Taylor Swift is back in action as the singer has claimed yet another number one rank on the Billboard chart this week. There is no denying that the singer-songwriter makes history whenever she rises to the top of a ranking on the official charts. For the unversed, ‘Anti-Hero,’ the lead singer from the Love Story singer’s recent blockbuster album Midnights, has risen to No. 1 on the week’s Pop Airplay chart.
The list details
Talking about the Billboard list, it ranks the songs that reach the largest audience on Top 40 pop radio across the United States every week. This time, Taylor Swift’s “Anti-Hero” has replaced Sam Smith’s and Kim Petras’ track ‘Unholy,’ with the latter going down to second place after ruling the charts for a short time period.
Taylor Swift’s records
Taylor Swift nabbed her milestone with her tenth number one rank on the Pop Airplay chart this week with the track ‘Anti-Hero.’ With this, the singer has one more champion included in her discography. Right now, the singer is advancing once more on the all-time ranking of the best-performing musicians in the world of music.
Swift, who is a Grammy winner, is now also tied with Justin Bieber for the third-most leaders on the popular Pop Airplay chart. Before her track ‘Anti-Hero’ ascended to the top, Swift remained on the same level as Pink and Bruno Mars. Now, the Bad Blood singer needs one more champion to tie with Katy Perry, Maroon 5, and Rihanna for the most rulers on the chart.
Another record
According to Billboard, Taylor Swift is the first-ever woman to chart a number one single on the Pop Airplay chart ranking in the past three decades. She earned her first number one rank on pop radio in 2008 with her single titled ‘Love Story’ which was a huge hit among fans and music lovers.
Earlier news
Taylor Swift is undoubtedly a multitalented person, and she has proved the same by directing the short film All Too Well. For the unversed, the film is set to her 10-minute track of the same name from her album Red (Taylor’s Version). The short film features Dylan O’Brien and Sadie Sink and it won several awards in the long-form video category. Now, following the success of the same, the Love Story singer is reportedly on the verge of directing a full-fledged feature film.
Surprise! I think of Midnights as a complete concept album, with those 13 songs forming a full picture of the intensities of that mystifying, mad hour. However! There were other songs we wrote on our journey to find that magic 13.https://t.co/jjqUNkpPke pic.twitter.com/LKI3GmpPRF
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) October 21, 2022
According to a report by Variety, Taylor Swift is all set to make her feature directorial debut with Searchlight Pictures. If the latest reports are to be believed, the singer, director, and songwriter has written an original script, which will be produced by the renowned studio. For the unversed, the same studio had previously backed Oscar-winning projects, such as The Shape of Water and Nomadland. However, the plot details and casting of the film are yet to be revealed.