Nonetheless, The Tortured Poets Department amassed a massive 2.6 million units shifted (streams and sales) upon opening in the US, according to Billboard.
Adele's feat was almost entirely made up of sales alone, as the soul singer's third full-length album sold 3.38 million copies of the album within the first week.
Following the album's release on 19 April, The Tortured Poets Department marked the first album to receive over 200 million streams on Spotify in one day.
Despite Swift's latest project garnering staggering streaming numbers, the record has also fiercely divided critics, with some calling it an 'instant classic' and others dubbing it 'underwhelming and clunky'.
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