Leona Lewis has outsold the Arctic Monkeys to grab the fastest selling debut album of all time in Britain.

The former X-Factor winner’s debut, ‘Spirit,’ sold 375,000 copies in its first week – over 12,000 more than the previous record held by Arctic Monkeys', ‘Whatever people Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not.’

The triumph completes a chart double for Lewis, whose single, ‘Bleeding Love,’ is also top of the singles charts for a forth week.

Elsewhere in the album charts, the Spice Girls greatest hits compilation went in at number 2, two places ahead of Led Zeppelin’s digitally re-mastered retrospective, ‘Mothership.’

The Killers b-sides and rarities album, ‘Sawdust,’ also broke into the top-10 at number 7.

Meanwhile, the singles charts saw Bloc Party enter at number 8 with their new song, ‘Flux.’

The British record for the fastest selling album is still held by Oasis, who sold 813,000 copies of their 1997 album, ‘Be Here Now.’