Taylor Swift might as well start building a new shelf at this point—she’s running out of space for all these records she keeps breaking.

Taylor Swift’s The Life of A Showgirl is shaping up to be one of the biggest musical moments of the decade. According to HITSDD, the album is projected to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200 with around 3 million units sold in its first week. If those numbers hold, it would mark the second biggest debut in history and her largest ever—an achievement that’s becoming almost routine for her at this point.

On release day alone, The Life of A Showgirl sold a jaw-dropping 2.7 million pure copies in the U.S., instantly becoming the best-selling album of 2025. That’s not a typo—it’s the kind of figure most artists dream about for an entire career. The project didn’t just break records; it sprinted past them in glittery heels.

The album also shattered the record for the biggest vinyl sales week ever recorded by Nielsen, moving 1.2 million vinyl copies on its release day. That completely obliterates the previous record set by her own The Tortured Poets Department, which sold 859K in one week. Taylor is literally competing against herself at this point, and somehow still finding new ways to win.

With The Life of A Showgirl, Taylor Swift becomes the first artist in history to have eight albums debut with over 1 million U.S. copies sold in the Nielsen era. Her dominance has reached a point where comparing her to anyone else doesn’t even make sense—she’s her own genre, her own chart, and her own competition.

Quincy

Quincy is the creator of Ratings Game Music. He loves writing about music, taking long walks on beaches, and spaghetti that fights him back.