Taylor Swift’s Lover becomes her third album to spend 350 weeks on the Billboard 200, joining 1989 and Reputation in the feat. LONDON, ENGLAND – JUNE 23: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO STANDALONE PUBLICATION USE (NO SPECIAL INTEREST OR SINGLE ARTIST PUBLICATION USE; NO BOOK USE)) Taylor Swift performs on stage during “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour” at Wembley Stadium on June 23, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management )
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Every single one of Taylor Swift’s albums has been a success on the Billboard charts. Each of her 12 original studio LPs, as well as several re-recordings, have performed well on the Billboard 200, which ranks the most-consumed albums and EPs in the United States each week, and many of them have held on for years.
When it comes to the charts and promotional campaigns, none experienced a stranger run than Lover. Originally released in 2019, the pure pop effort narrowly missed out on scoring a No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on two occasions, as both “Me!” with Brendon Urie from Panic! at the Disco and “You Need to Calm Down” peaked at No. 2, stuck behind “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus.
Swift had to cease promotion of Lover when the COVID-19 pandemic took over the globe, and that shift allowed her to write and record both Folklore and Evermore. Years after she stopped pushing Lover, the song “Cruel Summer” began to go viral after it was included in her setlist during The Eras Tour, and Swift and company chose it as a late-in-life single. That track became the album’s first leader on the Billboard Hot 100, and its continued popularity helps Lover find space on the Billboard 200 nearly every week.
As the full-length holds on, it becomes one of only a few albums by the singer-songwriter to reach an impressive and notable milestone.
Taylor Swift’s Lover Reaches 350 Weeks
Lover has now spent 350 weeks on the Billboard 200 as of this period. That is a milestone that few artists will ever reach, but it is one that Swift has seen before.
Three of the 21 projects Swift has debuted on the Billboard 200 have racked up 350 stays. 1989, her longest-running success, is up to 565 weeks on the 200-space tally. Reputation will reach 400 frames in less than a month. Both of those studio efforts are present this time around.
Taylor Swift Charts Eight Albums This Week
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Swift is often the artist that claims the most spaces on the Billboard 200, and this week, eight of her albums appear on the tally. Lover is the third-highest-ranking of the bunch, as it climbs from No. 90 to No. 85. Lover sits behind only Swift’s two more recent releases, The Life of a Showgirl and The Tortured Poets Department.
Of the eight projects by the country and alternative and rock and pop star that make a home on the Billboard 200, five do not appear on any other Billboard chart, and Lover is counted among them. Swift’s sum improves this time around as 1989 (Taylor’s Version) reenters the roster at No. 173.
Here are all of Swift’s albums that are present on this week’s Billboard 200.
- No. 17 – The Life of a Showgirl
- No. 42 – The Tortured Poets Department
- No. 85 – Lover
- No. 95 – Folklore
- No. 123 – Midnights
- No. 126 – 1989
- No. 135 – Reputation
- No. 173 – 1989 (Taylor’s Version)
Taylor Swift’s Lover Led the Billboard 200 Only Once
Lover is counted among Swift’s 15 No. 1s on the Billboard 200. That’s the second-most of all time, behind only the Beatles, and the most among soloists, although that order will change very soon. Jay-Z and Drake land one winner behind Swift, and Drake recently released not one, not two, but three albums, and one of them is bound to debut at the summit in a few days.
Somewhat surprisingly, only two of Swift’s champions on the chart have managed just one stay on the throne. Lover is joined by Red (Taylor’s Version), and the former is her longest-charting success story that only ruled one time.