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Taylor Swift Breaks Elvis Presley's Billboard 200 Record

Swift's '1989 (Taylor’s Version)' marks her 68th week at No. 1, surpassing Presley's record for a solo artist.

  • Taylor Swift has broken Elvis Presley's record for the most weeks spent at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart as a solo artist, setting a new record of 68 weeks.
  • Swift's album '1989 (Taylor’s Version)' reached top spot on the US album chart for a fifth time in the final week of 2023.
  • Swift is the first living artist to chart five albums in the Top 10 simultaneously, a feat Prince only achieved after his death in 2016.
  • In July, Swift broke a record set by Barbra Streisand to become the female artist with the most No. 1 albums in history, with the release of 'Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)'.
  • The Beatles still hold the record for the most No 1 albums overall with 19, followed by Jay-Z with 14 and Swift with 13.
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