Everything about Taylor Swift's new album 1989 has been AH-MAZ-ING!...from the 1989 sneak peeks, to the album finally being released on October 27th and getting to hear the entire new album in full! Well, as of today, there's one more piece of breaking news to add to 1989's amazingness: it became the first album of 2014 to sell more than 1 million copies in the first week!
Can't quite imagine just how insane that is? Seventeen Magazine explained: "that means that more than two copies of 1989 were sold literally every second that first week. This shouldn't be that shocking though, because Tay is the only artist to have three albums sell more than 1 million copies the first week. #BO$$"
So, Tay celebrated, of course, and she shared her celebration with the world on her Instagram! Watch her RAP...yup, Tay rapped...below to Kendrick Lamar's "Backstreet Freestyle."
Industry experts predicted 1989 would sell 650k first week. You went and bought 1.287 million albums. AND IT'S GOT ME LIKE:
T-Swift also posted a picture of herself from 2002 (she was 12 years old!), and explained: "The last time an album sold as many copies as 1989 did last week, it was 2002, I was 12, and going through my 'braids phase.' #nofilternecessary" Too precious!!
The last time an album sold as many copies as 1989 did first week, it was 2002, I was 12, and going through my 'braids phase'. #nofilternecessary A photo posted by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) on
That's not all, either! Taylor also made Forbes' just-released "Top-Earning Women in Music 2014" list, coming in at number 2 right behind Beyonce. #Winning!
Source: Seventeen Magazine
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