Taylor Swift, The Beatles, Elvis & More Artists With the Most Weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200: Full List

By holding at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 (dated Dec. 20) for a 10th nonconsecutive week with The Life of a Showgirl , Taylor Swift ups her career total of weeks at No. 1 on that chart to 96 - a tally topped by only one act in the chart’s 69-year history. The Beatles amassed 132 weeks at No. 1 between 1964 and 2001, giving them a comfortable, 36-week lead over Swift, but at the rate she’s going, she may eventually equal or surpass them. Image Credit: Michael Brennan/GI Swift is already the top solo artist on our list of acts with the most weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, and the top American artist. She first topped the Billboard 200 in November 2008 with Fearless , which went on to win the Grammy for album of the year. A few quick notes: While Elvis Presley ’s feats on the Billboard Hot 100 are shortchanged by the fact that his breakthrough in 1956 pre-dated the launch of Billboard ’s flagship songs chart by more than two years, the Billboard 200 captures Presley’s entire career. His debut album, Elvis Presley , entered the chart at No. 11 in the issue dated March 31, 1956 - which was the chart’s second week. If you count the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack (which logged 24 weeks at No. 1 in 1978) as a Bee Gees album, the trio had 31 weeks on top. Bee Gees had six tracks on the album - five of which were No. 1 hits on the Hot 100. But Billboard counts it as a multi-artist soundtrack album. Here’s a look at all acts with 30 or more weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 since March 24, 1956, when the chart began publishing on a consistent weekly basis. Ties are shown in alphabetical order. Mariah Carey (30 weeks) Image Credit: Michael Brennan/GI First week at No. 1: March 2, 1991 Most recent week at No. 1: May 10, 2008 Longest-running No. 1: Mariah Carey (11 weeks in 1991) Notes: All of Carey’s No. 1 albums have been regular studio releases. The Queen of Christmas’ 1994 holiday album, Merry Christmas , peaked at No. 3. Eagles (30 weeks) First week at No. 1: July 26, 1975 Most recent week at No. 1: Nov. 17, 2007 Longest-running No. 1: The Long Run (nine weeks in 1979). Notes: The long run at No. 1 for The Long Run is one week more than the band’s most famous album, Hotel California (eight weeks in 1977). The RIAA has certified Eagles/Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 , which logged five weeks at No. 1 in 1976, at 38 times platinum, higher than any other album in history. The group’s tally of No. 1 albums also includes a live album, 1994’s Hell Freezes Over . Prince (35 weeks) Image Credit: Richard E. Aaron/Redferns First week at No. 1: Aug. 4, 1984 Most recent week at No. 1: May 7, 2016 Longest-running No. 1:...

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