Taylor Swift's First Album Breaks Nickelback's Billboard Record

Taylor Swift has been on the top 200 for 157 weeks, the longest reign of the decade. By Jocelyn Vena Taylor Swift on the set of "Saturday Night Live" on Wednesday Photo: MTV News In the three years since Taylor Swift released her self-titled debut album, she has become an undeniable superstar. Not only has found mainstream success outside of the Nashville country music scene, but she's been breaking records all over the place. On the heels of her Fearless rerelease , 2006's Taylor Swift just became longest-charting album of the decade. "That's a crazy statistic," the singer told MTV News at rehearsals for her gig hosting "Saturday Night Live" this week . "It means that my first album that came out, the self-titled album, charts longer than I guess any album this century." The album, which contains Swift's breakout hit "Teardrops on My Guitar," came out in November 2006, peaked at #5 in 2008, and has remained on the charts for a whopping 157 weeks and ... (link)