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Chart Rewind: In 2014, Taylor Swift Went Pop — and to No. 1 Again — With ‘1989’
Taylor Swift's '1989' launched atop the Billboard 200 with more than a million copies sold. Here's the chart rewind to 2014.
While it was largely assumed that Taylor Swift ’s 1989 would have a big debut when it arrived on the Billboard 200 albums chart dated Nov. 15, 2014 — after all, she was coming off three straight No. During release week, Swift engaged with her fanbase on social media, heavily leaning into Twitter (now called X) and Tumblr to reach existing and newly converted Swifties. She blanketed terrestrial media during the album’s rollout, including appearances on the MTV Video Music Awards, ABC’s Good Morning America and CBS’ The Late Show With David Letterman.
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