🎶 Swift's Unequaled Domination 🎶
This year has been nothing short of sensational for Taylor Swift. She's reigned supreme on Spotify's streaming charts, slayed the box office with her concert film, and her Eras tour is generating billions. The world's in a Swiftie frenzy, making it no surprise that she's shattered another record.
Just as we're stuffing our stockings, Taylor swipes the record book from none other than the 'King of Rock and Roll' himself, Elvis Presley. According to Variety, the US-based news outlet, Taylor's the solo artist with the most weeks in the US Billboard charts' top spot. It's a fitting end to a year where Taylor's been unstoppable in the music and cinema scenes.
Her achievement is a result of her 1989 (Taylor's Version) reissue outperforming Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday 2. Astonishingly, Taylor's spent a whopping 67 weeks at number one. Variety estimates that she'll extend this lead with week 68, leaving her alone holding the record.
However, the race to unrivaled chart supremacy isn't over. To break the Beatles' record of 132 weeks at the top, Taylor must do the impossible – double her already impressive feat [1][3]. The Beatles, with John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison, are the undisputed chart kings.
Taylor Swift's stunning year includes topping Spotify's streaming chart, having a successful concert film, and spending 67 weeks at number one on the Billboard charts with her 1989 (Taylor's Version) reissue, tying Elvis Presley's record.
Although Taylor's record-breaking year is impressive, she still has a long road ahead to surpass the Beatles' monumental achievement.
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[1] Official Charts Company: [2,3] Variety:
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Taylor Swift has held the top spot on the Billboard charts a total of 10 weeks, based on data from the Official Charts Company and other sources. While this number doesn't eclipse Elvis Presley, Swift's reign on the charts is still considerable. Although she's only slightly edged out Elvis in the US, he's still held the crown in the UK for a staggering 66 weeks on the UK Albums Chart.
