Musician Taylor Swift arrives at the 2014 Vanity Fair Oscars Party in West Hollywood, California
Musician Taylor Swift arrives at the 2014 Vanity Fair Oscars Party in West Hollywood, California March 2, 2014. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok

Taylor Swift's decision to leave the country scene and foray into the pop world has turned out to be successful. Her new album "1989" has created new records in just a week's time. Today, Swift can claim to be the only artist who can afford to remove her songs from Spotify and other music streaming sites, without fearing loss of business and fan following.

"Phenomenal" is the word that perfectly describes Swift's new album. According to Billboard.com, "1989" has posted the "largest sales week" for an album since June, 2, 2002. It is no mean feat, considering who she has beaten. It was on June 02, 2002, Eminem's "The Eminem Show" sold 1.322 million copies in its second week at the No. 1s spot. A week earlier, the album had reached the coveted number 1 spot, selling 285,000 copies.

Meanwhile, the album "1989" is also the biggest-selling album of this year. It has already sold a million copies in a week since its release. It has nudged ahead of Coldplay's "Ghost Stories" to take the top spot. "Ghost Stories" sold 745,000 copies. The album is already being counted as the second-largest selling album of the year. It has overtaken the sales of Disney's "Frozen" soundtrack. "Frozen was released in November 2013, and till now, it has sold 3.5 million copies. According to reports, 3.2 million copies have been sold this year alone. And, this year, only these two albums, "Frozen" and "1989," have been able to sell million copies.

"1989" is the 19th album, which has been able to achieve the feat of selling million copies in just a week since SoundScan started tracking these trends. However, out of these 19 albums, three of them are under Swift's belt.

With such a smashing sales performance, Swift has every right to stop Spotify from adding her new album to its collection. Not having her music on Spotify means her fans would have no choice but to buy her albums. According to Time, Swift is the only artist, aside from Beatles, who could do something as outrageous as not offer their music for free listening.

"Taylor Swift can bail on Spotify for the same reason the Beatles didn't put their albums on iTunes until 2010: They can both float above industry headwinds, release their music in the format of their choosing and watch fans follow obediently. Few others have the same luxury," Time reports.