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“If it\u2019s the first week of my album release and you are saying either my name or my album title, you\u2019re helping.”<\/p>\n
That was Taylor Swift<\/strong>‘s line during her interview with Apple Music host Zane Lowe<\/strong><\/a> about the controversy surrounding her latest album, The Life of a Showgirl<\/em>. And wouldn’t you know it? Taylor Swift knows a thing or two about the music business.<\/p>\n More from Gold Derby<\/strong><\/p>\n The singer’s 12th studio album debuted less than a week ago, but it has already claimed the record for the highest-selling week of the streaming era.<\/p>\n Billboard<\/a><\/em> broke the news this morning, five days after The Life of a Showgirl<\/em> became available to the public. That was all the time Swift needed in order to rack up 3.5 million equivalent album sales, according to Luminate. That bests Adele<\/strong>‘s seven-day total for 25<\/em>, which bowed to 3.48 million copies sold in 2015.<\/p>\n Swift’s first week total for Showgirl<\/em> won’t be officially tallied until Oct. 9, so there’s still time for that seven-day record to climb higher.<\/p>\n The 3.5 million figure for Showgirl<\/em> combines data from both 3.2 million physical and digital album sales, as well as 300,000 equivalent sales \u2014 a figure calculated based on streams on ad-supported or paid subscription services.<\/p>\n As of publication, and with time still left in the week, Swift is still shy of Adele’s physical and digital sales record from 25<\/em>. That record debuted with 3.38 million copies sold in the first week, a figure Showgirl<\/em> is quickly approaching but has yet to surpass.<\/p>\n Swift will have to wait until Monday to see how The Life of a Showgirl<\/em> and its lead single, “The Fate of Ophelia,” fare in the Billboard<\/em> charts. Both the Billboard<\/em> 200 album chart and the Hot 100 are currently ruled by Huntr\/x of KPop Demon Hunter<\/em> and their sensational “Golden.”<\/p>\n Best of Gold Derby<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for Gold Derby’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n