Taylor Swift's ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ debuts with 4.002M on BB200

[Teletubby 152,110]

The Life of a Showgirl debuts with 4.002 million equivalent album units.
Of that sum, pure album sales total 3,479,500. Those are the largest weekly sums for an album, by both equivalent album units and pure album sales, since Luminate started electronically collecting data in 1991, beginning the modern era of weekly music tabulation.

Previously, the modern-era records for single-week equivalent album units, and pure album sales, for an album were set by the opening frame of Adele’s 25, with 3.482 million units, of which 3.378 million were pure album sales, in November 2015.

Of The Life of a Showgirl’s 4.002 million first-week equivalent album units, pure album sales (purchases of the physical and digital versions of the album) comprise 3,479,500 and SEA units comprise 522,600 (equaling 680.9 million on-demand official streams of the tracks on the album; it also debuts at No. 1 on Top Streaming Albums). The album has zero TEA units, as none of its tracks were available to purchase individually on digital retail services. (Notably, The Life of a Showgirl is the first album to be No. 1 with no TEA units, and no tracks available to purchase individually, since the Billboard 200 began ranking albums by equivalent album units with the Dec. 13, 2014-dated chart.)
 

The Life of a Showgirl sold 3,479,500 copies in pure album sales in its first week (purchases of digital downloads, CDs, vinyl LPs and cassette tapes). That is the single largest sales week for an album since 1991, when Luminate began electronically tracking music sales. The album sold 2.7 million on its first day, a figure that was likely driven by a significant number of pre-orders for the physical album shipped to customers for arrival on release day, as well as pre-orders of the digital download album that were redeemed on release day.

The first-week sales of The Life of a Showgirl were powered by its availability across 38 versions of the album over its first week. There were 27 physical editions and 11 digital download editions. Of the physical editions, there were 16 CDs, two deluxe CD boxed sets containing branded clothing and a CD, eight vinyl LPs and one cassette.

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CD variants — 16
• Sweat and Vanilla Perfume CD with Poster
• Sweat and Vanilla Perfume Edition Limited Release Deluxe CD*available only for 72h
• It's Frightening Edition Limited Release Deluxe CD*available only for 72h
• It's Rapturous Edition Limited Release Deluxe CD *available only for 72h
• It’s Beautiful Edition Limited Release Deluxe CD *available only for 72h
• It's Frightening CD*🎯 Target exclusive
• It's Rapturous CD *🎯 Target exclusive
• It’s Beautiful Edition CD *🎯 Target exclusive
• CD + Hand Signed Photo 1 *available only for 48h
• CD + Hand Signed Photo 2 *available only for 48h
• CD + Hand Signed Photo 3*available only for 48h
• CD + Hand Signed Photo 4 *available only for 48h
• Alone in my Tower Acoustic Version CD*available only for 24h
• Dressing Room Rehearsal Version CD *available only for 24h
• Life is a Song Acoustic Version CD *available only for 24h
• So Glamorous Cabaret Version CD*available only for 24h

Vinyl variants — 8
• Sweat and Vanilla Perfume Portofino Orange Glitter Vinyl
• Wintergreen & Onyx Marbled Vinyl *available only for 48h
• Violet Shimmer Marbled Vinyl *available only for 48h
• Baby, That's Show Business Edition Lakeside Beach Blue Sparkle Vinyl *available only for 48h
• Baby, That's Show Business Edition Lovely Bouquet Golden Vinyl *available only for 48h
• The Tiny Bubbles in Champagne Edition Under Bright Lights Pearlescent Vinyl *available only for 48h
• The Tiny Bubbles in Champagne Edition Red Lipstick & Lace Transparent Vinyl *available only for 48h
• The Crowd is Your King Edition Summertime Spritz Pink Shimmer Vinyl  *🎯 Target exclusive

Digital album— 8
• Standard album
• "A Look Behind the Curtain” *iTunes exclusive
• The Life of a Showgirl (Track by Track Version)
• Alone in my Tower Acoustic Version*available only for 24h
• Dressing Room Rehearsal Version *available only for 24h
• Life is a Song Acoustic Version *available only for 24h
• So Glamorous Cabaret Version *available only for 10h
• So Punk On The Internet Version (D2C) *available only for 6,5h

Boxsets — 2
• The Life of a Showgirl Crewneck Spotify Fans First Box Set *available only for 7 days
• The Life of a Showgirl Cardigan Box Set *available only for 48h

Cassette — 1
• Sweat and Vanilla Perfume Cassette

Swift also breaks out of a tie with Drake and JAY-Z for the most No. 1 albums among soloists and becomes the sole act with the second-most No. 1s. Only The Beatles, with 19 No. 1s, have more, dating to when the chart began publishing on a regular, weekly basis in 1956.
 

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[Anderson123 38,937]

Congrats to the fans’ loyalty. Insane to see these numbers in 2025. 

Apparently Adele still holds the record for first week sales worldwide which is 5.7m. Is that correct?
 

[LadyxGaGa 2,478]

6 minutes ago, Anderson123 said:

Congrats to the fans’ loyalty. Insane to see these numbers in 2025. 

Apparently Adele still holds the record for first week sales worldwide which is 5.7m. Is that correct?
 

i saw that too which i mean given how massive that album was i wouldn’t doubt it still has some records left to break 

[InTheCloset 20,349]

@Teletubby showing all the variants. Drag her queen

[FATCAT 60,363]

Kind of disappointing she couldn't have had this success on a more deserving album 

[Lucas 27,526]

Congratulations to her for the honest and organic success!

[JazmineRice 878]

Yassssss 💯 

[Rahrahbitchson 20,935]

10 minutes ago, FATCAT said:

Kind of disappointing she couldn't have had this success on a more deserving album 

Totally agree, i feel her last good album was Folklore and some songs in Evermore, i thought Midnights didnt deserve AOTY but actually it grew on me, so i really feel Midnights was a good album, after that it is just unnecessary music at this point 

[LadyxGaGa 2,478]

let’s hope whatever records she may have left she is able to smash them with an album everyone will love

 

let’s all pray for a great era but also be wishful for an amazing album #13

[weed 74,631]

Soooo gaggy, love seeing huge numbers like that lmfaoo just puts me in awe. So many people listening

[mamo 19,291]

The McDonald's of the music industry   (derogatory) 

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[Rahrahbitchson 20,935]

This was like when that classmate got the highest grade on the exam when everyone knows that he cheated

[Bonkers 29,774]

1 hour ago, Anderson123 said:

Congrats to the fans’ loyalty. Insane to see these numbers in 2025. 

Apparently Adele still holds the record for first week sales worldwide which is 5.7m. Is that correct?
 

Azerbaijan really let Taylor down.  

[River 118,521]

Fake numbers 

[Teletubby 152,110]

4 minutes ago, River said:

Fake numbers 

 I bought you all variants for tomorrow's birthday