The band had held the record for 54 years
Taylor Swift's re-recorded album Fearless has become the star's third to top the UK charts in less than 12 months, breaking a long-held record by The Beatles.
Following albums Folklore and Evermore, released in July and December respectively, this latest number one means Swift has achieved three in a row in just 259 days.
It means she has beaten the Beatles' record which had stood for 54 years.
Swift is re-recording music from her back catalogue following a high profile recording dispute with Scooter Braun, who purchased the rights to her pre-2019 music.
'Fearless', her second album, originally released in 2008, is the first to be relaunched.
'Fearless (Taylor's Version)' is the star's seventh UK number one album in total.
And it has charted higher than the number five peak of the original, the Official Charts Company has said.
It puts Swift third among female artists with the most chart-topping albums in the UK - behind Madonna, who has 12, and Kylie Minogue, with eight.
