Rappers, your streaming numbers may be gigantic, but when it comes to the Billboard album chart they are no match for an autographed Taylor Swift CD placed on the counter of an indie record store. Swift’s latest album, “Folklore,” is No. 1 for a fourth time with the equivalent of 101,000 sales in the United States, according to Nielsen Music. “Folklore” had 46,000 sales as a full album, while “Shoot for the Stars” had just 2,000 and landed at No. 3 (the deciding factor there was streaming numbers).

Source: New York Times August 24, 2020 18:56 UTC