Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl Breaks Records with 4 Million Sales in Week One

Such is the world of entertainment! Taylor Swift’s twelfth studio album, *The Life Of A Showgirl*, has achieved an astonishing milestone by selling 4.002 million equivalent album units in its first week within the United States. This figure, which combines both album sales and streaming activity, marks the largest first-week sales in modern music history, as reported by Luminate, the analytics firm that has been monitoring sales since 1991.

Swift has surpassed Adele’s record set in 2015 when her album *25* sold 3.378 million copies during its first week.

Released on October 3, *The Life Of A Showgirl* saw pure album sales reach an impressive 3,479,500 copies in its opening week.

In another remarkable achievement, Swift now holds the record for the most No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200 by a solo artist, with a total of 15. She was previously tied with Drake and Jay-Z, each having 14 No. 1 albums.

Now, she stands just behind The Beatles, who hold the record with 19 No. 1 albums.

Swift’s knack for breaking records continues, as her latest album set a new benchmark right from its release day. On the first day alone, it sold 2.7 million copies in traditional album formats, achieving her highest first-week sales in just 24 hours.

Her previous album, *The Tortured Poets Department*, accumulated 2.61 million equivalent album units in its debut week in 2024.

Additionally, *The Life Of A Showgirl* has set a new record for vinyl sales, moving 1.2 million copies in the U.S. on its first day, according to Luminate. The former holder of this record was *The Tortured Poets Department*, which had 859,000 vinyl sales in its first week.

VINYL VARIANTS DRIVE SALES

A significant part of Swift’s tremendous success can be attributed to the diverse range of record variants she released. This includes multiple editions exclusive to Target, featuring three CDs titled *It’s Frightening*, *It’s Rapturous*, and *It’s Beautiful*, along with a special vinyl release named *The Crowd Is Your King*.

Various other vinyl versions are available as well, such as *The Tiny Bubble in Champagne Collection*, *The Baby That’s Show Business Collection*, *The Shiny Bug Collection*, and standard LP and cassette formats offered in “sweat and vanilla perfume Portofino orange vinyl.”

NEW DISNEY+ PROJECTS WILL FURTHER BOOST SWIFT’S BUZZ

Swift’s record-breaking sales news follows an exciting announcement on *Good Morning America*, revealing her upcoming two projects on Disney+. These include a six-episode docuseries titled *The End Of An Era*, providing a behind-the-scenes look at her monumental “Eras Tour.” The first two episodes are set to debut on December 12.

This should not be confused with the second project, *The Eras Tour | The Final Show*, a concert film that incorporates sections from *The Tortured Poets Department*. This performance, filmed in Vancouver, features content from her three-and-a-half-hour show post-release of the new album.

In contrast, 2023’s *Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour* film combined footage from various shows at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, and was released ahead of *The Tortured Poets Department*.