Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Record Store Day helps boost vinyl sales by 122 per cent
nme.comRecord Store Day 2023.Weekly market data from the Official Charts Company has come in today that offers a complete picture of the annual event’s success.
Vinyl sales enjoyed a 121.8 per cent increase in the last week, with 190,000 copies sold, surpassing the week’s nationwide sales of CDs (standing at 182,189).
Overall, around 260 record stores participated in the event.In addition, physical sales of 379,994 made up 16.4 per cent of the total albums market (which also includes downloads and streaming-equivalent albums), up almost four percentage points on the prior week.
Overall, physical sales were up 37.2 per cent week-on-week.Exclusive Record Store Day releases from The 1975 and Taylor Swift have made the Top 5 in today’s midweek albums chart.
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