Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department remains in top Billboard 200 spot for 12 WEEKS in a row ...
breaking record previously held by late Whitney Houston Swift's albums 1989 and Fearless each debuted with 11 weeks in the top spot Have YOU got a story? Email [email protected] READ MORE: Swift takes the stage in Milan on her Eras Tour By Adam S. Levy For Dailymail.
com Published: 00:15, 15 July 2024 | Updated: 00:16, 15 July 2024 e-mail 13 shares View comments Taylor Swift continues to rack up milestones amid the historic sales her latest album The Tortured Poets Department has amassed. The latest release from the Grammy-winning artist, 34, who performed in Milan, Italy over the weekend , topped the Billboard 200 chart for the 12th straight week for the week ending July 20, according to Billboard on Sunday. The album's dozen weeks in the top spot since its release April 19 marks a personal record for the musical superstar , whose previous releases 1989 and Fearless each debuted with 11 weeks in the top spot.
It also surpassed a previous record held by late musical legend Whitney Houston , whose second album Whitney was previously the longest-running record ever from a female artist to debut in the top spot in 1987 and spend 11 weeks there. Houston's album, which featured the hit I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me), debuted on the Billboard chart for the week of June 27, 1987 and spent 11 weeks in the top spot, according to the outlet. Taylor Swift, 34, continues t.
