Taylor Swift has extended her record for the most weeks as the top musical act in the United States to 77, topping the Billboard Artist 100 chart dated August 26.
The consistent success of her latest album Speak Now (Taylor's Version) helped Swift retain her No. 1 position.
Eleven of Swift's albums are featured on the current edition of the Billboard 200 chart, with Speak Now having the best ranking among them at No. 5.
This is the sixth week that Swift has landed 11 albums on the Billboard 200.
In addition, five of Swift's songs - "Cruel Summer," "Karma" featuring Ice Spice, "Anti-Hero", "Blank Space" and "I Can See You (Taylor's Version) (From the Vault)" - earned a spot on the latest Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Travis Scott held on to the No. 2 spot on the Billboard Artist 100. He is followed by Oliver Anthony at No. 3, Morgan Wallen at No. 4, and Luke Combs at No. 5.
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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