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Taylor Swift · 2025

Taylor Swift

Historical music event in the Radio Music History database.

October 6, 2025Chart⭐⭐⭐⭐

Description

Taylor Swift's album The Life of a Showgirl achieved the biggest opening week for an album in the UK in 2025. It sold 304,000 copies in its first three days, more than her previous two studio albums The Tortured Poets Department and Midnights.

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    Album⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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    Chart⭐⭐⭐⭐
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  9. Taylor SwiftAugust 23, 2019
    Album⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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  10. Taylor SwiftSeptember 3, 2019
    Chart⭐⭐⭐⭐
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  11. Taylor SwiftSeptember 5, 2019
    Chart⭐⭐⭐⭐
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  12. Taylor SwiftSeptember 7, 2019
    Album⭐⭐⭐⭐
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