WEBVTT - DFH- Taylor Swift Sets a New Record

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<v Speaker 1>Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest.

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<v Speaker 2>In every era of music, there are a handful of artists,

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<v Speaker 2>the cream of the crops, defining musicians who dominate the

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<v Speaker 2>charts like no other, and without question, Taylor Swift is

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<v Speaker 2>that person right now. With her latest efforts speak Now,

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<v Speaker 2>Taylor's version debuting at number one on the Billboard two hundred,

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<v Speaker 2>she now has twelve number one albums to her name.

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<v Speaker 2>That's more than any other woman ever, surpassing Barbara Streisan

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<v Speaker 2>and only a step bind jay Z with fourteen number

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<v Speaker 2>ones and The Beatles with nineteen. The reissue of Speak

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<v Speaker 2>Now also claims the biggest debut week for twenty twenty three,

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<v Speaker 2>and three of Taylor's other projects, Midnight's Lover and Folklore,

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<v Speaker 2>all crack the top ten. That makes her the first

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<v Speaker 2>living artist to have four albums in the top ten

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<v Speaker 2>at the same time in fifty seven years. Last, but

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<v Speaker 2>not least, she's the only artist period to have a

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<v Speaker 2>number one album in five straight years. Speak Now, Taylor's

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<v Speaker 2>version is out now

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<v Speaker 1>That's Direct from Hollywood,