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Taylor Swift is officially No. 1 – to no one’s surprise! The Tortured Poets Department made a massive No. 1 debut on the Billboard 200 albums chart dated May 4, resulting in her 14th No. 1 album, via Billboard. She ties Jay-Z for the most No. 1s among soloists in the nearly 70-year history of the chart. Only The Beatles, with 19 No. 1s, have more. Keep reading to find out more… The Tortured Poets Department debuted with 2.61 million equivalent album units, with vinyl sales representing 859,000. The collected 31 songs on the deluxe edition of the album generated 891.34 million on-demand official streams. It now notches the largest streaming week for an album ever, the second-largest week for an album since the Billboard 200 began measuring by units in December 2014 (only Adele 25 had more in 2015), the third-largest sales week by traditional album sales in the modern era (following 25 and *NSYNC No Strings Attached in 2000), and the largest sales week for an album on vinyl in the modern era. The Tortured Poets Department is the top-selling album of 2024. Find out about even more records she just broke!
