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Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department remains in top Billboard 200 spot for 12 WEEKS in a row ... breaking record previously held by late Whitney Houston


The latest release from the Grammy-winning artist, 34, topped the Billboard 200 chart for the 12th straight week for the week ending July 20, according to Billboard on Sunday.

Taylor Swift, 34, continues to rack up milestones amid the historic sales her latest album The Tortured Poets Department has amassed. The outlet noted that the emergence of Luminate's tracking technology in 1991 has seen a spike of albums debuting at number one, as prior to then, only six records achieved the feat, including the aforementioned efforts from Houston and Wonder. Swift's 12 weeks atop the chart also surpassed a previous record held by late musical legend Whitney Houston, pictured in 1987 in London

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