Taylor Swift has made a stunning impact on the music charts with her newest release, “The Tortured Poets Department,” shattering a nine-year record.
The album’s debut week saw an impressive surge to 2.61 million album-equivalent units, according to Billboard and data provided by Luminate. This remarkable achievement marks the highest one-week tally for any album in nearly a decade.
The record was previously held by Adele’s “25,” which reached a monumental 3.482 million units in its first week back in 2015. Adele’s record has long been considered insurmountable, especially given the significant shifts in how music is consumed today. Yet, Swift’s latest offering has proven that records are indeed made to be broken.
Taylor Swift has not only broken a nine-year record with her latest album but also surpassed her own previous benchmarks. “The Tortured Poets Department” soared to 2.61 million album-equivalent units, eclipsing the 1.653 million units of “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” from last October. Prior to this, “Midnights” held her personal best with 1.578 million units in late 2022.
In addition to album sales, Swift’s new album has set a new high-water mark for streaming. The album amassed an astounding 891.37 million on-demand streams in just one week, shattering the previous record held by Drake’s “Scorpion,” which garnered 745.92 million streams in its debut week in 2018, as reported by Luminate. This puts Swift’s latest release approximately 150 million streams ahead of the former record-holder.
Taylor Swift is Unstoppable!
The 34-year-old singer has set an unparalleled record, achieving 12 chart-topping albums faster than any other artist, accomplishing this feat in just 11 years and 6 months, according to the official charts company. This milestone surpasses the legendary Beatles, who reached the same number of No. 1 albums over a span of 14 years and 1 month, from “Please Please Me” in May 1963 to “The Beatles At Hollywood Bowl” in June 1977.
Furthermore, Swift continues to solidify her place in music history as the only artist to secure 12 consecutive No. 1 albums in the 21st century. For the latest updates, follow Feedbinge.
