Taylor Swift celebrates the success of The Tortured Poets Department with behind-the-scenes snaps after album debuted at number one on Billboard 200: ‘My mind is blown’

Taylor Swift celebrated the success of her new record, The Tortured Poets Department, by sharing posts to her Instagram account and Story on Sunday.

The 34-year-old artist’s album debuted at number one on the charts Billboard 200 chart last week, and it earned 2.61 million equivalent album units in its initial release period.

The project – which covered several topics about the songwriter’s personal life – kicked off with the biggest streaming week ever for a single album, becoming the singer’s 14th number one record.

Swift prefaced her post by writing a message in the caption expressing that she was “stunned” and that she was “completely in awe of the love you have shown for this album.”

“Thank you for listening, streaming, and welcoming Tortured Poets into your life. I felt completely overwhelmed,” she continued.

The False God singer concluded by writing that she was excited about the upcoming start of the European leg of her Eras tour.

“I was already so excited to get back on tour, but are you doing THIS??” May 9 can’t come soon enough,” she wrote.

Swift shared several behind-the-scenes photos from the recording process of her album, which was released last Friday.

The artist also shot with Post Malone and Florence Welch, both of whom were featured on the record.

According to Billboard, the hitmaker tied with Jay-Z for having the most number one solo albums in the chart’s history.

The Tortured Poets Department has since become the best-selling album of the year, with Beyonce’s Cowboy Carter in second place.

Swift’s past relationship with Joe Alwyn, whom she dated for six years, is rumored to be one of the main topics of the record, and a source recently indicated Entertainment tonight an update on where the former couple stands.

“Taylor and Joe are not in contact at this time, but they are trying to be respectful to each other,” they said.

Swift prefaced her post by writing a message in the caption expressing that she was “blown away” and that she was “completely in awe of the love you’ve shown for this album.”

“Thank you for listening, streaming, and welcoming Tortured Poets into your life. I felt completely overwhelmed,” she continued

Swift shared several behind-the-scenes photos from the recording process of her album, which was released last Friday

The artist also shot with Post Malone and Florence Welch, both of whom were featured on the record

According to Billboard, the hitmaker tied with Jay-Z for having the most number one solo albums in the chart’s history

Swift’s past relationship with Joe Alwyn, whom she dated for six years, is rumored to be one of the main topics of the record, and a source recently gave Entertainment Tonight an update on where the former couple stands; seen in 2019

The source further noted that the actor had moved on from his old relationship and wanted to devote a majority of his time to his professional life.

“Joe wants to keep his personal life private. He is more introverted and the interest in his personal life is a bit overwhelming for him. He is focused on acting and his career,” they said.

The insider concluded by talking about how Swift was happy to have moved on with Travis Kelce, who she has been dating since last year.

“Taylor is happier than ever in her relationship with Travis and is focused on the future,” they said.