CHART PREVIEW: A SWIFT-SIZED DEBUT

Republic’s Taylor Swift has notched the second-biggest album debut of all time with THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT. Her 31-track marvel moves an astounding 2.6m units in its opening week, knocking NSYNC’s No Strings Attached out of the #2 spot (Adele’s 25 remains the all-time #1 with 3.4m+).

Physical sales account for 1.9m of the total, with record-setting vinyl sales contributing nearly half. As we reported earlier today, Swift also set a new first-week streaming record, logging 865m streams.

Stay tuned to see the full HITS Top 50 later today. It's been a while since we tabulated a sales week of this magnitude, so we're going to go stare at some clouds for a bit.

CAN TAY DO THE IMPOSSIBLE?

HITS LIST BLASTS OFF

TAYLOR’S WORLD: A LOOK AT SOME (BIG) GLOBAL NUMBERS

SONG STREAMS: SWIFT SETS STREAMING RECORD

UPDATE: SWIFT SHATTERS MORE SPOTIFY RECORDS (AGAIN)

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		HITS LIST GOES BEHIND THE CURTAIN Toto, we're not in Kansas anymore. (6/28a) Check It Out Now ON THE COVER: SABRINA CARPENTER Not one but two songs of the summer (7/1a) Check It Out Now ISLAND KINGS Perpetuating Blackwell's legacy (7/1a) Check It Out Now GEORGE PRAJIN: PUNCHING HIS WAY TO THE TOP The man in Peso's corner (6/28a) Check It Out Now MERCK TO STEP DOWN AS HSM CHAIRMAN End of an era (7/2a) Check It Out Now
		THE GRAMMY SHORT LIST Who's already a lock? COUNTRY'S NEWEST DISRUPTOR Three chords and some truth you may not be ready for. AI IS ALREADY EATING YOUR LUNCH The kids can tell the difference... for now. INDIE DISTRIBUTION'S RISE TO GLORY The discovery engine is revving higher.

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