Taylor Swift's fourth studio album "Red" celebrates its half-year anniversary on the Billboard 200, as it tallies its 26th week on the survey (No. 33).
So far, the album has moved 3.61 million copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan, making it Swift's fastest-selling studio set six months after release. It narrowly trumps her last effort, 2010's "Speak Now," which shifted 3.36 million over its first six months.
Here's a look at the sales of Swift's proper studio albums over their first six months of release. The totals reflect a flawless upward trajectory in sales with each successive set:
I'll be honest though, I can't see this happening with her next album. She probably isolated a lot of her core buyers with all the pop songs she released this era.
It could be even better if the right single choices were made. 3 MM songs in a row is a clear overkill as we can see from the struggling performance of "22".
