Taylor Swift’s 11th studio album THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT, released on April 19, 2024, marked the singer-songwriter’s 14th chart-topper, debuting at No. 1 on Billboard’s 200 album charts.
According to Luminate, Taylor’s THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT, secured a massive 2 million album equivalent sales in its first week. Her latest release set a new record for the largest streaming week ever tracked by Billboard since it began measuring sales through “album-equivalent units” in 2014.
From Taylor Swift to Charli XCX, their tweet ranked 32 projects detailing the total number of album-equivalent sales acquired, in the United States, since their release. The complete list of major album debuts for 2024 has been provided below:
- Taylor Swift – THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT – 2.61M
- Beyoncé – COWBOY CARTER – 407K
- Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet – 362K
- Travis Scott – DAYS BEFORE RODEO – 361K
- Billie Eilish – HIT ME HARD AND SOFT – 339K
- Eminem – The Death of Slim Shady – 281K
- Metro Boomin and Future – WE DON’T TRUST YOU – 251K
- Post Malone – F1-Trillion – 250K
- Stray Kids – ATE – 232K
- Ariana Grande – eternal sunshine – 227K
- Jelly Roll – Beautifully Broken – 161K
- Ye and Ty Dolla $ign – VULTURES 1 – 148K
- Twenty One Pilots – Clancy – 143K
- Zach Bryan – The Great American Bar Scene – 137K
- 21 Savage – American Dream – 133K
- Ateez – GOLDEN HOUR : Part.1 – 131K
- Future – MIXTAPE PLUTO – 129K
- Metro Boomin and Future – WE STILL DON’T TRUST YOU – 127K
- Rod Wave – Last Lap – 127K
- Enhypen – ROMANCE : UNTOLD – 124K
- Coldplay – Moon Music – 120K
- J. Cole – Might Delete Later – 115K
- Tomorrow X Together – minisode 3: TOMORROW – 108K
- Ye and Ty Dolla $ign – VULTURES 2 – 107K
- Kacey Musgraves – Deeper Well – 97K
- Jimin – MUSE – 96K
- Twice – With YOU-th – 95K
- Gunna – One of Wun – 91K
- Usher – COMING HOME – 91K
- Gracie Abrams – The Secret of Us – 89K
- Dua Lipa – Radical Optimism – 83K
- Charli XCX – BRAT – 77K
With the post going viral across X, fans and critics shared their thoughts and opinions on Chart Data’s new list. Several users highlighted Taylor Swift’s massive TTPD debut, praising the singer for yet another successful album launch.
“Oh Taylor stable at #1” – A Swiftie commented.
“Oh, nobody else is getting that number one” – Added another.
“Respectfully, I love Charli, and BRAT is a great album, but I am SO tired of the “Taylor is blocking her on the charts” rhetoric, when they aren’t even in the same zip code on the charts” – A fan compares ‘BRAT’ and ‘TTPD’.
“Taygod on top as she should” – A fan stated.
One user highlighted the difference between Beyoncé’s COWBOY CARTER and THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT, citing the gap in sales numbers as “Insane”.
More reactions followed from X users providing their opinions on where certain artists should’ve ranked, flooding the comment sections with praise for their favorites and the position they secured on the US album debut list.
“Eminem with his organic hit album outselling and outstreaming just about everyone” – An Eminem fan claimed.
“Beyoncé at #2 almost 30 years into her career! See when you’re the GREATEST artist of all time” – A Beyoncé fan stated.
“Future and Metro, salute! I was so sick of that fake stimulus package. You earned this.” – A Future and Metro Boomin fan commented.
“It’s been a remarkable year for new releases, with so many artists making an impact across genres” – A fan praises the list.
Taylor Swift planning Black Friday release for ‘The Eras Tour Book’ and ‘TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT: ANTHOLOGY’
Taylor Swift is reportedly gearing up for a major Black Friday release with two exclusive products: “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour Book” and THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT: THE ANTHOLOGY.
These products will be exclusively released to Target stores on November 29, 2024, before being made available on the retailer’s official app and website, a day later.
The singer’s “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour Book” will provide fans with a behind-the-scenes look into the creation and making of her successful The Eras Tour. The 256-page book, priced at $39.99, will also include 500 “never-before-seen” photographs and personal memoirs written by Taylor.
Along with her Tour Book, Taylor is also gearing up for the physical release of her TTPD deluxe, titled The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology. The project, previously released as a digital album, was first uploaded to streaming services on April 19, 2024.
Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology will be released in both vinyl and CD formats, priced at $59.99 and $17.99, respectively. The physical copies will host her original 31-record tracklist as well as four new bonus “acoustic songs”.
Taylor Swift is currently still on the road for The ERAs Tour, which first commenced back in March, last year. The tour’s final date is set for December 8, 2024, and will be hosted at the BC Place in Vancouver.