Debut album released: April 12, 1989 Notes: In April 2006, having become the best-selling country artist in history, Brooks was in the midst of a 13-year layoff between studio albums. His most recent studio album, Scarecrow, had reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in December 2001.
Seventeen years ago today, Big Machine Records released the eponymous debut album by a 16-year-old country singer. No one could have predicted the impact thatentered the Billboard 200 at No. 19 in Nov. 11, 2006 issue as the week’s seventh-highest new entry. It opened behind thesoundtrack, which debuted at No. 1 that week, as well as new albums by My Chemical Romance, John Legend, Jibbs, Alabama and Lil’ Boosie.
The album was a sleeper smash. It reached its No. 5 peak in January 2008 and remained on the chart for a total of 284 weeks. Only one Swift album,, has remained on the chart longer . Every subsequent Swift studio album has reached No. 1. Just in the past 12 months, Swift has logged eight weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and nine weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 .
How does Swift’s longevity compare with that of other chart titans? To find out, we looked at the career trajectories of theArtists chart, which combines albums and singles success. Swift is No. 8 on the list, which was unveiled in November 2019. Here’s where every artist in the top 20 on that list stood 17 years after the release of their U.S. debut album.In April 2006, having become the best-selling country artist in history, Brooks was in the midst of a 13-year layoff between studio albums. His most recent studio album,, had peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard 200 in September 1986, a drop from the No. 4 peak of his hits-packed 1983 blockbuster,, would put him back on top of the Billboard 200 in December 1989. It even spawned a No.
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