Chris Willman Music WriterThe release of Taylor Swift’s “Folklore” album in CD format is scheduled for August 7 globally, two weeks after its download and streaming debut — except in the U.K., where her label there, EMI, unexpectedly moved it up three days ahead of the rest of the world, putting it in stores Tuesday.Although no reason was given for the U.K.
getting the global advantage, chart watchers had a strong hunch: “It gives Taylor a fighting chance of a second week at Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart,” wrote Official Charts, the company administering the chart, on its website.Swift has never lodged two weeks at No.
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