Taylor Swift's First Grammy-Winning Album Reaches A New Lifetime Peak
This week in the United Kingdom, a dozen of Taylor Swift's albums appear on various charts. Some show up on just one ranking, while others land on as many as six.
Many of her earliest projects return to several lists after fans deemed it acceptable once again to buy and stream releases that, until recently, financially benefited people other than the singer-songwriter herself. Now that Swift owns the rights to her own work, interest in those albums has surged.
Some of those past efforts, which had been largely passed over for years, are now being thrust back into the spotlight. One of Swift's earliest full-lengths doesn't just return — it sells better than ever, as it climbs higher than it ever has on one important tally.
Fearless reappears on three different rankings in the U.K. this week. The set is once again a powerful seller, and it manages to reach a new peak on the Official Albums Sales chart as it blasts back in. The early career project reenters that tally at No. 65, which marks its best showing ever.
Fearless only arrived on the Official Albums Sales chart a little less than a year ago. The set debuted on the general ranking of the bestselling titles in the U.K. in late August 2024, when it opened at No. 82. This week marks just its second stint on this particular list.
Beyond the Official Albums Sales chart, Fearless also breaks back onto both the Official Physical Albums and Official Country Artists Albums rankings. It lands at No. 66 on the former — just one spot beneath where it appears on the all-encompassing sales tally — while it rockets to No. 3 on the country-only roster.
Swift released Fearless in November 2008, and the project proved she was not a one-hit wonder, catapulting her to greater heights than her self-titled debut. The full-length produced some of the biggest hits in country-pop history, including "Love Story" and "You Belong With Me."
Fearless earned Swift her first several Grammy Awards. She collected Best Country Album, Best Country Song, Best Female Country Vocal Performance, and, notably, Album of the Year — and at that point, she became one of the youngest people to ever claim the top prize.
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