US EditionIdolized Pop Icon’s Latest Album Posts Second-Largest Sales Week in Modern Era
Taylor Swift's 'The Life of a Showgirl' broke modern-era records with 2.7 million copies sold in one day, including 1.2 million vinyl units, Luminate reported.
- On Oct. 3, Taylor Swift sold 2.7 million copies of The Life of a Showgirl in the U.S., including pre-orders shipped that day, Luminate reported.
- A coordinated release strategy included a limited three-day theatrical event for Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl, while Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music reported record single-day streams.
- Collectively, the eight vinyl LPs for Showgirl sold 1.2 million copies on day one, breaking Swift's prior vinyl week record of 859,000 copies set last year.
- Luminate's tally shows Showgirl is the top-selling 2025 U.S. album after one day, surpassing The Weeknd's Hurry Up Tomorrow and 520,000 units.
- Swift still has six days of sales activity and has already topped her 2024 first-week total of 2.61 million units, aiming to surpass Adele's 25 and its 3.8 million sales record.
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Idolized pop icon’s latest album posts second-largest sales week in modern era
Taylor Swift’s latest album “The Life of a Showgirl” shattered sales records on its first day of release, selling 2.7 million copies in traditional album sales across physical and digital purchases on Friday, Oct. 3.
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From Mexico City to Manila, from the United Kingdom to the United States, Taylor Swift fans cheered, cried for happiness and danced to the rhythm of the pop star’s new album, “The Life of a Showgirl”.
Taylor Swift Sells 2.7 Million Copies of ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ on Day 1 — Already the Second-Best Tally for an Album’s First Week in History
Taylor Swift's 'The Life of a Showgirl' sold so many albums as of day 1 that it already holds the record for the second-most albums ever sold in a week.
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