Taylor Swift’s “The Life of a Showgirl” logged its 14th nonconsecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart dated Oct. 17, 2026, tying Swift with The Beatles at 100 career weeks at No. 1, the most weeks at No. 1 ever for any artist, according to Billboard.
The Beatles hold 132 weeks at No. 1; no artist before Swift had reached 100. Among soloists, Swift now leads with 100 weeks, ahead of Elvis Presley’s 67.
The album earned 93,000 equivalent album units in the United States in the tracking week ending Oct. 8, down 46% from the previous week, Billboard reported. Streaming equivalent albums made up 65,000 of that total, down 52%, while album sales climbed 28% to 27,000. Track equivalent albums fell 90% and made up the rest. The deluxe edition of “The Life of a Showgirl,” reissued Sept. 25 with four previously unreleased songs, has helped keep the album in rotation at the top of the chart.
Billboard 200 Chart Records Tied And Broken
- Most weeks at No. 1 (all artists): The Beatles, 132 weeks; Taylor Swift, 100 weeks
- Most weeks at No. 1 (soloists): Taylor Swift, 100 weeks; Elvis Presley, 67 weeks
- Most No. 1 albums (soloists): Taylor Swift and Drake, tied at 15 each
- Most No. 1 albums (all artists): The Beatles, 19
Swift’s 100-week total spans her full catalog of 15 No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200. The Taylor Swift 100 weeks No. 1 milestone puts her name alongside The Beatles in Billboard’s record books, even as the Fab Four’s 132-week total keeps them in the top overall spot.
This Week’s Top Of The Chart
Swift’s hold on the No. 1 spot came as several other releases shook up the rest of the top 10. Drake’s “HABIBTI” jumped to No. 2 on the Oct. 17 chart after being reissued Oct. 2 with four additional songs, earning 71,000 equivalent album units, up 506% from the prior week, with nearly 70,000 of that driven by streaming.
The Beatles’ own “Rubber Soul” re-entered the chart at No. 4 following an expansive reissue on Oct. 2, marking its first appearance on the Billboard 200 in more than a decade. The album, which originally spent six weeks at No. 1 in 1966, had last charted on the list dated Jan. 16, 2016. In its latest tracking week, “Rubber Soul” earned 58,000 equivalent album units, up 1,626%, with album sales accounting for 50,000 of that figure.
Mac Miller’s “The Divine Feminine” also returned to the top 10, climbing from No. 159 to No. 10 following a reissue marking its 10th anniversary.
What’s Next
Billboard calculates the 200 chart using equivalent album units, a combination of traditional album sales, track equivalent albums and streaming equivalent albums. The next Billboard 200 update will reflect sales and streaming data for the tracking week following Oct. 8, determining whether “The Life of a Showgirl” extends its run at No. 1 or cedes the top spot to “HABIBTI” or another contender. The next Billboard 200 update will reflect sales and streaming data for the tracking week following Oct. 8, determining whether “The Life of a Showgirl” stays at No. 1 or surrenders the top spot.
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