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The 'Shake It Off' singer's first pop effort now ties her 'Fearless' (2008) as her longest-running No. 1 album on the chart.

• Feb 12, 2015

AceShowbiz - Taylor Swift's "1989" continues its reign on Billboard 200. With another 108,000 equivalent album units, the album earns its eleventh non-consecutive week at the chart's No. 1, tying 2008's "Fearless" as the country-turned-pop superstar's longest-running No. 1 set.

Since being released back in October, "1989" has never left the top 2. It is one of only four albums to have topped Billboard 200 for more than 10 weeks since 2000, following "Fearless" (also 11 weeks in 2008 and 2009), Adele's "21" (24 weeks in 2011 and 2012) and the "Frozen (2013)" soundtrack (13 weeks in 2014).

Trailing behind Swift's effort is the 53th installment on Now That's What I Call Music album series. Selling 99,000 units, which are made up entirely of pure album sales, it becomes the 53th "Now" compilation to have reached the top 10.

At No. 3, Ed Sheeran's "X" falls from last week No. 2 with 97,000 units despite a 32|percent| increase thanks to his performance at the Sunday, February 8 Grammy Awards. During the show, the British redhead took the stage twice, first to sing his own "Thinking Out Loud" with John Mayer, Herbie Hancock and Questlove before joining Jeff Lynne's ELO for "Mr. Blue Sky".

Also benefiting from the Grammys, Sam Smith's "In the Lonely Hour" keeps its position steady at No. 4 with 44|percent| increase, the largest sales gain on the list. In addition to performing, the "Stay With Me" hitmaker took home four trophies at the event.

Closing out the top 5 is Fifth Harmony's "Reflection", which debuts with 80,000 units including 62,000 pure album sales. The all-girl group previously visited the chart in 2013 with their EP "Better Together".

Other albums that make up the top 10 include Meghan Trainor's "Title" ( No. 6 with 59,000), Bob Dylan's "Shadows in the Night" (No. 7 with 50,000), Nicki Minaj's "The Pinkprint" (No. 8 with 48,000), Maroon 5's "V" (No. 9 with 47,000) and Diana Krall's "Wallflower" (No. 10 with 44,000).

1. "1989" - Taylor Swift (108,000)
2. The "Now 53" Compilation - Various Artists (99,000)
3. "X" - Ed Sheeran (97,000)
4. "In the Lonely Hour" - Sam Smith (around 86,000)
5. "Reflection" - Fifth Harmony (80,000)
6. "Title" - Meghan Trainor (59,000)
7. "Shadows in the Night" - Bob Dylan (50,000)
8. "The Pinkprint" - Nicki Minaj (48,000)
9. "V" - Maroon 5 (47,000)
10. "Wallflower" - Diana Krall (44,000)