Taylor Swift's latest album, 'The Tortured Poets Department,' has achieved significant commercial success, setting multiple records. The album has sold 2.61 million copies and recorded 891.37 million streams in its opening week, surpassing her previous records set by '1989 (Taylor’s Version)' and 'Midnights.' It also recorded the biggest streaming week for any album in U.S. history, previously held by Drake's 'Scorpion.' Additionally, Swift has tied Jay-Z for the most #1 albums on the Billboard 200 among solo artists, with both artists now having 14 #1 albums. Furthermore, the album's success has made Swift the first artist in U.S. history to have eight albums sell at least a million units in a single week.
‘The Tortured Poets Department’: All the Records Taylor Swift’s New Album Has Broken (So Far) https://t.co/HaGbtAREJs
Taylor Swift Reacts to Massive ‘Tortured Poets Department’ Debut on Billboard 200: ‘I’m Completely Floored’ https://t.co/tjFe4JIdYG
Taylor Swift Reacts to 'Tortured Poets' Debuting at 2.6 Million Units: "Feeling Completely Overwhelmed" https://t.co/F6ptsZLPK3
Taylor Swift Says Her 'Mind Is Blown’ by the ‘Love’ Fans Have Shown for Her New Album https://t.co/8faUhPfndO
Taylor Swift is just as excited as her fans to resume her Eras Tour, all thanks to the streaming success of The Tortured Poets Department. https://t.co/wZQeEzgM9v
💿 | Taylor Swift becomes the FIRST artist in HISTORY to have seven albums debut with over 1M US copies sold in Nielsen history! ➖#TSTTPD ➖1989 TV ➖Midnights ➖reputation ➖1989 ➖Red ➖Speak Now https://t.co/92PmMSqgct
Billboard achievements for ‘The Tortured Poets Departments’ by Taylor Swift: 1. Biggest opening week of 2024 (2.61m) 2. Largest streaming week ever (891.37m) 3. Most #1 albums among soloists (14; tie) 4. First to have seven albums open with 1M+ units 5. Biggest vinyl sales… https://t.co/dpirzkgrGm
Taylor Swift reacts to debuting with over 2.6 million units with ‘The Tortured Poets Department’: “2.6 million ARE YOU ACTUALLY SERIOUS?? Thank you for listening, streaming, and welcoming Tortured Poets into your life. Feeling completely overwhelmed.” https://t.co/ILED8xEmJo
.@TaylorSwift13 is now tied with Jay-Z for the most No. 1 albums by a solo artist thanks to The Tortured Poets Department Read more ↓ https://t.co/Z3MuKLX17z
#TaylorSwift Swift Sets Records: Sells 2.6 Mil Copies of “Poets,” Takes Top 14 Streaming Spots (31 All Together) https://t.co/C8oZ2I2P62 via @Showbiz411
Taylor Swift becomes the first artist in US history to have seven albums sell at least a million units in a single week. https://t.co/GzKnGxB3uy
Taylor Swift now holds the top 4 biggest vinyl sales weeks in U.S. history: 1️⃣ The Tortured Poets Department 859k 2️⃣ 1989 (TV) 693k 3️⃣ Midnights 575k 4️⃣ Speak Now (TV) 268k https://t.co/vWviLpTjiL
.@Petridishes got a look at the Tortured Poets group chat of frequently assigned poets as they process Taylor Swift’s newest album: https://t.co/j8EMzGx229
Taylor Swift has now earned a #1 album on the Billboard 200 in each of the last 7 years. https://t.co/9KihoVCJBO
Biggest opening weeks for albums by female artists in the US: 1️⃣ 25 — 3.48M 2️⃣ THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT — 2.61M 3️⃣ 1989 (Taylor’s Version) — 1.653M 4️⃣ Midnights — 1.578M 5️⃣ Oops!…I Did It Again — 1.319M 6️⃣ 1989 — 1.287M 7️⃣ reputation — 1.238M 8️⃣ Red — 1.208M 9️⃣ Born This…
Top 4 biggest opening weeks in Billboard 200 history: 1️⃣ 25 (2015) 3.48m 2️⃣ The Tortured Poets Department (2024) 2.61m 3️⃣ No Strings Attached (2000) 2.41m 4️⃣ Celebrity (2001) 1.88m https://t.co/C5X5q9lgMs
Taylor Swift ties Jay-Z for most #1 albums among soloists in Billboard 200 history (14 each). https://t.co/rzAyerNClt
Taylor Swift ties Jay-Z for the second most #1 albums in Billboard 200 history (14). https://t.co/jdQhdMwn2v
Taylor Swift’s US opening-week units: Taylor Swift: 40,000 Fearless: 592,000 Speak Now: 1,047,000 Red: 1,208,000 1989: 1,287,000 reputation: 1,238,000 Lover: 867,000 folklore: 846,000 evermore: 329,000 Midnights: 1,578,000 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT: 2,610,000 Fearless…
Top 4 biggest opening week units in Billboard 200 history: 1️⃣ 25 (2015) 3.48m 2️⃣ The Tortured Poets Department (2024) 2.61m 3️⃣ No Strings Attached (2000) 2.41m 4️⃣ Celebrity (2001) 1.88m https://t.co/RTTAqebdNp
‘The Tortured Poets Department’ by Taylor Swift breaks the record for biggest streaming week for any album in U.S. history. Drake previously held the record with ‘Scorpion’ for 6 years. https://t.co/skEHNK2nif
Taylor Swift is now the first artist in US history to have eight albums sell at least a million units in a single week. https://t.co/QFeklJXpdP
Taylor Swift becomes the first artist in US history to have eight albums sell at least a million units in a single week. https://t.co/3NN1tsTBLD
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#TaylorSwift continues to slay, ruling the Global Digital Artist Rank with over 17,000 points, 7 times more than the #2 Act on the list, as her latest masterpiece, 'THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT', scores an ALL KILL for a 9th day, topping the Worldwide, European & US iTunes &… https://t.co/gCr0zNfz5S
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.@TaylorSwift13 has long constructed her identity out of archetype, cliché, and torn-up fragments of Americana. But her new album shows her straining against tropes she's outgrown, writes @sophieGG. https://t.co/DBawuQhgf5
#BensonBoone's "Beautiful Things" is back #1 (+3) on the Worldwide iTunes song chart for a 17th day! The song lifts 4-3 on iTunes Europe and holds at #4 on US iTunes! 💪1⃣🔙🌎🎵✖️1⃣7⃣🕛➕📈3⃣🎵🇪🇺➕4⃣🇺🇸🎵🔥👑🧡 "Beautiful Things" rebounds 9-7 on the Worldwide Apple Music song… https://t.co/jCAbLQpkYW
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Taylor Swift: every single album ranked and rated https://t.co/C5GKueQeHp
While Swift has made headlines for her expansive Eras tour, billionaire status, and impact on the economy, one aspect of her brand has contributed to a resurgence in an old-school medium of music: Vinyl. https://t.co/xE5hs7nwk4
“When I think about music that I love, I don’t give a shit what the artist was thinking” The visionary @st_vincent tells us about recording with Dave Grohl, covering Kate Bush, and writing with Taylor Swift https://t.co/f4bf3s1C8t
Taylor Swift sends ROSÉ of BLACKPINK a copy of ‘THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT.’ https://t.co/n1198i45Jb
Interview: How @st_vincent Unlocked Her Realest Album Yet The rock iconoclast talks about jamming with herself, co-writing @taylorswift13's “Cruel Summer,” and why she's not into biopics. Read: https://t.co/RGrTIsfrgP https://t.co/CLVMqN3Z7v
🔝🔟 SONGS ON GLOBAL SPOTIFY 1⃣ Fortnight - #TaylorSwift feat. #PostMalone 2⃣ Espresso - #SabrinaCarpenter 3⃣I like the way you kiss me - #Artemas 4⃣Gata Only - #FloryyMenor #CrisMj 5⃣I Can Do It With a Broken Heart - #TaylorSwift 6⃣Too Sweet - #Hozier 7⃣Down Bad - Taylor… https://t.co/xvgjgX81H1
📓 | Taylor Swift recommended Ted Hughes' poem “Red” for Florence Welch's book club 🤍 https://t.co/aY2gUNh149
In her new interview with Rolling Stone, @st_vincent talks about... » not liking biopics » @taylorswift13's fans and helping make "Cruel Summer" » her new album » her movie 'Nowhere Inn' » and more Interview: https://t.co/RGrTIseTrh https://t.co/vHWhynPge5
Taylor Swift’s 11th album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” is a 31-song excavation of her recent relationships that is not universally loved. Our pop team dissects its sound, themes and reception. https://t.co/rCyHVHQx4I
Exploring the connections between 1989's Dead Poets Society and Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department → https://t.co/Fvq3yRclpy https://t.co/qsqaDcWEGm
Interview: How @st_vincent Unlocked Her Realest Album Yet The rock iconoclast talks about jamming with herself, co-writing @taylorswift13 “Cruel Summer,” and why she's not into biopics. Read: https://t.co/RGrTIseTrh https://t.co/wo1kC1Yire
It may not be a bad thing if Taylor Swift's “The Tortured Poets Department” has you in your feelings! https://t.co/NkTaDFBl12
On Midnights, Taylor Swift proves that her pen is mightier than just about any sword → https://t.co/oOpCdiUKO3 https://t.co/TjiZg3jCbt
Author John Green praises Taylor Swift and her album ‘THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT’ in new tweet: “TTPD is excellent and I love listening to it. The writing is so, so good.” https://t.co/vgsdxqsg6l
Whether you love or hate Taylor Swift's latest album, there is no way to adequately digest its 31 songs and write about it within hours of its release, says @jkarl26 https://t.co/GUxPeE3m9d
Florence Welch Reflects on Working With Taylor Swift on ‘Tortured Poets’ Song ‘Florida!!!’ https://t.co/CCxq5oZPum
Swift tops British music charts with 'The Tortured Poets Department,' outselling the rest of the top ten combined. https://t.co/D99yekPBUC
Taylor Swift just guaranteed the success of her new album. Here's her brilliantly simple trick @billmurphyjr https://t.co/tMDIkbPsUu
#TSTTPD has Swifties and music critics losing sleep — literally https://t.co/GLLOxIMj45 via @opinion
#StVincent's new thrilling album 'All Born Screaming' rockets 58-4 on the Worldwide iTunes Album chart and scores the 2nd Highest New Entry on the European iTunes Album chart landing at #3! 💪🚀4⃣🌎🎵💿📈➕🥈🔝🆕💥3⃣🇪🇺🎵🔥👑🖤 STREAM: https://t.co/IEZ8kooCGY https://t.co/iPBVkgGBmi
#StVincent's new thrilling album 'All Born Screaming' rockets 58-4 on the Worldwide iTunes Album chart and scores the 2nd Highest New Entry on the European iTunes Album chart landing at #3! 💪🚀4⃣🌎🎵💿📈➕🥈🔝🆕💥3⃣🇪🇺🎵🔥👑🖤 https://t.co/HqnpZpoYqb
#StVincent's new thrilling album 'All Born Screaming' rockets 58-4 on the Worldwide iTunes Album chart and debuts at scores the 2nd Highest New Entry on the European iTunes Album chart! 💪🚀4⃣🌎🎵💿📈➕🥈🔝🆕💥🇪🇺🎵🔥👑🖤 https://t.co/PThmG7s15o
"After spending more time with the two-hour sonic feast, more methodically touring through its subtleties and nuances, I am ready to declare that it is one of Swift’s best works yet." #TSTTPD https://t.co/tfduMFQsiU
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A guide to everyone Taylor Swift sings about in 'Tortured Poets Department' — and their reactions https://t.co/yhEOkjTwUp
#LouisTomlinson's amazing new surprise album 'LIVE' shoots 7-3 on the Worldwide iTunes Album chart and lifts 8-5 on the European iTunes Album chart after reaching #1 on iTunes in 10 countries so far! 💪💿🚀3⃣🌎🎵 & 📈5⃣🇪🇺🎵➕💥1⃣✖️🔟🌎🔥👑💙 The album has reached #4 on US iTunes!… https://t.co/bhAF6avX2m
Ross Douthat | Consider these comments [Re Taylor Swift's new album] from Katherine Boyle, an Andreessen Horowitz VC, repurposing a take she offered in 2023. In our cultural environment, Boyle argues, being prolific is everything: “You can’t cede ground to competitors. You have…
#TSTTPD has Swifties and music critics losing sleep — literally https://t.co/WItAEYX6Sa
Is Taylor Swift’s new album too much? Tap here to find out – with FT music critic Ludovic Hunter-Tilney and the FT’s Taylor Nicole Rogers, joining us on the Life and Art podcast 🎧 https://t.co/Ynw53ER9QB
With the release of Taylor Swift's 11th studio album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” the question is asked: Is she a poet? ✒️🎵 English Professor Allison Adair, who specializes in creative writing with a focus on poetry, weighs in for the @AP. https://t.co/JuBWS50Iwo
British electro-pop duo #PetShopBoys' rockets 38-2 on the Worldwide iTunes Album chart with their new album 'nonetheless' and scores the Top New Entry at #2 on the European iTunes Album chart! The album has reached the Top 3 on US iTunes! 💪💿🚀2⃣🌎➕🔝🆕💥2⃣🇪🇺🎵📈➕💥🔝3⃣🇺🇸🎵… https://t.co/4Er1s0Vfoe https://t.co/LnNueulRGM
#TaylorSwift continues to slay, ruling the Global Digital Artist Rank with over 17,700 points, 7 times more than the #2 Act on the list, as her latest masterpiece, 'THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT', scores an ALL KILL for an 8th day, despite all the new releases, topping the… https://t.co/rkDwobYBEy
Taylor Swift’s albums have always been events. But, writes VF’s @vanderhoofy, “they have also become the moments where she checks in with herself and tries to figure out if it was all worth it.” https://t.co/BMP08dCYdU
‘The Tortured Poets Department’ by Taylor Swift and ‘eternal sunshine’ by Ariana Grande are the most streamed albums on Spotify this week. https://t.co/eVFmECXE3x
Taylor Swift Breaks Yet Another Record In The UK, After A Historical Week On Spotify https://t.co/ZFZSRQNaTr
Swifties: it’s time to quit the detective work When you stop trying to decode the specifics of Taylor Swift's break-ups, you'll realise 'The Tortured Poets Department' is about much more than three men ✒ by @carsonsarah https://t.co/dg08M7lH3c
Taylor Swift Lands A Rare Chart Double In The U.K.–And It’s Not Her First Time https://t.co/AzncJ6IqSt
Taylor Swift breaks Beatles’ decades-old record with ‘Poets’ #ARYNews https://t.co/w5nI6Wb98Q
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Why Taylor Swift's Lilac Short Skirt Is Going Viral After Tortured Poets Department Reference https://t.co/yRVtYHx8sz
Taylor Swift Sets Records: Sells 2.6 Mil Copies of “Poets,” Takes Top 14 Streaming Spots (31 All Together) https://t.co/C8oZ2I2P62 via @Showbiz411
#TaylorSwift’s new album is a big topic of conversation for not just us, but also… https://t.co/YN33J97BQo
"The most interesting thing about TTPD is that she’s starting to give up the bit. She knows we know—or she knows what we think we know." Read @claire_ifying's full review on Taylor Swfit's latest work and her attempt to capture an ensuing phase of chaos. https://t.co/nKeZHDjv5l
Some admonished Taylor Swift for selling so many versions of “The Tortured Poets Department” only to double its size after those orders were in. https://t.co/TijiBghUIT
Taylor Swift has equalled Madonna's record as the female artist with the most UK number one albums in Official Chart history after her latest release. Read more 🔗 https://t.co/EeiqIlKHDM
Florence Welch Forgot About "the Scale" of Taylor Swift's Reach Until "Florida!!!" Dropped on ‘Tortured Poets Department' https://t.co/HvaDvFbMqY
Taylor Swift is on track for the biggest opening sales week of her career — more than for “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” last year (1,653,000) or “Midnights” in 2022 (1,578,000), her best so far. https://t.co/hFhfrudSOc
What’s a Friday without a little fun? This one is for the #Swifties... Happy one week anniversary to The Tortured Poets Department! We did our own little take on the new album, now streaming The Frozen Tissue Department. Which track is your favorite?