+1 THIS! hihi

OT: The Beatles introduced new sounds into the mainstream. Taylor's only new contributions are... um... cringeworthy self-important letters to Apple?

This is true, but remember, that at that time 1964 - There weren't as many artists as there are now to dilute the charts. The Beatles were something new at the time as well! Also, you have to consider that at that time, the pattern of releasing singles was quite different and there were differences in music distribution as there is now. Singles back then could be released one after the other as they were released in single vinyl format. Of course having 6 #1's at the same time is legendary, but the music industry has completely changed since then, and I bet you if the Beatles were to release those same songs today, they would not be on the chart all at the same time. I mean, there are artists that have non-single tracks on their albums that are actually way better than their singles, but unfortunately because they weren't released as singles never make it on the chart, but the fans do know of these songs. Swift is a prime example of this! 'All too Well' is an example -- It was never released as a single, yet it is one of Taylor's signature songs! According to her fans.

She's the closest thing to the Beatles from the 2000s.

It seems likely.

Honestly, I think if TS released 5 singles at once with 5 videos and made them all available on streaming + some radio payola, she could get the entire Hot 100 top 5, especially given how weak sales are nowadays.

This isn't very accurate.

It's much easier for artists to concurrently chart singles high on the Hot 100 charts now that it was in the 1960s and it's been much more common to do so since the 1990s. Replacing yourself at #1, holding multiple entries in the top five was completely unheard of in the 1960s and didn't happen again until 1993. The reason the Beatles were able to accomplish this is because they had already released those singles. Their first major release in the U.S. was I Want To Hold Your Hand which caused a sudden explosion of overwhelming demand for more of their music that was unprecedented and has never happened since, which is why all of their singles retroactively rocketed to the top of the charts.

The Beatles' lyrics are awful so no, definitely not.

No way. Not only would views be split among the 5 videos and therefore be lower than if each video was released individually, but Style already taught us that Taylor releasing a video for a song that already has a fair amount of airplay doesn't automatically equal a Top 5 hit.

Style is a post-album release. I was thinking releasing 5 singles before the album release.

And how many The Beatles songs have you actually heard? Come and tell us more about it here

She's better.

And coming from a KP fan too. This would be like "50 shades of Grey" fans criticising Shakespeare for his writing.

Well I can't see anyone else who fits the bill?

hell naw!