Swift’s album “Red” breaking records

Olivia Smith, Features • Nov 20, 2012

Photo courtesy of TaylorSwift.com

Album cover of Taylor Swift’s Red.

Taylor Swift’s new album Red, released on Oct. 22, has broken multiple records already. In the first week of its release, her album sold 1.21 million copies. The release makes her the first female in history to have two albums to sell over a million copies within the first week. The other album to reach a million buys in the first week was her previous album, 2008’s Sparks Fly.

Red is the fastest selling album in ten years. Taylor has been a very successful female artist with singles, as well. Her hit song “We Are Never Getting Back Together” won the title of biggest first week digital sales by a female artist. Swift has made it very far in her career so far and is still going strong.

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Olivia Smith, Features

Olivia Smith is writing for the Inkspot’s Features desk. She’s a seventeen-year old senior and a first year journalism student. Olivia was a cheerleader for three years. Her hobbies include reading and watching TV. Her favorite food is anything that includes cheese. Olivia has three dogs; the oldest dog wears a diaper. She is very excited to be involved in the NCHS Inkspot for her final year of high school.