Why Taylor Swift Passing Whitney Houston's Billboard 200 Record Is Even More Impressive Than It Seems

On this week’s Billboard 200 (dated Oct. 3), Taylor Swift surpasses Whitney Houston as the female artist with the most career weeks at No. 1. That’s a big deal, for many reasons, not least that Swift accomplished the feat in an era when long-running No. 1 albums are much rarer than they were in previous…