Taylor Swift has once again topped the charts.
The 35-year-old singer-songwriter’s 12th album, The Life of a Showgirl, has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 4.002 million units, 3,479,500 from physical sales and 522,600 from streaming, according to Billboard. The album dethroned KPop Demon Hunters to take the top spot; the Netflix soundtrack fell to No. 2. This is the largest week of sales ever since Luminate started collecting data in 1991.
All songs from the album debuted on the Billboard Hot 100, taking the top 12 spots, according to Billboard, making it the first album to take all of the top spots on the chart uninterrupted. The album’s lead single, “The Fate of Ophelia,” took the No. 1 spot with 92.5 million official U.S. streams, becoming her 13th No. 1 on the chart. In order from No. 2 to No. 12, the songs ranked: “Opalite,” “Elizabeth Taylor,” “Father Figure,” “Wood,” “Wi$h Li$t,” “Actually Romantic,” “The Life of a Showgirl featuring Sabrina Carpenter,” “Eldest Daughter,” “Cancelled,” “Ruin the Friendship” and “Honey.”
The Life of a Showgirl marks Swift’s 15th No. 1 on the chart, including the rerecorded Taylor’s Version of 1989, Red, Speak Now and Fearless, which the singer planned to continue with her debut self-titled album and Reputation before she was able to acquire her catalog for her first six albums. She is now the soloist with the most No. 1 albums, breaking a tie with Drake and Jay Z. The Beatles, who have 19 No. 1 albums, remain in the overall top spot.
On Oct. 8, with over a full day of tracking left, Swift officially took the record for biggest opening week so far for a record in the streaming era, according to Billboard, with data sourced from Luminate. As of Wednesday, she had sold a reported 3.2 million copies with 300,000 streaming units, taking her to a record-breaking 3.5 million combined.
The singer has been making the rounds on late-night TV for the album, something she hasn’t done in years. She stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last week to talk about the album, her recent engagement to Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and more. The NBC late night show opted to air an extended version of Swift’s appearance as a special episode on Oct. 10.
The “Fate of Ophelia” singer also stopped by NBC’s second late-night show, Late Night with Seth Meyers, as the episode’s only guest. “It’s absolutely been my favorite one,” Swift said during the interview about the Life of a Showgirl rollout, calling it the “most joyful” of her career.
After Good Morning America announced Sunday that Swift would be joining the show on Monday to make an exclusive announcement, it was revealed that the singer-songwriter would be releasing a six-episode behind-the-scenes docuseries and concert film of her final Eras Tour show on Disney+ on Dec. 12.
The Life of a Showgirl, produced and written by the singer herself along with hitmakers Max Martin and Shellback, was thought to be a return to some of her most standard pop albums, like 1989, but instead leaned more towards a mix of Evermore and Midnights. The album sold 2.7 million copies on release day (Oct. 3), making that day alone her largest week ever, according to Luminate via Billboard.
In addition to the album, Swift released a cinematic companion, which included a chance to see the music video for the album’s lead single, “The Fate of Ophelia,” before its online release. Swift directed the video, which was filmed by frequent collaborator and Oscar-nominated cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto, and features choreography from famed choreographer Mandy Moore, who worked on the singer’s Eras tour.
The Grammy Award-winner’s release event — not fully classified as a film or a documentary — earned an estimated $33 million at the domestic box office and an additional $13 million worldwide, bringing its grand total to $46 million globally.
