Taylor Swift 1989: Pop Singer Breaks Records With 1.287 Copies Of Album Sold In One Week! Plus Find Out Why Some Fans Are Buying Multiple Copies Of The Album!

Taylor Swift is officially a Billboard chart topper with her new album. The singer's brand new album has reportedly clocked in the biggest sales for any album since the year 2002! It broke the record previously held by Eminem, which was at 1.322 million in June of 2002. In fact, Taylor Swift's 1989 has reportedly sold 1.287 million copies in just the first week when it hit shelves.  That's a huge deal especially if you are a 24 year old singer who has recently crossed over from your country roots into full on pop territory.

Plus, Billboard is also reporting on the numerous records that Taylor Swift's 1989 has broken since its launch. Reportedly, Taylor Swift is the only singer to have clocked in million selling weeks with three of her albums. When Red debuted, it sold 1.208 million. Meanwhile, Speak Now sold 1.047 million. And of course her latest offering, 1989 has crossed the 1.287 million mark.

In terms of 2014 sales, Taylor Swift's 1989 is by far the biggest selling release. It has surpassed Coldplay's album release of Ghost Stories which clocked in at a mere 745,000.

According to Billboard's associate editor of charts and sales, Keith Caulfield, Taylor Swift is clearly in a league all on her own. "She's an incredible anomaly, like no other artist," says Keith Caulfield, "She has convinced consumers to want to buy an album. They want the full and complete Taylor Swift experience, and that experience includes buying the album."

Still in the report by Billboard, the singer' has sold more than 400,000 copies of 1989 at Target. The store carried a special deluxe edition of the album with six exclusive add-on tracks. The people at Target believe that Taylor Swift's 1989 album, and its special Polaroid photos are also a big come on for consumers. "Anecdotally, we've seen through Twitter and Facebook that people are buying multiple albums, so they can collect all the Polaroid pictures," Evan Miller of Target explained. "We've seen people post every photo, so they've bought several albums."