By holding at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 (dated Oct. 17) with The Life of a Showgirl, Taylor Swift ups her career tally of weeks at No. 1 on that chart to an even 100. Swift long ago topped both Whitney Houston for the most weeks at No. 1 by a female artist (46 weeks) and Elvis Presley for the most weeks at No. 1 by a solo artist (67 weeks). She now trails only The Beatles, who logged 132 weeks on top from February 1964 to February 2001.
Swift and Paul McCartney have a warm relationship. She took to her Instagram Stories to congratulate him on his latest album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane, with the caption, “Never not inspired by this eternally exceptional artist.” He performed The Beatles’ “I Want to Hold Your Hand” at her recent wedding.
A few quick notes: While Presley’s feats on the Billboard Hot 100 are shortchanged by the fact that his breakthrough in 1956 pre-dated the launch of Billboard’s flagship songs chart by more than two years, the Billboard 200 captures Presley’s entire career. His debut album, Elvis Presley, entered the chart at No. 11 in the issue dated March 31, 1956 — which was the chart’s second week.
If you count the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack (which logged 24 consecutive weeks at No. 1 in 1978) as a Bee Gees album, the trio had 31 weeks on top. Bee Gees had six tracks on the album — five of which were No. 1 hits on the Hot 100. But Billboard counts it as a multi-artist soundtrack album.
Here’s a look at all acts with 30 or more weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 since March 24, 1956, when the chart began publishing on a consistent weekly basis. Ties are shown in alphabetical order.