Taylor Swift 'Midnights' Ending Morgan Wallen 'One Thing At A Time' 12-Week #1 Spot: Report

Taylor Swift, Morgan Wallen
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Taylor Swift released "Midnights (Til Dawn)" a deluxe iteration of her record-breaking album "Midnights" last week. It includes three new songs and the official release of the Target-exclusive song "Hits Different."

Swift is expected and predicted to put a stop to Morgan Wallen's unprecedented 12 consecutive week reign at the top of the Billboard 200 albums chart for his album "One Thing At A Time."

Taylor Swift 'Midnights' on Billboard 200

According to a Hits Daily Double prediction, Taylor Swift's "Midnights" is projected to eclipse Morgan Wallen's "One Thing At A Time" on the outlet's HITS 50 chart, which also a predicative chart using the same metrics as the Billboard 200 albums chart.

Per early estimation, "Midnights" will bounce back to the top with 225,000 - 275,000 album equivalent units. To compare, Wallen's "One Thing" retained its top spot this week at 125,000 album-equivalent units, which Luminate reports to be a 4% decline compared to last week.

Lil Durk's recent release, "Almost Healed" is also predicted to debut with 125,000 to 150,000 album-equivalent units, which could ultimately bump Wallen to No. 3 next week, ending its 12 consecutive rule atop the charts.

"Midnights'" racing back to the top was primarily attributed to the release of four new songs. First was the now-iconic collaboration of Ice Spice and Taylor Swift on "Karma (Remix)." Swift pulled out Ice Spice on Day 1 and Day 2 of her New Jersey stop for "The Eras" tour.

Aside from this, Swift also released a version of "Snow on The Beach" with more Lana Del Rey vocals featured compared to the original one. The "Til Dawn" version also included the Target-exclusive track "Hits Different" on the official release.

Lastly, Swift also released her first "From The Vault" track for "Midnights" - "You're Losing Me," a song Swifties think was an ode to her breakup with Joe Alwyn.

Listen to "Midnights (Til Dawn Edition)" below.

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Morgan Wallen 'One Thing At A Time' on Billboard 200

According to Billboard, Morgan Wallen's "One Thing At A Time" is at its 12th week at the top of the genre-blending chart. It continues to have the most weeks in a row atop since 1998's "Titanic" soundtrack, ruling for 16 consecutive weeks.

Streaming units are powering "Midnights" so far with 121,000 album-equivalent units, 6,000 album sales, and 2,000 track-equivalent units. Meanwhile, Swift's "Midnights" dropped to one spot from No. 2 to No. 3 this week.

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