charts discussion Billboard 200: Longest-charting albums

[penguintim]

Apropos of me spending way too much time on spreadsheets... the 200 longest-charting albums on the Billboard 200.

 

RANK	WoC	Artist	Title	First charted	Last charted	Ever left the chart?	Weeks off the chart	Wks #1
1	990	Pink Floyd	The Dark Side Of The Moon	17/03/1973	04/05/2024	Y	1691	1
2	843	Bob Marley And The Wailers	Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers	18/08/1984	20/07/2024	Y	1242	0
3	813	Journey	Journey's Greatest Hits	03/12/1988	20/07/2024	Y	1048	0
4	750	Metallica	Metallica	31/08/1991	20/07/2024	Y	968	4
5	702	Creedence Clearwater Revival	Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits	06/03/1976	20/07/2024	Y	1824	0
6	692	Eminem	Curtain Call: The Hits	24/12/2005	20/07/2024	Y	279	2
7	684	Bruno Mars	Doo-Wops & Hooligans	23/10/2010	20/07/2024	Y	35	0
7	684	Guns N' Roses	Greatest Hits	10/04/2004	20/07/2024	Y	376	0
9	678	Nirvana	Nevermind	12/10/1991	20/07/2024	Y	1034	2
10	634	Michael Jackson	Thriller	25/12/1982	20/07/2024	Y	1537	37
11	614	AC/DC	Back In Black	23/08/1980	20/07/2024	Y	1679	0
12	611	Kendrick Lamar	good kid, m.A.A.d city	10/11/2012	20/07/2024	Y	1	0
13	605	Adele	21	12/03/2011	13/04/2024	Y	94	24
14	603	Queen	Greatest Hits	14/11/1981	20/07/2024	Y	1626	0
15	593	Drake	Take Care	03/12/2011	20/07/2024	Y	68	1
16	589	Fleetwood Mac	Rumours	26/02/1977	20/07/2024	Y	1886	31
17	574	Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers	Greatest Hits	04/12/1993	20/07/2024	Y	1026	0
18	548	The Beatles	1	02/12/2000	13/07/2024	Y	687	8
19	544	Lana Del Rey	Born To Die	18/02/2012	20/07/2024	Y	106	0
20	530	2Pac	Greatest Hits	12/12/1998	20/07/2024	Y	808	0
21	529	Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band	Greatest Hits	12/11/1994	20/07/2024	Y	1022	0
22	506	Drake	Nothing Was The Same	12/10/2013	27/04/2024	Y	58	1
23	501	J. Cole	2014 Forest Hills Drive	27/12/2014	20/07/2024	N	0	1
24	500	Taylor Swift	1989	15/11/2014	20/07/2024	Y	7	11
25	491	The Beatles	Abbey Road	18/10/1969	29/06/2024	Y	2368	11
26	482	Michael Jackson	The Essential Michael Jackson	06/08/2005	20/07/2024	Y	509	0
27	461	Chris Stapleton	Traveller	23/05/2015	20/07/2024	Y	19	2
28	459	Original Broadway Cast	Hamilton: An American Musical	17/10/2015	20/07/2024	N	0	0
29	447	Eagles	Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975	06/03/1976	20/04/2024	Y	2079	5
30	441	Eminem	The Eminem Show	08/06/2002	29/07/2023	Y	715	6
31	438	The Rolling Stones	Hot Rocks 1964-1971	08/01/1972	06/07/2024	Y	2305	0
32	428	Rihanna	ANTI	13/02/2016	20/07/2024	Y	14	2
33	426	Drake	Views	21/05/2016	20/07/2024	Y	2	13
34	414	Imagine Dragons	Night Visions	22/09/2012	29/10/2022	Y	205	0
35	393	Zac Brown Band	Greatest Hits So Far...	29/11/2014	20/07/2024	Y	112	0
36	390	Frank Ocean	Blonde	10/09/2016	20/07/2024	Y	22	1
37	381	Katy Perry	Teenage Dream	11/09/2010	20/07/2024	Y	344	1
38	380	Soundtrack	Moana	10/12/2016	20/07/2024	Y	19	0
39	379	Bryson Tiller	T R A P S O U L	17/10/2015	20/07/2024	Y	80	0
40	378	Kendrick Lamar	DAMN.	06/05/2017	20/07/2024	N	0	4
41	374	Ed Sheeran	÷ (Divide)	25/03/2017	06/07/2024	Y	10	2
42	373	Lady Gaga	The Fame	15/11/2008	20/07/2024	Y	447	0
43	372	Sam Smith	In The Lonely Hour	05/07/2014	25/02/2023	Y	154	0
43	372	The Notorious B.I.G.	Greatest Hits	24/03/2007	20/07/2024	Y	534	1
45	371	Luke Combs	This One's For You	24/06/2017	20/07/2024	N	0	0
46	370	SZA	Ctrl	01/07/2017	20/07/2024	N	0	0
47	361	Post Malone	Stoney	31/12/2016	25/11/2023	Y	35	0
48	360	Drake	More Life	08/04/2017	15/06/2024	Y	22	3
49	359	Lil Uzi Vert	Luv Is Rage 2	16/09/2017	20/07/2024	N	0	1
50	352	Bon Jovi	Greatest Hits: The Ultimate Collection	27/11/2010	20/07/2024	Y	362	0
51	349	The Weeknd	Starboy	17/12/2016	20/07/2024	Y	49	5
52	348	Elton John	Diamonds	02/12/2017	20/07/2024	N	0	0
53	345	The Beach Boys	Sounds Of Summer: The Very Best Of The Beach Boys	28/06/2003	20/07/2024	Y	756	0
54	343	Twenty One Pilots	Blurryface	06/06/2015	16/03/2024	Y	135	1
55	338	Linkin Park	[Hybrid Theory]	11/11/2000	20/04/2024	Y	900	0
56	336	Kanye West	Graduation	29/09/2007	20/07/2024	Y	543	1
57	334	Billy Joel	The Essential Billy Joel	20/10/2001	20/07/2024	Y	855	0
57	334	ABBA	Gold: Greatest Hits	09/10/1993	20/07/2024	Y	1274	0
59	331	Original London Cast Recording	The Phantom Of The Opera: Highlights	10/03/1990	06/07/1996	Y	1464	0
60	326	Hozier	Hozier	25/10/2014	20/07/2024	Y	184	0
61	325	XXXTENTACION	?	31/03/2018	20/07/2024	Y	5	1
62	322	Eminem	Recovery	10/07/2010	05/03/2022	Y	412	7
63	321	Juice WRLD	Goodbye & Good Riddance	02/06/2018	20/07/2024	N	0	0
64	318	Carole King	Tapestry	10/04/1971	16/04/2016	Y	2464	15
65	316	Imagine Dragons	Evolve	15/07/2017	08/06/2024	Y	52	0
66	315	Drake	Scorpion	14/07/2018	20/07/2024	N	0	5
67	314	Ed Sheeran	x	12/07/2014	05/02/2022	Y	211	1
67	314	Red Hot Chili Peppers	Greatest Hits	06/12/2003	17/02/2024	Y	764	0
69	311	Arctic Monkeys	AM	28/09/2013	20/07/2024	Y	255	0
70	310	Travis Scott	ASTROWORLD	18/08/2018	20/07/2024	N	0	3
71	309	The Weeknd	Beauty Behind The Madness	19/09/2015	20/07/2024	Y	154	3
72	303	Taylor Swift	reputation	02/12/2017	20/07/2024	Y	45	4
73	302	Morgan Wallen	If I Know Me	12/05/2018	20/07/2024	Y	22	0
74	298	Fleetwood Mac	Greatest Hits	10/12/1988	20/07/2024	Y	1562	0
75	297	Kid Cudi	Man On The Moon: The End Of Day	03/10/2009	07/10/2023	Y	477	0
76	294	Post Malone	beerbongs & bentleys	12/05/2018	15/06/2024	Y	30	3
77	292	Led Zeppelin	Mothership	01/12/2007	14/08/2021	Y	578	0
77	292	George Strait	50 Number Ones	23/10/2004	20/07/2024	Y	740	2
79	289	Zac Brown Band	The Foundation	06/12/2008	09/07/2016	Y	528	0
80	288	Khalid	American Teen	25/03/2017	14/01/2023	Y	96	0
81	287	Led Zeppelin	Led Zeppelin IV	27/11/1971	31/12/2022	Y	2462	0
82	286	Travis Scott	Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight	24/09/2016	23/03/2024	Y	124	1
83	284	Taylor Swift	Taylor Swift	11/11/2006	02/09/2023	Y	641	0
84	282	Enigma	MCMXC A.D.	02/03/1991	05/10/1996	Y	1462	0
85	280	XXXTENTACION	17	16/09/2017	22/06/2024	Y	79	0
86	277	Kanye West	My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy	11/12/2010	20/07/2024	Y	435	1
87	276	Billie Eilish	When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?	13/04/2019	20/07/2024	N	0	3
88	275	Future	DS2	08/08/2015	20/07/2024	Y	194	1
88	275	Tim McGraw	Number One Hits	18/12/2010	20/07/2024	Y	436	0
90	270	Florida Georgia Line	Here's To The Good Times	22/12/2012	06/06/2020	Y	336	0
91	269	Johnny Cash	The Legend Of Johnny Cash	12/11/2005	29/07/2017	Y	708	0
91	269	Juice WRLD	Death Race For Love	23/03/2019	11/05/2024	Y	10	2
93	268	Lynyrd Skynyrd	All Time Greatest Hits	11/05/2013	20/07/2024	Y	318	0
94	265	Pearl Jam	Ten	04/01/1992	25/11/2023	Y	1435	0
95	264	Foo Fighters	Greatest Hits	21/11/2009	20/07/2024	Y	503	0
96	261	Taylor Swift	Fearless	29/11/2008	17/04/2021	Y	557	11
97	259	Guns N' Roses	Appetite For Destruction	29/08/1987	23/09/2023	Y	1668	5
98	255	Taylor Swift	Lover	07/09/2019	20/07/2024	N	0	1
98	255	Lil Wayne	Tha Carter III	28/06/2008	20/07/2024	Y	585	3
100	253	Billie Eilish	Dont Smile At Me	04/11/2017	01/06/2024	Y	99	0
101	251	Mac Miller	Swimming	18/08/2018	30/12/2023	Y	59	0
101	251	Daryl Hall John Oates	The Very Best Of Daryl Hall  John Oates	13/08/2011	20/07/2024	Y	426	0
103	249	Summer Walker	Over It	19/10/2019	20/07/2024	N	0	0
104	248	Tyler, The Creator	IGOR	01/06/2019	20/07/2024	Y	21	1
105	244	Luke Combs	What You See Is What You Get	23/11/2019	20/07/2024	N	0	2
106	243	Ed Sheeran	+	30/06/2012	07/04/2018	Y	388	0
107	242	Van Morrison	The Best Of Van Morrison	26/05/1990	11/03/1995	Y	1542	0
108	241	Lewis Capaldi	Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent	01/06/2019	27/04/2024	Y	28	0
109	239	Dr. Dre	Dr. Dre -- 2001	04/12/1999	22/06/2024	Y	1048	0
110	238	Enya	Shepherd Moons	07/12/1991	11/01/1997	Y	1466	0
110	238	Soundtrack	The Sound Of Music	20/03/1965	04/04/2015	Y	2860	2
112	234	Luke Bryan	Crash My Party	31/08/2013	08/06/2019	Y	336	2
113	233	The Beatles	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	24/06/1967	16/01/2021	Y	2747	15
114	232	Bruno Mars	Unorthodox Jukebox	29/12/2012	02/03/2024	Y	373	1
115	228	Lil Baby	My Turn	14/03/2020	20/07/2024	N	0	5
116	227	50 Cent	Get Rich Or Die Tryin'	22/02/2003	20/07/2024	Y	892	6
116	227	Jon Pardi	California Sunrise	09/07/2016	20/07/2024	Y	194	0
118	224	Garth Brooks	Garth Brooks	12/05/1990	24/12/1994	Y	1562	0
118	224	Garth Brooks	No Fences	22/09/1990	31/12/1994	Y	1543	0
118	224	Sublime	Sublime	17/08/1996	20/07/2024	Y	1235	0
121	223	Eagles	The Very Best Of The Eagles	08/11/2003	06/01/2024	Y	859	0
121	223	Adele	25	12/12/2015	20/01/2024	Y	228	10
121	223	Harry Styles	Fine Line	28/12/2019	06/07/2024	Y	16	2
124	222	Mumford & Sons	Sigh No More	06/03/2010	11/07/2015	Y	530	0
124	222	Michael Jackson	Number Ones	06/12/2003	02/06/2018	Y	856	0
124	222	Adele	19	28/06/2008	04/12/2021	Y	618	0
124	222	Cardi B	Invasion Of Privacy	21/04/2018	30/07/2022	Y	105	1
128	221	Dua Lipa	Future Nostalgia	11/04/2020	20/07/2024	Y	3	0
129	219	Post Malone	Hollywood's Bleeding	21/09/2019	17/02/2024	Y	34	5
130	217	Kane Brown	Kane Brown	24/12/2016	27/11/2021	Y	180	0
131	215	Johnny Mathis	Johnny's Greatest Hits	17/08/1963	20/07/1968	Y	2966	0
131	215	The Beatles	The Beatles [White Album]	14/12/1968	04/04/2020	Y	2688	9
131	215	Blake Shelton	Reloaded: 20 #1 Hits	14/11/2015	21/08/2021	Y	240	0
131	215	Usher	Confessions	10/04/2004	20/07/2024	Y	845	9
135	214	Kenny G	Breathless	05/12/1992	11/01/1997	Y	1438	0
135	214	Luke Bryan	Tailgates & Tanlines	27/08/2011	16/07/2016	Y	461	0
135	214	Sam Hunt	Montevallo	15/11/2014	08/06/2019	Y	293	0
138	207	Taylor Swift	Folklore	08/08/2020	20/07/2024	N	0	8
138	207	Juice WRLD	Legends Never Die	25/07/2020	20/07/2024	Y	2	2
140	206	Original Cast	Fiddler On The Roof	31/10/1964	03/05/1969	Y	2912	0
140	206	Nickelback	All The Right Reasons	22/10/2005	10/03/2018	Y	774	1
140	206	Bad Bunny	YHLQMDLG	14/03/2020	18/05/2024	Y	22	0
140	206	The Beatles	The Beatles 1967-1970	14/04/1973	25/05/2024	Y	2471	1
140	206	Tyler Childers	Purgatory	26/08/2017	20/07/2024	Y	156	0
145	204	Kanye West	The Life Of Pablo	23/04/2016	13/04/2024	Y	228	1
146	203	Whitney Houston	I Will Always Love You: The Best Of Whitney Houston	01/12/2012	20/07/2024	Y	406	0
146	203	Elvis Presley	Elv1s: 30 #1 Hits	12/10/2002	20/07/2024	Y	935	3
148	202	Michael Bolton	Soul Provider	22/07/1989	29/05/1993	Y	1626	0
148	202	Melanie Martinez	Cry Baby	05/09/2015	20/07/2024	Y	263	0
150	201	Drake	If You're Reading This It's Too Late	28/02/2015	11/09/2021	Y	291	1
151	200	Rod Wave	Pray 4 Love	18/04/2020	30/03/2024	Y	23	0
152	199	Pop Smoke	Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon	18/07/2020	20/07/2024	Y	11	2
153	197	The Weeknd	Trilogy	01/12/2012	12/05/2018	Y	412	0
154	196	The Beatles	The Beatles 1962-1966	14/04/1973	13/04/2024	Y	2481	0
154	196	Tyler, The Creator	Flower Boy	12/08/2017	20/07/2024	Y	168	0
154	196	Nickelback	The Best Of Nickelback: Volume 1	07/12/2013	20/07/2024	Y	360	0
157	195	Bruno Mars	24K Magic	10/12/2016	16/07/2022	Y	204	0
158	193	Michael Jackson	Off The Wall	01/09/1979	24/09/2016	Y	2151	0
158	193	Beyonce	I Am...Sasha Fierce	06/12/2008	28/03/2020	Y	624	1
158	193	Taylor Swift	Speak Now	13/11/2010	26/08/2023	Y	523	6
161	191	Soundtrack	The Greatest Showman	30/12/2017	21/08/2021	Y	153	2
161	191	Chris Stapleton	Starting Over	28/11/2020	20/07/2024	N	0	0
163	189	Eminem	The Marshall Mathers LP 2	23/11/2013	29/09/2018	Y	369	2
164	187	Taylor Swift	Evermore	26/12/2020	20/07/2024	N	0	4
165	186	Beyonce	Beyonce	28/12/2013	07/03/2020	Y	367	3
165	186	Frank Ocean	Channel Orange	28/07/2012	20/07/2024	Y	441	0
167	185	Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass	Whipped Cream & Other Delights	15/05/1965	07/12/1968	Y	2905	8
167	185	Bonnie Raitt	Nick Of Time	15/04/1989	09/01/1993	Y	1657	3
167	185	ZZ Top	Eliminator	23/04/1983	09/07/2016	Y	1969	0
167	185	Simon & Garfunkel	Simon And Garfunkel's Greatest Hits	01/07/1972	29/06/2019	Y	2533	0
167	185	Taylor Swift	Red	10/11/2012	27/11/2021	Y	427	7
167	185	Chris Brown	Indigo	13/07/2019	23/03/2024	Y	78	1
173	183	Morgan Wallen	Dangerous: The Double Album	23/01/2021	20/07/2024	N	0	10
174	181	H.E.R.	H.E.R.	11/11/2017	07/08/2021	Y	170	0
175	180	U2	U2 Live: Under A Blood Red Sky (EP)	10/12/1983	19/09/1987	Y	1941	0
175	180	U2	War	19/03/1983	27/09/2014	Y	1979	0
177	179	Soundtrack	Frozen	14/12/2013	25/03/2023	Y	376	13
178	178	Polo G	The GOAT	30/05/2020	23/03/2024	Y	39	0
179	177	Bad Bunny	X 100PRE	05/01/2019	12/11/2022	Y	113	0
179	177	Amy Winehouse	Back To Black	31/03/2007	08/06/2024	Y	728	0
181	176	Soundtrack	Beaches	21/01/1989	04/07/1992	Y	1678	0
181	176	Daughtry	Daughtry	09/12/2006	09/10/2010	Y	745	2
181	176	Whitney Houston	Whitney Houston	30/03/1985	19/05/2012	Y	1877	14
181	176	John Denver	John Denver's Greatest Hits	08/12/1973	16/03/2013	Y	2467	3
185	175	Paula Abdul	Forever Your Girl	23/07/1988	22/02/1992	Y	1705	10
185	175	NF	Perception	28/10/2017	10/04/2021	Y	178	1
187	174	Blake Shelton	Loaded: The Best Of Blake Shelton	27/11/2010	02/07/2016	Y	540	0
188	173	Van Halen	Van Halen	11/03/1978	24/10/2020	Y	2248	0
188	173	Eminem	The Marshall Mathers LP	10/06/2000	23/04/2022	Y	1087	8
188	173	The Weeknd	The Highlights	20/02/2021	20/07/2024	Y	6	0
191	171	Chicago	Chicago Transit Authority	17/05/1969	07/06/1975	Y	2710	0
191	171	Zac Brown Band	You Get What You Give	09/10/2010	30/08/2014	Y	550	1
191	171	Jason Aldean	My Kinda Party	20/11/2010	14/02/2015	Y	544	0
191	171	Michael Jackson	Bad	26/09/1987	03/03/2018	Y	1752	6
195	170	Ariana Grande	Thank U, Next	23/02/2019	23/03/2024	Y	113	2
196	169	Twenty One Pilots	Vessel	26/01/2013	04/03/2023	Y	432	0
197	168	Madonna	Madonna	03/09/1983	05/09/1987	Y	1967	0
197	168	Fleetwood Mac	Fleetwood Mac	02/08/1975	03/02/2018	Y	2389	1
197	168	Panic! At The Disco	Death Of A Bachelor	06/02/2016	10/04/2021	Y	275	1
197	168	Tame Impala	Currents	08/08/2015	20/07/2024	Y	301	0

 

The colour-coding should be self-explanatory. Pls lmk if I've somehow rendered the whole thing in illegible so that I can edit it accordingly

[Cruel Summer]

The way it took me a second to realize Taylor has her own color 

[ThomasTea]

Teenage Dream is that girl, 5th longest charting female album, whew. 

[fa77ot]

Born to Chart, 544 weeks

Edited July 16 by fa77ot

[NEX]

J Cole's album hasn't left the chart since release for what is almost 10 years now?

[Loca]

Adele not charting for three months already 

[Dear Reader]

this thread on the phone 

[piotrert]

what is the record for longest charting consecutive weeks? j. cole's album been charting for almost 10 years straight 

[piotrert]

also it's hard for any rotation in positions, since most top albums are still charting

[KatyPrismSpirit]

Teenage Dream the fifth longest charting female album of all-time. What a undeniable classic!

[KatyPrismSpirit]

19 minutes ago, Dear Reader said:

this thread on the phone 

i thought i was the only one 

[duybeeGAshantiGA]

1 thing this list shows is that peaking at #1 dont mean **** since more than half of the lengenary albums arent even #1.

[Stepfon]

Frank's Blonde, imagine if he actually cared or did any promo at all. 

[ALA]

The Fame

 

Crazy how ANTI has become such an iconic album. I remember when the free Samsung deal was happening I thought it'd flop

[UnusualBoy]

I thought it was far-fetch for BTD to pass 21 but it will eventually do it considering the later is not longer charting  

[penguintim]

1 hour ago, piotrert said:

what is the record for longest charting consecutive weeks? j. cole's album been charting for almost 10 years straight 

I'm not 100% certain, but I think it's Kendrick Lamar's good kid, m.A.A.d city, it left after 108 weeks on 29/11/2014, but re-entered two weeks later on 13/12/2014 (that was they started including streaming in the chart) and is currently on a 503-week streak, just 2 weeks longer than J. Cole's album.

[Feanor]

500 - '1989'

303 - 'reputation'

284 - 'Taylor Swift'

261 - 'Fearless'
255 - 'Lover'

207 - 'folklore'

193 - 'Speak Now'

187 - 'evermore'

185 - 'RED'

 

9 albums in the top 200… only the most iconic female discography of all time.

 

Edited July 16 by Feanor

[Wicked]

1 hour ago, NEX said:

J Cole's album hasn't left the chart since release for what is almost 10 years now?

"(5x) Platinum with no features". 

[suburbannature]

57 minutes ago, Feanor said:

500 - '1989'

303 - 'reputation'

284 - 'Taylor Swift'

261 - 'Fearless'
255 - 'Lover'

207 - 'folklore'

193 - 'Speak Now'

187 - 'evermore'

185 - 'RED'

 

9 albums in the top 200… only the most iconic female discography of all time.

 

The way you snuck in that last sentence  

[Feanor]

Just now, suburbannature said:

The way you snuck in that last sentence  

Are you suggesting there's another female artist with a better performing and more remembered set of albums than Taylor Swift? Cause if so, please name them so that we can compare how many entries they have in the OP, or how many albums they're currently charting on the BB200, or how their respective 11th studio albums performed.

 

[suburbannature]

3 minutes ago, Feanor said:

Are you suggesting there's another female artist with a better performing and more remembered set of albums than Taylor Swift? Cause if so, please name them so that we can compare how many entries they have in the OP, or how many albums they're currently charting on the BB200, or how their respective 11th studio albums performed.

 

Firstly, I thought you were joking because if you really think Taylor has the most "iconic" female discography or that iconic discographies are decided by chart weeks??  
 

And it's the steaming era, babes. Albums stay on the chart longer. That doesn't make them more iconic pls

[penguintim]

ahh yes my favourite streaming-era albums, taylor swift, fearless, speak now and red

[Feanor]

1 minute ago, suburbannature said:

Firstly, I thought you were joking because if you really think Taylor has the most "iconic" female discography or that iconic discographies are decided by chart weeks??  
 

And it's the steaming era, babes. Albums stay on the chart longer. That doesn't make them more iconic pls

You can delete all of Taylor's streaming era albums, and she'd still have more entries here than any other female artist.

Sure, streaming has made it easier for albums to chart longer, but 1. Taylor's albums had already been longevity monsters before streaming so this isn't something that has occurred in the past 10 years only and 2. Where are all the other female artists doing the same thing then?

 

And fortunately for Taylor, it's not just chart weeks she's excelling at, given the fact that her catalog of albums have sold over 100M units to date, or how 'TTPD' is about to become her 10th album with over 5M units this week. She has the perfect mix of albums that are highly consumed and relevant over the years, and she still manages to deliver blockbuster albums 18 years into her career, which is difficult to achieve.

[suburbannature]

16 minutes ago, Feanor said:

You can delete all of Taylor's streaming era albums, and she'd still have more entries here than any other female artist.

Sure, streaming has made it easier for albums to chart longer, but 1. Taylor's albums had already been longevity monsters before streaming so this isn't something that has occurred in the past 10 years only and 2. Where are all the other female artists doing the same thing then?

 

And fortunately for Taylor, it's not just chart weeks she's excelling at, given the fact that her catalog of albums have sold over 100M units to date, or how 'TTPD' is about to become her 10th album with over 5M units this week. She has the perfect mix of albums that are highly consumed and relevant over the years, and she still manages to deliver blockbuster albums 18 years into her career, which is difficult to achieve.

I love Swifites so much.  The defensiveness and gymnastics are always good for a giggle - like who said anything about her sales or that it was what made a discography iconic 

[Feanor]

Just now, suburbannature said:

I love Swifites so much.  The defensiveness and gymnastics are always good for a giggle - like who said anything about her sales or that it was what made a discography iconic 

What defensiveness?

You:

50 minutes ago, suburbannature said:

if you really think Taylor has the most "iconic" female discography or that iconic discographies are decided by chart weeks??  

Me: gives an answer that explains how I'm considering more than just chart weeks.

 

The supposed gymnastics being… an answer to a question that was asked. ATRLers are so predictable.