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Taylor Swift’s much-anticipated 1989 album (Taylor’s version) is officially here, and is already topping the charts.
The Anti-Hero singer had made the announcement earlier in August on the social media platform, Instagram, and Swifties (fans of the performer) have been excited ever since.
The build-up for the release has been intense since the much-loved singer made the announcement as the re-recorded album is already aligning with high-grossing album releases.
After just one day, it sold more than 250,000 copies in the US, and became the third-largest sales week of 2023.
The only bigger weeks were Swift’s own Speak Now (Taylor’s version) album, that sold more than 507,000 copies in its first week and Travis Scott’s Utopia selling over 252,000 in its opening week.
The performer took to Instagram to announce the re-release of the 1989 album that read: “My name is Taylor and I was born in 1989.”
Not only is the pop-star breaking records through sales, but Swift’s 1989 (Taylor’s version) topped this week’s music poll as well. A poll published on Billboard on Saturday let music fans pick their favourite new album of the past week – and 1989 brought in 89 per cent of the vote, beating the likes of David Guetta and Brent Faiyaz.
Sales of 1989 (Taylor’s version) is expected to increase in the coming days, with the current tracking week ending tomorrow.
