Taylor Swift breaks Official Charts record as female artist with the most number one albums in UK
Lover (Live From Paris) netted Swift her 13th number one album on the UK's Official Charts on Friday.
She has now surpassed pop icon Madonna, whose number one album record stood at 12, Official Charts said.
The pop megastar is now tied with Elvis Presley as the international artist with the most number one albums in UK chart history. Only The Beatles and Robbie Williams have more, at 15.
After originally being released in limited quantity in 2023, Lover (Live from Paris) topped the charts thanks to a new, heart-shaped 2LP vinyl variant released in time for Valentine's Day.
The album also becomes the first to reach number one on pure sales (so no streams included in the total) in eight years, since Swift's very own reputation in 2017.
A 14-time Grammy Award-winning singer, Swift didn't win any awards at this year's ceremony - where she happily presented Beyonce with the coveted album of the year prize.
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The Shake It Off singer finished her record-breaking Eras Tour in December. The tour made billions and was made up of 149 shows, each running for around three hours and with a set list of more than 40 songs.
Lover (Live From Paris) joins Swift's list of UK chart-toppers:
Red (2012)
1989 (2014)
reputation (2017)
Lover (2019)
folklore (2020)
evermore (2020)
Fearless (Taylor's Version) (2021)
Red (Taylor's Version) (2021)
Midnights (2022)
Speak Now (Taylor's Version) (2023)
1989 (Taylor's Version) (2023)
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