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Taylor Swift Debuts With 2.61 Million Units for ‘The Tortured Poets Department,’ the Best Number for Any Album in Nine Years
'Tortured Poets Department' moved 2.61 million units its first week, the best number for an album since 2015. It also set streaming and vinyl records.
Billboard reported Sunday that, per data provided by Luminate, the new release racked up 2.61 million album-equivalent units in its first week out — the best one-week figure for any album in nine years. The last album to debut with a higher figure was Adele’s “25,” which bowed with 3.482 million in 2015, a number that is considered unrepeatable with the changes that have occurred in consumption since then. Billboard reports that “Tortured Poets” sold the most vinyl copies in a single week of any album in the modern (post-’91 era).
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