Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ Returns to No. 1 for ‘Encore’

Key Points:

• Taylor Swift’s album The Life of a Showgirl returns to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 for a 13th nonconsecutive week, jumping from No. 21 to No. 1 after the release of a deluxe edition with four new songs on Sept. 25.
• The album earned 173,000 equivalent album units in the latest week, a 619% increase driven primarily by streaming of the new tracks, especially the lead single “Patient Zero.”
• Tinashe achieves her first top 10 Billboard 200 album with Popstar debuting at No. 6, while country star Kenny Chesney earns his 17th top 10 album as Silver Sands Marina debuts at No. 7.
• Other notable chart movements include Olivia Rodrigo’s album climbing to No. 2 and Kenny Chesney’s lead single “Carry On” reaching No. 1 on the Country Airplay chart.
• The Billboard 200 ranks albums based on multi-metric consumption including album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums, with data verified by Luminate before publication.