Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ sets new UK and US sales records

Taylor Swift’s latest album, ‘The Life of a Showgirl,’ has achieved the biggest opening week in the UK for 2025 by selling 304,000 copies in just three days, surpassing the first-week sales of her previous albums ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ and ‘Midnights.’ This marks the UK’s highest first-week sales since Ed Sheeran’s 2017 album ‘Divide.’ In the US, the album achieved 2.7 million sales on its first day, the largest sales week ever for Swift and the second-largest since 1991, behind only Adele’s ’25.’ The album also broke the US vinyl sales record with 1.2 million copies sold, boosted by eight collectible variants. Despite a general decline in album sales across the industry, Swift’s records stand out, with only a few other UK albums reaching over 100,000 sales in a week this year. Additionally, Swift topped the cinema box office with her 89-minute film release event related to the album. Critical reviews have been mixed, ranging from praise for its joyful tone to critiques of lacking sparkle. Swift dismissed retirement rumors and emphasized her ongoing commitment to making music, rejecting the idea that marriage would end her career.