Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' Makes History with 12 Weeks at #1 on Billboard 200

Jul 14, 2024, 07:01 PM

Taylor Swift's album 'The Tortured Poets Department' has made history by becoming the first album by a female artist to spend its first 12 weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200. This achievement surpasses Whitney Houston's 'Whitney,' which held the record for the longest run at #1 from release for a female album in US chart history. Swift's album sold 163,000 units in its 12th week, bringing its total to 4,938,000 units since release. Taylor Swift extends her record as the soloist with the most cumulative weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200, now totaling 81 weeks.