Adele has reclaimed the top spot on the Billboard Artist 100 chart dated February 5, thus becoming the top musical act in the U.S. for a 20th total week, driven by blockbuster response to her latest LP 30.
30 currently sits at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 chart with 39,000 equivalent album units, according to MRC Data. The album had spent six weeks at No. 1 on the tally.
The album's lead single, "Easy on Me," ranks at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. It had spent 10 weeks atop the list.
Adele has become the fifth act to spend 20 or more weeks in the top spot on Artist 100 chart. Taylor Swift holds the record by spending 50 weeks atop the chart, while Drake comes in second with 36 weeks, followed by The Weeknd with 24 weeks and BTS with 20 weeks.
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