Breaking yet another record, Taylor Swift has surpassed the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll.
With the release of her most recent album 1989 (Taylor’s Version), the 34-year-old “Anti-Hero” singer has now eclipsed Elvis Presley as the soloist with the most weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, Billboard revealed on Sunday.
Swift has topped the Billboard 200 for 68 weeks, surpassing Elvis Presley, who held the top spot for 67 weeks over the course of his ten albums from 1956 to 2002.
Her Fearless album, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard chart in 2008 and remained there for 11 weeks in 2009, marked her first trip to the top of the chart. Her albums Speak Now, Red, 1989, Reputation, Lover, Folklore, Evermore, and Midnights added 47 more weeks to her peak chart position after that.
Swift has also made history thanks to her rerecorded albums. Swift added 10 more No. 1 hits to her list of the top 200 songs with Fearless (Taylor’s Version), Red (Taylor’s Version), Speak Now (Taylor’s Version), and 1989 (Taylor’s Version).
Swift has a ways to go before surpassing The Beatles, who have spent 132 weeks at the top of the charts across their 19 albums between 1964 and 2001, even though she may have surpassed the “Hound Dog” singer.
The Grammy winner created history last month when she tied Drake for the record number of Billboard Music Awards ever when she won ten of the awards during the ceremony on November 19.
Swift remarked, “Well, this is unreal,” during a prerecorded speech while traveling for her Eras Tour. “Well, this is unreal,” Swift said in a prerecorded speech while on the road for her Eras Tour. “
“The Billboards base everything off of what you are listening to and what you’re passionate about, and I’m so honored that this year you made the tour, The Eras Tour, so magical. You went and saw the movie, you cared about my re-recordings. I just, like,I simply adore you so much”,she said as she continued to express her gratitude to her fans.
With her Eras Tour, which began in Arizona in March and went on to perform 35 shows before ending in Los Angeles in August, the “Karma” singer has experienced enormous success. Since then, the “Lavender Haze” performer has completed a four-show run in Mexico City, her first time doing headline performances in the nation, and will end the 2023 tour in Argentina and Brazil in November.
Swift capitalized on the excitement surrounding the tour by releasing Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, which debuted to record-breaking ticket sales in the United States, totaling $92.8 million. This made it the fifth-biggest opening of any theatrical release of the year.
