(Los Angeles) Taylor Swift has officially scored more “number one” albums on the US charts than any female artist so far – ahead of Barbra Streisand.
his album Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)released earlier this month, is the third in his vast operation to re-record his first six albums, following the sale by music director Scooter Braun of his debut catalog.
The new opus has officially debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 – its 12e to reach number one. Barbra Streisand had had 11.
Taylor Swift also equals Drake’s record, but is just behind Jay-Z, who has scored 14 albums at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The Beatles have placed 19.
In addition to hitting this incredible mark, Taylor Swift is posting the best album release in 2023 yet, with 716,000 “equivalent album units,” according to Luminate.
Swift thus dethroned country singer Morgan Wallen, whose album One Thing at a Time had sold 501,000 units in the first week, last March.