Swi ft shatters chart r ecords

artist in Billboard chart history to land debuts at the top of the singles and albums countdown in the same week. The singer’s surprise release Folklore hit the top of the Billboard 200 on Sunday and now the first single from the album, Cardigan, has rocketed to No. 1 on the Hot 100. Swift. shown, is also one of seven other artists who have had multiple songs debut at No. 1, and she’s the first to debut three songs in the top six spots of the Hot 100 in a single week. She now has more Hot 100 entries than any other female artist in history, with 113. Meanwhile her song The Man is on the short list for MTV video of the year — one of five nominations for Swift in total. Online voter polls for the MTV nominations close on Aug. 23, with the winners to be named live on air on Aug. 30.