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Taylor Swift ties Elvis Presley record

The "Midnights" singer has been setting records left and right in 2023.

WASHINGTON — Taylor Swift could be entering 2024 with another record on the books. 

The global popstar is back at the top spot on the Billboard 200 chart with her latest re-release "1989 (Taylor's Version)." The album has spent four non-consecutive weeks at No. 1, according to Billboard.

Swift, who has dominated the entertainment world and pop culture in 2023, is now tied with Elvis Presley for solo artist with the most weeks spent at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, according to the outlet.  

If the "Anti-Hero" singer keeps her No. 1 spot on the chart for another week, she will break Presley's record. 

Despite holding 67 weeks on Billboard 200, Swift would not have the all-time record on the Billboard music chart. 

The artist with the all-time record for most weeks is still held by The Beatles, which are categorized separately from solo artists. The group holds nearly double the number of weeks set by Presley and Swift, with 132 weeks on the album chart, according to Billboard.

The 34-year-old has been setting records left and right in 2023.

She was named "Person of the Year" by TIME magazine in December. Swift was picked from a group of nine finalists that included Barbie, King Charles III, and OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman, among others.

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File - Taylor Swift performs during "The Eras Tour," Monday, Aug. 7, 2023, at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Her "Eras Tour" took the U.S. and the world by storm, with highly coveted tickets sold out within minutes of them popping up online. In fact, the U.S. Senate in January held a hearing on consolidation in the ticket industry after massive difficulty arose when fans were trying to score tickets through Ticketmaster. 

She's also released a movie. "The Eras Tour" concert film was released in October and broke records for first-day ticket sales, grossing more than $200 million at the box office. 

Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight-end Travis Kelce have also become one of the hottest celebrity couples in the world since they began dating this year, and the 12-time Grammy Award-winner has watched her boyfriend numerous times at Arrowhead Stadium.

With all that, you could reasonably call “2023 (Taylor’s Version).”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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