Taylor Swift Welcomes ‘Folklore’ Into The ‘Million Seller’ Club

Taylor Swift might’ve dropped her eighth studio album, ‘Folklore’ back in July, but a string of victories continue to follow hot on its tail. And this time around, Taylor’s adding a rather large feather to her cap. 

For starters, ‘Folklore’ resumed its reign atop the Billboard 200 Albums chart for an eighth nonconsecutive week. And simultaneously, it also became the first album to sell a million copies in the U.S. in 2020.  

Taylor Swift Reaches New Heights

Now, this seems to be a bit of a tradition for Taylor considering that even her previous album,  “Lover,” became the only album to sell a million copies in the U.S. in 2019. Considering that both albums were released in the latter half of 2019-20, and still managed to rake in a million sold copies in a matter of months is no simple feat. In fact all of the star’s previous efforts hold the title of ‘Million Sellers,’ with her 2008 release “Fearless” holding the most sales figures: 7.21 million. 

Speaking of record-breaking albums, in a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Taylor Swift also recalled her experience crafting the 2012 album, “Red”. Speaking of the emotional intensity fueling this record, Taylor confessed,  “I look back on this as my true breakup album. Every other album has flickers of different things. But this was an album that I wrote specifically about pure, absolute, to the core, heartbreak.”  

Circling back to “Folklore,” the album also broke yet another mind-boggling record not too long ago.  Taylor surpassed Whitney Houston for the most cumulative weeks at No. 1 by a woman on the Billboard 200 chart. At the time, ‘Folklore’ had notched seven non-consecutive weeks at the summit. This invariably allowed the star to bask under the spotlight for a 47th week on the chart. 

Now armed with a number of sparkling accolades, Taylor’s ready to take on the world. 

By: Nina Karun