Taylor Swift's 'The Life of a Showgirl' Notches 14th Week at No. 1
Taylor Swift's The Life of a Showgirl earns a 14th nonconsecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 93,000 equivalent album units for the week ending Oct. 8. A deluxe reissue with four previously unreleased songs, including Patient Zero, helped the album return to the top. Drake's HABIBTI returns to No. 2, The Beatles' Rubber Soul re-enters at No. 4, and Mac Miller's The Divine Feminine returns to the top 10 at No. 10 after reissues.
Swift’s 93,000 units for the week ending Oct. 8 included 65,000 streaming-equivalent and 27,000 album sales. The Sept. 25 deluxe edition, adding four unreleased tracks such as “Patient Zero,” lifted the album back to No. 1. She now has 100 career weeks atop the Billboard 200 across 15 chart-topping albums, a soloist record; Elvis Presley ranks second with 67. The Beatles lead all acts with 132 weeks and 19 No. 1 albums.
Drake’s HABIBTI climbed 116-2 after an Oct. 2 expanded release, earning 71,000 units, mostly from streaming. The Beatles’ Rubber Soul re-entered at No. 4 following a deluxe reissue, while Mac Miller’s The Divine Feminine returned at No. 10 after a 10th-anniversary edition. Olivia Rodrigo slipped to No. 3 with 66,000 units.
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