Taylor Swift has surpassed Elvis Presley to become the longest-serving solo artist at the top of the American charts and, adding all the albums, she remained for 68 weeks at the top of the Billboard 200, the American chart of the best-selling and most listened to albums. album..Elvis Presley was ranked at number one for 67 weeks.
The queen of American music has dethroned the “King”. Taylor Swift ended the year 2023 at the top of the US charts for the 68th week, all albums combined, Billboard magazine said on December 31. The pop singer thus breaks a record as a solo artist previously held by Elvis Presley. It spent 67 weeks at the top of the Billboard 200 chart, which ranks the most listened to albums in the United States, between 1952 and 2002.
13 albums topped the charts at least once
The interpreter of “Bad Blood” you hate “Shake it off” also holds the record for the number of albums that have reached number one on the charts. Thirteen of her albums have reached number one. This is especially true with the latest of hers, 1989 (Taylor’s version)released at the end of the year, and ending 2023 number one for the 5th week (non-consecutive).
THE “country girl” who has become a global icon, however, still has a long way to go before breaking the absolute record, which has been at the top of the rankings for weeks. To date, these are the Beatles who continue to maintain it, their albums having been at the top of the charts for 132 weeks.
A challenge that probably doesn’t scare the superstar given that for her 2023 will have been just a succession of records. Taylor Swift became, at age 33, the first artist to be named the magazine’s personality of the year Time. With his turn “The Tour of the Ages” which spanned 60 dates from March to November 2023, the artist also surpassed the $1 billion revenue mark, generating more ticket revenue than anyone in music history in a single concert series. At the height of her career, Taylor Swift has no intention of stopping.
Aurélie LOEK
2024-01-01 22:02:06
#Taylor #Swift #breaks #record #held #king #Elvis #Presley