Swift’s ‘Evermore’ vaults to No. 1 with a vinyl bump
Headed for a win: Norco head coach David Antccak (center) fires up his team prior to playing Temecula Valley for the CIF Southern Section Division 3 boys lacrosse championship in Temecula last week. On the Friday before Memorial Day, Taylor Swift noted on social media that the vinyl version of her nearly 6-monthold album, “Evermore,” was finally available. Pictured in her
post lying in the grass with her LP, Swift informed her fans,
“You can get it at your fav indie
record store, Target, Walmart & Amazon.”
To those following the everchanging target that is Billboard’s chart rules, it was a signal to look out for the next
No. 1.
Indeed, “Evermore” returns to the top slot on the magazine’s latest chart, rising 73 spots to notch its fourth time at No. 1. In the most recent week, “Evermore” had the equivalent of 202,000 sales in the United States. Of those, 192,000 were for copies sold as a complete package, including 102,000 LPs, according to MRC
Data, Billboard’s tracking arm. It set a record for weekly vinyl sales — at least since 1991, when the charts first came to be informed by hard data (rather than record store surveys, which were fuzzy at best and often manipulated).
The return of “Evermore” to No. 1 robbed Olivia Rodrigo’s debut, “Sour,” of a second week at the top after a blockbuster opening. “Sour” had the equivalent of 186,000 sales and lands in second place.
Also this week, J. Cole’s “The Off-Season” is No. 3.