Taylor Swift ties Whitney Houston record as female artist with most weeks at top of US album chart

'Folklore’ continues to dominate the US album chart after enjoying its sixth week at the top

The success of Taylor Swift’s Folklore has earned her a spot next to pop icon Whitney Houston in music history.

Since its surprise release in July this year, Swift’s latest album continues to dominate the Billboard 200 chart. 

Folklore has spent six weeks at the top, giving the singer a total of 46 consecutive weeks at number one across her eight studio albums.

According to Billboard, this most recent accomplishment means the “Blank Space” singer is now tied with Houston for the most consecutive weeks at No 1 for a female artist.

Adele follows next in the rankings with a total of 34 weeks at the No 1 spot.

Folklore is also the first album in four years to spend six consecutive weeks at No 1. The last album to achieve such a feat was Drake’s The View in 2016.

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However, Swift has a long way to go if the singer wants a shot at the record across the board. 

The all-time leader with the most weeks at No 1 is The Beatles, who achieved 132 weeks at the top of the albums chart across their 19 qualifying works.

Folklore has also now achieved the most weeks at No 1 of any 2020 album so far.