Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of A Showgirl’ challenging to earn the biggest first week sales for any album in US history, surpassing Adele’s ’25’ (Nielsen era). pic.twitter.com/xC031grpDu
— chart data (@chartdata) October 4, 2025
Taylor Swift’s twelfth studio album (The Life of a Showgirl) is challenging to surpass Adele’s 25 for biggest first week sales in the US.
So far Swift has reportedly sold 3 million copies.
She would need to sell over 3.38 million copies, which is Adele’s record.
In related news, Swift just dropped 4 new variants with acoustic/unplugged songs from the new album. 
Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of A Showgirl’ has now sold over 3 million total units in the US.
It’s the fastest album in history to reach this milestone. pic.twitter.com/BCMpPpXxbN
— chart data (@chartdata) October 4, 2025
Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of A Showgirl’ sold over 2.7 million pure copies in its first day of release in the US.
It’s immediately the #1 best selling album in 2025 overall. pic.twitter.com/kEQdCl422X
— chart data (@chartdata) October 4, 2025
