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Swift's Showgirl Reigns: 11 Weeks at Chart's Peak!
28 Dec
Summary
- Taylor Swift's album claims 11th week at Billboard 200 number one.
- Seven holiday albums reach the top 10, a new chart record.
- Bing Crosby's 'Ultimate Christmas' sets a streaming record for holiday music.
Taylor Swift's album "The Life of a Showgirl" continues its dominant run, marking an 11th nonconsecutive week at number one on the Billboard 200 albums chart as of January 3, 2026. The album earned 141,000 equivalent album units in the recent tracking week, boosted by exclusive new vinyl variants released in late November. This achievement ties "The Life of a Showgirl" with Swift's previous successes, "1989" and "Fearless," for chart longevity.
A significant trend on this week's Billboard 200 is the record-breaking presence of holiday albums, with seven festive titles landing in the top 10. This surge is partly attributed to the chart's tracking week coinciding with Christmas Day for the first time since 2014. Leading the holiday charge is Bing Crosby's "Ultimate Christmas," which climbed to a new peak at number two, accumulating 110,000 equivalent album units and setting a new benchmark for holiday album streaming.
"Ultimate Christmas" also achieved its first-ever number one on the Top Streaming Albums chart, driven by over 140 million on-demand streams, marking Crosby's personal best and the largest streaming week for any holiday album. Other notable holiday entries in the top 10 include Michael Bublé's "Christmas," Nat King Cole's "The Christmas Song," and "A Christmas Gift for You From Phil Spector," which all saw significant gains.
