Taylor Swift: '1989 (Taylor’s Version)' flies to No. 1 on ARIA Album Chart

American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift's '1989 (Taylor’s Version)' has topped the ARIA Albums Chart, as published on Friday, November 3. It is Swift’s 12th career leader in the land Down Under, while 'Is It Over Now?' made debuts at the top of the singles survey. 1989 (Taylor’s Version) is Taylor Swift's third No. 1 for 2023. It has followed Midnights, which remained No. 1 for seven non-consecutive weeks earlier this year, after clocking seven weeks at the top in 2022. Her Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) checked in at the penthouse for two weeks in July.

Biggest sales week

The trade body has reported that 1989 (Taylor’s Version) received the biggest sales week ever for Swift on the ARIA Albums Chart. It was the top opening week for any new album since 2017, and a record-setting first week for a vinyl album.

Swift equals to Madonna

With 1989 (Taylor’s Version) reaching the No. 1 position at ARIA, Swift has equaled Madonna in third place on the all-time list of acts with the most No. 1 albums in Australia. Jimmy Barnes leads that list with 15 as a solo act and the Beatles occupies the second place with 14.


Similarly, TayTay’s 12 leaders include the original version of 1989, which reigned for four weeks in 2014 and another five weeks in 2015.

Swift’s 10th No. 1 on ARIA

In its debut itself, 'Is It Over Now? (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault)' became Swift’s 10th No. 1 on the ARIA Singles Chart. This list is dominated by tracks from the new album. Out of the top 10 tracks, eight are from Taylor Swift.

FAQs:

Which album chart has been topped by Taylor Swift recently?
Taylor Swift's '1989 (Taylor’s Version)' has topped the ARIA Albums Chart, as published on Friday, November 3. 1989 (Taylor’s Version) is Taylor Swift's third No. 1 for 2023.

Which other pop icon Taylor Swift has equaled with '1989 (Taylor’s Version)'?
With 1989 (Taylor’s Version) reaching the No. 1 position at ARIA, Swift has equaled Madonna in third place on the all-time list of acts with the most No. 1 albums in Australia.