Taylor Swift has beat out Elvis Presley for the title of most weeks spent atop the Billboard 200 by a solo artist but The Beatles still hold the crown for all artists


Taylor Swift has now spent more weeks atop the Billboard 200 than any other solo artist.Buda Mendes/TAS23/Getty Images

Taylor Swift is once again topping the charts with 1989 (Taylor’s Version), her fifth non-consecutive week at No. 1. This marks the 68th week that Swift has had an album in the top position on the Billboard 200, meaning Swift has broken her tie with Elvis Presley, now standing as the solo artist with the most weeks spent at No. 1 on that chart.

That said, Swift still has one act ahead of her in a broader category.
The Beatles are ahead of Miss Americana if you take out the “solo” aspect, holding the all-time record at No. 1 on the album chart for 132 weeks with 19 albums from 1964-2001.. Swift’s 68 weeks at No. 1 with 13 albums, and Presley’s 67 with 10, are far cries from the Beatles’ record. But Swift has a long career, and many more eras, ahead of her.

Meanwhile, Garth Brooks was at No. 1 for 52 weeks, followed by Michael Jackson, who topped the chart for 51 weeks.

According to Luminate, 1989 (Taylor’s Version) racked up 98,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. for the week ending Dec. 28, Billboard reports.

Swift’s previous rerecorded albums, Fearless, Red and Speak Now, also topped the chart with two weeks, one week and two weeks, respectively, meaning 1989 has matched her other three rerecorded albums combined with weeks topping the chart.

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On the current chart, Swift is followed by Michael Bublé’s 2011-2012 chart-topper Christmas, up from No. 4 and one of five holiday albums in the top 10.

Elsewhere, Nicki Minaj’s previous No. 1, Pink Friday 2, drops from No. 2 to 3, while Nat King Cole’s The Christmas Song moves up to No. 4 from 8. One Thing at a Time, by Morgan Wallen, holds at No. 5, while Drake’s All the Dogs remains at No. 6.

At No. 7 and hitting a new peak is another holiday classic. A Christmas Gift for You From Phil Spector, originally released in 1963,jumps into the top 10 at No. 7. Mariah Carey’s Merry Christmas is up to No. 8, while Swift’s Midnights drops from No. 3 to 9.

Closing out the top 10 is Pentatonix’s The Greatest Christmas Hits, which rockets from No. 60.