Taylor Swift:'1989 (Taylor's Version)' tops Billboard 200: Know numbers

Taylor Swift's '1989 (Taylor's Version)' has topped the Billboard 200 with 1.653 million equivalent album units. It has left behind her previous personal best 'Midnights' with 1.578 million. It is also interesting to note that in the first week, '1989 (Taylor's Version)' performed better than the original '1989'- Big Machine’s version. It registered a then-astonishing 1.297 million units.

Billboard data

According to Billboard, this is officially the biggest first week for any album since 2015, when Adele's '25' debuted with 3.482 million album units. It’s also the sixth largest week for an album since Luminate’s predecessor, 'SoundScan', began releasing immediate weekly data in 1991.

Billboard data have shown that traditional album sales accounted for 1.359 million of this week’s 1.653 million tally. Physical sales were a big draw this week as five different variants of the vinyl version performed well. Limited CD variants and even a cassette edition have been available, these increased the collectibility factor in an era when streaming accounts for the overwhelming amount of consumption for most new releases.

'Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour'

Meanwhile, the film 'Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour' has been collecting in millions over the weekend after being out for a month in theaters. It grossed $13.5 million this week and brought its North American box-office total to $166 million.

Billboard Hot 100

Several of the songs from ' 1989 (Taylor's Versions)' are expected to debut in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 when the top ranks of that chart are announced Monday. Taylor Swift is believed to have a shot at a No. 1 single with the Vault number 'Is It Over Now?' which continues to lead Spotify’s daily U.S. top 50 chart.

FAQs:

How has '1989 (Taylor's Version)' performed?
Taylor Swift's '1989 (Taylor's Version)' has topped the Billboard 200 with 1.653 million equivalent album units.

How has 'Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour' performed?
Meanwhile, the film 'Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour' has been collecting in millions over the weekend after being out for a month in theaters. It grossed $13.5 million this week and brought its North American box-office total to $166 million.