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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Denise also said Matty was 'very happy with his amazing fiancée Gabriella,' a model and singer who works under the name Gabbriette, whom she called 'gorgeous.' 'So, we've moved on,' Denise added to applause. Taylor and Matty's 2023 relationship was among her most short-lived, but their mutual admiration and friendship went back years before. Mia Farrow Elsewhere during the same appearance on WWHL, an audience member asked Denise about her best and worst interview moments. Denise didn't hold back as she responded: 'Probably Mia Farrow, who I adore and I literally was gobsmacked to have her on. 'But she just kind of didn't get it, you know when someone is just monosyllabic? So it was a difficult interview, maybe she was having a bad day but that just stands out as ''kill me now, get me out of here please''.'
