With “folklore” on a successful tour
Taylor's eighth studio album was released six weeks ago under the name "folklore" and went straight to number one on the Billboard 200 album charts. It has been at the top there ever since. Even though the singer announced the album just a few hours before it was released! So far it is one of the five most successful albums in Taylor's discography.
Broken records after just a week
After just a week, “folklore” is already the best-selling album of 2020, with around two million records sold. On the first day, it achieved over 44 million streams on Spotify, easily overtaking Ariana Grande's “Thank U, Next” (31 million streams on the first day). All 16 tracks on the album land on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, with the lead single at number one. Taylor is the first singer to debut both at the top of the American singles chart and at number one on the album charts at the same time. Plus, she's now managed to be the most singles in the Hot 100 of all time, with 113 songs in her entire career.
Taylor's past albums in the charts
With a total of seven number one albums, Taylor spent a total of 46 weeks of her life at the top of the American Billboard 200 album charts. The albums "Fearless" and "1989" stayed at the top for 11 weeks each, followed by "Red" with seven weeks and "Speak Now" and "folklore" with six weeks each. “Reputation” stayed on the top one for a total of four weeks, “Lover” only for one week.
Whitney vs. Taylor
Whitney Houston, singer, actress and legend, who died in 2012, also spent a total of 46 weeks at the top of the Billboard 200 during her lifetime. Her soundtrack album "The Bodyguard" stayed at number one for an incredible 20 weeks. Her debut album "Whitney Houston" stayed on the top one for 14 weeks, the follow-up album "Whitney" for eleven weeks, and her last album "I Look To You" for one week.
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