Taylor Swift Breaks Radio Songs Chart Record With ‘Anti-Hero’

Taylor Swift is the first artist to top the Billboard Radio Songs chart in the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s.

The singer achieved his seventh number one on the Radio Songs Chart with “Anti-Hero” and now joins Maroon 5, Katy Perry and Usher for the fourth most number one on the charts. Rihanna is currently on top with 13 numbers, followed by Mariah Carey with 11 and Bruno Mars with nine.

This is not the only record Swift has broken during her ‘Midnights’ campaign: last week it was confirmed that she had sold six million equivalent album units worldwide in eight weeks, making her the first artist to achieve that. Five albums each sold more. than one million units in the week of release. ‘Midnights’ is also the first album to sell over a million physical copies since 2015, and the first album to sell better on vinyl than CD since the 1980s.

Universal Music Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Sir Lucian Grainge commented on the news: “Taylor is a multi-dimensional creative force whose achievements rank among the most accomplished artists in music history, and we are happy and honored to partner with her on so many people. aspects of her career.” (via uDiscoverMusic)

Founder and CEO of Republic Records, Monte Lipman, said: “Taylor’s achievements over the past year are nothing short of amazing! With over two dozen historic milestones set by the Midnights, it’s almost unbelievable that an artist would sell more than six million albums in fewer than eight. week during any era in our business. These accomplishments demonstrate Taylor’s ability as a skilled artist and generation-defining storyteller.”

It emerged last week that another group of Swifties had sued Ticketmaster for mismanaging ticket sales for their upcoming “Eras” tour. According to the lawsuit, “Ticketmaster knowingly and intentionally misled millions of fans into believing that it would prevent ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​front​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​front waters) on the lawsuit, on pre-sales.