Taylor Swift just turned the U.K. music charts into her own ladder! Her 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” dropped on October 3, 2025, and stormed to No. 1 on both the Official Albums Chart and Singles Chart on October 10, 2025. This marked her biggest debut ever in the UK, with a jaw-dropping 423,000 units sold across physicals, streaming, and downloads.
Taylor Swift occupies the top 3 on the UK singles chart this week:
#1: The Fate of Ophelia
#2: Opalite
#3: Elizabeth Taylor pic.twitter.com/dcodvPmyJW— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) October 10, 2025
This new era has become a massive moment for Taylor Swift. Streaming alone accounted for 84,000 of those sales, beating both The Tortured Poets Department and Sheeran’s Divide. The vinyl version broke modern chart history, becoming the biggest one-week vinyl sale since records began in 1994. The “Opalite” singer now holds 14 No. 1 albums in the UK, tying The Rolling Stones for second place overall, and she is just one step behind The Beatles and Robbie Williams, who share the first place with 15 each.
Taylor Swift's 'The Life of A Showgirl' officially debuts at #1 on the UK albums chart with 423,000 sold.
It earns the biggest debut of her career and for any album this decade. pic.twitter.com/M8eR1F4rbN
— chart data (@chartdata) October 10, 2025
The album’s singles are also making moves. For example, “The Fate of Ophelia” debuted at No. 1, followed closely by “Elizabeth Taylor” at No. 2 and “Opalite” at No. 3. That makes five UK hits, joining her older hits “Look What You Made Me Do,” “Anti-Hero,” “Is It Over Now?” and “Fortnight.” Meanwhile, Olivia Dean and KPop Demon Hunters slipped to No. 4 and No. 5, making room for Taylor Swift.
The verdict is clear: The Life of a Showgirl took over the United Kingdom!
