Taylor Swift's new album The Tortured Poets Department smashes chart records in the US, UK and Australia
By Mawunyo GbogboTaylor Swift has tied with Madonna as the female artist with the most number ones in the UK in official albums chart history.
Her new album The Tortured Poets Department has also outsold the rest of the top ten combined, while beating The Beatles' record of fastest artist to rack up 12 UK number one albums.
"No other artist has notched up 12 number one albums in such a short space of time," the official charts company said.
"Taylor Swift has done it in 11 years and six months. This surpasses The Beatles, who managed the feat in 14 years and one month."
The first single from the album Fortnight featuring Post Malone topped the UK singles chart.
Not long after the album was released, Spotify and Amazon Music said it was their most streamed album in a day.
Spotify later said it was their most-streamed album in a single week, surpassing 1billion streams.
Swift takes out the entire top 10 on the singles chart in Australia
Swift has also shattered ARIA records.
She now holds the record for the most number one albums in ARIA history for a female artist.
In Australia, Swift moves ahead of Madonna to claim third place on the list of acts with the most chart-topping albums in the country.
Jimmy Barnes leads with 15 as a solo act (he had another five with Cold Chisel), followed by the Beatles with 14.
The Tortured Poets Department is Swift's 13th number one ARIA album.
Fortnight has also climbed the charts in Australia and is Swift's 12th number one ARIA single.
Swift is the first artist to hold the entire top 10 on the singles chart, with Hozier at number 11 with Too Sweet.
ARIA Top 10 singles
- 1.Fortnight, Taylor Swift Feat. Post Malone
- 2.Down Bad, Taylor Swift
- 3.The Tortured Poets Department, Taylor Swift
- 4.So Long, London, Taylor Swift
- 5.I Can Do It With a Broken Heart, Taylor Swift
- 6.My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys, Taylor Swift
- 7.But Daddy I Love Him, Taylor Swift
- 8.Florida!!!, Taylor Swift Feat. Florence + The Machine
- 9.Who's Afraid Of The Little Old Me?, Taylor Swift
- 10.Guilty as Sin?, Taylor Swift
She has also set the record for the most singles in the top 50, charting a total of 29 tracks on the current chart.
Swift is still the only artist in ARIA history to replace themselves at number one on the album chart, having done so three times – two of those times with debuting albums.
In 2023, Speak Now (Taylor's Version) replaced Midnights; March 2024 saw Lover replace Midnights; and last week The Tortured Poets Department replaced Lover.
It's the most-sold album on vinyl and most-streamed album in week one in ARIA history.
An historic debut on the Billboard charts
Swift has also made an historic debut at number one on the Billboard 200 chart.
It's her 14th chart-topping album on the Billboard charts.
Swift ties with Jay-Z for the most number ones among soloists in the almost-70-year history of the chart.
Only the Beatles have more number ones, with 19.
With 1.914 million sold, Billboard reports that The Tortured Poets Department is the top-selling album of 2024 to date, with Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter coming in at number two, with 228,000 copies sold.
Billboard published a list of the acts with at least 10 number ones on the Billboard 200, since the list began publishing on a regular, weekly basis in March 1956.
They are as follows:
19. The Beatles
14. Jay-Z
14. Taylor Swift
13. Drake
11. Bruce Springsteen
11. Barbra Streisand
11. Ye (formerly Kanye West)
10. Eminem
10. Future
10. Elvis Presley
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