Taylor Swift has single-handedly broken a record held by The Beatles for over 54 years.
Swift’s latest release of “Fearless (Taylor’s Version)” not only is her seventh number one on the U.K. albums chart, but it also is the fastest accumulation of three number 1 albums, reaching the mark in 259 days.
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Taylor’s Folkore was released on July 31st, Evermore on December 18th and now Fearless (Taylor’s Version).
The Beatles have held the record for over five decades with their albums, Help!, Rubber Soul, and Revolver between 1965-1966.
The new version is the only re-recording of a previously released album to hit #1. It also makes Taylor the first woman with three new #1 albums in less than a year . . . and she has three of the top 5-selling albums of 2021.
The original “Fearless” also debuted at #1 on November 29th of 2008 . . . and it spent 11 nonconsecutive weeks there.
