Taylor Swift’s ‘Encore’ Edition Boosts ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ Back to No. 1 for First Time Since January, Adding a 13th Week on Top — SkimNews
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- Taylor Swift's 'The Life of a Showgirl' returned to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 via the 'Encore' edition with four bonus tracks, marking its 13th week atop the chart after last holding the spot for the week ending Jan. 10, 2026.
- The expanded 'Encore' collected 173,000 equivalent units in its first week — 136,000 from streaming (138.79 million on-demand streams) and 21,000 from digital album sales — with no physical copies yet released.
- Swift's new single 'Patient Zero' is expected to debut at No. 1 on the Hot 100, supported by a music video costarring Dakota Johnson and Colin Farrell that premiered at the MTV Video Music Awards.
- Tinashe's 'Popstar' debuted at No. 6 with 35,500 units, narrowly beating Kenny Chesney's 'Silver Sands Marina' at No. 7 with 35,000 — a race separated by just a few hundred units; Chesney's single 'Carry On' simultaneously became his record-extending 34th No. 1 at country radio.
- Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' still holds her catalog record at 17 weeks at No. 1; 'Showgirl' at 13 weeks now surpasses '1989' and 'Fearless' (tied at 11 weeks each).
- Olivia Rodrigo's 'You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl in Love' held No. 2 with 67,000 units, while last week's chart-topper Miley's 'Bass Persuades' fell out of the top 10 entirely.
Why it matters: The 'Encore' edition's 173,000 units came almost entirely from streaming (136,000 SEA units) with zero physical copies sold, proving digital-only catalog extensions can still drive massive chart returns. The 13th week pushes 'Showgirl' past '1989' and 'Fearless' toward Swift's personal record of 17 weeks at No. 1 held by 'The Tortured Poets Department.'
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