calma,' with Katy Perry joining Daddy Yankee. It went number one in many Latin American countries, and is certified 11 times platinum in the US.

▲Maybe an unlikely hit, 'Middle Child' has sold upwards of three million in the US, and has been a big streamer overseas too.

▲The Spanish hit has already made an impact in the US, and is certified three times platinum in Spain.

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Easily the biggest song of the year is 'Old Town Road,' a half-rap-half-country hit that ruled the US charts for 19 weeks. It has sold over five million copies around the world.

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Taylor Swift and the best-selling singers of 2019

Swift's new album just came out, but it's already breaking records

27/08/19 por StarsInsider

MUSIC Pop music

It didn't take Taylor Swift long to start breaking some records. The singer just released her new album, 'Lover,' which has already become one of the year's best-selling records. It includes her single, "Me!", which is actually one of the year's best-selling singles. To recap the year's music so far, click on to explore who sold the most in 2019.