Taylor Swift’s Evermore spends second week atop Billboard 200 chart following album’s CD release

Taylor Swift’s Evermore spends second week atop Billboard 200 chart following album’s CD release

Taylor Swift’s Evermore album remained at number one on the Billboard 200 chart Sunday.

The follow-up companion to August’s Folklore debuted straight at the top a week ago and continued its success thanks to the album’s CD release on December 18, Billboard.com reported.

Evermore had previously only been available to purchase as a digital download in its first week of release. 

Hit: Taylor Swift’s Evermore album remained at number one on the Billboard 200 chart Sunday in its second week of release

It has become one of the highest-selling albums of the year following its December 11 release.

The only other musical artists to achieve two number one albums this year were K-pop mainstays BTS and rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again. 

With Folklore, Swift broke Whitney Houston’s longstanding record for having an album spend the most weeks at the number one position on the Billboard 200.

Folklore has been nominated for the Album of the Year Award at the upcoming Grammy Awards, and the release’s lead single Cardigan has received a nomination for Song of the Year. 

Chart toppers: Evermore has become one of the highest-selling albums of the year following its December 11 release. It's a companion to Swift's Folklore which hit number one in August

Chart toppers: Evermore has become one of the highest-selling albums of the year following its December 11 release. It’s a companion to Swift’s Folklore which hit number one in August

Like Folklore, Swift’s Evermore was written and recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. 

The release continued on her stylistic distancing from her former pop-oriented sound, and featured contributions from various other artists, including HAIM, Bon Iver, and The National.

Jack Antonoff also worked as a songwriter and producer.  

Songs for the time: Like Folklore, Swift's Evermore was written and recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown

Songs for the time: Like Folklore, Swift’s Evermore was written and recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown