Taylor Swift performs the “1989” set during the Eras Tour.
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Taylor Swift’s “The Life of a Showgirl” has yielded three No. 1 songs on the Billboard Hot 100.
It’s the first female album since Swift’s own “1989” to achieve the feat.
The Beatles, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, and Rihanna also have multiple albums on the list.
Thanks to “The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore,” Taylor Swift has added another rare achievement to her resumé.
The deluxe edition of Swift’s 12th album added four new songs to the tracklist, including “Patient Zero,” which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 — becoming the album’s third song to reach the chart’s summit, following “The Fate of Ophelia” and “Opalite.”
Since Billboard launched the Hot 100 in 1958 as the definitive all-genre singles chart in the US, only 33 albums have spawned three or more No. 1 hits (not counting greatest-hits compilations).
Counting songs that were released later on deluxe editions and reissues, Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream” holds the all-time record with six No. 1 songs, followed by Michael Jackson’s “Bad” with five.
This elite group of musical blockbusters seems to be getting more exclusive over time: Only 12 of the qualifying albums were released in the 21st century. “The Life of a Showgirl” is the first female album to achieve the feat in over a decade, since Swift’s own “1989” in 2014.
All 33 albums are listed below in chronological order.
1. “Where Did Our Love Go” by The Supremes
“Where Did Our Love Go” was released in 1964.
Motown
No. 1 songs: “Where Did Our Love Go,” “Baby Love,” “Come See About Me”
2. “Help!” by The Beatles
“Help!” was released in 1965.
Parlophone
No. 1 songs: “Help!,” “Ticket to Ride,” “Yesterday”*
*Included on the original UK release of “Help!” and later included on the US-exclusive release of “Yesterday and Today”
3. “Magical Mystery Tour” by The Beatles
“Magical Mystery Tour” was released in 1967.
Parlophone/Capitol
No. 1 songs: “Penny Lane,” “All You Need Is Love,” “Hello Goodbye”
3. “Let It Be” by The Beatles
“Let It Be” was released in 1970.
Apple
No. 1 songs: “Let It Be,” “The Long and Winding Road,” “Get Back”
4. The “Saturday Night Fever” soundtrack
“Saturday Night Fever” was released in 1977.
RSO
No. 1 songs: “How Deep Is Your Love,” “Stayin’ Alive,” “Night Fever,” “If I Can’t Have You”
5. “Spirits Having Flown” by the Bee Gees
“Spirits Having Flown” was released in1979.
RSO Records
No. 1 songs: “Tragedy,” “Too Much Heaven,” “Love You Inside Out”
6. “Make It Big” by Wham!
“Make It Big” was released in 1984.
Epic/Columbia
No. 1 songs: “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go,” “Everything She Wants,” “Careless Whisper”
7. “Whitney Houston” by Whitney Houston
“Whitney Houston” was released on February 14, 1985.
Arista
No. 1 songs: “Saving All My Love For You,” “How Will I Know,” “Greatest Love Of All”
8. “True Blue” by Madonna
“True Blue” was released in 1986.
Sire Records
No. 1 songs: “Papa Don’t Preach,” “Live to Tell,” “Open Your Heart”
9. “Whitney” by Whitney Houston
“Whitney” was released in 1987.
Arista
No. 1 songs: “I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me),” “Didn’t We Almost Have It All,” “So Emotional,” “Where Do Broken Hearts Go”
10. “Bad” by Michael Jackson
Epic/Legacy
No. 1 songs: “Bad,” “The Way You Make Me Feel,” “Man in the Mirror,” “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You,” “Dirty Diana”
11. “Faith” by George Michael
“Faith” was released on October 30, 1987.
Columbia
No. 1 songs: “Faith,” “Father Figure,” “One More Try,” “Monkey”
