Taylor Swift is one of the most popular singers in the world and has achieved many achievements in her career. Now she has created history by becoming the first female artist to have a number one album. According to Billboard, the singer has surpassed Barbra Streisand as Speak Now is her 12th number-one album.
‘Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)’ is currently ranked number one on the Billboard Top 200. The album was released on July 7, 2023 and is breaking all records. According to a report by Billboard, as of July 13, 2023, the album has sold 2.096 million. This is 3.8% of the total album sales of all artists (approximately 54.519 million).
Describing the album’s release as May 6, 2023, the singer’s caption on Instagram read, “I made Speak Now, completely self-written, between the ages of 18 and 20 for the first time in my life.” The songs from this time were marked by brutal honesty, unfiltered diaristic confessions and wild sadness. He said he loved the album because it symbolized his growth and it was about him ‘bursting, flying, crashing…and about it. I tell the story of ‘living to speak’.
She is also now the first living artist in nearly 60 years with four concurrent albums in the Top 10, while also becoming the first female and living solo artist to have 11 albums on the Billboard 200 chart simultaneously.
And when she sings “Lord, what will happen to me / Once I’ve lost my novelty?” In the song “Nothing New” (Taylor’s version which features Phoebe Bridgers), it doesn’t seem like anything Swift needs to worry about. She’s currently selling out stadiums during her “Eraz Tour” and continues to delight Swifties as her diehard fans are known.