Taylor Swift Breaks Elvis Record... 68 Weeks at Billboard's Longest No. 1

Album '1989' Reaches No. 1 on Billboard 200 for the 5th Time

American pop star Taylor Swift (35) has surpassed the "King of Rock and Roll" Elvis Presley to become the solo artist with the longest time at number one on the Billboard main album chart.

Swift performing in California, USA. [Image source=Yonhap News]

According to Billboard in the United States on the 1st (local time), Swift's album '1989 (Taylor’s Version)' recorded its fifth week at number one on the main album chart, the 'Billboard 200,' dated the 6th of this month. With this, the 13 albums she has released have topped this chart for a total of 68 weeks.

Swift's record surpasses the previous solo artist record of 67 weeks set by Elvis Presley with 10 albums from 1956 to 2002. Swift and Presley also share the record for releasing the most number one albums in a single year, each having placed three albums at number one within one year.

Including groups and solo acts, Swift holds the second longest record after the legendary band The Beatles. The Beatles topped this chart for 132 weeks with a total of 19 albums from 1964 to 2001.

Starting with the album 'Fearless,' which held the number one spot for 11 weeks from 2008 to 2009, Swift has topped the charts with 13 albums over about 15 years, including 'Speak Now,' 'Red,' 'Reputation,' and 'Lover.'

Taylor Swift has steadily worked for over 20 years since her debut in 2006, establishing herself as a global pop star.

Since last year, she has been conducting a worldwide tour called 'Eras Tour.' While gaining tremendous popularity in the United States, South America, and other regions, each concert generates enormous economic effects, leading to the coining of the term 'Swiftonomics.'

The American news weekly magazine Time selected Swift as the 'Person of the Year' in 2023. The temporary economic boost from 'Swiftonomics' last year was estimated to exceed 5 billion dollars (6.5 trillion won) in more than 20 cities across the United States.

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