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\n\tTaylor Swift<\/a> buries her rivals under a mountain of sales and streams in the U.K. as 1989 (Taylor\u2019s Version) <\/em>debuts at No. 1.<\/p>\n \n\tSwift\u2019s latest release, the fourth of her six recording projects, clocks up a \u201cmassive\u201d 184,000 chart units, the Official Charts Company<\/a> reports, more than double that of the original 1989\u2019<\/em>s opening-week sales of 90,000, accumulated following its release in 2014. <\/p>\n \n\tThat opening result crushes the previous record holder for 2023, Lewis Capaldi\u2019s Broken By Desire to Be Heavenly Sent<\/em>, which scored 95,000 chart units in its week one. <\/p>\n \n\tThe runaway leader at the midweek stage<\/a>, 1989 (Taylor\u2019s Version)<\/em> outperforms the rest of the top 10 combined during the latest cycle, and is the fastest-selling vinyl release of the year, with 62,000 copies sold, according to the OCC. <\/p>\n \n\tIt\u2019s Swift\u2019s 11th chart-topping U.K. album, extending her own record as the woman with the most U.K. leaders this century, and the female artist with the 11 consecutive No. 1 albums in the briefest timeframe, at 11 years. <\/p>\n \n\tAmong female artists, only Madonna has more \u2014 with 12. It\u2019s only a matter of time before TayTay catches up with the Queen of Pop.<\/p>\n