Taylor Swift’s “The Tortured Poets Department” is wrapping up the year at No. 1 on the album chart for the 17th nonconsecutive week. Her Grammy-nominated album continues to lead the charts, with 240,000 equivalent album units sold, as reported by Luminate. Over 80% of this total comes from physical album sales, largely driven by the release of the deluxe “Anthology” edition of the album.
Kendrick Lamar’s “GNX” holds onto its No. 2 spot, earning 125,000 equivalent album units, with strong streaming numbers. Lamar also boasts three top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100: “Luther,” “TV Off,” and “Squabble Up,” which rank at No.s 7, 8, and 10, respectively.
Rosé’s debut solo album, Rosie, enters at No. 3, with 102,000 equivalent album units sold, including 70,000 physical copies.
Twice secures its sixth top 10 album with Strategy, which debuts at No. 4, earning 88,000 album units. This marks the second top 10 album for the group this year, following their first No. 1 album, With YOU-th, in March. The album’s seven tracks, including a collaboration with Megan Thee Stallion on the title track, sold 81,000 copies and enters at No. 2 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart.
Sabrina Carpenter’s holiday album, Fruitcake, returns to the chart at No. 10, reaching the top 10 for the first time after its wide physical release. The album also saw a notable streaming boost following the release of her Netflix special, Nonsense Christmas.
With her chart-topping Short n’ Sweet holding strong at No. 5 on the Billboard 200, Carpenter becomes the sixth artist in 2024 to have two albums in the top 10 simultaneously, joining the ranks of Zach Bryan, Future, Metro Boomin, Swift, and Morgan Wallen.
The holiday spirit continues on the Billboard Hot 100, where Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” is No. 1 for a second week this year, marking its 16th total week at the top. This ties the record set by her 1995-96 hit “One Sweet Day” with Boyz II Men. Christmas-themed songs dominate the top 10, with Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” at No. 2, Bobby Helms’ “Jingle Bell Rock” at No. 3, Wham!’s “Last Christmas” at No. 4, and Burl Ives’ “A Holly Jolly Christmas” at No. 5.
