Taylor Swift Makes History As First Artist To Claim Top 10 In Billboard Hot 100 List

Taylor Swift made history with her latest album Midnights and became the first artist to claim the Top 10 slots on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Swift claimed the Top 10 spots on the Billboard 100 list and achieved the record within a week.

Swift’s album Midnights became the first album ever to have ten songs reach the Top 10 slots in the Hot 100 chart. She broke Drake’s record of having nine songs in the Top 10 list for a week in 2021.

Swift's first single from her album Anti-Hero claimed the number one spot on the Top 10 list. The songs Lavender Haze, Maroon, Snow on the Beach, Midnight Rain, Bejeweled, Question...?, You're On Your Own, Kid, Karma, and Vigilante Shit were on the Top 10 list.

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Billboard reported that Swift was the latest record breaker on Monday, October 31. The artist took to Twitter to respond to the report. Swift wrote, “10 out of 10 of the Hot 100??? On my 10th album??? I AM IN SHAMBLES.”

The song Anti-Hero, whose lyrics quickly became a social media trend and it was on the number one spot of the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

This marks the fourth time Swift debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 and Billboard Hot 100 charts. According to a recent report by Billboard, after the release of Midnights, Swift has the most Top 10s among female artists in the chart’s history at 40 songs. Madonna follows closely behind at 38 songs.

The artist Drake is currently the only person to have more songs in the Top 10s list with 59 songs. The album was released last month on October 21 and consisted of a 13-track standard release. A deluxe version was also released with seven additional tracks.

Billboard reported that Taylor Swift’s Midnights was one of the biggest album launches in nearly seven years. Swift now ties with Barbra Streisand as the female artist with the most number albums.

Her album Midnights marked her 11th consecutive album to top the Billboard 200. The album also broke Spotify's record for the most-streamed album in a single day when it debuted in October.