The new album of Taylor Swift It took less than fifteen days to become an absolute success.
The eleventh studio album by singer“The Tortured Poets Department”, shattered several records by debuting this week at number 1 on the list Billboard 200 of albums. Not only did it succeed with sales of vinyl and physical media, but Swift’s new adventure, double-sided, broke records in the streaming platforms.
With “TTPD”, Swift has achieved his fourteenth number 1 album on the chart Billboardtying with Jay Z on the list of best-selling albums by a solo artist. Only the Beatles have more No. 1 albums, with 19. And, in what is clearly a sign of Swift’s sustained success, each of her studio albums or reissues since “Fearless” from 2008 has debuted at number 1 on the charts Billboard.
“I’m amazed”wrote Swift in xformerly Twitter, on Sunday. “I am completely blown away by the love you have shown to this album. Thank you for listening to it, streaming it, and for welcoming Tortured Poets into your lives. “I feel completely overwhelmed.”.
The album of Swiftwhich came out on April 19, debuted with the equivalent of 2.61 million albums sold in USA in the week ending April 25, according to Billboardwhich combined album sales, song streams, streams and other music consumption data to arrive at that figure.
That total sales figure included 1.914 million units sold of traditional albums (such as digital downloads, CDs, vinyl and cassettes), according to Billboardwhose figures were confirmed to Washington Post by Luminatea music sales and chart data tracker on USA.
For example, “TTPD” is now the best-selling album in 2024, with 1.914 million units. The next closest? “Cowboy Carter” of Beyoncewith 228,000 copies.
Sales of “TTPD” on vinyl reached 859,000 units, the highest figure in the modern era, according to Billboard. That figure was enough for Swift beat his own record, which he set last fall when “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” sold 693,000 copies, according to Billboard.
The “TTPD” release had 19 variations, including nine different CDs, six vinyl records, and four cassette tapes, not to mention four physical versions sold exclusively by target (all of which he took into account Billboard for your figures). Tons of options for your super hobby to pick up during pre-order and post-launch.
Swift also dominated the charts streamingwith more than 891 million streams officials, according to Billboard. The album became the most played of Spotify in a single week and the first in the history of the platform to reach one billion streams in a single week (and he did it in five days). The album of Swift It also became the first in the history of Spotify in obtaining more than 300 million streams in a single day, and the song that opens the album, “Fortnight (feat. Post Malone)”, is now the most played song in a single day on the platform.
Apple Musicfor its part, described the anthology of 31 songs as Swift As the “greatest pop album” of all time, based on the reproductions of the first day. Likewise, in Amazon Music“TTPD” broke the record for streams on the release date.
It’s not exactly surprising to see how the album Swift dominates the physical and media media charts streaming. Since he first announced the album in the Grammy 2024 In February, Swift has promoted it with Easter eggs, short video clips, song lyrics, pop-up stores, and a litany of pre-order offers. Furthermore, she is coming off a year full of success in which she has become a multimillionaire. His tour Eras Tour was an economic success throughout the country and gave rise to a concert film which devastated the box office.
Despite the success of the album, the last album by Swift has received mixed reviews. Chris Richardsof the post, wrote that the album was “miserable and bottomless” with its 31 tracks. Others have commented that the album shows Swift at his rawest and most vulnerable, discussing breakups, new love interests, and even his complicated relationship with overbearing fans, who are already speculating about his next album (seriously).
Waiting for your next success, Swift will resume his tour Eras Tour on Thursday, May 9 with a concert at Paris.
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