Wow, I’m shocked she’s sold THAT many physicals with none in store. Iconic. She’s really turned it around with this album. I’m so happy. Listening to it even more today than yesterday lol

I think this is gonna actually end up being my favourite Taylor album.

 

It’s a full on masterpiece from start to finish. She was so in the moment recording this it sounds like something what takes years to make but she really did this with what I presume was her fastest recorded album.

 

 

HDD have released their first US prediction!

 

Taylor Swift (Republic) 650k+ total activity, 450k+ albums

 

Very impressive! 200k in streaming seems rather low though, Ariana got 244k with tu,n so I imagine the prediction will increase

Omg WHAT. Wow. Omg. 😭🥰🥰

Has it been confirmed yet that the CDs from her store are from the explicit version or are they from the clean one?

 

Not that it makes that much difference just intrigued to know :lol:

 

and the stomping continues :cheeseblock: :cheeseblock: 1.3m units worldwide in 24 hours omg <3

Has it been confirmed yet that the CDs from her store are from the explicit version or are they from the clean one?

 

Not that it makes that much difference just intrigued to know :lol:

I'm not 100% sure but I'd be surprised if it wasn't the explicit version

 

I think this is gonna actually end up being my favourite Taylor album.

 

It’s a full on masterpiece from start to finish. She was so in the moment recording this it sounds like something what takes years to make but she really did this with what I presume was her fastest recorded album.

Same here. :heart: I'm in disbelief considering 5 of her albums are already in my top 10 of all time :lol: But I cannot stop playing this at all. <3

 

I can't believe she only started recording this at the end of April!!!

HDD have released their first US prediction!

 

Taylor Swift (Republic) 650k+ total activity, 450k+ albums

Her impact. :wub:

and the stomping continues :cheeseblock: :cheeseblock: 1.3m units worldwide in 24 hours omg <3

:wub: She better win some Grammys.

Has it been confirmed yet that the CDs from her store are from the explicit version or are they from the clean one?

I think they are the explicit version, but that's just an assumption.

this tweet from the end of April...

 

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omg I acc hate her at times!! this seems to be when she started fully working on the album!!! (and ofc 8 words in the tweet = TS8)

Lovely and chilled on a first listen, was perfect for sitting indoors on a wet day with a mug of tea and having it playing in the background.

 

August and This is me trying are the two standouts for me, August is up there almost instantly with one of my favourites from her. Love the lyrics and melodies in August.

 

this seems to be doing pretty similar to Juice WRLD's album on UK Spotify which did 21,850 from streams in its first week on the chart! he had more tracks (18 standard tracks + 3 interludes) so don't expect folklore to be that high, but that's probs around the ballpark to expect atm

my tears ricochet has hit me so hard today :heart: :cry:

 

mirrorball also hit me last night, I love the way it goes quieter in the second verse <3

16k album sales in the UK!!! :cheer: :wub:

 

That’s a really fab start considering the circumstances. Lover did 23.1k in its first two days and remember this update is only one day streaming (where folklore is mostly relying on)

Anyone else get Sheryl Crow - Soak Up The Sun vibes in the vocal melody from 'mirrorball'? :lol:

folklore's sales atm are 14,329, not 16k aha :kink: however still a fab start even doing 50% of lover with nothing in stores.

 

folklore is tracking for a debut of 32,879 if it follows Lover's pattern (43.8% of its total by Sunday) which is fab, anything above 30k beats my expectations! <3

 

sales breakdown: folklore vs lover:

 

Saturday - Lover = 16,867 (9,173 physical, 7,694 digital), folklore = n/a

 

Sunday:

lover - 23.1k (11,036 physical, 8,600 digital, 3,544 streaming) --> lover did 906 digital sales on Saturday

folklore - 14,329 (breakdown unknown)

 

monday:

lover - ? (anyone know?)

 

Tuesday:

lover - 36,000

 

Wednesday:

lover - 40,033

 

Thursday:

lover - 43,900

 

Friday:

lover - 53,015

Well wow, this was a thing. I can't believe this is the same singer that released ME! last year. This whole album is wonderful, so much more mature, introspective and subtly powerful than I thought she could ever be. She really does this alternative folktronica sound really well and the strings and choral instruments really add some great layers to it.

 

My favourites are definitely exile, this is me trying (this needs more love!) and epiphany, some excellent structural building on in those, but I wouldn't turn any of these off, they all paint the same picture and create the same mood, which is clearly what she was going for.

 

Whether it was just lockdown that gave her some thinking time or natural maturing in sound, I'm really glad we got this as it shows that she is still a genuine musical talent behind all the fanfare, gossip, attention seeking and politics which was really affecting her work post-1989, I'm so glad I can actually praise her again!

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Oh my god

it did 107k in US first day just from digital!!! (iTunes, amazon digital and google play). wow. supposedly around ~50k in streaming on first day too so +150k first day in US!!! we're v. likely hitting that 650k+ HDD prediction

 

@1287262907366100992

 

Oh my god

I'm screaming!!!

I don’t want to listen to anything else at the moment, love this so much.

August is the absolute one 😭 with invisible string and exile following closely behind.

Already on level with 1989 for me.