Is TFM being "released twice" really a good argument when TS has released multiple versions of almost every album in her discography? The fact of the matter is many albums were released or re-issued in the same era as TFM and didn't accrue nearly as many units. Taylor also has a fanbase that will buy copies in bulk, and buy ten or more copies of a single album to complete a clock artwork or inflate Taylor's sales. A lot of big Taylor songs aren't as well known outside of her fanbase as it appears, because she has many diehards engaging in bulk buying a la BTS fans. Gaga's popularity is being highly underrated in this thread due to recency bias: