Taylor Swift Surpasses Madge
Taylor Swift has now achieved 40 top ten singles on the Hot 100, the most by a female artist. Madonna has had 38 (the last one was 12 years ago) and Rihanna has had 31. On top of that, Swift is the female artist with the most charted songs in the US. Madonna has had 12 #1 singles on the Hot 100 (the last one was 22 years ago), which is three more than Taylor. Mariah Carey, who has had 19, is the one to beat.