Taylor Swift Spends Her 100th Week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, as ‘Life of a Showgirl’ Stays on Top in Week 2 of ‘Encore’ Rebound — SkimNews
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- Taylor Swift reached 100 cumulative weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 across all her albums, extending her solo-artist record — Elvis Presley is nearest at 67 weeks, Garth Brooks at 52 among living artists, while the Beatles hold the all-artists record at 132 weeks.
- "The Life of a Showgirl" held No. 1 for a second week with 93,000 equivalent units (down 46% from its debut), boosted by the "The Encore" extended edition with four new tracks; the two editions count together for chart purposes, giving the album 14 total weeks atop the chart.
- The Beatles' "Rubber Soul" re-entered the Billboard 200 at No. 4 (58,000 units) via a reissue campaign that includes a boxed set and remastered editions — its first top 10 appearance since April 1966, nearly 60 years after its original release.
- Drake's "Habibti" surged from No. 116 to No. 2 with 71,000 units on the strength of a four-track reissue, while Mac Miller's "The Divine Feminine" jumped from No. 159 to No. 10 (33,000 units) via a 10th-anniversary edition with three added tracks.
- Four of this week's top 10 albums — Swift, the Beatles, Drake, and Mac Miller — owe their chart positions to re-releases or deluxe editions, making catalog tactics the dominant force reshaping the upper ranks.
Why it matters: Swift's 100 weeks extend her solo-artist record to 33 weeks clear of Elvis Presley (67) and 48 ahead of Garth Brooks (52) — a gap the source characterizes as unmatchable in our lifetimes, though the Beatles still top the all-artists list at 132 weeks.
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