Although pop star Taylor Swift is as popular as ever, her most recent album got beat out in 2014 by another compilation in one respect -- and it's not even close.

According USA Today, the soundtrack of Disney's "Frozen" was streamed 219 million times last year and was the most popular album of the year.

The tally for Swift's "1989" album? A comparatively measly 26 million streams.

The stats were compiled by Billboard, which factored in both album sales and online streams in its list of the hottest 200 albums of 2014.

In more traditional sales metrics, Taylor Swift won out, however. "1989" sold over 3.6 million copies, while the "Frozen" album sold 3.5 million. What's interesting is that "Frozen" sold more copies of traditional CDs, while Swift's "1989" sold more digital copies. The former moved 2.26 million plastic discs, while the latter sold 2.23 million copies. On the digital front, "1989" was purchased digitally 1.41 million times, while "Frozen" was purchased digitally 1.26 million times.

It's worth noting, however, that Swift removed her tunes from Spotify, a popular music streaming service, back in early November. In addition, Swift's album was released in late October, while the "Frozen" album was released in late 2013.

Rounding out the top five on Billboard's list are Sam Smith's "In the Lonely Hour," Ariana Grande's "My Everything" and Katy Perry's "Prism."

It will be interesting to see what happens if "Frozen" and Taylor Swift lock horns again once again. While Swift will no doubt create more albums, it's unclear whether we'll see another "Frozen" movie. Economics dictate that we will, but Idina Menzel, one of the stars of "Frozen," took back remarks she made in November after she stated that a sequel to the mega-hit movie was "in the works." A release date for "Frozen 2" has yet to be announced.

Then again, the way the movie industy works at times, even if a sequel to "Frozen" is in development, we might not see it for some time. After all, roughly 11 years passed between the release of "Toy Story 2" and "Toy Story 3" despite the fact that "Toy Story 2" was a huge box office success.

Disney, however, is not behind the "Toy Story" franchise and may be more motivated to produce more big hit movies at a quicker pace considering that the 2000s were a dud for its animated film studios.

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