The discharge of the singer’s newest album The Life Of A Showgirl sees Taylor Swift land her 14th UK #1 album, and the most important opening week of her profession up to now within the UK, topping each this week’s Official Albums Chart and Official Singles Chart, and breaking a slew of data within the course of.
The Life Of A Showgirl in numbers
After already securing the most important opening week of the yr in simply three days earlier this week, Taylor’s twelfth studio album ends the week on a staggering 423,000 mixed chart models.
Official Charts can verify that The Life Of A Showgirl’s spectacular begin makes it the most important opening week for an album within the UK since Ed Sheeran’s Divide in 2017 (672,000), and the most important opening week for a global album within the UK this century.
It’s additionally the primary time that an album of Taylor’s has gone BRIT-Licensed Platinum in its first week on sale.
A 14th UK #1 in the present day means Taylor Swift surpasses Elvis (13) and pulls stage with The Rolling Stones, who even have 14 #1 data, together with the reissues of Exile on Fundamental Avenue and Goats Head Soup.
No different worldwide artist has ever had extra #1 albums within the UK than Taylor Swift, and it now leaves solely The Beatles (15) and Robbie Williams (15) as the one artists in historical past who’ve achieved extra UK #1 albums than Taylor Swift.
A prolific hitmaker, it’s additionally the quickest time taken for any artist to notch up 14 Quantity 1s. Since 2012, Taylor has averaged multiple chart-topping album per yr, from her first #1 with Pink on 28 October 2012 – it’s taken Taylor slightly below 13 years to achieve her 14th outing on the Official Albums Chart summit.
The Lifetime of a Showgirl is Taylor’s third album to prime the chart in 2025, following Lover (Dwell From Paris) in February and The Tortured Poets Division’s return to #1 in April.
Taylor’s success is not only right down to streams or bodily copies both, Taylor has smashed it on all fronts. The Life Of A Showgirl units a string of recent Official Chart data this week, together with:
The UK’s fastest-selling album on vinyl this century, and the most important one-week vinyl sale since trendy Official Chart data started in 1994 – 126,000 vinyl gross sales
Essentially the most UK album streams in per week ever. Streaming contributed 84k stream-equivalent gross sales to her complete this week, eclipsing each Ed Sheeran’s Divide and her personal earlier studio album Tortured Poets Division, each of which managed 79k
It’s additionally essentially the most first-week downloads of album this yr
The document’s opening observe, The Destiny Of Ophelia, takes the #1 spot on the Official Singles Chart, turning into the most important week 1 for a single in 4 years, because the 2021 Christmas #1 (LadBaby ft Ed Sheeran & Elton John’s Sausage Rolls For Everybody, 136k). The observe has amassed 132,000 chart models over the previous seven days, together with 14.9 million instances – the most important first week for any Taylor Swift music ever.
If that’s not sufficient, Taylor additionally secures a Prime 3 clear sweek, holding the Quantity 2 spot with Opalite and Quantity 3 with Elizabeth Taylor – one other profession FIRST.
Commenting on the unbelievable achievement, Martin Talbot, Chief Govt Officer of the Official Charts, says:
“What an unbelievable week for Taylor Swift, which has topped the various different unbelievable weeks of her profession. Her record of achievements this week is extraordinary, not least the truth that The Life Of A Showgirl has simply registered comfortably the most important first week within the UK of her profession. Taylor is larger than she has ever been within the UK – and exhibits completely no signal of letting up.”
Albums
Elsewhere, nursing the hangover of their thirtieth anniversary celebrations, Oasis see (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? climb 9 locations to Quantity 2 this week.
Big congratulations go to James Morrison, who secures himself a fourth Prime 5 document together with his newest launch, Struggle One other Day (5). Bar Taylor, it’s the highest new entry this week.
The Brit additionally tops the Official Report Retailer Chart this week, being the most important album in unbiased UK document shops previously seven days.
The definition of a real legend, the King of Pop Michael Jackson sees The Important additionally rise this week, up 5 (11).
As rumours flow into of supposed “beef” between Taylor Swift and Charli xcx, the latter sees her prompt basic BRAT from 2024 skyrocket 19 positions to interrupt the Prime 20 as soon as once more (14).
Northern Irish pop-rock group Ash earn their eighth Prime 20 document with the nostalgic sounding Advert Astra (15).
Idlewild’s self-titled challenge additionally provides the Scottish quintet their highest charting album (16), since 2005’s Warnings/Guarantees.
Essex duo Good Neighbours have attained their first Prime 40 charting success on the UK Albums chart with their debut launch, Blue Sky Mentality (24).
Teddy Swims re-enters the Prime 40 following the announcement that he shall be touring the UK & Eire in 2026 with I’ve Tried All the things However Remedy (34).
Greatest kudos of the week goes to Scouse rap pioneer EsDeeKid who has obtained copious viral reputation not too long ago and sees his maiden launch Insurgent chart for the primary time; catapulting a rare 28 locations (36). There are huge issues on the way in which for the daring musician.
As The Lifetime of a Showgirl takes centre stage, Taylor’s standard 2020 launch folklore additionally jumps again into the Prime 40 this week (37).
And rounding off this week’s Prime 40 in model is a person that wants no introduction: Billy Joel with Piano Man – The Very Finest Of strikes up eight (40).
Singles
Taking a look at the remainder of the singles, oskar med ok and his viral observe make me really feel marks new floor this week, leaping 4 locations to safe its highest ever place to date (29).
From one viral observe to a different, NOW OR NEVER by Tkandz and CXSPER sits within the Prime 40 for the primary time, climbing 11 (30).
A primary Prime 40 album, and now a primary Prime 40 single in the identical week. EsDeeKid is making his title heard as his pulsating observe Phantom that includes Rico Ace is up 9 (36).
Tame Impala and Dracula spherical off this finish of week replace, re-entering the charts at Quantity 40.
