Taylor Swift sinks the ARIA Charts like no other artist before her, as “The Tortured Poets Department” smashes several records.
“Tortured Poets,” a double album spanning 31 songs, debuts at No. 1 on the ARIA Chart, published Friday, April 26. That’s her 13th leader, an effort that moves her ahead of Madonna and into third place on the all-time leaderboard, for the title as top ranked solo female artist.
Only two acts sit above TayTay: Jimmy Barnes with 15 No. 1s as a solo act (he bagged another five with Cold Chisel), followed by the Beatles with 14.
As expected, tracks from “TTPD” flood the ARIA Singles Chart, including the entire top 10, an historic feat.
Swift beats her old mark when, in October 2022, she claimed 9 of the top 10, with Sam Smith and Kim Petras’ “Unholy” (at No. 7) the TayTay party-pooper.
The leader on the latest ARIA Singles Chart is “Fortnight” featuring Post Malone, her 12th No. 1 here and Posty’s fourth.
With 12 No. 1 singles, Swift claims third spot on the all-time list behind The Beatles (26) and Elvis Presley (14), respectively.
“Fortnight” is one of 31 “TTPD” singles in the ARIA Top 100, the lowest ranking belonging to album cut “Robin,” at No. 55.
When homegrown artists are desperate (and largely unable) to crack the singles tally, Swift scoops up more than one third of the top 100 (older tracks “Cruel Summer,” “Anti Hero” and “Lover” also make an impression).
According to Universal Music Australia, “The Tortured Poets Department” is the most-sold album on vinyl, most-streamed album in its first week, and the most popular album since 2015, when Adele dropped her blockbuster “25.”
Swift smashes records here for fun. Her seven-date “The Eras Tour” of Australia in 2023, produced by Frontier Touring, registered a “record-breaking pre-sale,” according to Ticketek.
Along the way, she became the first artist since Madonna (in 1993) to perform three concerts at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, and the first artist ever to play four shows at Sydney’s Accor Stadium.
