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Update, October 31:A new way to celebrate Halloween this year: rooting for the Anti-Hero.
Anti-Hero, its first single, leads the pack at No.
1 thanks to its music video and strong radio push.
leads thanks to a discounted instrumental track).
And its not just Swift in the top ten: With Snow on the Beach at No.
4, featured (background) vocalist Lana Del Rey earns her own highest chart placement ever.
Curiously, though, Swift didnt make the entire top 13: Former No.
1s Unholy and Bad Habit kept her from that feat at Nos.
11 and 12 (butMidnightsdid round out the top 15 with Mastermind, Labyrinth, and Sweet Nothing).
Beyond her dominating the top ten, its now the fourth time Swift has concurrently debuted at No.
1 on theBillboard200 and Hot 100, a feat shealreadyheld the record for.
Its as Swift herselfsaid: Putting someone first only works when theyre your entire top five.
Or something like that, anyway.
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1 albums in the charts history.
A Target version anda surprise 3 a.m. versionoffered ten total bonus tracks.
Ultimately,Midnightsended up scoring 1.14 million pure sales in its first week.
Its also the third-biggest streaming week overall for an album, after DrakesScorpionandCertified Lover Boy.
