Taylor Swift's new album, 'The Tortured Poets Department,' is setting records

Published April 30, 2024 at 6:00 AM EDT

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG "FORTNIGHT")

TAYLOR SWIFT: (Singing) And for a fortnight there...

LEILA FADEL, HOST:

Good morning. I'm Leila Fadel. Taylor Swift is setting records. "The Tortured Poets Department" is Swift's 14th chart topper, tying Jay-Z for most No. 1 albums on the Billboard charts by a soloist. Only The Beatles have more No. 1 albums. "Tortured Poets" has also sold 859,000 vinyl copies in its debut, the most, according to Billboard, since the release of another Swift album, "1989 (Taylor's Version)." It's MORNING EDITION. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.

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