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- Oct 13, 202590% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
'The Life of a Showgirl' Sells 4 Million Units, the Biggest Week on Record
- The Life of a Showgirl debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 dated 18 October 2025 with 4.002 million equivalent album units in the week ending 9 October[1]
- Pure sales were 3,479,500, including 1.334 million vinyl LPs; both the units and the sales are the largest for any album since Luminate began tracking electronically in 1991, beating Adele's 25 (3.482 million units, 3.378 million sales, 2015)[1]
- It drew 680.9 million on-demand streams and no track-sale units, since none of its songs could be bought singly, the first No. 1 album without them since 2014[1]
- It is her 15th No. 1 album, the most among soloists and second only to The Beatles' 19; 2.7 million copies sold on release day across 38 editions[1]
- The album went on to spend 12 weeks at No. 1 and top the 2025 year-end chart[2]
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- [1]90%billboard.com/lists/taylor-swift-life-of-a-showgirl-number-one-billboard-200billboard.com· Posted Sep 28, 2026· Starts Oct 13, 2025 ✓· 44% of score
Billboard's[3] report published 13 October 2025: Swift 'achieves her 15th No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 albums chart (dated Oct. 18) in record-breaking fashion with the debut of The Life of a Showgirl'.
- [2]75%The Life of a Showgirlen.wikipedia.org· Added Sep 28, 2026· 44% of score
The album spent 12 non-consecutive weeks at No. 1, topped the 2025 year-end Billboard[1][3] 200 with 5.607 million units, and was the global best-selling album of 2025.
- [3]88%Taylor Swift Takes Top 12 Spots on Billboard Hot 100, Led by 'The Fate of Ophelia'billboard.com· Published Oct 13, 2025· 11% of score
The same chart week: the album's 12 songs took the Hot 100's top 12, and its Billboard[1] 200 debut was the biggest week for an album by units and sales since 1991, her 15th No. 1, passing JAY-Z for the most among soloists.
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