Taylor Swift’s “The Life of a Showgirl” now officially has a claim to the biggest first-week numbers ever recorded for an album. Billboard reported Wednesday that, in its first five days out, the ...

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Taylor Swift’s “The Life of a Showgirl” beat Adele’s “25″ for the biggest first-week numbers, surpassing 3.5 million equivalent album units, accounting for both sales and streaming, Variety reported.

The modern-era single-week sales record was previously held by Adele’s album, 25, with 3.378 million copies sold upon its release in 2015. Taylor's fans were hoping to break Adele's record for number ...

Taylor Swift has broken the Billboard record for the most albums sold within the first week of release after selling 3.5 million copies of The Life of a Showgirl. The record was previously held by ...