Taylor Swift's The Life of a Showgirl holds No. 1 in Week 2

Taylor Swift's 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, has continued its commercial surge, holding the top spot on multiple national charts in its second week after a record-breaking debut. Released on October 3, the album sold just over 4 million equivalent units in its first week in the United States and remained No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 338,000 units in the tracking week ending Oct. 16, according to industry sales data compiled by Luminate.

The second-week figure represents a steep drop from the debut but remains one of the largest weekly tallies of 2025. Streaming accounted for the bulk of the album's consumption in week two, generating roughly 307.6 million on-demand streams and translating to about 236,000 streaming-equivalent album units. Pure album sales contributed 101,000 units and track-equivalent albums added roughly 1,000 units, Luminate reported.

Across the Atlantic, The Life of a Showgirl produced the biggest opening week of Swift's career in the United Kingdom, selling 423,000 units in its first week. The Official Charts Company said the release was the fastest-selling opening week for an international album in the U.K. this century, and set records for...