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Taylor Swift Outsold Every Other Album on the Billboard 200 Combined

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  1. Melody Bot Nov 20, 2017
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    Brittany Hodak, writing at Forbes:


    Reputation sold north 1.2 million units in its first measured week. The other 199 albums on the Billboard 200 combined sold only 723,000 units when streaming consumption and song sales are excluded (only four tracks from reputation are available on streaming services). That means for every 10 albums sold last week, more than six of them were Reputation.

    When streaming and digital track sales are included, Reputation still accounts for more than a third of all music consumption in the United States last week.
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  2. jorbjorb Nov 20, 2017
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    That's amazing. I can't wait for this thing to get up on streaming.
     
  3. AshlandATeam Nov 20, 2017
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    Is this the most impressive musical sales achievement of all time? Because it sure seems impressive.
     
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  4. youwontknow Nov 20, 2017
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    LOL that's epic. She got a big reputation.
     
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  6. Yellowcard2006 Nov 20, 2017
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    Is it fair to say Taylor Swift is the biggest artist in music? Based on this I think so.

    I think delaying putting the album on streaming services was also a good move.
     
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  7. Sean Murphy Nov 20, 2017
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    I don't think that's even a question. I don't know any other artist besides Adele who can sell like this.
     
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  8. ARo24 Nov 20, 2017
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    That’s unreal. She has ultimate bragging rights forever now.
     
  9. Ferrari333SP Nov 20, 2017
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    Too bad the album is a dud (imo)
     
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  10. Sean Murphy Nov 20, 2017
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  11. Ferrari333SP Nov 20, 2017
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  12. heymattrick Nov 20, 2017
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    Sending my love

    Album is pretty solid. Good for her
     
  13. Analog Drummer Nov 20, 2017
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    Yeah I can’t tell you how much I hate it. Can’t put it into words. I’m prob stuck in the past but I like 2009-2014 taylor.
    What do I know though look at those sales
     
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  15. Sander Nov 20, 2017
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    Good for her but this can't be good for the music industry at large.
     
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  16. KyleK Nov 20, 2017
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    Let's get these people moving faster!

    It's almost like the gap between the 1% and everyone else is growing wider...
     
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  17. BigMouth Nov 20, 2017
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    That is insane. I try to explain to friends how big Taylor is and they kind of laugh me off but those numbers are undeniable.
     
  18. contra11mundum Nov 20, 2017
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    Wow
     
  19. tyramail Nov 20, 2017
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    Where is that guy who claimed he didn’t know any Taylor Swift fans in real life so there was no way she’d sell this many records?
     
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  20. Jason Tate Nov 20, 2017
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    :crylaugh:
     
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  21. Craig Manning Nov 20, 2017
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    He'll be back when Run the Jewels sell 1.2 million copies in a week.
     
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  22. jeff.dart Nov 20, 2017
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    Pretty stellar marketing I guess.
     
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  24. Lucas27 Nov 20, 2017
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    And I remember my older brother being super into country music and psyched about this new artist who was only 16. It's so weird thinking about Taylor Swift before she was a household name.