Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish Settle for a Tie With a Special Milestone 8 Years Apart

Published 05/26/2024, 9:23 PM EDT

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Taylor Swift may be the master of sonic craftsmanship, but Billie Eilish is no novice on the grounds of this artisanship either. Having been on the ends of a fan-made beef for a while, their names have lately become inseparable for all the wrong reasons. However, there is no bigger truth than identity and their identity, as musicians have settled the score and finally spoken for themselves with a special milestone.

Swift and Eilish's win not only concluded the debate in a stalemate but also carried significant weight, as they became the first artists to achieve this victory in eight years.

What victory made Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish reach a standstill?

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The Taylor Swift-Billie Eilish debate has been on for a minute, but with each new update, the intensity of the cold shoulder weather has only heightened. Leading with a pace of change this time, the latest news has resulted in a deadlock, making Swift and Eilish the only artists to have sold over 300,000 album units in the US in the same week with ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ and ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’.

According to Luminate, Swift’s record-breaking album sold 378,000 units, while Eilish’s album reached 339,000 units in sales. The last time such a victory was achieved was in 2016, with Drake and Beyoncé at the forefront thanks to their albums ‘Views’ and ‘Lemonade,’ which sold 1.039 million and 321,000 units, respectively. Thus, by reaching this milestone, Swift and Eilish became the first artists in eight years to surpass 300,000 sales in the same week.

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Despite the close contestation, Eilish fell a leg short of outshining Swift on one front; the Billboard 200 Chart.

Taylor Swift outdoes Billie Eilish on the Billboard 200 Chart

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Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish’s perceived feud among fans does not diminish the undeniable comparison of their successes. Despite their albums achieving a remarkable milestone, Swift outshone Eilish in one respect: she secured her fifth consecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with ‘The Tortured Poets Department’. However, Eilish is hot on her heels, currently holding the second spot with ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’.

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Despite this minor hiccup, Swift and Eilish are breaking records on multiple fronts. Swift’s album is the first to spend its first five weeks at the top of the charts since Morgan Wallen’s ‘One Thing at a Time’, while Eilish achieved her largest sales week to date. Additionally, Swift’s album also marked the largest fifth week for any album since Adele’s ‘25’. Therefore, regardless of any perceived rivalry, these two women are aiming for the top spot, and who is to say they would not be rooting for each other along the way?

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What do you think of Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish finally reaching a dead heat by achieving over 300,000 unit album sales in the same week? Let us know in the comments below!

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Anushka Bhattacharya

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I'm Anushka Bhattacharya, an entertainment journalist at Netflix Junkie. Armed with a degree in literature, I once wielded my words to catalyze change within society through my work with NGOs. However, as I stumbled into the exuberant hole of crime thrillers and documentaries on Netflix, it was love at first sight and pushed me into entertainment journalism.

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