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Taylor Swift Earns Record-Extending 89th Week Atop Billboard Artist 100

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Taylor Swift has topped the Billboard Artist 100 chart dated December 16, extending her record for the most weeks as the top musical act in the United States to 89.

Swift is riding high on the success of her latest re-recorded album, 1989 (Taylor's Version), which is currently ranked second on the Billboard 200 chart.

In addition, nine of Swift's other albums are featured on the current edition of Billboard 200, and four of her songs are on the Billboard Hot 100.

1989 (Taylor's Version) remains at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 with 101,000 equivalent album units earned in the tracking week that ends on December 7, according to Luminate.

"Cruel Summer," from Swift's 2019 album Lover, is ranked seventh on the latest Billboard Hot 100. Three other Swift songs, all from 1989 (Taylor's Version), are featured on the Hot 100.

Korean pop group ATEEZ returned to Billboard Artist 100 at a new peak of No. 2 with the help of a strong performance by their new album, The World EP.Fin: Will, which tops the latest edition of the Billboard 200.

ATEEZ is followed by Morgan Wallen at No. 3, Drake at No. 4 and Zach Bryan at No. 5 in the Artist 100's top five.

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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