Taylor Swift owns top of country chart
Taylor's "Beautiful Eyes" EP with six acoustic songs and a DVD debuted first on the country charts and ninth on the overall charts. The disc, which sold 45,000 units, contains the title track and "I Heart ?" along with "Should've Said No" and "Teardrops On My Guitar." The DVD contains performances and an interview.
Swift's self-titled debut was 2nd on the country chart and 12th overall. This was the first time the top two slots on the album chart were by the same artist since LeAnn Rimes did it in 1997. Travis' "Around the Bend," sold 31,000 units, his most ever first week out. The release was 3rd on the country chart and 14th overall.
The charts will be officially released on Thursday. Alan Jackson will be number 1 on the song chart with "Good Time," his 23rd number 1 single.
More news for Taylor Swift
- 09/10/24: Swift endorses Harris
- 07/07/23: Swift, Rogers/Bowen, Marlowe, Watson, Ray release new music
- 01/31/23: Townes , The Reklaws, Swift score two Canadian awards nominations
- 11/01/22: Swift announces The Eras Tour dates
- 10/13/22: Swift tops American Music Awards nominations
- 08/28/22: Swift announces new disc
- 05/18/22: Swift receives PhD, urges grads to take chances
- 05/18/22: Taylor Swift's NYU commencement address
CD reviews for Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift has made the best CD of her young career with her fourth CD. The biggest difference is that Swift's singing, spotty on previous releases and live performances, is far far superior here.
Swift wrote all 14 songs here, which like her other albums tend to deal with relationships that have gone south. Swift's songwriting always has been one of her strengths, and that continues to be the case here - both lyrically and musically. Put simply, Swift knows a lot about penning ...
Taylor Swift took the county world by storm with her huge selling debut and its five hit singles. With a huge marketing push and myspace, Swift was on her way. Kind of like an Avril Lavigne for the teen female country set.
Sophomore slump? There's no indication of that. Swift once again writes her material - all 13 songs here with help sometimes from Liz Rose, Colbie Caillat and John Rich. Swift writes of what she knows about - relationships and teen love come and gone in songs speak to her fans. ...
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