On her personal Instagram page, Taylor Swift recently posted a series of photos of her performance at The Eras Tour concert held in Germany. As a leading name in the world’s music industry today, vocalist Blank Space ‘s posts attract millions of interactions from fans.
In the post, Taylor Swift also did not forget to thank her fans for helping her stay at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart for 12 consecutive weeks: “I also want to say to everyone who has support The Tortured Poets Department, I’m completely blown away by what you’ve done – it stayed at number 1 for the first 12 weeks of its release and that’s never happened to an album of mine before is the most wonderful person” , the female singer happily shared.
Taylor Swift’s 11th studio album, The Tortured Poets Department, has held the top position for 12 consecutive weeks. This is the first album in more than a year to reach the top of the Billboard 200 for 12 consecutive times, surpassing Morgan Wallen’s record with One Thing at a Time in 2023. With this achievement, The Tortured Poets Department is also the is the longest-running album at the top of the Billboard 200 chart in Taylor Swift’s career.
The Tortured Poets Department is the “best-selling” album in the past half of 2024. This product is not only “undefeated” on prestigious music charts but also set a record in sales.
A few days ago, Luminate officially announced the Top 10 albums with the highest sales in the US market in the first half of 2024. With a series of “huge” achievements from debut until now, it is not too difficult understand when The Tortured Poets Department “takes” the top spot on the list.
Specifically, in the US market alone, Taylor Swift ‘s 11th studio album achieved sales of 4.66 million units. Two other albums that are also highly appreciated by the audience for their quality are Cowboy Carter (Beyoncé) and SOS (SZA), which are ranked 4th and 5th on the list, respectively.
Furthermore, Taylor Swift’s two previously released albums are also on the list with the last two positions in the top 10 being 1989 (Taylor’s Version) and Lover . Through this, we can also see that the appeal of Taylor Swift’s music products has never shown signs of cooling down among the audience.
Top 10 albums with the highest sales in the US in the first half of 2024:
1. The Tortured Poets Department – Taylor Swift
2. One Thing At A Time – Morgan Wallen
3. Stick Season – Noah Kahan
4. Cowboy Carter – Beyoncé
5. SOS – SZA
6. We Don’t Trust You – Future and Metro Boomin
7. Dangerous: The Double Album
8. Zach Bryan – Morgan Wallen
9. 1989 (Taylor’s Version) – Taylor Swift
10. Lover – Taylor Swift
