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Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ Debuts With 4 Million Units, Sweeps Hot 100 Top 12

The blockbuster opening secures her 15th Billboard 200 No. 1 as Good Morning America reveals a December Disney+ docuseries and concert film.

Overview

  • Luminate’s final tally puts first‑week activity at 4.002 million equivalent album units, including 3,479,500 pure sales and about 522,600 streaming‑equivalent units from roughly 680.9 million on‑demand streams.
  • Billboard reports every track from the 12‑song set occupies Hot 100 positions 1–12, led by “The Fate of Ophelia” at No. 1 with 92.5 million official U.S. streams.
  • The album becomes Swift’s 15th No. 1 on the Billboard 200, giving her the most chart‑topping albums among solo artists and trailing only the Beatles overall.
  • Good Morning America announced two Disney+ projects: a six‑episode Eras Tour behind‑the‑scenes series, with its first two episodes arriving Dec. 12, and a concert film capturing the tour’s final show in Vancouver.
  • Billboard counted 38 retail and digital variants that concentrated purchases into release week, as Swift thanked fans on Instagram following a limited theatrical release event that grossed about $33 million domestically.