Taylor Swift breaks new record with ‘The Tortured Poets Department’, stays at No. 1 for 12 weeks | Billboard, Taylor Swift, The Tortured Poets Department | Just Jared: Celebrity news and gossip

Taylor Swift‘S The “Tortured Poets” section sets a new record.

The album sold 163,000 album-equivalent units in the US for the week ending July 11 and has now been at number 1 for 12 consecutive weeks since May, according to Billboard.

It now beats Whitney Houston1987 Album Whitney making it the only album by a woman to spend the first 12 weeks at number 1, with WhitneyThe album previously spent 11 of its first weeks at number 1.

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It is also now TaylorThe longest-running album at number 1 to date.

Only two other albums spent at least their first 12 weeks at number 1: Morgan Wallace‘S One after the other And Stevie Wonder‘S Songs in the key of life.

The last album by a woman to stay at number 1 in the charts for at least 12 weeks was Adele‘S 21which spent 24 non-consecutive weeks at the top in 2011 and 2012.

She is in her 81st week of her career at number 1 on the Billboard 200, extending her record among solo artists. She is also tied with Jay Z for the most No. 1 placements among soloists.

The “Tortured Poets” sectionSales of were boosted in part by sales through their official webstore, which restocked seven previously released CD variants of the album, including a signed edition, as well as three new digital download variants of the album.

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