Taylor Swift has climbed back to the top by topping the UK music charts with his latest release, The Tortured Poets Department. The album completely populated the top ten, showing an absolute dominance in popularity.
With this positioning, the American artist has already accumulated 12 number one albums in the country, a milestone she reached in just 11 years and 6 months. The record previously belonged to the Beatleswho needed 14 years and 1 month to achieve it, according to the information provided by the Official Charts Company.
The impact of the album has permeated the United Kingdom in such a way that it has become the most significant release week for an album in the last seven years, tying with Madonna as the female artist with the most number one albums according to the Official Albums Chart.
The first single “Fortnight”, a collaboration with Post Malone, also topped the UK Singles Chart. But its impact extends around the world. topping the chart in Australia and a similar performance is anticipated in the United States.
Taylor Swift had already surpassed other records set by the Liverpool quartet in the music industry. One of them was getting her first three albums to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 in just 259 days, while The Beatles did it in 364 days. Additionally, in 2020, she became the first artist to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 chart twice in the same year with “Folklore” and “Evermore,” a record that belonged to the band in 1969.
On the other hand, The Tortured Poets Department has achieved other modern milestones since its release, being listed by Apple Music, Amazon Music, and Spotify as the album that achieved the most streams on the day of its release. Additionally, this last platform streaming revealed that it accumulated the highest number of views in a week, exceeding the threshold of one billion listens.
For the moment, the singer continues to capture the public’s attention with her The Eras Tour, scheduled to continue in Paris next month. The artist’s transcendence goes beyond music, as Time magazine recognized by naming her Person of the Year in 2023, a tribute to her contributions and influence in society.
Swift unveiled her current album during the Grammy ceremony in February 2024, on which occasion she received her fourth Album of the Year award for Midnights.
Taylor Swift could be creating a new era for his acclaimed The Eras Tour, after the release of his most recent album. Curiosity arose among his followers, who are waiting for the inclusion of the new songs in the repertoire of his world tour. But speculation intensified after a video was posted on the singer’s official YouTube channel.
In the clip, the swifties identified signs of new choreography, costume styles and the aesthetics of The Tortured Poets Departmentwhich suggests that rehearsals with the team of dancers would already be starting.
Fans meticulously examined every detail of the video, paying particular attention to the dancers’ costumes, which featured top hats and canes. Other notable elements include the boots worn by Swift in the “Fortnight” video, and a white microphone that harmonizes with the project’s colorful palette.
The debate to discover how these new songs will merge with the already extensive repertoire of the tour is intense, especially because it remains to be known which previous songs could be replaced to make room for the new hits.
Taylor Swift will restart her show in Paris, France, on May 9, the date on which more details about the adjustment to the project will be known. Until now, her strategy consisted of progressively integrating new developments over the years. shows, through special guests or adding re-recorded songs, the already known Taylor’s Version. But including an entire segment of TTPD It would be a more impactful modification that is eagerly awaited.
