Taylor Swift ’s The Life of a Showgirl has officially dethroned Adele ’s 25 for the biggest opening week for an album in the streaming era, as Swift’s latest record has surged to over 3.5 million album units this week so far.

According to Billboard, which cites data from Luminate, The Life of a Showgirl has sold an astounding 3.2 million copies alone, with an extra 300,000 units coming from streaming of the album. The combined 3.5 million is the biggest opening since Luminate began electronically documenting music sales back in 1991. Adele currently holds the record for most individual sales (not including streams) with over 3.3 million when 25 debuted in 2015, though Swift still has another day of potential sales figures that could put her over the top.

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