Taylor Swift nets 12th week atop Billboard 200, Tate McRae back in the top 10

[Teletubby 154,666]

Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl nets a 12th nonconsecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart (dated Jan. 11, 2026) with 81,000 equivalent album units in the United States in the week ending Jan. 1 (down 42%), according to Luminate.

The Life of a Showgirl marks Swift’s sole second-longest run at No. 1. It surpasses the 11-week reigns of 1989 (2014-15) and Fearless (2008-09). Only The Tortured Poets Department, with 17 weeks at No. 1 in 2024, has more weeks atop the list among Swift’s 15 No. 1 albums, the most leaders among soloists.

#1 (=): Taylor Swift - The Life of a Showgirl 81k (5,604,000 units since release)
#2 (+4): Morgan Wallen - I'm the Problem 69k (4,320,000 units since release)
#3 (+7): Kpop Demon Hunters 51k (2,429,000 units since release)
#4 (+10): Olivia Dean - The Art of Loving 50k (608,000 units since release)
#5 (+14): Sabrina Carpenter - Man's Best Friend 40k (1,224,000 units since release)
#6 (debut): Peso Pluma/Tito Double P - DINASTÍA 33k
#7 (+17): SZA - SOS 32k (8,601,000 units since release)
#8 (+19): Tate McRae - So Close To What 32k (1,494,000 units since release)
#9 (+27): Morgan Wallen - One Thing At A Time 27k (10,121,000 units since release)
#10 (+20): Sabrina Carpenter - Short n' Sweet 27k (3,900,000 units since release)

 

 

Edited Sunday at 08:43 PM by Teletubby

[dynamite 62,213]

Looking at that list of most weeks at number one, there is absolutely no reason for her to be ahead of many of those names... in terms of musical quality 

[princedeeblebleble 2,341]

2 minutes ago, dynamite said:

Looking at that list of most weeks at number one, there is absolutely no reason for her to be ahead of many of those names... in terms of musical quality 

The biggest question is how the **** is Morgan so high?! I can't think of one of his songs   and the actual chart.. how are so many relatively old albums so high up?

[Teletubby 154,666]

4 minutes ago, princedeeblebleble said:

The biggest question is how the **** is Morgan so high?! I can't think of one of his songs   and the actual chart.. how are so many relatively old albums so high up?

Morgan's albums have almost 40 songs. SZA's SOS has over 40 tracks.

[dynamite 62,213]

9 minutes ago, Teletubby said:

Morgan's albums have almost 40 songs. SZA's SOS has over 40 tracks.

40 songs more than asked for 

[Bronco 15,176]

17 minutes ago, princedeeblebleble said:

The biggest question is how the **** is Morgan so high?! I can't think of one of his songs   and the actual chart.. how are so many relatively old albums so high up?

Type of fan base. 
The country fan base is massive in the US and unlike some genre fanbases (like rock) they have actually embraced streaming. 
And country radio is very strong so far as radio performance goes. 

And those 2 Morgan Wallen albums are 36 & 37 tracks long respectively, so the streams add up. 

[AVeryGagaHolyDick 27,847]

31 minutes ago, dynamite said:

Looking at that list of most weeks at number one, there is absolutely no reason for her to be ahead of many of those names... in terms of musical quality 

Well yes but that’s the case of 99.99999999% of artists too

[Economy 51,178]

41 minutes ago, dynamite said:

Looking at that list of most weeks at number one, there is absolutely no reason for her to be ahead of many of those names... in terms of musical quality 

This. Those other names didnt use the agressive chart tactics she does. 

 

Her on that list is therefore a technicality but I do not consider it a legitimate achievement.  So its a bit meaningless as far as im concerned

[dynamite 62,213]

17 minutes ago, AVeryGagaHolyDick said:

Well yes but that’s the case of 99.99999999% of artists too

I have no idea tbh I don't follow charts I'm just going off this list 

Edited Sunday at 09:12 PM by dynamite

[River 120,617]

Taylor now:

I'm still first

[Teletubby 154,666]

23 minutes ago, River said:

Taylor now:

I'm still first

you could never despite many attempts

[River 120,617]

1 hour ago, Teletubby said:

you could never despite many attempts

32 is higher than 1 so I win 

[Teletubby 154,666]

1 minute ago, River said:

32 is higher than 1 so I win 

Your award: moderating GGD for the rest of your life

[River 120,617]

14 minutes ago, Teletubby said:

Your award: moderating GGD for the rest of your life

bitch plz I'm quitting

[zevthepaparazzo 1,176]

That’s bcuz THE ONLY THING RADIOS CAN PLAY ALL OF A SUDDEN IS OPHELIA 

wait with that logic Bandaids should be #2

6 hours ago, River said:

bitch plz I'm quitting

thank fcuk

Edited Monday at 05:46 AM by zevthepaparazzo