Taylor Swift's Record-Breaking Milestone: Surpassing Elvis Presley on Billboard 200 as a Solo Artist

Lehren Hollywood

Taylor Swift's climb to the top of the Billboard chart commenced with her album "Fearless," reigning supreme for 11 consecutive weeks from 2008 to 2009.

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00:00 The realm of music royalty has a new queen and her name is Taylor Swift.

00:06 The chart-topping singer, at 34 years old, has just eclipsed a record held by the king

00:12 of rock and roll himself, Elvis Presley, securing the title for the solo artist with the most

00:19 weeks at number one on the Billboard 200.

00:23 With the release of her latest album, 1989, Swift notched her 68th week at top the Billboard

00:30 200, edging past Presley's 67th week at number one across his 10 albums from 1956 to 2002,

00:38 as confirmed by Billboard.

00:41 Swift's ascent to the pinnacle of the Billboard chart began with her album Fearless, which

00:46 ran for 11 weeks between 2008 and 2009.

00:50 Her subsequent albums Speak Now, Red, 1989, Reputation, Lover, Folklore, Evermore, and

00:59 Midnight's further solidified her dominance, contributing an additional 47 weeks at the

01:05 summit.

01:07 The singer's reimagined albums, labelled with Taylor's version, have been pivotal in the

01:12 historic feat.

01:14 Fearless, Red, Speak Now, and 1989 collectively added 10 more number one entries for Swift

01:22 on the Billboard 200.

01:24 Yet while Swift's achievement in surpassing the horned dog singer is noteworthy, she still

01:30 trails behind another iconic group, the Beatles.

01:34 The British legends hold the record for spending 132 weeks at number one across their 19 albums

01:40 between 1964 and 2001.

01:44 This milestone comes on the heels of Swift's history-making movement at the Grammy Awards,

01:49 where she tied with Drake for the most Billboard Music Awards of all time, claiming 10 BBMAs

01:55 during the November 19 ceremony.

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