TAYLOR MADE FOR TOP 40

Meanwhile, with "Everything Has Changed" marking her 42nd ascent to the Hot 100's top 40, Swift one-ups Marvin Gaye, Jay Z and the Rolling Stones, each with 41 such hits.

Here's a recap of the acts with the most top 40 appearances on the Hot 100 through this week:

80, Elvis Presley
64, Lil Wayne
57, Elton John
51, "Glee" Cast
50, the Beatles
49, Madonna
46, Stevie Wonder
44, James Brown
43, Aretha Franklin
42, Taylor Swift
41, Marvin Gaye
41, Jay Z
41, the Rolling Stones

Swift, thus, moves closer to the mark for the most Hot 100 appearances among women, as her sum of 42 trails only Madonna's 49 and Franklin's 43.

As with the "Glee" cast (with 51 top 40 entries), Swift has mixed her multi-format popularity with the digital era, having, for instance, charted with multiple cuts leading up to and upon the releases of her last three studio albums; in prior decades (and per erstwhile chart rules), acts charted only with commercially-available singles most often promoted to radio. (Had iTunes existed in the Beatles' heyday, for instance, perhaps each cut from, say, "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" might've charted?)

Also like the "Glee" actor/singers, Swift's digital song sales are monstrous: 70.6 million, according to SoundScan, dating to her 2006 career launch.

In addition to her Hot 100 fortunes this week, Swift makes news on the Nielsen BDS-based Adult Pop Songs airplay chart. She tallies a fourth top 10 from her album "Red" on the list, as "Everything" rises 11-10. The set previously yielded the No. 7-peaking "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together," "I Knew You Were Trouble." (No. 1, one week) and "22" (No. 9).

The accomplishment doubles Swift's prior best Adult Pop Songs top 10 total from an album; 2008's "Fearless" generated "Love Story" (No. 3) and "You Belong With Me" (No. 2).