Taylor Swift’s “The Life of a Showgirl” is No. 1 on the Billboard 200 for a 14th week. It gives her 100 career weeks at the top, extending her record among solo artists. For the first time, The Beatles, Drake and Swift are together in the top five.
Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl holds the top spot on the Billboard 200 for a 14th nonconsecutive week, on the chart dated October 17, Billboard reported. It earned 93,000 equivalent album units in the US in the week ending October 8, down 46 percent, according to Luminate.
A Reissue Brought It Back
The album jumped from No. 21 to No. 1 a week earlier, after a deluxe edition on September 25 added four previously unreleased songs, including the Hot 100 No. 1 “Patient Zero”. This week, 65,000 of its units came from streaming and 27,000 from album sales (up 28 percent).
The Records
- 100 career weeks at No. 1 across her 15 No. 1 albums, extending Swift’s record among solo artists
- Elvis Presley has the second-most among soloists, with 67 weeks
- Swift ties Drake for the most No. 1 albums among soloists (15 each)
- Only The Beatles have more weeks at No. 1 (132) and more No. 1 albums (19) among all acts
The Rest of the Top 10
| Position | Album | Why it moved |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Life of a Showgirl – Taylor Swift | 14th week at No. 1 |
| 2 | HABIBTI – Drake | Jumps from No. 116; 71,000 units, up 506 percent, after a reissue with four extra songs on October 2 |
| 4 | Rubber Soul – The Beatles | Re-enters after an expanded deluxe reissue; first time on the chart in more than a decade |
| 10 | The Divine Feminine – Mac Miller | Jumps from No. 159 after a 10th-anniversary reissue |
A First for the Three Biggest Names
For the first time, The Beatles, Drake and Swift are in the top five of the Billboard 200 at the same time. They are the three acts with the most career No. 1 albums: The Beatles have 19, and Drake and Swift 15 each.
Billboard said the full chart will be posted on its website on October 13.
Image: Taylor Swift performing on stage, July 2022 (file photo). Photo: Raph_PH / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
