Entertainment

Photo: The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.

FILE - This Oct. 23, 2012 file photo shows Taylor Swift performing on ABC's "Good Morning America" in New York. Swift will co-host The Grammy nominations concert with LL COOL J on Wednesday, Dec. 5, in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, file)

Taylor Swift's new album is called "Red," but its true colour is a brilliant platinum. The 22-year-old sold 1.2 million copies of her latest album in its first week, the largest sales week for any album in a decade.

Nielsen SoundScan confirmed the sales Tuesday night. "Red" marks Swift's second straight album to sell more than 1 million in its first week; "Speak Now," her third album, sold a little over 1 million when it was released in 2010. She's the only woman to have two albums sell more than 1 million copies each in its first week.

The only other act to do so was 'N Sync.

Swift tweeted to her fans Tuesday night: "Thanks a million."

___

http://www.taylorswift.com