Taylor Swift’s military of followers have come out in full drive as soon as once more, as she’s overwhelmed The precise Beatles in chart domination this week.
The American singer-songwriter, 32, achieved a chart double final week, when her single Anti-Hero and tenth studio album Midnights reached the primary spots.
And for a second week working, the Shake It Off hitmaker’s tunes are persevering with to dominate, as they’re nonetheless sitting fairly at primary.
The pop megastar confronted competitors from The Beatles with a reissue of Revolver, which stayed primary for seven consecutive weeks again in 1966.
Alas, the ability of the well-known foursome didn’t fairly handle to overhaul that of the Swifties, as The Beatles entered the chart at quantity two (which continues to be a mega achievement, don’t get us unsuitable).
As for Anti-Hero, the lead single was streamed over seven million occasions this week (most of these probs got here from us).
Because of this, Swift has develop into the second artist of 2022 to increase her reign over each the albums and singles charts right into a second week, after Harry Types’ Harry’s Home and As It Was combo again in spring.
Swift’s electronica-style album has seen roaring success since its launch two weeks in the past, turning into the fastest-selling album of the 12 months up to now, overtaking Harry Types’s chart-topping Harry’s Home, which beforehand held the 2022 title, in keeping with the Official Charts Firm.
The Clean Area songstress additionally overtook Madonna to set a brand new official chart document by attaining the quickest succession of 9 UK primary albums of any feminine artist.
Midnights follows Swift’s earlier eight UK chart-topping albums, all achieved consecutively: 2012’s Purple, 2014 launch 1989, 2017’s Fame, 2019’s Lover, 2020’s Folklore, 2020’s Evermore and re-recordings Fearless (Taylor’s Model) and Purple (Taylor’s Model), each launched in 2021.
The Beatles maintain the general document, racking up 9 chart-toppers in 5 years and 7 months.
And it isn’t simply the UK charts the place Taylor is reigning supreme, as she made historical past throughout the pond by scoring a clear sweep on the Billboard Scorching 100.
Sure, you learn that proper, all 10 slots within the chart had been occupied by T. Swizzle, one thing no different artist has ever managed.
Rapper Drake got here near the feat in 2021 by occupying 9 spots together with his songs, however Taylor went one higher, with the one different artist featured within the chart being Lana Del Rey, with whom Swift collaborated for Snow On The Seashore.
‘Twas the primary time males had been absent from the Billboard prime 10 since, properly, ever.
Truthfully, it’s Taylor’s world and we’re simply dwelling in it.
And, with a tour across the nook, maybe she’ll be again within the UK for followers to scream out her songs in individual at live shows very quickly…
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