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Taylor Swift breaks chart record set by The Beatles
16 April 2021
Taylor Swift has broken a chart record set by The Beatles after her re-released version of 'Fearless' took the number one spot in the Official Albums Chart.
The 31-year-old singer scored her third chart-topping album in just 259 days for 'Fearless (Taylor’s Version) ', after the success of 'Folklore' (July 31) and 'Evermore' (December 18), meaning she now holds the record for the fastest accumulation of three Number 1 albums in the UK chart.
Elsewhere, Justin Bieber sat at number two with his album 'Justice', followed by Dua Lipa's LP 'Future Nostalgia', Ariana Grande's 'Positions' and Harry Styles' 'Fine Line'.
Taylor had previously revealed her plans to release new versions of her early records after Scooter Braun's Ithaca Holdings bought the rights to her back catalogue.
Speaking about her decision to re-record her tracks, she said: "It’s going to be fun, because it’ll feel like regaining a freedom and taking back what’s mine. When I created [these songs], I didn’t know what they would grow up to be. Going back in and knowing that it meant something to people is actually a really beautiful way to celebrate what the fans have done for my music."