{
  "id": 15783816,
  "title": "Taylor Swift’s ‘Showgirl’ Has Spent 15 Weeks at No. 1 — Here’s Every Album That’s Done That",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/taylor-swifts-showgirl-has-spent-15-weeks-at-no-1-heres-every-album",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-20T17:55:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Billboard",
    "slug": "billboard",
    "url": "https://www.billboard.com/lists/albums-15-weeks-number-one-billboard-200-full-list/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Taylor Swift's latest album, The Life of a Showgirl, has held the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 chart for an impressive 15 weeks, making it the 30th album in history to achieve this feat. This marks Swift's first time holding the number one position for such an extended period at this stage of her career. The album is her 12th studio album, counting her \"Taylor's Version\" re-recordings, and she is the only artist to hold the No. 1 position for 15 weeks or more with multiple albums. Her previous studio album, The Tortured Poets Department, stayed at the top for 17 weeks.\n\nOnly three artists have managed to stay at No. 1 for 15 or more weeks with their 11th studio albums: Andy Williams with Days of Wine and Roses (1963), Fleetwood Mac with Rumours (1977-78), and Pink Floyd with The Wall (1980). However, there are some details to consider. The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was the group's 12th studio album in the U.S., but it was their eighth studio album in the U.K., due to Capitol Records creating several albums for the American market. Similarly, the Bee Gees' 1977 soundtrack to Saturday Night Fever is considered a Various Artists release by Billboard.\n\nBelow is a list of all albums that have spent 30 or more weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, ordered from most to least weeks at the top. In case of a tie, the older album is listed first.",
  "summary": "Swift also becomes the only artist to stay at No. 1 for 15 or more weeks with multiple albums.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}