‘I want to take a moment to thank the people who were my professors, my teachers, of the craft of songwriting.’
The album previously debuted in the same position in December, earning the singer her eighth No. 1 album.
It took the artist just three days to beat Jack White's previous record for ‘Lazaretto’.
The awards ceremony will air on January 23 and Swift will accept the award via pre-recorded video.
The new tracks feature in the deluxe edition of 'evermore', now available on streaming services.
Streams of the album have also sailed past half a billion and counting.
She becomes the first artist to hit No.1 in the UK with two different albums in a calendar year since David Bowie in early 2016.
The latest release strips back the sparse single even further and follows the previous ‘Dancing Witch‘ version, remixed by Swedish singer-songwriter Elvira Anderfjärd.
The ‘Dancing Witch’ version of the star's new single was produced by Elvira Anderfjärd
The album, announced less than 24 hours before release, has been greeted with a wave of five-star reviews.
Available at midnight tonight, ‘Evermore’ will serve as a sister title to Swift’s Grammy-nominated ‘Folklore.’