{"id":83842,"date":"2025-07-29T06:24:58","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T06:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=83842"},"modified":"2025-07-29T06:24:58","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T06:24:58","slug":"breaking-taylor-swifts-country-roots-are-showing-on-the-charts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=83842","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: Taylor Swift\u2019s Country Roots Are Showing On The Charts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/specials-images.forbesimg.com\/imageserve\/68877cc40cc213db74d4325f\/The-BRIT-Awards-with-Mastercard-2013\/960x0.jpg?cropX1=0&amp;cropX2=1671&amp;cropY1=269&amp;cropY2=1522\" alt=\"The BRIT Awards with Mastercard 2013\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There are rumors that\u00a0Taylor Swift\u00a0is working on\u00a0a new album\u00a0\u2014 possibly\u00a0another massive pop collection. For now, the singer, her team, and her label are remaining mum on the subject, as is typically the case, as the world will hear from her when she\u2019s good and ready.<\/p>\n<p>As millions prepare for what may be another major pop moment, Swift\u2019s country roots are once again visible on the\u00a0<em>Billboard<\/em>\u00a0charts as fans revisit some of the earliest tunes in her discography, cuts and projects that helped turn her into the household name she is today.<\/p>\n<h2>Two Swift Titles Return to the Top Country Albums Chart<\/h2>\n<div class=\"embed-base embedly-align\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/embedly.forbes.com\/widgets\/media.html?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FxKCek6_dB0M%3Ffeature%3Doembed&amp;display_name=YouTube&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DxKCek6_dB0M&amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FxKCek6_dB0M%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube\" scrolling=\"no\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Swift fills two spaces on the Top Country Albums chart this week. Both of her titles return to\u00a0<em>Billboard\u2019s<\/em>\u00a0ranking of the most consumed country collections in the United States after being absent just last frame.\u00a0<em>Speak Now (Taylor\u2019s Version)<\/em>\u00a0reenters the tally at No. 48, while her self-titled debut project is back at No. 50, landing in the lowest rung on the roster.<\/p>\n<h2>A Look Back at Taylor Swift\u2019s Country Beginnings<\/h2>\n<p>Swift began her career with her self-titled effort, which dropped in 2006. That set \u2014 released when she was still just a teenager \u2014 produced hits like &#8220;Our Song&#8221; and\u00a0&#8220;Teardrops on My Guitar&#8221;\u00a0and quickly turned her into a household name.<\/p>\n<p><em>Speak Now (Taylor\u2019s Version)<\/em>\u00a0arrived in the summer of 2023 as part of her ongoing re-recording series, which may now be over. The updated take on\u00a0<em>Speak Now<\/em> came 13 years after the original and featured slight reworkings, as well as previously unreleased tracks.<\/p>\n<h2>Chart-Topping Success With Country Titles<\/h2>\n<p><em>Taylor Swift<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Speak Now (Taylor\u2019s Version)<\/em>\u00a0rank among the singer\u2019s eight No. 1s on the Top Country Albums chart. She\u2019s only missed the top spot with two projects, and one of them peaked at No. 2. Her self-titled full-length spent 24 weeks ruling the list, while\u00a0<em>Speak Now (Taylor\u2019s Version)<\/em>\u00a0managed only a pair of frames in first place. The original\u00a0<em>Speak Now<\/em>, however, held on for a lucky 13 stays \u2014 her favorite number.<\/p>\n<h2>Vinyl and Sales Charts<\/h2>\n<div class=\"embed-base embedly-align\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/embedly.forbes.com\/widgets\/media.html?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FJlZnvyBqceY%3Ffeature%3Doembed&amp;display_name=YouTube&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DJlZnvyBqceY&amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FJlZnvyBqceY%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube\" scrolling=\"no\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div id=\"forbes-dv\"><\/div>\n<p>At the moment,\u00a0Speak Now (Taylor\u2019s Version)\u00a0can only be found on the Top Country Albums chart, while Swift\u2019s self-titled effort is rising across multiple rankings this week. The full-length that started it all lifts to No. 14 on the Vinyl Albums roster and jumps 20 spots to No. 25 on the Top Album Sales list.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are rumors that\u00a0Taylor Swift\u00a0is working on\u00a0a new album\u00a0\u2014 possibly\u00a0another massive pop collection. 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