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 has taken over the entire Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming the first-ever artist to so do. All 10 songs atop this week's Hot 100 come from Swift's album “Midnights,” which was released on Oct. 21. With the news, Swift 

, when he captured nine of the Top 10 spots on the Hot 100 chart.

"Anti-Hero" took the No. 1 spot, replacing "Unholy" by Sam Smith and Kim Petras — both of whom made 

The album continues to break a string of records, including being the 

 in one day on both Spotify and Apple Music and logging the 

 ever for an album. Swift's album “Red (Taylor's Version)” previously held the mantle for Swift's biggest streaming week in 2021.

 Swift her eleventh No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart, recording the biggest week for any album in 7 years (since Adele's 25). Swift has tied Barbara Streisand for the most No. 1 albums released by a female artist, according to Billboard.

Swift focused “Midnights” on the classic trope of the 

, using a conversational singing style to tell stories for after-hours 

 self-loathing, fantasizing about revenge and wondering what might have been. 

Along with releasing new music, Swift has been re-recording her classic albums after her former label, Big Machine, sold her catalog for a 

 $300 million to private-equity group Ithaca Holdings. She has released 

 of her albums “Fearless” and “Red.”  

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Ashley Ahn

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Swift surpasses Drake's feat from September 2021 when he captured nine of the top 10 spots on the Hot 100 chart.

Taylor Swift becomes first artist to sweep the entire Top 10 on Billboard's Hot 100

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