Taylor Swift Extends Artist 100 Longevity Record to 80 Weeks at No. 1
Written by djfrosty on October 3, 2023
Taylor Swift spends a record-extending 80th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Artist 100 chart (dated Oct. 7), thanks to nine albums on the Billboard 200, and three songs on the Billboard Hot 100.
Leading Swift’s titles on the Billboard 200 is Midnights at No. 10, with 42,000 equivalent album units earned Sept. 22-28, according to Luminate. It’s followed by Lover at No. 12 (38,000 units).
Here’s a recap of Swift’s current Billboard 200-charting albums.
Rank, Title:
No. 10, Midnights
No. 12, Lover
No. 16, Folklore
No. 18, Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)
No. 19, 1989
No. 20, reputation
No. 25, Red (Taylor’s Version)
No. 33, Evermore
No. 61, Fearless (Taylor’s Version)
This is the 49th consecutive week that Midnights has spent in the top 10; it hasn’t left the region since it debuted in November 2022. Swift’s only albums to spend more time in the tier overall are 1989 (60 weeks) and Fearless (58).
On the Hot 100, Swift charts three songs: “Cruel Summer” (up 6-4, after reaching No. 3), “Anti-Hero” (26-21, after spending eight weeks at No. 1) and “Karma,” featuring Ice Spice (38-31, after hitting No. 2).
Rounding out the Artist 100’s top five, Olivia Rodrigo dips to No. 2, Zach Bryan rises 5-3, as his new five-track EP Boys of Faith debuts at No. 8 on the Billboard 200 (44,000 units), Morgan Wallen holds at No. 4 and Doja Cat jumps 10-5, powered by her new LP Scarlet, which opens at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 (72,000 units).
The Artist 100 measures artist activity across key metrics of music consumption, blending album and track sales, radio airplay and streaming to provide a weekly multi-dimensional ranking of artist popularity.
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