Taylor Swift's '1989 (Taylor's Version)' Shatters Sales Records and Tops Billboard Charts
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Taylor Swift's rerecording of her 2014 album "1989" has broken sales records, selling the equivalent of 1,653,000 copies in the United States in its first week. This marks Swift's 13th No. 1 album and her sixth to sell over a million copies in a single week, surpassing any other artist since 1991. The album's success is attributed to its availability in various physical formats, including vinyl, which saw the largest weekly sales since 1991. Additionally, "1989 (Taylor's Version)" garnered 375 million streams, the highest for any of Swift's rerecorded albums.
- Taylor Swift’s ’1989’ Rerecording Breaks Sales Records The New York Times
- Taylor Swift’s ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’ is her 13th No. 1 album CNN
- Taylor Swift's '1989 (Taylor's Version)' Debuts No. 1 on Billboard 200 – Billboard Billboard
- Things Just Got Even Better for Taylor Swift Newser
- Taylor Swift Lands Biggest Sales Week of Her Career With 1989 (Taylor’s Version) Pitchfork
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