With 136 career entries to her credit (more than any other woman), Taylor Swift is already the Queen of the Hot 100. Now, it seems she’s looking to see that reign extended to the Billboard 200 as evidenced by the commercial response to her latest project, ‘Fearless’ (Taylor’s Version).’
The first of 6 re-recorded albums the GRAMMY winner is set to unleash, the redone LP topped this week’s Billboard 200 thanks to sales equivalence of 291,000 (as we reported here).
With the latest chart triumph, Swift is penciled in Billboard history books again for feats once thought insurmountable.
See what we mean inside:
As listed here, the #1 arrival of the revamped ‘Fearless’ this week brought with it a slew of impressive stats for Taylor. See a list of highlights below:
- ‘Fearless (Taylor’s Version)’ is the only #1 album of its kind in that it’s a re-recording of an artist’s (own or another’s) previously released album
- It’s also the singer’s third #1 in less than a year, following the success of ‘Folklore’ and ‘Evermore.’ This makes her the artist to accumulate a trio of Billboard 200 chart-toppers the fastest
- As her 9th #1 album, Swift ties Madonna as the female act with the second-most Billboard 200 chart-toppers in history. Only Barbra Streisand has more with 11
While the aforementioned are certainly nothing to shake a stick at, it’s arguable the most impressive stat is the renewed attention the new ‘Fearless’ brought to other members of Swift’s discography.
With the placements listed above, she becomes the only female act in history to chart 8 different albums twice over her career. The first time was on the chart dated Feb. 27, 2021. According to Billboard, “the only other woman in history to place at least 8 albums on the chart simultaneously is Whitney Houston who landed at least 8 albums on the chart for six consecutive weeks in 2012 after her death.”
The win comes just 7 months after Swift snatched Houston’s record for most cumulative weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200 (among women).
Look below to see who joins ‘Fearless (Taylor’s Version)’ on this week’s Billboard 200: Chart Check.
Billboard 200 This Week
Whitney’s far more talented and has way better music so IMO she’ll always hold that title for herself!
Except Whitney only had that amount of albums in the chart due to her death.
Whitney houston albums and soundtracks was on billboard way before her death .
I meant 8 at once…
Clearly she’s going to keep breaking records because she’s churning out all these albums. She’s re-releasing all her old music; obviously she will continue to dominate the charts and probably break previously held records. Unfortunately Whitney isn’t alive to release new music , that would top the charts. Whitney’s last album was in 2009 others have been compilations. It’s such an exaggeration to compare an artist that is alive to one that has unfortunately passed on very weird!!
THIS!!!!!
Whitney was around for 27 years after the release of her first album up until her death. Taylor’s first album was released 15 years ago so Whitney still had an extra TWELVE YEARS on Taylor, yet Taylor has broken more records.
I said what I said!! What exactly is your point ? Taylor consistently churned out all those albums in such a short time, so obviously she’s going to top the charts and breaks record. That’s exactly my point she strikes while the iron is hot DUH!! Taylor is re-releasing the same albums which will obviously give her more sales such a smart tactic!! She literally released three albums in one year, such desperation to beat records and hit the top of the charts. Whitney sold 57 million albums in the U.S. with the small amount of albums she released and almost 200 million albums worldwide. Whitney didn’t have to released 3 albums is one year or a ton of albums to sell records. Whitney is one of the best selling artist of all time and like I said her last album studio album was released in 2009 and compilations released after she passed on. There is no comparison here between the two!! NONE!!
Who else COULD release THREE albums in less than a year and have them ALL reach #1 without people getting bored? That’s what I thought. People wouldn’t stay interested if the music wasn’t quality. Folklore alone is a masterpiece.
You act as if it’s easy to record THREE albums in such a short space of time, two of which were of new material. If it was that easy, everyone would be doing it. She put in the hard work, she’s reaping the benefits. As she should.
We all know who Taylor Swift appeals to. I have to laugh at that one 😂😂😂 Quality music? Her music is not that great, very mediocre. What a joke!! Thank G O D I’m not brainwashed. You’re right!! I’m going to listen to Folklore now because it’s such a masterpiece lol NOT!!
Brainwashed? I’m a grown adult woman and listen to all kinds of differing genres of music and I don’t just hop onto whatever is in the charts. Mediocre is your opinion. I personally always found Whitney’s music mediocre and her voice just didn’t do it for me, I always felt something was missing and I didn’t like her attitude. She never clicked with me, personally. I preferred Mariah, Mary, Toni and Céline.
Taylor is more of a songwriter, not a singer. Her music will never captivate me, her vocals are weak. She always puts me to sleep with those dry vocals very BORING and Mediocre. Thank GOD I’m not brainwashed. To each their own though!! As I said I see the same tactics have been working out all these years Congrats !! I was asked to listen to Folklore and I said NO NO NO NO NO NO Thanks!! Not in this lifetime it’s big NO for me lol!! Lmao!!
Saving All My Love for You, The Greatest Love of All, I Will Always Love You, I’m Every Woman are all covers. Least Taylor swift sings her own songs and writes them as well. She’s a true artist.
So? Prince wrote & produced his own music also. While Taylor may write her own music, she isn’t the 1st nor the only. Whitney may have covered several songs, however when people sing those same songs, they sing them the way Whitney sung them as oppose to the original. The fact she was able to make all her covers the standard speaks volume on her INFLUENCE vocally.
No one is saying Taylor doesn’t deserve success tho. I simply don’t see her as the most Influential.
I’m not saying she’s the first, but there’s a difference between just a singer, and someone who writes most of there music and plays an instrument.
Yes. Cause on talent shows, the contestants have to show what they can do vocally, basically over sing to try and stand out, but most fail, cause they can’t write songs. People associate singers who can sing loudly as the best singers, but your ability of a singer shouldn’t just be judged on loudness. That doesn’t define a singers greatness.
Right and Whitney wasn’t f****** half the boy groups like Taylor
Taylor a ho.
Well Taylor has to break records. What is special about her music wise? Whitney was blessed with ICONIC Vocals. Breaking records for her was simply a plus oppose to being her greatest asset.
Congrats to Taylor. However when watching talent shows, I rarely see anyone covering her songs.
Saving All My Love for You, The Greatest Love of All, I Will Always Love You, I’m Every Woman are all covers. So she would have been good on a talent show lol.
People are buying her albums…again out of sympathy at this point. Janet Jackson’s album Control went #1 recently due to the revival of Nipplegate . DMX died & now his songs re-enter Billboard & just so happen to score a NEW HIGH on the charts.
Being loud doesn’t make you a great singer, I agree but there is nothing special about Taylor vocally. Nina Simone wasn’t a loud singer but she was still a great singer with an amazing voice. Perhaps Taylor’s style of writing has more mainstream appeal especially among younger people.
Tell that to the gospel singers at the church Whitney met Clive when they want to scream about God
Post Whitney Houston with , congratulations stop trying to compare to a dead artist
We agree with Bobby brown it was nick gordon
Well I can recognise taylors voice when I hear it. There might not be anything special about her voice, but it still stands out to me. She connects well with her fans, more than most others and that’s why she’s breaking records like she is.
She does seem to have a supportive fanbase, can’t be mad at this.
Put Kanye on MTV Awards up..
He told Taylor on MTV she not Beyonce who is copycat..
He tell Taylor on MTV she not Whitney Houston.
Duh because she and her team are manipulative and used tactics to get to Whitneys level also whitneys dead…Taylor basic swift will never have the legendary music or be nearly as talented as Whitney. She’s not a legend Whitney did this all organically. Taylor’s a fraud with Mediocre music and and no talent. She technically and honestly doesn’t deserve this so it’s not hers
A lot of whitney songs are covers. You seem so pressed.
Also she didn’t equal whitneys record, she’s passed it.
Whitney biggest hits are not remake
Whitneys biggest movies not remakes
Whitney not industry sluuut f***** all boy bands to sell.
Taylor not s***, compared to Whitney the voice Houston. You jealous of her
We never heard Whitney sleeping with all these boys Taylor a w****. she used p****. Again p**** to sell n promote..that’s how people heard her songs. Syckin dic.
Fucklore not folklore ET told us Taylor was a band w**** before we ever heard her ” songs “
Her covers wasn’t her biggest hits? Ummm they was… Youre trying to say that Saving All My Love for You, The Greatest Love of All, I Will Always Love You, I’m Every Woman aren’t some of her biggest songs? You’re deluded.
Why you so mad? Youre using so much bad language, trying to insult Taylor. You know you’ve lost the argument.
I said not remakes. And yes Taylor f***** all the boy bands.
They ain’t her songs, maybe she should have sang orignal songs and not known as a covers artist. Ohwell.
Taylor is more of a songwriter, not a singer. Her music will never captivate me, her vocals are weak. She always puts me to sleep with those dry vocals very BORING and Mediocre. Thank GOD I’m not brainwashed. To each their own though!! As I said I see the same tactics have been working out all these years Congrats !! I was asked to listen to Folklore and I said NO NO NO Thanks!! Not in this lifetime lol!!
Exactly they are so gullible as brainwashed its sad. They can’t seem to see the truth, but to each their own for sure. People love mediocrity, so many real singers out there!! Lol!!
Exactly they are so gullible and brainwashed its sad. They can’t seem to see the truth, but to each their own for sure. People love mediocrity, so many real singers out there!! Lol!!