Entertainment
Taylor Swift’s Album Holds No. 1 Spot on Billboard 200 for Fifth Week
Taylor Swift’s album, The Life of a Showgirl, has successfully maintained its position at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart for a fifth consecutive week, as of November 15, 2025. During the week ending November 6, the album earned 120,000 equivalent album units in the United States, marking an 18% decrease from the previous week, according to data from Luminate.
This achievement makes The Life of a Showgirl only the second album in 2025 to spend five weeks at the top, following Morgan Wallen’s I’m the Problem, which held the top spot for its first eight weeks. Swift’s previous album, The Tortured Poets Department, dominated the chart for 12 weeks in 2024 and has a total of 17 weeks at No. 1. Notably, three of Swift’s albums have led the chart for five weeks or more, starting with Folklore, which topped the chart for six weeks in 2020.
Chart Performance and Other Notable Entries
In addition to Swift’s success, this week’s Billboard 200 features significant movements among other artists. Florence + the Machine debuted at No. 4 with their album Everybody Scream, marking their fifth entry into the top 10. The album achieved 56,000 equivalent album units, with 44,000 of those coming from traditional album sales.
Meanwhile, Tyler, The Creator’s CHROMAKOPIA has made a remarkable leap from No. 117 to No. 5 following a one-year anniversary reissue. The album gained 51,000 equivalent album units, a staggering increase of 390% compared to the previous week, with 41,000 in traditional album sales.
At the top of the chart, the K-Pop soundtrack Demon Hunters remained steady at No. 2 with 84,000 equivalent album units, while Wallen’s I’m the Problem held onto the No. 3 position with 77,000 units, a slight increase of 2%.
Sales Breakdown and Future Chart Updates
For the latest tracking week, Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl saw its 98,000 streaming equivalent album (SEA) units, which represent 129.07 million on-demand official streams. The album also witnessed 18,000 in traditional album sales and 4,000 in track equivalent albums (TEA), the latter experiencing an 11% increase.
The complete Billboard 200 chart for the week dated November 15 will be published on Billboard’s website on November 11. For continued updates on chart movements, follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on social media platforms.
As Luminate continues to ensure the integrity of the data for the Billboard charts, it conducts thorough reviews of all data submissions, removing any suspicious or unverifiable information before final calculations. This process reinforces the credibility of the rankings and provides an accurate reflection of the current music landscape.
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