U.K. CHARTS: TAYLOR DOMINATES

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U.K. CHARTS: TAYLOR DOMINATES

11/3/23

Taylor Swift dominates the U.K.’s Official Singles and Albums Charts today, while claiming the biggest opening sales week of 2023 so far.

1989 (Taylor’s Version) (EMI) shifted 184k sales this week, which is more than double the original 1989’s opening week of 90k in 2014. The set is the year’s fastest-seller, surpassing the 95k tally racked up by the previous title holder, Lewis Capaldi’s Broken by Desire to be Heavenly Sent (EMI).

Today, Swift has her 11th chart-topping album in Blighty. The set also tops the vinyl chart with 62k copies sold.

Over on singles, Swift has her third #1 with “Is It Over Now (Taylor’s Version)” reaching the top on 4.9m streams. Two more Swift singles are in the Top 10: “Now That We Don’t Talk (Taylor’s Version)” and “Slut! (Taylor’s Version)” are at #2 and #5, respectively.

Elsewhere on albums, OMD’s Bauhaus Staircase (100 Percent Records) is #2, while Duran Duran’s Danse Macabre (BMG) bows at #4.

James Blunt’s Who We Used to Be (Atlantic) is new at #5 and grime MC CASisDEAD is #7 with his debut, Famous Last Words (XL).