Taylor Swift Hits 100 Weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, a First for a Solo Artist

Taylor Swift has now spent 100 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, becoming the first solo artist to reach that mark in the chart’s history. Only the Beatles, with 132 weeks, have more.

The milestone came with the chart dated Oct. 17, when “The Life of a Showgirl” spent its 14th nonconsecutive week in the top spot, earning 93,000 equivalent album units in the week ending Oct. 8, according to Luminate. That total was down 46 percent from the previous week.

A rebound driven by new songs

The album had been away from No. 1 for about nine months after leading the chart from its October 2025 release through early January. It returned last week, jumping from No. 21 to No. 1 after Swift reissued it on Sept. 25 with four previously unreleased songs. The expanded edition, called “The Encore,” added “Patient Zero,” “Cleveland!,” “Pink Clouding” and “Babylon.” “Patient Zero” went on to top the Billboard Hot 100. Streaming did most of the work: Billboard’s analysis showed that most of the comeback week’s 173,000 units came from streaming rather than sales.

Swift’s 100 weeks span 15 No. 1 albums, which ties her with Drake for the most among solo artists. Elvis Presley has the next-most weeks at the top among soloists, with 67. Her longest-running No. 1 remains “The Tortured Poets Department,” with 17 weeks, followed by “Showgirl.”

A crowded top five

Olivia Rodrigo’s “You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love” had finished second the previous week with 67,000 units, a bump aided by the launch of her tour. This week’s chart also carried a nostalgic note. The Beatles’ “Rubber Soul” returned to the top 10 for the first time since 1966, and Billboard noted that Ms. Swift, the Beatles and Drake shared the top five together for the first time.

For Swift, the new record lands as she approaches the Beatles’ career total. Variety reported that, based on her recent chart runs, she could pass the band with just two or three more original album releases.

Sources: Billboard, Variety, Luminate data as reported by Billboard.