Taylor Swift's 1989 (Taylor's Version) has debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart dated November 11, earning the superstar her 13th No. 1 on the list.
According to Luminate, the album debuted with 1.653 million equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending November 2, registering the largest week for any album, by units earned, since Adele's 25 launched with 3.482 million units earned in the week ending November 25, 2015.
Of The 1989 (Taylor's Version)'s first-week units, traditional album sales comprise 1.359 million of that sum — Swift's single-largest sales week for any of her albums. It surpasses her previous high, logged when the original 1989 album debuted with 1.287 million sold in the week ending Nov. 2, 2014.
The first-week sales for 1989 (Taylor's Version) are the largest for any album since Adele's 25 bowed with 3.378 million. The debut of 1989 (Taylor's Version) also marks the sixth-largest sales week for any album.
The original 1989 album debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart dated November 15, 2014 and spent 11 nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1.
The 21-track 1989 (Taylor's Version) includes re-recordings of the original 1989 album's standard 13 songs plus the three tracks from its deluxe edition and five additional previously unreleased "From the Vault" re-recordings.
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