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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Entertainment
Sian Cain

Taylor Swift breaks Elvis Presley’s record for most weeks at No 1 on US album chart

Taylor Swift performs onstage at Allianz Parque in Sao Paulo in November 2023
Taylor Swift now holds the record as a solo artist and is the second overall record holder for No 1s on the Billboard album chart, just behind the Beatles. Photograph: Buda Mendes/TAS23/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management

Taylor Swift has broken Elvis Presley’s long-held record for most weeks spent No 1 on the Billboard album chart as a solo artist, setting a new record of 68 weeks.

Swift’s album 1989 (Taylor’s Version) reached top spot on the US album chart for a fifth time in the final week of 2023. While the 34-year-old now holds the record as a solo artist and is second overall, she has a while to go to challenge overall record holders the Beatles, whose albums have spent 132 weeks at the top of the Billboard album chart.

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