Taylor Swift has become the first woman ever and only the third artist overall to have four albums simultaneously in the Top 10.
Additionally, Taylor has surpassed Barbra Streisand’s record to become the female artist with the highest number of No. 1 albums in history.
The 33-year-old has achieved this feat with her latest album, “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version),” which debuted at the number one spot on the Billboard 200. The album amassed an impressive 716,000 album-equivalent units, combining physical sales, digital sales, and streaming figures.
Notably, this marks the largest week for any album in 2023, surpassing her previous album, “Midnights,” released in October last year.
Joining “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)” in the Top 10 are three more of her albums: “Midnights” at No. 5, “Lover” at No. 7, and “Folklore” at No. 10. This remarkable achievement makes Taylor the first woman since the inception of the charts in 1963 to have four albums in the Top 10 concurrently.
These charts change from week to week, but as of time of writing, Taylor still has most of her albums in the top 200.
Furthermore, she is the first living artist since 1966, when US trumpeter Herb Alpert achieved this record.
Prince is the only other artist to have achieved a similar feat, with five albums reaching the Top 10 shortly after his death in 2016.
Notably, Taylor Swift has also surpassed Barbra Streisand in the record for the female artist with the most No. 1 albums in history. While both artists previously held 11 No. 1 albums each, Taylor’s recent accomplishment has given her the edge.
It is worth mentioning that four out of the five biggest album debuts in the past five years now belong to Taylor Swift, with Adele’s 2021 album “30” securing the fourth position, just ahead of “Speak Now.”
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