Taylor Swift’s ‘Midnights’ Breaks Album Sales Records in First Week
Taylor Swift released a new album "Midnights", which sold a record in its first week
Taylor Swift’s newest album marked her biggest debut yet, a feat in the streaming era as fans listened online and purchased a record amount of vinyl. “Midnights” sold 1.58 million copies across formats, according to Luminate Data, formerly Nielsen Music, delivering it to the top of the Billboard 200 albums chart with the biggest sales week of the year—and the biggest sales week since Adele’s “25” seven years ago.
Taylor Swift's latest album is the biggest she's ever launched, with fans listening to and buying records online in record volumes that are a feat in the age of streaming. According to Luminate Data (formerly Nielsen Music), "Midnight" sold a total of 1.58 million copies in various forms and topped the Billboard 200, the highest week of sales this year and the highest since Adele released her album "25" seven years ago.
From the Wall Street Journal
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Taylor Swift's digital album "Midnights" was released a week ago, and all twenty songs on the album entered the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, and the title track "Anti-Hero" won the crown. A total of 10 singles from "Midnights" airborne this week's Billboard Singles Top 10, with Taylor Swift becoming the first artist in history to top 10 on the Billboard Singles Chart.
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debut
English [ˈdeɪbjuː] American [deɪˈbjuː]
n. Debut, (of something new).
v. Debut, debut; First Launch (a product)
Their latest release is a worthy successor to their popular debut album.
Following the success of their debut album, their latest album was a success.
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feat
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n. Merits, feats; Martial arts, craftsmanship
adj. Suitable, dexterous
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vinyl
English [ˈvaɪnl] American [ˈvaɪnl]
n. Vinyl (chemical); Vinyl records
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This compilation was first issued on vinyl in 1984.
It was first released as vinyl in 1984.
