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Taylor Swift holds steady at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 as “The Life of a Showgirl” spends a 15th non-consecutive week atop the chart.
This week, “Showgirl” earned an additional 87,000 equivalent album units thanks to
its “Encore” edition, which touted four new tracks including the Hot 100-topping “Patient Zero.”
“Showgirl” was initially released in October 2025, moving a whopping 2.7 million copies in its opening frame. Swift released the “Encore” edition on September 24, collecting 173,000 equivalent units in its first week. Last Monday, “Patient Zero” held steady at No. 1 on the Hot 100 for a second week, marking Swift’s 51st career week at the top and giving her the fifth-highest total in chart history for weeks at No. 1 behind Mariah Carey (101), Rihanna (60), the Beatles (59) and Drake (58).
The singer, meanwhile, has been performing at private events over the past few months, including an appearance at the Grammy Museum and a Ross House FYC showcase. Just last night, she gave her first full-band performance since the Eras Tour at the Academy Museum 6th Annual Gala. Swift ran through songs including “I Knew It, I Knew You” and “The Fate of Ophelia,” as well as “Blank Space” and “Love Story.”
Elsewhere on the Billboard 200, rock group Greta Van Fleet earned its fourth top 10 with their latest, “Palace for the People,” which bows at No. 9. Olivia Rodrigo’s “You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love” lands at No. 2, followed by Morgan Wallen’s “I’m the Problem” at No. 3, Ella Langley’s “Dandelion” at No. 4 and Noah Kahan’s “The Great Divide” at No. 5. Drake’s “Habibti” lands at No. 6; Olivia Dean’s “The Art of Loving” bumps to No. 7; Kahan’s “Stick Season” rises to No. 8; and Drake’s “Iceman” rounds out the top 10.
