Taylor Swift Sold 4 Million Copies of Her New Album and Set Some Records Along the Way
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Taylor Swift’s “The Life of a Showgirl” sold a MASSIVE 4 million copies in its first week.
That 4 million is in what they call “equivalent album units,” which include both pure album sales and streaming activity. But most of that WAS in pure album sales: 3,479,500 copies.
Both of those numbers are the largest weekly sums of the modern era, going back to 1991.
Adele’s album “25” had previously held both records.
This is also Taylor’s 15th #1 album. That breaks her out of a tie with Drake and Jay-Z for most #1 albums by a solo artist.
And Taylor is #2 on the overall list, behind only the Beatles, who have 19 chart-topping albums.
Taylor also dominates the Hot 100, with all 12 tracks from “Life of a Showgirl” commandeering the Top 12 spots, led by “The Fate of Ophelia” at #1.
This is the first time every song on an album has topped the Hot 100 uninterrupted. And it’s the THIRD time Taylor has owned the entire Top 10.
In related news, Taylor announced two upcoming projects yesterday: A full concert film and a behind-the-scenes docuseries on the Eras Tour. Both hit Disney+ on December 12th.
Taylor aslo sent “4 million thank yous” to her fans for the success of the album.
SOURCE: Billboard
