As for the rest of the new top 10, Taylor Swift’s 1989 zooms 9-2 with a 146 percent unit gain, following her eight wins on the Billboard Music Awards (May 17) and the premiere of her “Bad Blood” music video as the Awards’ opener. The set vaults to 91,000 units -- its best weekly sum since the frame ending Feb. 15 (reflected on the chart dated Feb. 28).
1989’s traditional album sales grew to 40,000 in the latest week (up 86 percent) for its best frame since the week ending March 8.
Queen!