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Taylor Swift Becomes the Female Artist with The Most No. 1 Albums in the U.S.

All 11 of her albums secured spots in the Top 200, with 4 of them reaching the Top 10, something that hadn't been witnessed in 60 years

07/18/2023 , 5:34 am

By this point in 2023, it’s little surprise that Taylor Swift is breaking all imaginable records. But that doesn’t mean we won’t share the news, and this is one for the history books. The pop diva has now secured the most number 1 albums in the history of the charts in the United States.

The release of Speak Now (Taylor’s version) has become the new number 1 on the U.S., making it her 11th studio work to top the Billboard 200 chart. With a dozen chart-topping albums, she has surpassed the 11th number 1s achieved by Barbra Streisand throughout her entire career.

Taylor Swift performs onstage during night two of Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. Fernando Leon/TAS23/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management

The fact that Taylor had to re-record all her albums her own way (with unreleased tracks, extras, and new interpretations) because her former label sold her catalog to her personal and musical archenemy has breathed new life into her career and created an unprecedented bond between an artist and her audience.

«It fills me with such pride and joy to announce that my version of Speak Now will be out July 7 (just in time for July 9th, iykyk 😆) I first made Speak Now, completely self-written, between the ages of 18 and 20. The songs that came from this time in my life were marked by their brutal honesty, unfiltered diaristic confessions and wild wistfulness. I love this album because it tells a tale of growing up, flailing, flying and crashing … and living to speak about it. With six extra songs I’ve sprung loose from the vault, I absolutely cannot wait to celebrate Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) with you on July 7th. Pre-order now at TaylorSwift.com 💜💜💜».Taylor Swift on Instagram

.@taylorswift13‘s ‘Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)’ officially debuts at No. 1 on this week’s #Billboard200.

It earns Swift her 12th career No. 1 album, passing @BarbraStreisand to tie @Drake for the third-most of all time, after @thebeatles (19) and Jay-Z (14).

— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) July 17, 2023

An Unprecedented Success

Nearly 750,000 album sold have brought her back to the top, just like her original album did. Those who sought to take advantage of her work seem to have achieved the opposite effect. And though 11 of her albums are still in the Top 200 to this day (earning them profits), Taylor is currently making history with 4 of her albums in the top 10.

Those are additional records to Taylor’s name, as no other woman had achieved this feat before, and in fact, it had been almost 60 years since this happened on the Billboard chart: Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) at number 1, Midnights at number 5, Lover at 7, and Folklore at 10.

Right now, there are only two artists with greater success in the entire history of America: The Beatles (with 19 number 1s) and Jay Z (with 14). Does anyone doubt that she will achieve it?