Taylor Swift's 1989 becomes fastest-selling album of the last decade

 
Record breaking: Taylor Swift's 1989 has surpassed 5 million copies sold (Picture: Photo by Ross Gilmore/Getty Images for TAS)
Ross Gilmore/Getty Images for TAS
Jennifer Ruby9 July 2015
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Taylor Swift's 1989 has become the fastest-selling album of the decade as it hits five million sales in the US.

According to Nielsen Music, the record has now become the fastest to reach that mark in more than ten years, passing the milestone on July 5.

Having only been out for 36 weeks, this makes 1989 the speediest selling album since Usher's Confessions back in 2004, which hit the mark after just 19 weeks.

1989 is also the most recently released album since Adele's 21 to sell 5 million copies, with the British superstar reaching the mark at 42 weeks.

Swift is currently on her 1989 world tour to promote the album and has played a number of dates in London and Dublin.

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The star surprised a sick fan this week by donating a staggering $50,000 after she missed her concert due to being in hospital.

Proving once again that she is the nicest person in pop, the 25-year-old made the generous contribution to Naomi Oakes' GoFundMe page after hearing that she was in hospital.

The social media-aware star picked up on a video of the young fan that was doing the rounds on Twitter, lamenting the fact that she couldn't' attend Swift's forthcoming Arizona show.

After sending Oakes - who is suffering from Acute Myelogenous Leukemia - a heartfelt message, she added the enormous sum of money to her fundraising page.

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