Will Taylor Swift Be the Last Million-Selling Star as We Move Further Into Streaming Era?

Taylor Swift's 11th album, "The Tortured Poets Department," has achieved a remarkable debut, selling 2.61 million equivalent album units in its first week, with 1.914 million from traditional album sales. This raises questions on the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast about whether Swift could be the last artist to sell over a million albums in one week as the industry leans more towards streaming.

Swift dominates with seven of the eleven million-selling weeks since 2010, a record only closely followed by Adele. The discussion extends to Swift's broader impact on the charts, as all 31 tracks from her album debuted on the Billboard Hot 100, showcasing her unparalleled influence in the music industry.