While it was largely assumed that Taylor Swift’s 1989 would have a big debut when it arrived on the Billboard 200 albums chart dated Nov. 15, 2014 — after all, she was coming off three straight No. 1 ...

TOKYO, JAPAN - MAY 06: Taylor Swift performs during The 1989 World Tour at Tokyo Dome at Tokyo Dome on May 6, 2015 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Jun Sato/Getty Images for TS) As Travis Scott rules the ...

She still won’t hold the high-water mark for any artist atop the Billboard 200, though. If we take “solo” out of the equation, the all-time record is held by the Beatles, who have placed themselves at ...

Album and track sales are down 13 percent this year. Apple may bundle Beats Music with its iOS on iPhones and iPads early next year. YouTube just launched its new streaming service. Spotify made a ...

As the music biz anticipates this year’s Grammy Awards ceremony at Staples Center on Sunday, nominee Taylor Swift has reclaimed her familiar slot at No. 1 on the U.S. album chart for a 10th ...

This would give the album the second-largest sales week of the year By Keith Caulfield, Billboard Taylor Swift‘s monster 1989 album is so big, it seems that the music business has decided to mostly ...

The singer-songwriter muses about Nos. 20-1 on the March 4, 1989-dated Hot 100 in Billboard's latest Chart Rewind. By Debbie Gibson Nowadays, numerous songs become hits after artists have built buzz ...

LONDON, Nov 3 (Reuters) - U.S. music star Taylor Swift topped the UK singles and albums charts on Friday with her re-recording of her award-winning hit album "1989". The 21-track “1989” (Taylor’s ...

“PROBLEM” FANS STILL LIKE SINGLES AND STREAMING APPARENTLY: You may have noticed above that I’ve listed old-fashioned sales numbers rather than the “units” based on streaming and the track sales that ...

Even if you were around in 1989 when these songs dropped, I'll bet you've forgotten about them in the years since. Let's change that.