The album, released April 19, launched with 2.61 million equivalent album units in the U.S., with vinyl sales representing 859,000 of that number. The record hit 1.9 million total traditional album sales, meaning it secured itself as the top-selling album of 2024, far ahead of Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter (the second-most sold) with 228,000.“Thank you for listening, streaming, and welcoming Tortured Poets into your life,” Swift continued. “Feeling completely overwhelmed.”Swift will now return to performing her Eras Tour next month, with the first show back in Paris on May 9. In her post, the singer-songwriter wrote that the day “can’t come soon enough.”
