Taylor Swift's 'The Life of a Showgirl' is one of her biggest albums on the Billboard 200. Here's how her others rank.
Taylor Swift's album 'The Life of a Showgirl' has achieved significant success on the Billboard 200, marking her second-longest reign at the top spot. The article also provides a ranking of her studio albums based on chart performance.
Why it matters
It illustrates the sustained commercial dominance of Taylor Swift in the modern music industry.
Taylor Swift performs during The Eras Tour in Dublin. Charles McQuillan/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management Taylor Swift's "The Life of a Showgirl" has spent 13 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. It's her second-longest reign atop the chart, surpassing "Fearless" and "1989." "The Tortured Poets Department" holds the record in Swift's catalog with 17 weeks at No. 1. Taylor Swift gave us fair warning in her newest album: "I'm married to the hustle." Swift's 12th studio album, " The Life of a Showgirl ," not only broke the record for the biggest debut sales week ever , but it also continued to amass sales and streams in the US for months after its release. After seven consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 , "Showgirl" returned for another five atop the all-genre album chart, surpassing "Fearless" and "1989" as Swift's second-longest reign.
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