Taylor Swift and Drake: top-selling artists in 2023

According to ChartData on X (Twitter), Taylor Swift doubled her sales total in 2023 over 2022 and sold 19 million total album units last year, while Drake sold nearly 10 million.

Morgan Wallen and Zach Bryan were at numbers 3 and 4 with 8.4 million albums and 4.8 million albums each, followed by SZA and YoungBoy Never Broke Again at numbers 5 and 6 with 4.2 million albums each.

At number 7 was The Weeknd with 3.9 million albums, Luke Combs at number 8 with 3.6 million albums, Ye at number 9 with 3.5 million albums and Travis Scott at number 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