TAYLOR SWIFT'S 'The Life of a Showgirl' EARNS BIGGEST FIRST WEEK IN MUSIC HISTORY WITH OVER 4 MILLION U.S. AND OVER 5.5 MILLION GLOBAL ALBUM EQUIVALENT UNITS

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82% : With this release, Swift reaches her 87th week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, extending her records for:Most weeks at No. 1 in the 21st centuryMost weeks at No. 1 by a solo artist in historyMost weeks at No. 1 by a female artist in history Billboard
72% : The Irish Times, Ed Power "5 Stars" - Daily Mail, Adrian Thrills "An ode to her record-breaking Eras Tour, The Life Of A Showgirl is an electric and addictive return to pop for Taylor Swift." - Daily Mail, Adrian Thrills "5 Stars" - RTÉ, Sarah McIntyre "Taylor Swift's The Life Of A Showgirl is an utterly joyful ode to love." - RTÉ, Sarah McIntyre "5 Stars" - EUPHORIA., Nmesoma Okechukwu "... an album filled with the type of bangers that only Swift is capable of giving us." - EUPHORIA., Nmesoma Okechukwu "4.5 Stars" - Metro, Danni Scott "The Life of a Showgirl feels like a return to form, blending her best elements from Reputation, 1989, and Midnights." - Metro, Danni Scott "...the album is emotional, honest, witty, brutal, and downright fun.
69% : Upon release, the album shattered countless records and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, marking another historic milestone in Swift's career.
65% : Global Performance #1 Debuts reported as of Sunday#1 UK#1 Australia#1 Canada#1 Germany#1 France#1 Austria#1 Belgium#1 Denmark#1 Finland#1 Ireland#1 Italy#1 Netherlands#1
63% : Continues her streak of 11 consecutive studio albums debuting at No. 1, beginning with Fearless (2008).
62% : I was 16 and couldn't even fathom that that many people would care enough about my music to invest their time and energy into it.
60% : Consumption ChartFranceThe Life of a Showgirl debuts as the biggest selling English-language album since 2015AustriaThe Life of a Showgirl debuts at #1 and singles at #1, #2 and #3 single - the first non-GSA artist in history to consecutively hold the #1 album, and #1, #2, #3 singles, in AustriaIrelandThe Life of a Showgirl debuts with the biggest week one sales since 2017Taylor Swift has the most #1 albums in Irish historyTaylor Swift is the only artist to consecutively hold the #1 album, and #1, #2, #3 singles, this decadeItalyThe Life of a Showgirl is the biggest selling debut by an international act in Italian chart historyThe Life of a Showgirl is the biggest selling debut by any female artist (Domestic and International) in Italian chart historyNetherlandsThe Life of a Showgirl debuts with the biggest week one sales since 2015New ZealandTaylor's 15th #1, extending her record with the most #1 albums in the market.
45% : She is now tied for the most #1 albums of all-time in this country and is the only non-Canadian artist to reach this milestone in this country"The Fate of Ophelia" becomes the most streamed song in a single day and a single week in Canadian HistoryThe 12 songs on The Life of a Showgirl capture the top 12 spots on the Billboard Canada Song

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