 It's now the only album by a female artist to stay at the top for so long. The previous record was held by Whitney Houston for her album Whitney in 1987. Anastasia Tsoulkas, NPR News, New York. Stocks reached new record highs on Wall Street today. The Dow Jones Industrial Average shot up 742 points. The S&P 500 rose 35 points. I'm Jack Spear, NPR News in Washington.