Fans really love Taylor Swift. They’re faithfully buying her albums and watching her music videos on repeat. The country-turned-pop singer just shattered not one, but two major music records for the past few days. Taylor is setting records with her “Blank Space” music video and her 1989 album.
Taylor Swift’s 1989 album was just named the best-selling vinyl record of 2015. Yes, that’s right. Some of Swift’s fans have been buying vinyl versions of her new album. According to Nielsen Music, Swift’s fifth album reached 1.33 million album sales. The vinyl version of Swift’s album was released last December.
Meanwhile, the total U.S. sales for Taylor’s 1989 album has exceeded the 5 million mark . According to Hits Daily Double , the fifth studio album entered the June 29 and July 5 week with 12,000 copies, exceeding the 5 million mark. The album is the third best-selling album out of Taylor’s career. It has exceeded 2012’s Red and 2010’s Speak Now , and is head-to-head with Taylor Swift’s debut album.
Taylor Swift hasn’t spoken out about this milestone, but there’s no doubt that the singer is probably celebrating. She’s been busy embarking on her successful 1989 World Tour.
Back on the road! Insane crowd in Ottawa tonight! #1989TourOttawa pic.twitter.com/svXgPxzSNC
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) July 7, 2015
Swift has reached another milestone. Her “Blank Space” video hit 1 billion views on Vevo. It now has become the fastest music video to reach the milestone, according to a previous report on UPI . Swift released the music video back in November, and in just under a year, the video has received a billion views.
The singer shared the exciting news with her fans on Monday, July 7. Taylor tweeted as follows.
The Blank Space video just became the fastest to hit 1 billion views on @vevo & Bad Blood is #1 at pop radio for a 3rd week. THANKS GUYS!!!
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) July 6, 2015
The “Blank Space” video is the latest VEVO record that Swift shattered off her obviously popular 1989 album. The album’s recent single, “Bad Blood,” broke the record for the most views within a 24-hour span . Swift debuted the music video at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards back in May. The star-studded music includes appearances from Selena Gomez, Kendrick Lamar, Lena Dunham, and Cara Delevingne. Swift’s music video reached 20.1 millions in just 24 hours.
Taylor Swift’s “Blank Space” is the fourth video to reach the top of the list of Vevo’s most viewed videos. It also comes behind Katy Perry’s “Roar” music video. According to fans and the media, Swift and Perry are bitter arch enemies. Not only are they dueling over backup dancers and John Mayer, but they’re also duking it out when it comes to music videos. Just last month, Perry shared to her fans that “Dark Horse” reached a billion views on Vevo.
Guys. Wut. Dark Horse has reached 1 BILLION views?! I seriously ur balls & ur fingers for dem clicks…*heads back to the trap house*
— KATY PERRY (@katyperry) June 9, 2015
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