The Beatles, Drake, ‘Hamilton’ & More: Highlights of This Week’s Billboard Charts
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All of Billboard ’s charts update each Tuesday.
Tuesday is new Billboard chart day each week! As all charts update each Tuesday, here’s a look at highlights of the latest rankings, dated Oct. 17 and reflecting the Oct. 2-8 measurement week, according to data tracker Luminate.
Among this week’s chart stars are The Beatles , Drake, the Hamilton original Broadway cast recording, Taylor Swift and Ella Langley.
The Beatles’ Rubber Soul returns to the Billboard 200 at No. 4 following its expansive reissue on Oct. 2. The album originally topped the chart for six weeks in 1966 and includes such classics as “In My Life,” “Michelle” and “Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown).”
The Fab Four first appeared in the Billboard 200’s top 10 on the chart dated Feb. 22, 1964, when Introducing…The Beatles bounded 22-3. They, thus, now boast the longest span of ranking in the top 10 among groups: 62 years, seven months and three weeks. They pass The Rolling Stones, who extended their run to 61 years, seven months and two weeks when their latest album, Foreign Tongues , debuted at No. 7 in July.
Frank Sinatra has the longest span among all acts of placing in the Billboard 200’s top 10: 69 years and nine months.
Read on for more key highlights from this week’s Billboard charts below.
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