Once again, Taylor Swift is breaking Billboard records. The magazine reports that The Tortured Poets Department had the largest streaming week for an album. A secret double album will do that. TTPD debuted at No. 1, marking Swift’s 14th chart-topping album. She ties Jay-Z now with the most no. 1 albums for a solo artist. The Beatles still are still at the very tippy-top with 19 chart-toppers. The Tortured Poets Department has become the top-selling album of 2024, followed by Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter.
The Tortured Poets Department had 2.61 album units earned, with almost 2 mil of those from traditional album sales. Vinyl sales represent 859,000 units. That is the largest sales week for an album on vinyl for the modern era. (Sorry, the environment/Billie Eilish.) The album’s 31 songs were streamed 891.34 million times. Swift thanked the fans on Twitter, saying she was “completely floored” by the album’s reception.
My mind is blown. I’m completely floored by the love you’ve shown this album.
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) April 28, 2024
2.6 million ARE YOU ACTUALLY SERIOUS?? Thank you for listening, streaming, and welcoming Tortured Poets into your life. Feeling completely overwhelmed.
I was already so fired up to get back to the tour… pic.twitter.com/L7lS7WTa2Y
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