Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department album notches number one spot for FIFTH week in a row after adding new setlist to iconic Eras Tour
Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department topped the charts for the fifth week in a row.
This Sunday marked the fifth week in a row that the 34-year-old superstar’s eleventh studio album has held the number one position at the top of the charts. Billboard 200 albums chart.
TTPD is the first album to top the charts for its first five weeks since Morgan Wallen’s One Thing at a Time held the spot for 12 consecutive weeks following the country artist’s March 2023 release.
She previously released the double album’s critically acclaimed tracklist on April 19, adding a number of songs to her setlist for the European leg of The Eras Tour.
This comes as she wrapped up her two-day stint in Lisbon, Portugal. Fan footage showed her performing a medley from her new album live for the very first time, including the title song.
Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department topped the charts for the fifth week in a row
This Sunday marked the fifth week in a row that the 34-year-old superstar’s 11th studio album has held the number one position atop the Billboard 200 albums chart.
According to a report from Luminate, Tortured Poets Department has earned 378,000 equivalent album units in the United States alone.
She also scored the biggest fifth week for any album since Adele’s 25, reaching 1.193 million copies upon its January 2016 release.
Album equivalent units consist of track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). An album equivalent unit is equal to one album sale, or 10 individual songs sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported streams, or 1,250 paid subscription streams.
Of all her chart-topping albums, Swift continues to hold the spot for the longest time any soloist has guarded the number one spot.
With Sunday’s report, Swift secured her 74th career week at the top of the Billboard 200, further expanding her record for solo artists.
The Tortured Poets Department is her sixth album to reach number one on the charts.
She is currently tied with Jay-Z for the number one spot among solo artists.
It was also revealed that the company’s first weekly earnings report saw a 45 percent increase in unit sales since they released six new digital album download variants, as well as a new CD and stock restocks of the previous deluxe editions.
The Tortured Poets Department has earned 378,000 equivalent album units in the United States alone. She previously released the double album’s critically acclaimed tracklist on April 19, adding a number of songs to her setlist for the European leg of The Eras Tour.
It was also revealed that the company’s first weekly earnings report saw a 45 percent increase in unit sales since they released six new digital album download variants, as well as a new CD and stock restocks of the previous deluxe editions.
When the album debuted in April, TTPD landed a whopping 14 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 singles charts.
Her album was streamed over a billion times in the days following its initial release, reaching number one on the Billboard 200 and also saw her lead single Fortnight feat. Post Malone tops the Hot 100 – her 12th number one.
Hot on the heels of Swift in second place, Billie Eilish’s new release Hit Me Hard and Soft follows closely with 339,000 equivalent album units – marking the 20-year-old singer’s biggest week of her career to date.
The Fortnight singer’s fifth week at the top of the charts comes amid reports she has booked a £3.3million cottage in the Cotswolds where she will stay during the UK leg of her tour.
It was also revealed that her NFL player boyfriend Travis Kelce will be “joining her on an outing.”
“Taylor booked the cottage while she was in the UK,” a source told The Sun.
“She wants a place to relax away from the tour, and the countryside is her happy place,” the insider revealed to the outlet.
Of all her chart-topping albums, Swift continues to hold the spot for the longest time any soloist has guarded the number one spot. She is currently tied with Jay-Z for the number one spot among solo artists
The Fortnight singer’s fifth week at the top of the charts comes amid reports she has booked a £3.3million cottage in the Cotswolds where she will stay during the UK leg of her tour. It was also revealed that her NFL player boyfriend Travis Kelce will ‘join her on an outing’
The Bad Blood hitmaker kicks off her UK tour in Edinburgh on June 7, followed by Liverpool, Cardiff and a host of live performances in London until August. It is also said that her tour will boost the economy by almost £1 billion with her 15 shows
“Taylor loves to dress in sequins on stage, but is most comfortable wearing muddy boots in the fresh air.”
The Bad Blood hitmaker kicks off her UK tour in Edinburgh on June 7, followed by Liverpool, Cardiff and a host of live performances in London until August.
Her tour is also said to boost the economy by almost £1 billion with her 15 shows, although fans are struggling with Airbnb’s rising prices during the dates.
The average cost per night in Edinburgh is around £769 per night, but the weekend before was £237.88, which according to The Mirror represents a 223 per cent increase over the weekend of her tour dates.