Those who have followed the trajectory of Taylor Swift‘s career are well aware of the fan anxiety that preceded the release of her seventh studio album, ‘Lover’ (August 23). In addition to the pressures of following three LPs that sold over 1 million copies their first weeks respectively, ‘Lover’ is also Swift’s first studio effort since 2010’s ‘Speak Now’ not to have one of its singles top the Hot 100 ahead of its parent project’s premiere.
Yet, the absence of a #1 single certainly hasn’t stopped ‘Lover’ from becoming a historic beast in its own right, namely on the Hot 100.
First, thanks to the album’s lead single, ‘Me!,’ vaulting from #100-#2 back in May, the Grammy winner entered history books for the largest one week position jump on the tally (click here to read more). Next, before ‘Lover’ even touched shelves she tied Madonna‘s longstanding record for most top 20 hits among females (click here to read more). Now, with all 18 of the project’s tracks impacting the Billboard Hot 100 simultaneously, she’s penciling her name on record pages for a number of other unprecedented achievements.
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With all 18 songs from ‘Lover’ impacting the Hot 100 this week Swift became the first and only female artist to have that many placements on the chart concurrently. Billboard reports:
“While three songs continue their chart runs and one re-enters, 14 debut, pushing her total to 95 career entries.
With her haul, Swift rewrites the record for the most simultaneous charted Hot 100 titles among women, as her 18 songs pass the 14 that Billie Eilish tallied on April 13, the week that Eilish’s album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? bowed atop the Billboard 200. Among all acts, Drake has charted the most Hot 100 hits in a single week: 27, on July 14, 2018, when his album Scorpion started at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.”
Those 95 career entries mentioned above means she stands as the female vocalist with the most appearances in Hot 100 history (as we reported here). Among all female acts, only rapper Nicki Minaj – with her 104 career entries – has more. Further, among all acts, Taylor ties Chris Brown for eighth place.
Finally, as if that’s not enough, this week Swift extended her reign as the Queen of Top 40. As 7 of the 18 placements from the album entered the Hot 100’s top 40, she now boasts a career total of 63 entries in that domain. The leader among women, she’s trailed by Minaj’s 54 entries and Rihanna‘s 50. Among all artists, Drake leads with a career total of 99 top 40 placements.
Yassssss
Queen TAYLOR is here to slay your faves
18 charted singles in an album
Some singer are struggling to sell pass 20k per week but TayTay is here to disprove that
She deserves it!!! She’s beautiful and nice, humble, likeable, beautiful gowns, great conposer, cute performer, soothing cute voice, she is just lovely
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Who would have thought that in 2019 Taylor will still be breaking records and Katy Perry’s career will be in the toilet.
Taylor will eventually get a number 1 from this album, mark my words.
I have the same feeling
I think You Need To Come Down can still hit number 1, it is possible
Katy Perry’s career is not in the toilet. She is NOT a volunteer on American idol. She gets a very hefty check and she has white privilege. If white privilege did not exist both of these overexposed basic ass white b|itches would be nobodies! Women of color have to work 10 times as hard and be quadruple talented just to get a fraction of their success. Taylor and Katy get by without being pretty, vocalists, or dancers. Bey has to look pretty, sing, and dance. Rihanna has to look pretty, be sexxy, and be a fashion style icon.
Shut up you Middle Eastern lady boy demon ????♂️? you always make the same comments. You are not a woman of color, you’re not even a woman.
Shut it gutter trash ? stalker! U are an old loser bottom nobody wants. I am a Top Diva. Hence, why u always thirsty for me!
Oh stop with the white privilege bs
What are u talking about? Chained To The Rhythm is a huge hit, it peaked at #4
I absolutely hate this album cover.
Oh you hate it? 879,000 people from first week sales love it
And 3 million from the world love it
I said the album COVER! Read.
Just like modern Politics this is indeed a historical achievement in terms of how far public opinion in the mediocre media savvy, PR machine hyped figures has risen. I hope these records are broken on day by someone more talented.
@Haterz Gon’ Hate: I tend to agree with this position. It would be nice to see someone more talented, regardless of race, achieve or surpass these accomplishments. But, the beautiful thing is that no one forces me to listen to that “music”, LMAO….
It is sickening and frightening that Taylor Swift is at the top of the music industry. No hate but it says an awful lot about the world we live in today. Trump is the president and Swift is a superstar, SMFH!!!!!!!!
Haters gonna hate but i love her, i think People don’t choose color over music, theirs still some kind of s***** people these days
lmaooo poor roach, that yellow wig getting snatched left and right by the girls lmfaooooo ? ?? ? #949yonceWillNever
I love her. But this album ain’t it!