Taylor Swift’s ‘Life of a Showgirl’ makes history with 4 million copies sold in first week

Taylor Swift achieved the biggest debut album week in music history.

Her 15th number one album, The Life of a Showgirl, has sold over four million album units (sales and streaming data) in a single week.

"It’s the largest sum of weekly units since electronic data began in 1991, and it is a big historic milestone for Taylor Swift," says radio host Zweli Mbhele. 

This follows the number one she had at the box office one week ago with Taylor Swift: The Official Release Part of a Showgirl, a theatrical presentation of the album.

She also recently announced a six-part documentary of her Eras Tour, set to air on Disney+ in December.

"And there is going to be an additional Eras Tour [concert film], and this is going to be the final show of the Eras Tour, which was shot in Vancouver in December 2023," he says.

To listen to 947’s Zweli Mbhele in conversation, use the audio player below (skip to 4.02 for this conversation):