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Taylor Swift album tops Billboard 200 chart

Taylor Swift has secured the top spot on the United States album chart with her twelfth studio album.

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Taylor Swift has reached number one on the Billboard 200 album chart in the United States with her album Life of a Showgirl, UPI reported. The chart dated Saturday places Drake's album Habibti in second place. [1]

According to UPI, Olivia Rodrigo took the third spot on the chart with You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love, followed by The Beatles' Rubber Soul at number four and Morgan Wallen's I'm the Problem at number five. Ella Langley's album Dandelion ranked sixth. [1]

Swift is an American singer and songwriter. Her twelfth studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, was written and produced alongside Max Martin and Shellback, and was recorded in Sweden during the European leg of her Eras Tour. [6][8]

The achievement follows previous chart success for the record, as FTMQ News reported earlier. [10]

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In short

  • Taylor Swift's album Life of a Showgirl is number one on the Billboard 200 chart.
  • Drake's album Habibti ranked second on the United States chart.
  • Olivia Rodrigo placed third with You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love.
  • Life of a Showgirl is the twelfth studio album released by Taylor Swift.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Taylor Swift's 'Life of a Showgirl' tops U.S. album chartUPI, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]NYers perplexed by voting mailer touting candidate who ‘prayed to be Taylor Swift’s husband’New York Post, 22h ago
  3. [3]NYers perplexed by voting mailer touting candidate who ‘prayed to be Taylor Swift’s husband’New York Post, 22h ago
  4. [4]It's BEER Starmer! Former Prime Minister Keir enjoys a pint or two at luvvies' famous Hampstead pub loved by Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Sam Smith and Liam GallagherDaily Mail, 1h ago
  5. [5]Taylor Swift Heroine Clara Bow’s Breakout Movie ‘It’ Leads Carlotta Films, Artcraft Pictures French Distribution Deal of Hollywood ClassicsVariety, 5h ago

Background

  1. [6]Taylor Swift on Wikipedia
  2. [7]Life on Wikipedia
  3. [8]The Life of a Showgirl on Wikipedia
  4. [9]Taylor Swift on Grokipedia
  5. [10]Taylor Swift album secures top spot on United States charts FTMQ News, 7d ago
  6. [11]Taylor Swift makes surprise cameo on Saturday Night Live with Dakota Johnson FTMQ News, 13d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 11 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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