Adele, Taylor Swift, Drake crowned artists of decade with top three albums

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LOS ANGELES: The music world's much-liked pop superstars Adele, Taylor Swift, and Drake have been crowned the artists of the decade after dominating the RIAA’s album sales chart.

Officials at the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) have named the biggest sellers of the last 10 years, and British soul sensation Adele leads the pack in first and second place with her respective releases 21 and 25.

Swift stands at number three with 1989, while Red lands her another mention at four, and Speak Now places sixth.

Canadian rapper Drake also scored double honors – Views takes fifth place on the RIAA countdown, and Scorpion rounds out the top 10 at 10.



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