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Through her re-recording of her 2012 album 'Red', Taylor also becomes the second woman with 10 or more No. 1s in chart's 65-year history after Barbra Streisand.

• Nov 22, 2021

AceShowbiz - Taylor Swift's "Red (Taylor's Version)" arrives at the top of the Billboard 200 albums chart. The new album, her re-recording of her 2012 album "Red", earns 605,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending November 18, according to MRC Data.

With the sum, "Red (Taylor's Version)" marks the second-largest week of the year, trailing only the debut frame of Drake's "Certified Lover Boy". The re-record album also has the best week of the year in terms of traditional album sales (369,000). Through "Red (Taylor's Version)", Taylor also becomes the second woman with 10 or more No. 1s in chart's 65-year history after Barbra Streisand.

Back to the chart, Silk Sonic's debut collaborative project "An Evening With Silk Sonic". The album from duo of Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak earns 104,000 equivalent album units. Trailing behind is Korean girl group TWICE's "Formula of Love: O+T=<3" debuts at no. 3 with 66,000 equivalent album units. the set marks the group's second top 10 album on the billboard 200 chart and their highest charting effort yet.

Summer Walker's former leader "Still Over It" falls from No. 1 to No. 4 in its second week on the Billboard 200 with 64,000 equivalent album units. Drake's "Certified Lover Boy" falls from No. 3 to No. 5 after earning 57,000 equivalent album units.

At No. 6 is Morgan Wallen's "Dangerous: The Double Album" that dips from No. 5 with 45,000 units. Ed Sheeran's "=", meanwhile, descends from No. 4 to No. 7 with 38,000 equivalent album units.

This week's chart also sees Jason Aldean's "Macon" debuting at No. 8 on the Billboard 200 with 37,000 equivalent album units earned. It marks the singer's ninth top 10 on the chart. Kanye West's former No. 1 "Donda" soars high from No. 13 to No. 9 with nearly 37,000 equivalent album units, thanks to its November 13 deluxe reissue with additional tracks. Rounding out the chart is Doja Cat's "Planet Her" that falls from No. 6 to No. 10 with 35,000 units.

Top Ten of Billboard 200:

1. "Red (Taylor's Version)" - Taylor Swift (605,000 units)
2. "An Evening With Silk Sonic" - Silk Sonic (104,000 units)
3. "Formula of Love: O+T=<3 " - TWICE (66,000 units)
4. "Still Over It" - Summer Walker (64,00 units)
5. "Certified Lover Boy" - Drake (57,000 units)
6. "Dangerous: The Double Album" - Morgan Wallen (45,000 units)
7. "=" - Ed Sheeran (38,000 units)
8. "Macon" - Jason Aldean (37,000 units)
9. "Donda" - Kanye West (nearly 37,000 units)
10. "Planet Her" - Doja Cat (35,000 units)