Taylor Swift’s Top 10 Record Has Been Broken

BusinessHollywood & EntertainmentTaylor Swift’s Top 10 Record Has Been BrokenByHugh McIntyre,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.Follow AuthorJun 01, 2026, 10:58am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Before this week, Taylor Swift claimed the most top 10s of all time on the Billboard Global 200. Now her record has been passed by Drake. VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA - DECEMBER 06: EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO STANDALONE PUBLICATION USE (NO SPECIAL INTEREST OR SINGLE ARTIST PUBLICATION USE; NO BOOK USE). Taylor Swift performs onstage during "Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour" at BC Place on December 06, 2024 in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Photo by Kevin Winter/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management)Getty Images for TAS Rights ManagementBillboard's two global charts, the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S., have only been around for a little under six years. It's not surprising, then, that many of the most successful artists on the tallies are today's top hitmakers. Acts like Bad Bunny, BTS, Future, Ariana Grande, Bruno Mars and several others claim some of the most No. 1s, most top 10s and the most impressive accumulations of appearances on the rundowns. Two superstars have been in a battle to claim the record for the greatest number of top 10s, and this week, as Drake almost occupies the entire region, he passes the top female star on the planet.Drake Debuts Eight Songs from Iceman Inside the Top 10Eight songs from Drake's new album Iceman – one of three he released at the same time, along with both Habibti and Maid of Honour – debut inside the Billboard Global 200 top 10 this week. Only "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson and "Swim" from K-pop boy band BTS, which decline, pushed downward by Drake's dom...