Taylor Swift has broken another record in her quest to become the most beloved artist in the world.
During the recently-held American Music Awards, Swift earned herself six trophies, including the biggest prize of the night: The Artist of the Year. With these added to her tally, the singer-songwriter set a new record for the most AMA wins, surpassing Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston with her 40 trophies.
Before the American Music Awards, ‘Midnights,’ the latest album from Taylor Swift, received a very much expected, few could have foreseen the extent of its carnage.
On the Billboard 200 front, ‘Midnights’ entered the chart at #1 with a whopping 1.5 million units sold – a feat accomplished by record-breaking vinyl sales and streams.
And while its lengthy list of wins on that chart are mirrored by those on the Hot 100, there are a few standouts on the latter tally – namely the number of legendary acts she leaves in her rearview in the wake of the LP’s success.
Before the announcement of the updated Hot 100 Monday (October 31), the Pop diva had collected 30 top 10 hits over her career – tying her with King of Pop Michael Jackson‘s all-time record.
As reported, the refreshed version of the tally shows Swift owning the entire top 10 by her lonesome thanks to cuts found aboard ‘Midnights.’ This is the first time in the chart’s 64-year history any artist has ever accomplished such a feat.
With the addition of the 10 new top 10 placements, Taylor takes her career-long top 10 total to 40. The leap not only sees her surpass Jackson but also Rihanna (31 top 10s), The Beatles (34 top 10s), and Queen of Pop Madonna (38 top 10s) in the process to become the second artist (first female) in history to own as many top 10 hits. At writing, the only act to have collected more top 10 hits is Drake (who owns 59).