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A new vinyl edition of ‘Lover (Live From Paris)’ sees Swift take the top spot for the 13th time<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Taylor Swift has surpassed Madonna as the female artist with the most UK Number One albums.<\/p>\n

Swift breaks the record with her latest live album \u2018Lover (Live From Paris)\u2019, which includes live performances from her 2019 studio LP, giving her her 13th Number One.<\/p>\n

A live vinyl version was originally released in limited quantities for Valentine\u2019s Day in 2023, but this year, a new heart-shaped double vinyl version was made available. The record sold 47,000 copies in the UK,\u00a0making it the biggest opening week for an album so far in 2025.<\/p>\n

It marks the second time Swift has achieved the Number One spot with an album not on streaming services \u2013 the last time being 2017\u2019s \u2018Reputation\u2018, which was only available to stream weeks after its release.<\/p>\n

She\u2019s now neck and neck with Elvis Presley, who also has 13 UK Number One albums. Ahead of her are the Rolling Stones, who have 14, and Robbie Williams and the Beatles in joint first place with 13.<\/p>\n

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Taylor Swift performs onstage during \u2018The Eras Tour\u2019 at BC Place on December 6, 2024 in Vancouver CREDIT: Kevin Winter\/TAS24\/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In recent years, Swift has broken numerous records when it comes to vinyl sales. Her\u00a011th album \u2018The Tortured Poets Department\u2019 topped the vinyl albums list for 2024, after selling a total of 112,000 LPs (via the Official Charts Company). No other album has shifted so many copies in its first year of release this century, with 66,000 of those sales taking place in its first week.<\/p>\n

It marked the third consecutive year that Swift topped the vinyl albums chart in the UK \u2013 in 2023, \u20181989 (Taylor\u2019s Version)\u2019 was the Number One, while \u2018Midnights\u2019 took the top spot in 2022.<\/p>\n

Those two albums also had a place in 2024\u2019s charts, with the former sitting at Number 20 and the latter at Number 38. Three other Swift titles \u2013 \u2018Lover\u2019 (29), \u2018Folklore\u2019 (30) and \u2018Evermore\u2019 (36) \u2013 also take a space in the 2024 Top 40.<\/p>\n

Last year it was also revealed that in 2023, one in every 15 vinyl records sold in the United States was by\u00a0Swift.<\/p>\n

In December, she also wrapped up her all-conquering \u2018Eras\u2019 World Tour with the final show in Vancouver on December 8, and it was certified as\u00a0the highest-grossing tour of 2024\u00a0\u2013 beating off competition from\u00a0Coldplay,\u00a0Bruce Springsteen,\u00a0The Rolling Stones,\u00a0Madonna\u00a0and more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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