Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ Smashes U.S. First-Week Marks, Ineligible for 2026 Grammys

Overview

• Luminate reports roughly 4 million U.S. first-week units, surpassing the debut-week tally of Adele’s 25 at 3.48 million.
• Spotify says lead track “The Fate of Ophelia” became the most-streamed song in a single week as the album logged 681 million U.S. streams.
• The set opens at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, giving Swift her 15th chart-topping album and moving her past Jay-Z, with only the Beatles’ 19 ahead.
• All 12 tracks filled the top 12 of the Billboard Hot 100, and “The Fate of Ophelia” debuted at No. 1 to mark her 13th career chart-topper, tying Drake and Michael Jackson.
• Because the release missed the Aug. 30 deadline, it will receive no 2026 Grammy nominations for the first time since 2007 and can be submitted for 2027.