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Laufey reveals five things you didn’t know about her! LaufeyHi, I’m Laufey, and here are five things you don’t know about me. LaufeyNo. 1, I don’t like pickles. I don’t know why I don’t like pickles. No. 2, I grew up figure skating and doing ballet. So I’m quite flexible. No. 3, my ultimate dream […]
Ahead of the release of Green Day’s 14th studio album Saviors, Billboard is looking back at the band’s biggest chart achievements. This is Billboard Explains: Green Day’s Chart Success. Alyssa Caverley:Green Day has been a staple on the Billboard charts. Throughout their decades-long career, they’ve appeared multiple times on numerous charts, and with the release […]
Taylor Swift claims her ninth album to reach 2 million in U.S. sales, as 1989 (Taylor’s Version) surpassed the threshold in the week ending Jan. 11. According to data tracking firm Luminate, the album sold 17,000 copies that week, uppping its total sales figure since its release in October to 2.014 million. (Sales are traditional album purchases – inclusive of all physical configurations [CD, vinyl, cassette] and digital album downloads.)
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1989 (Taylor’s Version) is the only album released in 2023 to have sold 2 million copies in the U.S. — it’s also the only album to have surpassed 1 million copies in 2023 (It cleared the million-mark in its debut week, ending Nov. 2.) The last-released album to cross both marks was Swift’s own Midnights, which was released in October of 2022. Midnights sold more than a million copies in its first week, and then reached the 2 million-mark in February of 2023.
Here’s a recap of Swift’s nine albums that have sold at least 2 million copies each, ranked by largest total sales: Fearless (7.285 million), 1989 (6.472 million), her self-titled album (5.871 million), Speak Now (4.817 million), Red (4.582 million), Midnights (2.814 million), Reputation (2.478 million), Folklore (2.289 million) and 1989 (Taylor’s Version) (2.014 million).
Swift has four more albums that have sold at least 1 million each, lifting her sum of million-selling albums to a lucky 13.
Swift’s continued strong sales should come as no surprise, as she was the year’s top-selling act in the U.S., by album sales, in each of the last five years (2019-23). And, she’s done so while an increasing number of music fans have adopted streaming as a primary means of music consumption. Swift, like many acts, has leaned in to creating additional versions of an album for purchase by superfans, which helps increase sales figures. Her albums sold spectacularly on vinyl as well, and was the configuration’s top-seller in 2023 when she accounted for one of every 15 vinyl albums sold.
On Billboard’s latest Top Album Sales chart (dated Jan. 20), 1989 (Taylor’s Version) spends a sixth non-consecutive week at No. 1, with its 17,000 copies sold (down 28%). Swift has a total of seven albums in the top 10, as 1989 (Taylor’s Version) is joined by six other former Swift leaders in the region. She ties her own record for the most concurrent titles in the top 10 by a single act.
Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart ranks the top-selling albums of the week based only on traditional album sales. The chart’s history dates back to May 25, 1991, the first week Billboard began tabulating charts with electronically monitored piece count information from SoundScan, now Luminate. Pure album sales were the sole measurement utilized by the Billboard 200 albums chart through the list dated Dec. 6, 2014, after which that chart switched to a methodology that blends album sales with track equivalent album units and streaming equivalent album units. For all chart news, follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both Twitter and Instagram.
Swift’s other six titles in the Jan. 20-dated top 10 on Top Album Sales are: Midnights (rising 3-2 with 11,000; down 14%), Folklore (4-3 with 10,000; down 21%), Lover (6-5 with 9,000; down 25%), Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) (8-6 with 7,000; down 30%), Evermore (5-7 with nearly 7,000; down 47%) and Red (Taylor’s Version) (14-10 with nearly 6,000; down 18%).
As for the non-Swift titles in the top 10, they are: Stray Kids’ former No. 1 ROCK-STAR (falling 2-4 with a little over 9,000; down 39%), Olivia Rodrigo’s chart-topping Guts (7-8 with 6,000; down 41%) and ATEEZ’s The World EP.Fin: Will (holding at No. 9 with nearly 6,000; down 34%).
In the week ending Jan. 11, there were 1.195 million albums sold in the U.S. (down 15.6% compared to the previous week). Of that sum, physical albums (CDs, vinyl LPs, cassettes, etc.) comprised 936,000 (down 17.7%) and digital albums comprised 259,000 (down 6.8%).
There were 439,000 CD albums sold in the week ending Jan. 11 (down 13.6 week-over-week) and 492,000 vinyl albums sold (down 21.1%). Year-to-date CD album sales stand at 946,000 (down 25.5% compared to the same time frame a year ago) and year-to-date vinyl album sales total 1.117 million (down 44%).
Overall year-to-date album sales total 2.611 million (down 34.1% compared to the same year-to-date time frame a year ago). Year-to-date physical album sales stand at 2.073 million (down 36.9%) and digital album sales total 538,000 (down 20.4%).
6arelyhuman reveals five things you didn’t know about him to Billboard! 6arelyhuman:Hey guys, I’m 6arelyhuman. And this is five things that you didn’t know about me. The first thing I would say that is kind of funny, that my very first song was actually about pizza. I think that’s pretty funny. A lot of people […]
Kali Uchis explains the stories behind these photos with Billboard. Kali Uchis:My name is Kali Uchis and this is Behind the Photos with Billboard. Alright in this photo, I just finished part one of my Red Moon in Venus tour. My managers actually got me this purse as a little as a little gift congratulating […]
Odetari reveals five things you didn’t know about him to Billboard! Odetari:What up, guys! It’s Odetari, and here are five things you probably didn’t know about me. First thing, I always have to keep the house at 55 degrees — it has to be freezing cold in my house. I get really annoyed when anyone […]
Sexyy Red reveals five things you didn’t know about her to Billboard! Sexyy Red:What’s up? Dis your favorite hood hottest princess Sexyy motherf–kin Red, and these are five things you don’t know about me. OK, one: I’m a great momma. Like whatever my son want, he get, he spoiled. I don’t whoop my kids. He […]
Billboard is expanding its global footprint in Asia with the launch of Billboard Korea. The expansion, in partnership with Global Entertainment Media Group (GEMG), will be dedicated to the flourishing Korean music scene. Billboard Korea‘s first issue, Billboard K Vol.1, is scheduled for release in June. “We are thrilled to announce our expansion into Korea,” […]
Tetris Kelly:ITZY is no stranger to the Billboard charts. The K-pop girl group first charted back in 2019, and since then, have racked up multiple entries across different charts. And with the release of their new album BORN TO BE, it’s just the beginning. This is Billboard Explains: The Rise of ITZY. Since ITZY made […]

Rising regional Mexican star Ivan Cornejo talks about how he started singing, kickstarting his career on TikTok, how Natanael Cano inspired him to make regional Mexican music, which artists and producers he wants to work with, the future of regional Mexican music and more! Ivan Cornejo:It’s a good feeling you know being an influence. And […]