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Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' Has Best Streaming Week Ever

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Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' Has Best Streaming Week Ever

Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' Has Best Streaming Week Ever

Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' , Has Best Streaming Week Ever.

Associated Press reports that Taylor Swift's latest album 'The Tortured Poets Department' has continued to dominate.

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In the week following its release, Swift's 11th album hit number one on the Billboard 200 chart.

The accomplishment ties Swift with Jay-Z for having 14 number one albums, the second most, compared to The Beatles who hold the record with 19 number one albums. .

The accomplishment ties Swift with Jay-Z for having 14 number one albums, the second most, compared to The Beatles who hold the record with 19 number one albums. .

The accomplishment ties Swift with Jay-Z for having 14 number one albums, the second most, compared to The Beatles who hold the record with 19 number one albums. .

The 31-track double album has already amassed 2.61 million equivalent album units, with 1.91 million of those coming from traditional album sales.

The 31-track double album has already amassed 2.61 million equivalent album units, with 1.91 million of those coming from traditional album sales.

Bolstering those traditional album sales, which include downloads, CDs and cassettes, the album had the highest vinyl sales in modern history, accounting for 859,000 units.

Bolstering those traditional album sales, which include downloads, CDs and cassettes, the album had the highest vinyl sales in modern history, accounting for 859,000 units.

The album has also already become the top-selling album of 2024, surpassing Beyoncé's 'Cowboy Carter,' which sold 228,000 units.

The album has also already become the top-selling album of 2024, surpassing Beyoncé's 'Cowboy Carter,' which sold 228,000 units.

According to Luminate, the album also hit 891.34 million streams, which registered as the biggest streaming week for an album ever.

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According to Luminate, the album also hit 891.34 million streams, which registered as the biggest streaming week for an album ever.

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My mind is blown.

I’m completely floored by the love you’ve shown this album.

, Taylor Swift, via X.

2.6 million are you actually serious?

Thank you for listening, streaming, and welcoming Tortured Poets into your life.

Feeling completely overwhelmed, Taylor Swift, via X.

The album has also broken the highest single-week for an album, eclipsing Drake's 'Scorpion,' which had 745.92 million in 2018

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