A re-recording of her crossover pop album 1989 has become the UK’s fastest-selling record of 2023.
1989 (Taylor’s Version) shifted 184,000 copies last week, more than double the opening-week sales of the 2014 original.
It is the only album released this year to go gold in a single week and is Swift’s 11th UK number-one overall.
Among female artists, only Madonna has more chart-toppers – and Swift is now within touching distance of her record of 12.
1989 (Taylor’s Version) was also the week’s biggest-selling record on vinyl, with almost 62,000 copies sold.
And three of the album’s songs have debuted in the top 10 in the singles chart.
All three are extra, previously-unreleased “from the vault” tracks, with Is It Over Now? claiming the number one position, followed by Now That We Don’t Talk at number two, and the provocatively-titled Slut! at five.
