Taylor Swift shared this picture. (courtesy: taylorswift)
New Delhi:
Pop sensation Taylor Swift is shocked by the success of her album The Tortured Poets Division because the album made a colossal entry at No 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. It bought a staggering 2.61 million albums and streaming models in its debut week within the US, as reported by Billboard on Sunday. In accordance with Billboard, conventional album gross sales accounted for 1.91 million models within the week ending April 25, encompassing digital downloads, CDs, and cassettes, with an extra 859,000 models from vinyl gross sales. Impressively, the album additionally garnered 891.34 million on-demand official streams.
Taylor Swift reacted to the large information by sharing behind-the-scenes photos from a recording studio on X (previously Twitter) and wrote, “My thoughts is blown. I am fully floored by the love you have proven this album. 2.6 million ARE YOU ACTUALLY SERIOUS?? Thanks for listening, streaming and welcoming ‘Tortured Poets’ into your life. Feeling fully overwhelmed. I used to be already so fired as much as get again to the tour however you doing THIS?? Could 9 cannot come quickly sufficient.”
My thoughts is blown. I am fully floored by the love you have proven this album.
2.6 million ARE YOU ACTUALLY SERIOUS?? Thanks for listening, streaming, and welcoming Tortured Poets into your life. Feeling fully overwhelmed.
I used to be already so fired as much as get again to the tour… pic.twitter.com/L7lS7WTa2Y— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) April 28, 2024
The Tortured Poets Division not solely secured the most important streaming week for an album ever but additionally marked the largest gross sales week for an album on vinyl within the fashionable period. Moreover, it stands because the best-selling album of 2024 so far.
This achievement marked Taylor Swift’s 14th chart-topping album, putting her on par with Jay-Z for probably the most No. 1s amongst solo artists. Taylor Swift’s shock launch technique paid off immensely, with the preliminary 16 tracks dropping on April 19, adopted by the revelation of it being a double album with an extra 15 songs two hours later.
Final week, Spotify confirmed The Tortured Poets Division as its most-streamed album in a single week, surpassing 1 billion streams. Taylor Swift additionally dominated the British music charts, outselling the complete high 10 mixed and surpassing the Beatles for the document of the quickest artist to build up 12 UK number-one albums.
Distributed by Common Music Group, The Tortured Poets Division acquired predominantly optimistic critiques from critics and followers alike. Taylor Swift is about to renew her Eras Tour, the highest-grossing historic live performance tour, in Paris in Could.
She joins a cohort of high feminine artists releasing albums this spring, with Beyonce’s Cowboy Carter debuting in March and forthcoming releases from Dua Lipa and Billie Eilish scheduled for subsequent month.
