Taylor Swift has become the first female artist to have four albums chart on the Billboard Top 10 simultaneously.Photo:Lisa Lake/TAS23/GettyTaylor Swiftis breaking records!On Sunday the “Bejeweled” singer, 33, became the first female artist to have four albums chart in theBillboard Top 10simultaneously following the release of her latest albumSpeak Now (Taylor’s Version)on July 7.Swift achieved the feat after the album debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 chart alongside previous releasesMidnights(No. 5),Lover(No. 7) andFolklore(No. 10), reportedBillboard.Only two other artists have achieved the feat in Billboard’s history — Herb Alpert in 1966 andPrinceposthumously in 2016.Taylor Swift performs onstage for the opening night of “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour”.Kevin Winter/Getty Images for TAS Rights ManagementSwift’s latest album is the biggest-selling album so far this year, with 716,000 album-equivalent units sold, according to a Republic Records release.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.It is also Swift’s 12th No. 1 album — making her the female artist with the most No. 1 albums in chart history ahead ofBarbra Streisand, addedBillboard.Swift has recorded the most No. 1 albums of any female artist in Billboard history.Kevin Mazur/TAS23/Getty ImagesSwift’s chart success news comes afterJake Owenaddressed the rumors that her song “Sparks Fly” — featured on her albumSpeak Now (Taylor’s Version)— is about him.The country star didn’t seem to mind that many people think he’s the subject of one of Swift’s 2010 hit songs, as fans revisit the theory amid the release of the album. Owen, now 41, told PEOPLE that he has heard the theory for years — but it’s never bothered him.“It’s a great song and the speculation has always been funny to me,” Owen admitted Owen to PEOPLE at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course in South Lake Tahoe, Nevada, where he was participating in theAmerican Century Championship. “I’m sure Taylor probably laughs at it all too, but I’m happy to even have my name in the discussion around it.”The singer-songwriter — who released his own latest album,Loose Cannon, on June 23 — went on to say that he has “known Taylor since she was 16,” and has always been a fan of her work.
Taylor Swift has become the first female artist to have four albums chart on the Billboard Top 10 simultaneously.Photo:Lisa Lake/TAS23/Getty
Lisa Lake/TAS23/Getty
Taylor Swiftis breaking records!On Sunday the “Bejeweled” singer, 33, became the first female artist to have four albums chart in theBillboard Top 10simultaneously following the release of her latest albumSpeak Now (Taylor’s Version)on July 7.Swift achieved the feat after the album debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 chart alongside previous releasesMidnights(No. 5),Lover(No. 7) andFolklore(No. 10), reportedBillboard.Only two other artists have achieved the feat in Billboard’s history — Herb Alpert in 1966 andPrinceposthumously in 2016.Taylor Swift performs onstage for the opening night of “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour”.Kevin Winter/Getty Images for TAS Rights ManagementSwift’s latest album is the biggest-selling album so far this year, with 716,000 album-equivalent units sold, according to a Republic Records release.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.It is also Swift’s 12th No. 1 album — making her the female artist with the most No. 1 albums in chart history ahead ofBarbra Streisand, addedBillboard.Swift has recorded the most No. 1 albums of any female artist in Billboard history.Kevin Mazur/TAS23/Getty ImagesSwift’s chart success news comes afterJake Owenaddressed the rumors that her song “Sparks Fly” — featured on her albumSpeak Now (Taylor’s Version)— is about him.The country star didn’t seem to mind that many people think he’s the subject of one of Swift’s 2010 hit songs, as fans revisit the theory amid the release of the album. Owen, now 41, told PEOPLE that he has heard the theory for years — but it’s never bothered him.“It’s a great song and the speculation has always been funny to me,” Owen admitted Owen to PEOPLE at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course in South Lake Tahoe, Nevada, where he was participating in theAmerican Century Championship. “I’m sure Taylor probably laughs at it all too, but I’m happy to even have my name in the discussion around it.”The singer-songwriter — who released his own latest album,Loose Cannon, on June 23 — went on to say that he has “known Taylor since she was 16,” and has always been a fan of her work.
Taylor Swiftis breaking records!On Sunday the “Bejeweled” singer, 33, became the first female artist to have four albums chart in theBillboard Top 10simultaneously following the release of her latest albumSpeak Now (Taylor’s Version)on July 7.
Swift achieved the feat after the album debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 chart alongside previous releasesMidnights(No. 5),Lover(No. 7) andFolklore(No. 10), reportedBillboard.
Only two other artists have achieved the feat in Billboard’s history — Herb Alpert in 1966 andPrinceposthumously in 2016.
Taylor Swift performs onstage for the opening night of “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour”.Kevin Winter/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management
Kevin Winter/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management
Swift’s latest album is the biggest-selling album so far this year, with 716,000 album-equivalent units sold, according to a Republic Records release.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
It is also Swift’s 12th No. 1 album — making her the female artist with the most No. 1 albums in chart history ahead ofBarbra Streisand, addedBillboard.
Swift has recorded the most No. 1 albums of any female artist in Billboard history.Kevin Mazur/TAS23/Getty Images
Kevin Mazur/TAS23/Getty Images
Swift’s chart success news comes afterJake Owenaddressed the rumors that her song “Sparks Fly” — featured on her albumSpeak Now (Taylor’s Version)— is about him.
The country star didn’t seem to mind that many people think he’s the subject of one of Swift’s 2010 hit songs, as fans revisit the theory amid the release of the album. Owen, now 41, told PEOPLE that he has heard the theory for years — but it’s never bothered him.
“It’s a great song and the speculation has always been funny to me,” Owen admitted Owen to PEOPLE at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course in South Lake Tahoe, Nevada, where he was participating in theAmerican Century Championship. “I’m sure Taylor probably laughs at it all too, but I’m happy to even have my name in the discussion around it.”
The singer-songwriter — who released his own latest album,Loose Cannon, on June 23 — went on to say that he has “known Taylor since she was 16,” and has always been a fan of her work.
source: people.com
