The K-pop star just misses out on his first solo crown on the ARIA Chart.
Fewer than 2,000 chart units currently separate the top 3 albums at the halfway mark.
The set sold 507,000 copies in the U.S. in its first week – while album sales industry-wide totaled 2.131 million.
“Sprinter” races away with 8.2 million U.K. streams.
Swift becomes the first artist to replace herself atop the ARIA Albums Chart.
It’s the music legend’s first champ unaccompanied by another artist since 1997.
Swift could land three U.K. top 10 singles.
The Essex, England indie-rock band score their first No. 1.
Swift breaks a record previously held by the King of Pop.
The set also leads the Vinyl Albums chart with Clarkson’s best week ever on the format.
