{
  "id": 12195078,
  "title": "Taylor Swift's 'The Life of a Showgirl' is one of her biggest albums on the Billboard 200. Here's how her others rank.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/taylor-swifts-the-life-of-a-showgirl-is-one-of-her-biggest-albums-on",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-05T17:13:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/taylor-swift-albums-ranked-weeks-no-1-billboard-200-chart-2024-7"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Taylor Swift s The Life of a Showgirl has maintained a steadfast hold on the No. 1 position on the Billboard 200 for an impressive 13 weeks, making it her second-longest reign atop the chart. Only the album Fearless and the record-breaking 1989 have surpassed its duration at the top. Swift s previous longest stay at No. 1 is held by her album The Tortured Poets Department, which stayed at the top for 17 weeks.\n\nSwift s 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, not only shattered the record for the biggest debut sales week ever but also continued to generate sales and streams in the US for several months post-release. Following seven consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, Showgirl returned for an additional five weeks atop the all-genre album chart, outperforming both Fearless and 1989 as Swift s second-longest reign.\n\nHere is a rundown of Swift s other 16 studio albums ranked by their Billboard 200 performances.",
  "summary": "Taylor Swift's \"The Life of a Showgirl\" is one of her biggest albums on the Billboard 200, but falls short of her personal best chart record.",
  "key_points": [
    "\"The Life of a Showgirl\" holds No. 1 on Billboard 200 for 13 weeks",
    "\"Fearless\" and \"1989\" are Swift's longest stays at No. 1",
    "\"The Life of a Showgirl\" broke record for biggest debut sales week"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}