2023 started a few days ago, and unless an unforeseen scenario happens, Taylor Swift's latest album, "Midnights", is expected to be the first album of the year to occupy the top of the album sales chart.
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Taylor Swift's latest album cover, photo: Public Relations
The tenth studio album of the singer and creator reached the first and respectable place on the list as soon as it was released in October of last year.
It now leads the albums list and is on its way to securing its place at the top of the chart for the fourth week (but not in a row).
If he continues to present similar sales and playback figures, he is also expected to overtake "Folklore", the first of the pair of acoustic albums that Swift released during the corona lockdowns, in terms of number of weeks at the top of the British list.
Taylor Swift, photo: Getty
Interestingly, the first places in the table, as of this time of the beginning of the civil year, contains, alongside the star, quite a few older names.
"Gold", the greatest hits album by the Swedish band Abba, occupies the eighth place on the list, while "50 Years Don't Stop", the compilation album by Fleetwood Mac released in 2018, is in the tenth place.
Another well-known and beloved name in the chart, but not necessarily one of current pop stars, is that of Whitney Houston, whose hit collection "I Will Always Love You", which was released after her death in 2012, will soon be placed at number 14.
This is quite a bit, one must assume, due to the new film that unfolds the story of her life, "I Wanna Dance With Somebody".
Another musical legend who recently won a feature film about him is Elvis Presley, whose collection of songs is here, among the top 20 places.
Breaking her own records.
Swift, photo: AFP
A less popular legendary artist in recent years, at least on paper, is Michael Jackson, and his collection of songs is also on the list, at number 22.
The late George Michael is also on this list, 7 years after his death, with the compilation album "Twenty Five" released in 2006.
And finally, The Beatles are also expected to re-enter the top 40 albums list at number 33.
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