You know the numbers by now, right? Taylor Swift‘s The Life of a Showgirl made history this week by officially moving 4.002 million units in its debut week of release, with 3,479,500 of those coming in sales — both single-week records for an album released in the modern era (since 1991).
Showgirl passes Adele’s 25, which previously held both benchmarks — moving 3.482 million units in its 2015 debut week, with 3.378 million of that number coming in sales. In addition setting those records while debuting atop the Billboard 200, Showgirl launches all 12 of its tracks into the top 12 of the Billboard Hot 100 — also a record for top-end dominance — as lead single and opening track “The Fate of Ophelia” bows at No. 1, becoming Swift’s 13th song to reign on the chart.
How has she managed to set