From Taylor Swift to The Tortured Poets Department, here's a look at every record she's broken on both charts.
Taylor Swift has long been a powerhouse on Billboard’s charts, dating all the way back to her 2006 debut single, “Tim McGraw.” In recent years, the superstar has reached unprecedented heights, thanks to her latest original material and rerecorded versions of her earlier albums.
Swift’s most recent studio album, The Tortured Poets Department, became her 14th No. 1 album on the Billboard 200, tying Jay-Z for the most leaders among soloists in history. To date, only The Beatles have more, with 19. In its opening week, The Tortured Poets Department sold 1.913 million copies in the U.S., according to Luminate. It became her record-extending seventh album to sell at least 1 million copies in a single week, after Speak Now (1.046 million; Nov. 13, 2010), Red (1.208 million; Nov. 10, 2012), 1989 (1.286 million; Nov. 15, 2014), Reputation (1.216 million; Dec. 2, 2017), Midnights (1.14 million; Nov. 5, 2022) and 1989 (Taylor’s Version) (1.359 million; Nov. 11, 2023).
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Among Swift’s other album achievements: the most albums to sell 1 million copies in a single week in the Luminate data era (1991-present) (seven); the most vinyl albums sold in a week (859,000, for The Tortured Poets Department); and the most albums on the Billboard 200 in a single week among women (11).
Swift’s Billboard Hot 100 accolades are just as impressive. She leads all women for the most top five, top 10, top 20 and top 40 hits, as well as overall chart appearances. Plus, she’s the only artist in history to claim all 10 spots of the top 10 at the same time (twice—on Nov. 5, 2022, all from Midnights, and again on May 4, 2024, with tracks from The Tortured Poets Department).
As Swift continues to achieve more history, here’s a look at all the Hot 100 and Billboard 200 chart records that she’s broken in her career, through the charts dated May 4, 2024.
It’s worth noting that, as streaming has become more prominent in recent years, certain acts have been able to achieve impressive Hot 100 feats after releasing high-profile albums. The model contrasts with prior decades, when acts generally promoted one single at a time in the physical-only marketplace and on radio. That shift in consumption helps explain why artists have been able to increase their total number of career entries and top 10s over short spans in recent years.
Most Top Five Hot 100 Hits Among Women
36. Drake has the most top five debuts among all acts, with 41.
Most Top 10 Hot 100 Hits Among Women
59. Overall, only Drake has more, with 77.
Most Top 20 Hot 100 Hits Among Women
100. Overall, only Drake has more, with 135.
Most Top 40 Hot 100 Hits Among Women
164. Overall, only Drake has more, with 204.
Most Total Hot 100 Hits Among Women
263. Overall, only Drake has more, with 330.
Most No. 1 Hot 100 Debuts Among Women (Tied)
7. Swift and Ariana Grande share the record for the most No. 1 Hot 100 debuts among women, with seven apiece. Overall, only Drake has more, with nine.
Most Top Five Hot 100 Debuts Among Women
25. Among all acts, only Drake has more top five debuts among, with 31.
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48. Drake has the most top 10 debuts among all acts, with 61.
Most Top 20 Hot 100 Debuts Among Women
85. Drake has the most top 20 debuts among all acts, with 111.
Most Top 40 Hot 100 Debuts Among Women
141. Drake has the most top 40 debuts among all acts, with 170.
Most Songs in the Top Five of the Hot 100 Simultaneously (shared)
Five, on the Nov. 5, 2022 and May 4, 2024-dated charts. The Beatles became the first act to blanket the entire top five on April 4, 1964, and Drake matched the feat on Sept. 18, 2021. Swift, however, is the only artist to occupy the entire top five twice.
Most Songs in the Top 10 of the Hot 100 Simultaneously
10, on the charts dated Nov. 5, 2022 (after releasing Midnights) and May 4, 2024 (after releasing The Tortured Poets Department. She’s the only artist in history to claim the entire top 10 in a single week.
Most Songs in the Top 20 of the Hot 100 Simultaneously (shared)
15. Swift and Drake share the record for the most entries in the top 20 simultaneously. Drake first placed 15 in the top 20 on Nov. 19, 2022 after releasing Her Loss with 21 Savage, and Swift matched the feat on May 4, 2024 after releasing The Tortured Poets Department.
Most Songs in the Top 40 of the Hot 100 Simultaneously
26, on May 4, 2024 after releasing The Tortured Poets Department.
Most Songs on the Hot 100 in a Single Week Among Women
32, on the chart dated May 4, 2024—most of which were from The Tortured Poets Department. Morgan Wallen holds the overall record for the most single-week entries, with 36 on March 18, 2023 after releasing One Thing At A Time.
Most No. 2-Peaking Hot 100 Hits (shared)
10, with “You Belong With Me,” “Today Was a Fairytale,” “I Knew You Were Trouble.,” “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker),” with Zayn, “Me!” featuring Brendon Urie, “You Need To Calm Down,” “Lavender Haze,” “Karma,” featuring Ice Spice, “Now That We Don’t Talk (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault)” and “Down Bad.” Drake also has 10 No. 2-peaking Hot 100 hits, and so they share the record.
Longest No. 1 Hot 100 Song
“All Too Well (Taylor’s Version),” at 10 minutes and 13 seconds. It debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated Nov. 27, 2021.
Only Woman to Replace Herself at No. 1 on the Hot 100
Swift’s “Blank Space” ended the two-week run of “Shake It Off” atop the Hot 100 dated Nov. 29, 2014. She replaced herself again on the Nov. 11, 2023-dated chart, when “Is It Over Now (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault)” paused the two-week run of “Cruel Summer” at No. 1. The only other acts to supplant themselves at No. 1: The Beatles, Boyz II Men, Puff Daddy, Ja Rule, Nelly, OutKast, Usher, T.I., The Black Eyed Peas, The Weeknd, Justin Bieber, Drake and BTS.
Most Top 10 Hot 100 Hits from One Album
10, with both Midnights and The Tortured Poets Department.
Most No. 1 Albums on the Billboard 200 Among Soloists (tied)
14. Chronologically, she has reached No. 1 with Fearless (2008), Speak Now (2010), Red (2012), 1989 (2014), reputation (2017), Lover (2019), Folklore (2020), Evermore (2020), Fearless (Taylor’s Version) (2021), Red (Taylor’s Version) (2021), Midnights (2022), Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) (2023), 1989 (Taylor’s Version) (2023) and The Tortured Poets Department (2024). She’s tied with Jay-Z for the second-most overall, after after The Beatles (19).
Most Cumulative Weeks Spent at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 Among Soloists
70 weeks, combining all 14 of her No. 1 albums. Only the Beatles have spent more total weeks at No. 1, with 132.
Most Albums in the Top Five of the Billboard 200 Simultaneously (shared)
3, on Dec. 9, 2023, with 1989 (Taylor’s Version) (No. 1), Midnights (No. 3) and Folklore (No. 5). The only other artists to chart three albums in the top five at the same time are Prince on May 14, 2016, Herb Alpert on June 11 and 18, 1966, and the Beatles on May 2, 1964.
Most Albums in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 Simultaneously (shared)
Five, on Dec. 9, 2023, with 1989 (Taylor’s Version) (No. 1), Midnights (No. 3), Folklore (No. 5), Lover (No. 6), and Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) (No. 10). Since the chart combined its previously separate mono and stereo album rankings in 1963, there is only one other instance of an artist charting at least five albums in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 in a single week: Prince charted five in the top 10 on May 14, 2016, after his death.
Most Albums in the Top 25 of the Billboard 200 Simultaneously
Eight. Swift has achieved this feat five separate times, and for the first time on July 22, 2023.
Most Albums in the Top 100 of the Billboard 200 Simultaneously Among Women
10, on a handful of occasions, but for the first time on May 6, 2023. There has only been one other instance—since 1963, when the chart combined stereo and mono titles—of an artist charting at least 10 albums in the top 100 in the same week: Prince landed 15 in the top 100 of the Billboard 200 on May 14, 2016, after his death.
Most Albums on the Billboard 200 in a Single Week Among Women
11, on numerous occasions, but for the first time on July 22, 2023. Only Prince and The Beatles have charted more albums simultaneously in a single week since 1963, when the chart combined stereo and mono titles. Prince charted 19 on May 14, 2016, in the first week after his death, and then 13 on May 28, 2016. The Beatles charted 14 on Dec. 4, 2010, and then 13 on March 1, 2014, and 11 on Jan. 9, 2010.
Only Woman to Earn Three No. 1 Albums on the Billboard 200 in a Calendar Year
In 2021, Evermore, Fearless (Taylor’s Version) and Red (Taylor’s Version) all spent time at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. (Though Evermore debuted at No. 1 in 2020, it still spent three weeks on top in 2021.) Similarly, in 2023, Midnights, Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) and 1989 (Taylor’s Version) all spent time at No. 1. Only The Monkees have amassed more in a calendar year, with four in 1967. The other acts to score three in one year: Elvis Presley, The Kingston Trio, The Beatles, Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, Elton John, Garth Brooks and the Glee Cast.
Only Soloist to Earn New No. 1 Albums on the Billboard 200 in Six Consecutive Calendar Years
Swift tallied new No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200 in 2019 (with Lover), 2020 (Folklore and Evermore), 2021 (Fearless (Taylor’s Version) and Red (Taylor’s Version)), 2022 (Midnights) and 2023 (Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) and 1989 (Taylor’s Version)) and 2024 (The Tortured Poets Department). She’s the only soloist to score new No. 1s in six consecutive calendar years in history. The only other acts with at least six years in a row of new No. 1s are The Beatles (seven years, 1964-70).
Most Albums to Sell 1,000,000 Copies in a Single Week in the Modern Era
Seven of Swift’s albums have sold at least 1 million copies in a single week. Since Luminate began tracking music sales in 1991, only 24 different albums have sold at least 1 million copies in a single week. Of those 24 albums, Swift has the most, with seven. In order: Speak Now (1.046 million; Nov. 13, 2010), Red (1.208 million; Nov. 10, 2012), 1989 (1.286 million; Nov. 15, 2014), reputation (1.216 million; Dec. 2, 2017), Midnights (1.14 million; Nov. 5, 2022), 1989 (Taylor’s Version) (1.359 million; Nov. 11, 2023) and The Tortured Poets Department (1.913 million; May 4, 2024).
Most Albums to Sell 500,000 Copies in a Single Week in the Modern Era
Since Luminate began tracking music sales in 1991, 11 of Swift’s albums have sold 500,000 copies in a single week – all in their opening weeks. In order: Fearless (592,000 copies sold, as reflected on the chart dated Nov. 29, 2008), Speak Now (1.046 million; Nov. 13, 2010), Red (1.208 million; Nov. 10, 2012), 1989 (1.286 million; Nov. 15, 2014), reputation (1.216 million; Dec. 2, 2017), Lover (679,000; Sept. 7, 2019), Folklore (615,000; Aug. 8, 2020), Midnights (1.14 million; Nov. 5, 2022), Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) (507,000; July 22, 2023), 1989 (Taylor’s Version) (1.359 million; Nov. 11, 2023) and The Tortured Poets Department (1.913 million; May 4, 2024).
Largest Streaming Week for an Album
891.37 million on-demand official U.S. streams (audio and video combined) generated by The Tortured Poets Department in the April 19-25 tracking week, according to Luminate. That marks the single-largest streaming week ever for an album, by total combined streams for its songs
Largest Week for a Country Album (by Equivalent Album Units Earned)
Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) debuted with the largest week, in terms of equivalent album units earned, for a country album since the Billboard 200 began ranking titles by units in December of 2014. The set started with 716,000 equivalent album units (July 22, 2023).
Most Vinyl Albums Sold in a Week in the Modern Era
The Tortured Poets Department sold 859,000 vinyl copies on the chart dated May 4, 2024. That’s the most for an album in a single week since Luminate began tracking music sales in 1991.
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