official chart '1989 (Taylor's Version)' best-selling female album (pure units) of 2023. Why?

[TayDuaStan]

 

[Gaia]

Large fanbase + excessive version/variants 

[Hector]

She's the only western artist with a fanbase that matches K-Pop acts:

 

IFPI Global Album Sales Chart 2023

 

Position	Artist	Album	Units
1	SEVENTEEN	FML	6.4m
2	Stray Kids	5-STAR	5.3m
3	NCT DREAM	ISTJ	4.6m
4	SEVENTEEN	SEVENTEENTH HEAVEN	4.5m
5	Stray Kids	ROCK-STAR	4.2m
6	Taylor Swift	1989 (Taylor's Version)	2.8m
7	Jung Kook	GOLDEN	2.7m
8	EXO	EXIST	2.3m
9	IVE	I've MINE	2.2m
10	V	Layover	2.2m
11	ZEROBASEONE	YOUTH IN THE SHADE	2.2m
12	aespa	MY WORLD	2.1m
13	TOMORROW X TOGETHER	The Name Chapter : FREEFALL	2.0m
14	(G)I-DLE	I feel	2.0m
15	NCT 127	Fact Check	1.9m
16	ENHYPEN	DARK BLOOD	1.7m
17	IVE	I've IVE	1.7m
18	Jimin	FACE	1.7m
19	ENHYPEN	ORANGE BLOOD	1.7m
20	aespa	Drama	1.5m

[Wonderland]

No shade but #6? What albums beat it?  
 

Edit: Ah, I see. K Pop  

Edited March 28 by Wonderland

[Schami66]

Good for ha

[UnusualBoy]

And she did that in 2 months and a half.

Edited March 28 by UnusualBoy

[wehavetostan]

Omg K-pop acts making up 95% of this list is insane 

[St. Charles]

Even though sometimes people use fan base to discredit her genuine popularity, the answer here is actually fan base. People do not buy physicals unless they are a moderately invested fan.

[I Melt Away]

Queen of pure sales, fandom engagements among other things 

[BrandNewBrandon]

She's the only artist that can sell physical copies because a large chunk of her fans grew up with them. Other artists have fans from gen-z who do not buy albums. 

[Janet]

4 hours ago, Hector said:

She's the only western artist with a fanbase that matches K-Pop acts:

 

IFPI Global Album Sales Chart 2023

 

Position	Artist	Album	Units
1	SEVENTEEN	FML	6.4m
2	Stray Kids	5-STAR	5.3m
3	NCT DREAM	ISTJ	4.6m
4	SEVENTEEN	SEVENTEENTH HEAVEN	4.5m
5	Stray Kids	ROCK-STAR	4.2m
6	Taylor Swift	1989 (Taylor's Version)	2.8m
7	Jung Kook	GOLDEN	2.7m
8	EXO	EXIST	2.3m
9	IVE	I've MINE	2.2m
10	V	Layover	2.2m
11	ZEROBASEONE	YOUTH IN THE SHADE	2.2m
12	aespa	MY WORLD	2.1m
13	TOMORROW X TOGETHER	The Name Chapter : FREEFALL	2.0m
14	(G)I-DLE	I feel	2.0m
15	NCT 127	Fact Check	1.9m
16	ENHYPEN	DARK BLOOD	1.7m
17	IVE	I've IVE	1.7m
18	Jimin	FACE	1.7m
19	ENHYPEN	ORANGE BLOOD	1.7m
20	aespa	Drama	1.5m

Her being the only western entry in the top 20…

 

surely that can't be accurate? Where's speak now ?