Taylor Swift equals Madonna’s record of 12 UK No 1 albums


by The Guardian

The Guardian— Swift now has joint highest number of chart-toppers for a female artist, as The Tortured Poets Department earns biggest opening week in seven yearsTaylor Swift has tied with Madonna to become the female artist with the most UK No 1 albums, earning her twelfth chart-topper with the global phenomenon that is The Tortured Poets Department.Swift also dominates this week’s singles chart, with three songs in the Top Five including a No 1 for Fortnight, featuring Post Malone. It’s her fourth No 1...

Daily Mail—Taylor Swift matches Madonna as having the most number one albums of any female artist in UK chart history after release of The Tortured Poets Department. The 14-time Grammy winner broke a string of records following the release of her highly anticipated record The Tortured Poets Department.

TheBlaze—Physical media not dead? Taylor Swift album sells 800,000 vinyl records, the 5th-highest selling album since 1991. Taylor Swift spawned an anomaly in record sales, selling nearly one million vinyl copies of her latest album "The Tortured Poets Department," which was also one of the best-selling albums in over 30 years.The latest drop from Swift had fans in a frenzy to pick up collectible versions of her album across different formats. The singer released nine different iterations on CD, six on vinyl, and even four different styles on cassettes.Fans got their money's worth for the 31-song album, as Swift's...

Daily Mail—Taylor Swift takes the Billboard Hot 100! Star claims record 14 SPOTS with The Tortured Poets Department tracks (including one chart-topper) as album continues to shatter sales records. Taylor Swift is continuing to shatter records with latest album The Tortured Poets Department as she landed the top 14 spots on the Billboard Hot 100.