Taylor Swift Scores Biggest Week of 2020 With 'Folklore' on Billboard 200!
Taylor Swift is on top of the charts in a big way!
The “cardigan” singer-songwriter debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with her latest studio album folklore, the chart company revealed Sunday (August 2).
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Folklore kicked off its first week with 846,000 equivalent album units, marking the largest week for any album since Taylor‘s own Lover in 2019, which opened with 867,000 units.
The three biggest weeks for any album in the past four years all belong to Taylor: Reputation in July of 2016 (1.24 million), Lover (867,000) and Folklore (846,000).
It’s Taylor‘s seventh No. 1 album, and marks a new record for No. 1 debuts among female artists.
Taylor recently responded to one superfan who didn’t get a chance to hear the album until now. Here’s what she said!
Congratulations, Taylor!
Click inside to see this week’s full Top 10…
1. Taylor Swift, Folklore
2. Logic, No Pressure
3. Juice WRLD, Legends Never Die
4. Pop Smoke, Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon
5. Hamilton: An American Musical Original Broadway Cast Recording
6. Gunna, Wunna
7. Lil Baby, My Turn
8. The Kid LAROI, F–k Love
9. Post Malone, Hollywood’s Bleeding
10. Harry Styles, Fine Line