Taylor Swift.Photo:Scott Eisen/TAS23/Getty
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Taylor Swiftis on top, once again!
Country starMorgan Wallenhas dominated theBillboard200chartfor 12 weeks with his latest albumOne Thing at a Time—until this week, that is, when Swift eclipsed the country crooner with her 2022 album,Midnights.
Contributing to itsmassive sales and streaming successis Swift’s dual deluxe album reissues, which each feature bonus tracks. TheLate Nightedition is sold exclusively at her worldwideEras stadium tour, and theTil Dawnedition is available for streaming. All in all,Midnightshas remained in the Top 10 for 32 weeks and Top 5 for 29 weeks since its October release.
Wallen’s 12-week conquest was no small feat, defeatingWhitney Houston’s historic 11-week run in 1987 with her self-titled album that featured iconic tracks like “I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)” and “So Emotional.”
Morgan Wallen.Timothy Norris/Getty
Swift, for her part, is one of the 30 best-selling artists of all time (and one of therichest female celebrities), in company with musical legends such asABBA,Mariah Carey,Céline Dion, andMichael Jackson. Her expansive, genre-crossing catalog has earned her 40 hits in the No. 1 spot and 190 tracks in the Top 40.
Fellow celebrities can’t get enough, either:Bradley Cooper,Shawn Mendes,Drew Barrymore,Gordon Ramsay,Robert Pattinson,Selena GomezandUma Thurmanare among the many stars who’ve attended.
That’s not all: Next month, Swift isdropping a re-recorded versionof her 2010 album,Speak Now.
Swift has been re-recording her entire catalog of albums over the past few years, so that she can own her art.Scooter Braun previously bought Swift’s former record labelBig Machine — and with it, the masters to Swift’s first six albums. He has sincesold the mastersto a private equity firm but continues to profit off them.
Set for a July 7 release,Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)will feature all 14 tracks from the original album as well as two previously released bonus tracks and six never-before-heard songs from Swift’s vault. “From the Vault” tracks include: “Superman,” “Electric Touch” featuring Fall Out Boy, “When Emma Falls in Love,” “I Can See You,” “Castles Crumbling” featuring Hayley Williams, “Foolish One” and “Timeless.”
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The 12-time Grammy winner continued, “I love this album because it tells a tale of growing up, flailing, flying and crashing … and living to speak about it. With six extra songs I’ve sprung loose from the vault, I absolutely cannot wait to celebrateSpeak Now (Taylor’s Version)with you on July 7.”
source: people.com
