Before Taylor Swift‘s Folklore officially topped the Billboard 200, fans were waiting with bated breath for the numbers to come in.
Swifties did their research and predicted that Swift’s seventh studio album might break some records. “Turn notifications on now!” one fan account alerted.
Indeed, Folklore stood on its tallest tiptoes, spinning straight to No. 1.
It debuted on the Billboard 200 albums chart with 846,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending July 30, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.
Related
The surprise album also hit a lot of other marks. Some highlights: It’s Swift’s seventh No. 1 album, and all seven of those No. 1 albums have debuted in the top spot (a record among female artists). It’s also the biggest release of 2020 so far — and the largest week registered for any album since her own Lover last summer.
Fans were swift to make it known they’re delighted over Folklore‘s accomplishments, many of them proudly proclaiming, “Taylor Swift IS the music industry.”
See some of the best reactions below.
https://twitter.com/justice_shit/status/1290025245051682816
Taylor breaking her own record of the biggest sales week for an album on the Billboard 200: pic.twitter.com/pRTIRE6Vub
— andrea (taylor’s version) 🧣 (@swiftyouoff) August 2, 2020
Taylor Swift is the first female artist in HISTORY to earn seven #1 debuting albums on the Billboard 200. pic.twitter.com/dvcSSe8d9H
— Taylor Throwbacks🧣 (@ThrowbackTaylor) August 2, 2020
she did THATTTT https://t.co/TsAKsl8xCJ
— taylor’s bodyguard💛💛 (@freerentmymind) August 2, 2020
https://twitter.com/toveloira/status/1290029675834535937
— 👩🏽🦱 ⁷ 🧣(Taylor's version era) ✨ (@TaylorandBTS2) August 2, 2020
THE WAY IM SO PROUD OF YOU TAYLOR SWIFT THAT I MIGHT COMBUST INTO GLITTER #proudoftaylor pic.twitter.com/lhhi5e9qaj
— peace stan first, human second (@abrittleheart) August 2, 2020
NO, MA’AM. YOU’RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE ANYTIME SOON. WELCOME TO YOUR 3RD PEAK ERA.pic.twitter.com/8iRnYVZcXH
— Taylor Crave (@mainpopgirI) August 2, 2020
https://twitter.com/swiftiealways26/status/1290024583127433216