Taylor Swift fills eight spaces on Billboard’s Vinyl Albums chart, with six projects returning and two others climbing thanks to The Life of a Showgirl hype. TORONTO, ONTARIO – NOVEMBER 14: EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO STANDALONE PUBLICATION USE (NO SPECIAL INTEREST OR SINGLE ARTIST PUBLICATION USE; NO BOOK USE). Taylor Swift performs onstage during “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour” at Rogers Centre on November 14, 2024 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management)
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Taylor Swift proved herself to be the queen of vinyl a long time ago, and she regularly showcases her ability to sell huge quantities of the once-dead format. At the moment, Swift invades Billboard’s Vinyl Albums chart with multiple comebacks and occupies more real estate than any other musician.
Sales of every title in Swift’s catalog are spiking thanks to her The Life of a Showgirl album reveal. Billboard’s Vinyl Albums tally features 50 spaces, and at the moment, Swift fills eight of them. Half a dozen of those projects return to the list, while the others that could be found there last week improve their standing significantly.
Six Taylor Swift Albums Return
Six different classics from Swift find their way back to the Vinyl Albums chart. That roundup includes Midnights (No. 27), The Tortured Poets Department (No. 28), Lover (No. 33), and Evermore (No. 41). A pair of re-recorded efforts — 1989 (Taylor’s Version) and Red (Taylor’s Version) — also rebound at Nos. 42 and 46, respectively.
Reputation and Folklore Soar
Reputation and Folklore, Swift’s two titles that don’t need a bounce back, surge from where they sat last frame. Reputation grows from No. 30 to No. 18, while Folklore improves from No. 47 to No. 20.
Taylor Swift’s Lucky 13 No. 1s
All eight of Swift’s full-lengths that appear on the Vinyl Albums chart have hit No. 1 in the past. Throughout her career, the singer-songwriter has pushed 17 projects onto the vinyl-only ranking, and 13 of them have ruled for at least one term. Only the original versions of Red, her self-titled debut, Fearless, and Speak Now missed out on the top spot.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2025/08/30/half-a-dozen-taylor-swift-albums-become-vinyl-bestsellers-again/
