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His album hit the shelves and immediately started selling out. By the time it was over, Taylor Swift’s record for first-day album sales was shattered.
has shattered yet another Spotify record following the release of her wildly successful new album, The Tortured Poets Department.
On Wednesday, Spotify announced the album had achieved the honor of becoming their most-streamed album in a single week.
Since Swift, 34, dropped the record, the album has been streamed over a billion times on the platformafter a two-month break.
Within three days of its release on Friday, The Tortured Poets Department (TTPD) sold 1.5 million copies in the US,’ according to the outlet.
This means she topped her sales for 1989 (Taylor’s Version), which sold 1.359 million copies in the US following its release on October 27, 2023.
Additionally, she’s achieved the largest first-week sales of any album since Adele’s 25 sold 3.378 million copies in a week 2015.
Among her female peers, the 14-time Grammy winner has secured the most number one albums on Billboard 200 albums chart—with 13—her lucky number.
All of Swift’s full-length studio albums and re-recorded projects from 2008’s Fearless through The Tortured Poets Department have debuted at number one.
The Shake It Off hitmaker’s eponymous debut studio album, Taylor Swift, peaked at number five.
Keith Caulfield, managing director of charts & data operations at Billboard, predicted she will ‘catch up to The Beatles in a few years.’
The Beatles still hold the title for most number one Billboard 200 albums, with 19 earning the top spot on the charts.
If TTPD hits number one, she will tie Jay-Z as the performer with the second-most number one albums on the chart.
Some of her latest records’ achievements include becoming the No. 1 album of 2024 in less than 48 hours across both consumption and pure sales in the United States and earning the biggest Billboard 200 debut of her career.