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No Folklore, Taylor Swift Scores Her 7th Straight No. 1 Album

Taylor Swift’s folklore debuts at No.

No Folklore, Taylor Swift Scores Her 7th Straight No. 1 Album

By FYI Staff

Taylor Swift’s folklore debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart with 47,000 total consumption units and earning the highest album sales, on-demand streams and digital songs for the week. It is her seventh chart-topping album, all of which have debuted at the No. 1 position. It is the second-highest one-week consumption total so far in 2020, surpassed only by The Weeknd’s After Hours in its first week of release in late March. It is also the highest one-week consumption total for a female artist since Celine Dion’s Courage in November 2019. Her catalogue also posts chart gains, including her last album, Lover, moving 25-17, and 1989 bulleting 98-68.


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Last week’s No. 1 album, Pop Smoke’s Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon, drops to No. 2 and Juice WRLD’s Legends Never Die falls to No. 3.

Logic’s No Pressure debuts at 4. It is his fifth top-five album and follows up the No. 2 Confessions of A Dangerous Mind in May 2019.

The third new entry in the top ten this week belongs to Australian teenager The Kid Laroi, who debuts at 6 with his first full-length album, F*ck Love.

With the release of a deluxe edition, Gunna’s former No. 1 album, Wunna, rockets 46-8.

– All data courtesy of SoundScan with additional detail provided by Nielsen Canada's Paul Tuch

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Executive of the Week: FACTOR's Meg Symsyk on Why Supporting Canadian Music Means Supporting Cultural Sovereignty
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Executive of the Week: FACTOR's Meg Symsyk on Why Supporting Canadian Music Means Supporting Cultural Sovereignty

The president and CEO of FACTOR, one of Canada's most crucial music funders, explains why it's more important than ever to support homegrown culture and give it the opportunity to compete on the global stage.

When it comes to supporting Canadian music, FACTOR's influence is immeasurable. One of the most crucial funders of art in the country, the non-profit's impact is seen with its logo across countless acclaimed records and its name shouted out at concerts and award shows. But for president & CEO Meg Symsyk, it's not just about supporting Canadian music or even Canadian artists: it's about the sovereignty and identity of the country itself.

“Buying locally is more important than ever because of that consumer awareness and structural support. Canadians need to be encouraged to be more intentional. This last year and a half with the tariffs and the trade wars has put that on everyone's front burner,” she explains.

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