Taylor Swift topped the British music charts on Friday with 'The Tortured Poets Department', outselling the rest of the top ten combined and beating the Beatles for the record of fastest artist to rack up 12 UK number one albums.
Feb 11, 2024; Paradise, Nevada, USA; Recording artist Taylor Swift, looks on before Super Bowl LVIII between Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers at Allegiant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports/File PhotoLONDON, April 26 - Taylor Swift topped the British music charts on Friday with "The Tortured Poets Department", outselling the rest of the top ten combined and beating the Beatles for the record of fastest artist to rack up 12 UK number one albums.
"No other artist has notched up 12 no. 1 albums in such a short space of time. Taylor Swift has done it in 11 years and 6 months," the Official Charts Company said. "This surpasses The Beatles, who managed the feat in 14 years and 1 month." "We're past the stage where you can be surprised by Taylor Swift's achievements ... every time you think she's reached a ceiling, she appears to go beyond it with the with the next release," journalist and music industry expert Mark Sutherland said.
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