Taylor Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ Returns to No. 1 on U.K. Albums Chart

Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department has notched its ninth non-consecutive week at No. 1 on the U.K. Albums Chart (Dec. 6).

The achievement comes following the release of Swift’s Anthology edition on Nov. 29, which includes all 31 songs and acoustic versions on physical formats and streaming. The Official Charts Company reports that 79% of the week’s total sales came on physical, and that the record also landed at No. 1 on the Official Vinyl Albums Chart.

First released in April, the record gave Swift her 12th No. 1 LP in the U.K., tying Madonna on the all-time leaderboard. The Tortured Poets Department also featured on the Billboard staff’s 50 Best Albums of 2024 rankings.

The album smashed numerous U.K. records upon release, becoming the fastest-selling album in more than seven years and the fastest-selling vinyl since 1994. Earlier this week, Swift was named Apple Music and Spotify’s most streamed artist of the year, while The Tortured Poets Department was the most streamed album.

Elsewhere in the top five, Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet finishes at No. 2, while Kendrick Lamar’s surprise album GNX falls from the top spot last week to end the week at No. 3. Michael Buble’s festive classic Christmas lands at No. 4, while the latest Juice WRLD posthumous album, The Party Never Ends, finishes at No. 5. It is the third studio album released since the rapper’s passing in 2019, and his sixth top 40 placing on the U.K. Albums Chart overall. 

Following the commencement of the band’s U.K. and Ireland tour, Fontaines D.C.’s fourth LP Romance rises 15 places to finish the week at No. 13; the record originally went to No. 2 in August, and was beaten to the top spot during Carpenter’s reign at the top of the charts.

See the full rundown of the Official Albums Chart here.