With the recent release of “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version),” Taylor Swift has surpassed all other female artists in history in terms of number one albums, according to Billboard.
The album arrived at the top of the Billboard charts, giving the pop star her 12th number-one album and edging out Barbra Streisand as the female artist with the most number-one albums.
Although Billboard adds that it has adjusted its album ranking formula over the years to include anthologies, the Beatles and Jay-Z both have more than a dozen number one albums among male performers.
According to the group, Swift, 33, is also the first living artist to have four albums simultaneously in the top 10 in almost 60 years.
Midnights, Lover, and Folklore are a few of them. According to Billboard, Swift also made history by being the first living artist to simultaneously have 11 albums in the top 200.
Swift’s record-breaking performances coincide with her fan-frenzied “Eras” tour, where she is performing several of her greatest songs.
The 106-concert stadium tour began in March and is on the verge of becoming the first billion-dollar tour.
‘Speak Now’ was originally released in 2010. Swift has vowed to re-record her first six albums so she can control their rights — a process she was contractually allowed to begin in November 2020.
She has also re-recorded ‘Fearless’ and ‘Red’.
Last October, Swift became the first artist ever to simultaneously nab all 10 spots on the top US song chart after the release of her tenth studio album ‘Midnights’.
