{"id":4028,"date":"2023-12-31T20:21:32","date_gmt":"2023-12-31T20:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicnow.iprorecords.com\/?p=4028"},"modified":"2023-12-31T20:21:35","modified_gmt":"2023-12-31T20:21:35","slug":"taylor-swifts-1989-taylors-version-tops-billboard-200-for-fifth-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicnow.iprorecords.com\/?p=4028","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift\u2019s \u20181989 (Taylor\u2019s Version)\u2019 Tops Billboard 200 for Fifth\u00a0Week"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<script>\r\nif( document.getElementById( \"builder-styles-css\" ) ) document.getElementById( \"builder-styles-css\" ).insertAdjacentHTML( \"beforebegin\", \"<link rel='stylesheet' href='https:\/\/musicnow.iprorecords.com\/wp-content\/themes\/themify-music\/themify\/themify-builder\/css\/themify-builder-style.css' type='text\/css' \/>\" );\r\n<\/script>\r\n\t\t\t\n<p>Plus: Half of the top 10 albums are holiday titles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/taylor-swift\">Taylor Swift<\/a>\u2019s<em>\u00a01989 (Taylor\u2019s Version)\u00a0<\/em>locks up a fifth nonconsecutive week atop the Billboard 200 albums chart (dated Jan. 6, 2024), as the set earned 98,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending Dec. 28 (down 28%), according to Luminate. With a fifth week at No. 1,\u00a0<em>1989 (Taylor\u2019s Version)<\/em>\u00a0equals the total combined weeks at No. 1 of Swift\u2019s three previous re-recorded albums. The\u00a0<em>Taylor\u2019s Version<\/em>\u00a0editions of\u00a0<em>Fearless<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Red<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Speak Now<\/em>\u00a0notched two weeks, one week and two weeks on top, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, Swift\u2019s total weeks at No. 1 \u2014 across all 13 of her chart-topping releases \u2014 climbs to 68 weeks, surpassing\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/elvis-presley\/\">Elvis Presley<\/a>\u00a0for the most weeks at No. 1 by a soloist. He logged 67 weeks at No. 1 across 10 chart-topping albums spanning 1956-2002. Only\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/the-beatles\/\">The Beatles<\/a>\u00a0have more weeks at No. 1, with an overall record 132 weeks on top, across 19 No. 1 albums in 1964-2001.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Swift\u2019s first No. 1 album came with&nbsp;<em>Fearless<\/em>, which spent 11 weeks atop the list in late 2008 and early 2009. She followed it with the chart-toppers&nbsp;<em>Speak Now<\/em>&nbsp;(six weeks at No. 1, 2010-11);&nbsp;<em>Red<\/em>&nbsp;(seven, 2012-13);&nbsp;<em>1989<\/em>&nbsp;(2014-15);&nbsp;<em>Reputation<\/em>&nbsp;(four, 2017-18);&nbsp;<em>Lover<\/em>&nbsp;(one, 2019);&nbsp;<em>Folklore<\/em>&nbsp;(eight, 2020-21);&nbsp;<em>Evermore<\/em>&nbsp;(four, 2020-21);&nbsp;<em>Fearless (Taylor\u2019s Version)<\/em>&nbsp;(two, 2021);&nbsp;<em>Red (Taylor\u2019s Version)<\/em>&nbsp;(one, 2021);&nbsp;<em>Midnights<\/em>&nbsp;(six, 2022-23);&nbsp;<em>Speak Now (Taylor\u2019s Version)<\/em>&nbsp;(two, 2023); and&nbsp;<em>1989 (Taylor\u2019s Version)&nbsp;<\/em>(five, 2023-24).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also in the top 10 of the new Billboard 200, half of the region consists of holiday albums for the first time since a year ago this week, led by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/michael-buble\/\">Michael Bubl\u00e9<\/a>\u2019s former No. 1\u00a0<em>Christmas<\/em>, which rises 4-2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on\u00a0multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units, compiled by Luminate. Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid\/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album. The new Jan. 6, 2024-dated chart will be posted in full on\u00a0<em>Billboard<\/em>\u2018s website on Jan. 3, one day later than normal due to the New Year\u2019s Day holiday on Jan. 1. For all chart news, follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of&nbsp;<em>1989 (Taylor\u2019s Version)<\/em>\u2019s 98,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending Dec. 28, album sales comprise 61,000 (down 36%), SEA units comprise 36,000 (down 10%, equaling 48.5 million on-demand official streams of the set\u2019s songs) and TEA units comprise 1,000 (up 31%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bubl\u00e9\u2019s chart-topping\u00a0<em>Christmas<\/em>\u00a0climbs 4-2 with 78,000 equivalent album units earned (up 11%). It\u2019s the highest rank for the title in two years, since it spent two weeks in a row at No. 2 on the Jan. 1 and 8, 2022-dated\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/t\/charts\/\">charts<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Christmas<\/em>\u00a0was released in 2011 and spent five consecutive weeks at No. 1 in 2011-12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Christmas<\/em>&nbsp;is the first of five holiday titles in the top 10 of the Billboard 200, the most seasonal sets in the region in a year. The top 10 last hosted five holiday albums on the Jan. 7, 2023 ranking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/nicki-minaj\/\">Nicki Minaj<\/a>\u2019s former No. 1&nbsp;<em>Pink Friday 2<\/em>&nbsp;dips 2-3 with 66,000 equivalent album units earned (down 35%), while&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/nat-king-cole\/\">Nat King Cole<\/a>\u2019s&nbsp;<em>The Christmas Song<\/em>&nbsp;hits a new peak, rising 8-4 with 64,000 units (up 15%). The album previously topped out at No. 5 a year ago, on the Jan. 7, 2023, chart. The set includes Cole\u2019s classic title track, along with&nbsp;<em>Billboard<\/em>&nbsp;Holiday 100-charting favorites including \u201cDeck the Halls,\u201d \u201cO Come All Ye Faithful,\u201d \u201cJoy to the World\u201d and \u201cCaroling, Caroling.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/morgan-wallen\/\">Morgan Wallen<\/a>\u2019s chart-topping&nbsp;<em>One Thing at a Time&nbsp;<\/em>is a non-mover at No. 5 with 60,000 equivalent album units earned (down 7%), while&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/drake\/chart-history\/hsi\/\">Drake<\/a>\u2019s former No. 1&nbsp;<em>For All the Dogs<\/em>&nbsp;is stationary at No. 6 with 57,000 units (down 10%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The classic multi-artist holiday album\u00a0<em>A Christmas Gift for You From Phil Spector<\/em>\u00a0jumps 14-7 \u2014 a new peak \u2014 with 56,000 equivalent album units earned (up 17%). The album, first released in 1963, previously peaked at No. 8 a year ago (on the Jan. 7, 2023, chart). It first reached the top 10 on the Jan. 8, 2022, chart, when it stepped 11-10. The album, produced by Spector, includes familiar favorites heard during the holiday season that were initially recorded for the project. Among them are Holiday 100-charting hits including The Ronettes\u2019 \u201cSleigh Ride\u201d and Darlene Love\u2019s \u201cChristmas (Baby Please Come Home)\u201d and \u201cWinter Wonderland.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/mariah-carey\/\">Mariah Carey<\/a>\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Merry Christmas<\/em>&nbsp;jingles 10-8 with 56,000 equivalent album units (up 7%) and Swift\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Midnights<\/em>&nbsp;falls 3-9 with 53,000 (down 29%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rounding out the top 10 of the new Billboard 200 is&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/pentatonix\/\">Pentatonix<\/a>\u2019s&nbsp;<em>The Greatest Christmas Hits<\/em>, which vaults 60-10, a new peak, with 51,000 equivalent album units earned (up 147%). The 31-song set is the vocal group\u2019s latest release, and it includes 23 previously-released holiday favorites, along with eight new recordings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Greatest Christmas Hits<\/em>\u00a0marks Pentatonix\u2019s 11th top 10-charting set, and its first since the group\u2019s last compilation, 2019\u2019s\u00a0<em>The Best of Pentatonix Christmas<\/em>, peaked at No. 7 on the Dec. 28, 2019, chart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s a recap of Pentatonix\u2019s 11 top 10-charting albums on the Billboard 200, six of which are holiday sets:<em>&nbsp;PTXmas<\/em>&nbsp;(No. 7, 2013);&nbsp;<em>PTX: Vol. II<\/em>&nbsp;(No. 10, 2013);&nbsp;<em>PTX: Vol. III<\/em>&nbsp;(No. 5, 2014);&nbsp;<em>That\u2019s Christmas to Me<\/em>&nbsp;(No. 2, 2014);&nbsp;<em>Pentatonix<\/em>&nbsp;(No. 1, 2015);&nbsp;<em>A Pentatonix Christmas<\/em>&nbsp;(No. 1 for two weeks, 2017);&nbsp;<em>PTX Vol. IV: Classics<\/em>&nbsp;(No. 4);&nbsp;<em>PTX Presents: Top&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/t\/pop\/\">Pop<\/a>, Vol. 1<\/em>&nbsp;(No. 10, 2018);&nbsp;<em>Christmas Is Here!<\/em>&nbsp;(No. 7, 2018);&nbsp;<em>The Best of Pentatonix Christmas<\/em>&nbsp;(No. 7, 2019); and&nbsp;<em>The Greatest Christmas Hits<\/em>&nbsp;(No. 10, 2024).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As\u00a0<em>The Greatest Christmas Hits<\/em>\u00a0houses songs by Pentatonix that are on multiple albums by the act, SEA and TEA for those songs contribute to whichever Pentatonix album containing those songs sells the most in traditional album sales in a week. A song such as \u201cMary, Did You Know?\u201d appears on three Pentatonix albums: the studio set\u00a0<em>That\u2019s Christmas To Me<\/em>, and the later-released compilations\u00a0<em>The Best of Pentatonix Christmas<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>The Greatest Christmas Hits<\/em>. SEA and TEA for \u201cMary\u201d is assigned on the chart to whichever of those three albums sells the most in a given week. In the tracking week ending Dec. 28,\u00a0<em>The Greatest Christmas Hits\u00a0<\/em>sold nearly 2,500 copies, more than any other Pentatonix album. Thus,\u00a0<em>Greatest<\/em>\u00a0is assigned all of the SEA and TEA on the chart for any songs it shares across other Pentatonix albums.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: billboard.com<\/p>\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-4028\" data-postid=\"4028\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-4028 themify_builder themify_builder_front\">\r\n\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<!-- \/themify_builder_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plus: Half of the top 10 albums are holiday titles. Taylor Swift\u2019s\u00a01989 (Taylor\u2019s Version)\u00a0locks up a fifth nonconsecutive week atop the Billboard 200 albums chart (dated Jan. 6, 2024), as the set earned 98,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending Dec. 28 (down 28%), according to Luminate. 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