Taylor Swift’s Album ‘Fearless (Taylor’s Version)’ Debuts At #1 in the UK and Breaks Record
On April 16, Taylor Swift’s album, Fearless (Taylor’s Version), debuted at #1 in the UK and broke a long-time record held by The Beatles. Previously, The Beatles held the record for receiving three number one albums within the shortest amount of time on the UK Charts. Now, Swift is celebrating the news of her new record with her UK fans.
According to the Official Charts Company, Swift broke The Beatles’ record “in the space of just 259 days.” The three albums that reached the top of the charts were Fearless (Taylor’s Version), Folklore, and Evermore. Specifically, Folklore reached number one in the UK on July 31, 2020, and Evermore reached the same goal on December 18, 2020.
After the Official Charts Company tweeted the exciting news, Swift took to social media to show some love for the UK.
Home is where the 💛 is
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) April 16, 2021
but God I 💛 the UK!!! https://t.co/OiPahpxcLK
the way the beatles held that record for 54 YEARS ???????? and taylor just broke it
— nat (@chasingfourtune) April 16, 2021
According to the Official Charts Company, “The Beatles for 54 years – the band notched up a trio of chart-toppers in 364 days between 1965-1966.” Now, the 31-year-old singer beat The Beatles by charting three number one albums in an astounding 105 days difference.
WELL WELL WELL you all really went out and left my greatest expectations in shambles this week.😆 Word on the street is you made Fearless (my version) the biggest country album 1st week of the last 6 years & the top release of 2021 so far. Honestly?? How?? Did I get this lucky??
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) April 16, 2021
Not only did Swift beat The Beatles, but the singer-songwriter also announced that Fearless (Taylor’s Version) is the biggest country album in the first week and the top release of the year as of right now. After hearing these accomplishments, Swift tweeted that her fans “all really went out” and they left her “greatest expectations in shambles.”
taylor casually breaking the beatles 54 year old record is very powerful to me for some reason
— rachit (@tuckedivy) April 17, 2021
Check out Swift’s rerecorded album Fearless (Taylor’s Version) on popular streaming services such as Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, and more.
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