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Saturday, January 1, 2011

Lady Gaga Dubbed the Best-Selling Artist of 2010

Posted by J.R. Taylor at 5:10 PM

Lady Gaga (Pacific Coast News)The results are in and Billboard has dubbed Lady Gaga the top-selling artist of 2010. Taylor Swift, Eminem, Lady Antebellum and Ke$ha rounded out the top five according to charts released by Billboard earlier this week.

While Gaga didn't release any new music in 2010, The Fame,The Fame Monster, and the many many singles packed onto the album and its redux have kept her in the charts all year. The year-end pole position is just one more big accomplishment to polish off a huge year for Gaga.

Over the course of 2010, Gaga took home two Grammys, eight MTV Video Music Awards, two People's Choice Awards, and a slew of other honors as she continued to dominate airwaves with "Telephone" and "Alejandro."

And it doesn't get any easier for artists competing with Gaga. The Queen Monster's highly anticipated new album, Born This Way is due out sometime in 2011. Gaga plans to announce the actual release date as part of her New Year's Eve celebration.

Here are the year's top 10 best-selling artists according to Billboard.com, which figured in sales from singles as well as full-length albums.

1. Lady Gaga
2. Taylor Swift
3. Eminem
4. Lady Antebellum
5. Ke$ha 
6. Usher
7. The Black Eyed Peas
8. Justin Bieber
9. Rihanna
10. Drake

 

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