Published 13:37 IST, August 3rd 2020

Taylor Swift's 'Folklore' album bags No.1 spot on Billboard 200 album chart

Taylor Swift's 'Folklore' has topped the Billboard 200 album chart. This new indie-country vibe album has been ruling charts since its release on July 24, 2020.

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Taylor Swift is back in 2020 to rule all music charts. Taylor’s eight studio album folklore has debuted on . 1 spot on Billboard 200 album chart. Folklore is considered to be one of most successful albums of 2020 after Taylor’s seventh studio album Lover that released in 2019.

Taylor Swift’s Folklore debuts at .1 on Billboard album chart

Taylor Swift is one of most successful pop artists of this decade. This singer/songwriter successfully transitioned herself from a country babe to a pop queen in a decade and since n has been ruling music charts across globe. w, Taylor Swift is back again to rule Billboard 200 album chart.

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Taylor Swift’s eighth studio album folklore has debuted on .1 spot on Billboard 200 album. According to Billboard, this is Taylor’s seventh studio album to land coveted spot on this album chart. Cardigan singer bagged this spot in 2020 after her 2019 released album Lover achieved same feat.

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According to Nielsen Music/ MRC Data, folklore sold 846,000 albums in U.S. in its debut week. This is largest debut week album sale in 2020 since Taylor Swift’s last album Lover. Lover sold 867,000 units in 2019 and debuted on . 1 spot. Moreover, Taylor Swift has been ruling this spot for last four years.

According to Neilsen Music’s or report, three biggest weeks for an album have all been racked by Taylor Swift. Taylor first bagged this title with her album Reputation, n Lover, and w folklore. Taylor Swift’s 2017 album Reputation sold 1.24 million units according to a December 2, 2017- dated chart.

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Taylor Swift surprised her fans and music lovers across globe when she anunced folklore. Along with album anuncement, Taylor Swift also dropped music video of her single Cardigan. Cardigan music video was quick to start trend of sporting w-famous cardigan on social media.

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Moving on, Taylor Swift’s seventh album feat ties her with Janet Jackson. Ahead of Taylor Swift, Madonna holds second spot with nine albums, and Barbra Streisand is still dominating first spot with 11 .1 albums. But British Boyband Beatles still hold records for most .1 albums with ir 19 albums.

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13:37 IST, August 3rd 2020