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Taylor Swift’s ‘1989’ Sells 1.M Copies In 1st Week
Taylor Swift’s new album has sold 1.287 million copies in its first week.
Nielsen SoundScan announced late Tuesday that 1989 earned the largest sales in a week for an album since Eminem’s The Eminem Show sold 1.322 million units in 2002.
Swift is the only artist to have three albums push more than 1 million units in its debut week: 2012’s Red sold 1.208 million and 2010’s Speak Now sold 1.047 million copies, respectively.
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Performing on ABC’s “Good Morning America.”
The 24-year-old’s fifth album features the smash hit, “Shake It Off.” She will launch a world tour next year.