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Taylor Swift's 'The Life of a Showgirl' Holds No. 1 for a Second Week With 338,000 Units

Streaming strength kept the album atop the chart after a variant-driven opening week.

Overview

  • The second-week total fell 92% from the record 4.002 million-unit debut yet still ranks as 2025's fifth-largest week and the biggest sophomore frame since 'The Tortured Poets Department.'
  • Tracks from the album generated 307.59 million on-demand streams, translating to 236,000 streaming-equivalent units and a second week at No. 1 on Top Streaming Albums.
  • Pure sales reached 101,000 for the week, securing a second straight week at No. 1 on Top Album Sales, with track-equivalent units at roughly 1,000 as the lead single became available for purchase.
  • It becomes one of only three albums in 2025 to spend its first two weeks at No. 1, joining Morgan Wallen's 'I'm the Problem' and Playboi Carti's 'MUSIC.'
  • No albums debuted in the Billboard 200 top 10, with Olivia Dean's 'The Art of Loving' rising to No. 6 as the rest of the top five held: 'KPop Demon Hunters' soundtrack No. 2 (104,000), Wallen No. 3 (79,000), Cardi B No. 4 (50,000), Sabrina Carpenter No. 5 (45,000).