"Songs of Experience" sold more than 185,000
units in its first week, according to Nielsen Music data
released on Monday.
Billboard said it was the biggest sales week for a rock album in
2017 in an industry where hip hop and R&B music are now the
biggest genres.
Country singer Chris Stapleton's "From a Room: Volume 2" debuted
in second place with more than 124,000 units sold.
The two new releases pushed Swift's "Reputation" into third
place after three weeks at No. 1
The Billboard 200 chart tallies units from album sales, song
sales (10 songs equal one album) and streaming activity (1,500
streams equal one album).
On the Digital Songs chart, which measures online single sales,
Ed Sheeran's love song "Perfect" held steady in the top spot
with a 200 percent increase in sales to 180,000 for the week,
thanks to a newly released collaboration with Beyonce.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Peter Cooney)
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