A remarkable achievement is now being celebrated by Taylor Swift and her devoted fans.
She has become the only female artist in history to have twelve number-one albums, surpassing Barbra Streisand's prior record of 11, as reported by Page Six.
The arrival of "Speak Now (Taylor's Version)" earlier this month marks the third in Taylor Swift's mission to re-record her early albums, a move spurred by Scooter Braun's sale of her initial catalog.
Her latest album has now graced the summit of the Billboard 200, making this her 12th record to ascend to the top spot. This marks her entry into an exclusive club, with Drake, Jay-Z and The Beatles all boasting similar successes in terms of number-one albums.
Taylor Swift Major Billboard Milestones
Recently, Taylor Swift celebrated another major success with her latest album release.
According to Luminate, this accomplishment yielded an impressive 716,000 equivalent album units for 2023, the greatest of any other record so far this year.
Of those numbers, 506,600 are attributed to hard copies (410,000 physical and 96,600 digital sales).
The artist known for their single "Lavender Haze" has officially taken over the number one spot, having sold over 501,000 units of their album during its initial week.
This week, Taylor also made history by having 11 individual projects appear on the chart at one time - a staggering amount that no other female artist has ever been able to achieve.
As reported by Billboard, the boundary-breaking artist has officially become the first woman to make her mark on 11 spots of the chart simultaneously.
Although an impressive accomplishment for a female performer, she is not the only musician to have achieved such success.
In 2010 and 2014, an incredible accomplishment was achieved by The Beatles. They had landed a total of 11 or more releases on charts simultaneously.
Not only was it done once, but twice.
Incredibly, they even managed to achieve even more than 11 places on respective charts in those years.
The iconic Prince also experienced a remarkable accomplishment after his death, as devoted admirers flocked to acquire his albums.
This fervor propelled the late singer's works to cover 19 slots on the Billboard 200 at one moment - an unprecedented record.
Unfortunately, this historic feat was overshadowed by sorrowful circumstances that lead up to it.
Taylor Swift's achievement is truly remarkable when taking into account the broader circumstances.
Not only is she the only solo artist alive to reach this milestone, but also the first woman ever to do so.
Even more impressive is that unlike The Beatles, who have retired from the music industry, Taylor Swift remains actively engaged in her career and thus her incredible accomplishments are current rather than retrospective.
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