For nearly a full decade, Adele has held the record for most first-week sales for an album. In December 2015, her grand comeback 25 sold 3.482 million equivalent album units. Few artists have come close to breaking the record. Now, Taylor Swift has broken it.

According to Billboard , Swift has already earned 3.5 million equivalent album units for The Life of a Showgirl . Released on Friday, Oct. 3, the record is still in its first tracking week. Its final first-week count will be announced on Sunday, Oct. 12, the outlet said, giving it a few more days to widen the close gap in sales.

For reference, The Tortured Poets Department debuted with 2.61 million equivalent album units, making it the second-highest week since 25 . 1989 (Taylor’s Version) opened with 1.653 milli

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