Taylor Swift has extended her record for the most weeks as the top musical act in the United States.
She topped the Billboard Artist 100 chart dated July 1 to become the first artist to spend 70 weeks at No. 1 on the Chart.
The success of her latest album Midnights helped Swift retain her No. 1 position.
Nine of Swift's albums are featured on the current edition of the Billboard 200 chart and three songs booked a place on the latest Billboard Hot 100.
Other notable news on the Billboard Artist 100 chart includes ATEEZ's re-entry at No. 3, Gunna's comeback at No. 5 and Queens of the Stone Age returning to the chart at No. 7.
The Artist 100 measures artist activity across key metrics of music consumption, blending album and track sales, radio airplay and streaming to provide a weekly multi-dimensional ranking of artist popularity.
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