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Best Sellers — IFPI — Representing the recording industry worldwide
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Global top selling albums of 2014

Artist Title Total Sales (m)
1 Various Artists Frozen 10.0
2 Taylor Swift 1989 6.0
3 Ed Sheeran x 4.4
4 Coldplay Ghost Stories 3.7
5 Sam Smith In The Lonely Hour 3.5
6 One Direction Four 3.2
7 AC/DC Rock or Bust 2.7
8 Various Artists Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol 1 2.5
9 Pink Floyd The Endless River 2.5
10 Lorde Pure Heroine 2.0
(Source IFPI)

Global top selling digital singles of 2014

Artist Title Total Sales (m)
1 Pharrell Williams Happy 13.9
2 Katy Perry feat Juicy J Dark Horse 13.2
3 John Legend All of Me 12.3
4 Meghan Trainor All About That Bass 11.0
5 Idina Menzel Let It Go 10.9
6 Pitbull feat Ke$ha Timber 9.6
7 Iggy Azalea feat Charli XCX Fancy 9.1
8 Ariana Grande feat Iggy Azalea Problem 9.0
9 MAGIC! Rude 8.6
10 Enrique Iglesias feat. Sean Paul, Descemer Bruno, Gente De Zona Bailando 8.0
(Source IFPI)

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