'TTPD': Taylor ties with Jay-Z for most Billboard No.1 debuts
In another remarkable achievement, Taylor Swift's latest album, The Tortured Poets Department, has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart for May 4. This marks Swift's 14th album to secure the top spot, equating her with Jay-Z for solo artists with the most No. 1s in the chart's nearly seven-decade history. Only The Beatles, boasting of 19 No. 1s, stand ahead.
'The Tortured Poets Department' sold 2.61M equivalent album units
The Tortured Poets Department sold an impressive 2.61M equivalent album units in the US during the week ending April 25. Traditional album sales, including digital downloads, CDs, vinyl LPs and cassettes, made up 1.914M of this total. Notably, vinyl sales alone accounted for a remarkable 8,59,000 units. This makes Swift's latest release one of the largest sales weeks by traditional album sales in recent history.
'The Tortured Poets Department' generated 891.34M on-demand official streams
The deluxe edition of The Tortured Poets Department, featuring 31 songs, generated an unprecedented 891.34M on-demand official streams. This record-breaking figure represents the highest streaming week for any album and the second-highest week for an album by total equivalent album units since Billboard began measuring by units in December 2014. Swift's latest release also holds the record for the highest sales week for a vinyl album during this period.
'The Tortured Poets Department' is the best-selling album of 2024
Moreover, with 1.914M sold, The Tortured Poets Department is currently the best-selling album of 2024, year-to-date. The second-highest selling album, counting weekly sales from January to the present, is Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter, with a total of 2,28,000 copies sold. Swift first announced her album during the Grammy Awards on February 4 and started accepting pre-orders for the project that same day through her official webstore.
Fans speculate that 'TTPD' might be featured during 'Eras Tour'
Fans are speculating that The Tortured Poets Department might be featured in her upcoming leg of the Eras Tour. This theory emerged after Swift released a short video on YouTube, leading fans to believe that the artist would include The Tortured Poets Department album in her tour. However, no official confirmation has been made regarding this speculation.
