Taylor Swift has officially joined The Beatles in a club that has only two members. Her album The Life of a Showgirl spends a 14th week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, bringing her career total weeks at the top to 100. The only other act to ever reach that number is The Beatles, who hold the all-time record at 132 weeks.
The timing couldn’t be better. The Beatles’deluxe edition of Rubber Soul debuts at No. 4 this week, an album that first topped the chart back in 1966. That means Swift, The Beatles, and Drake, the three acts with the most Billboard 200 No. 1 albums, are all in the top 10 at the same time for the first time ever. The Billboard Pop Shop Podcast broke down what these chart titans share and whether Swift could one day match the Beatles’20 Hot 100 No. 1 hits. The episode also covers ADÉLA’s first Hot 100 top 10 with“Nicole Kidman,”Tame Impala and JENNIE’s“Dracula,”and Kelly Clarkson’s viral Brooklyn magic shop moment.
So the real question is simple: do you think Taylor Swift will eventually break The Beatles’record, or is 132 weeks untouchable? Let us know in the comments.
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