As if Taylor Swift needed more polish for her decorated résumé, the Showgirl has made her sequined mark in the music history books once more.
Swift, who released her 12th studio album "The Life of a Showgirl" on Oct. 3, has broken the modern-era record for the most albums sold in a week in the United States, according to Billboard, citing figures from entertainment data tracking firm Luminate.
While final numbers for the album's first-week sales, which include equivalent album units (pure sales, streams and track sales), are still being calculated, Billboard and Luminate report that "The Life of a Showgirl" has already sold more than 3.4 million units in pure album sales. The whopping figure, the largest sales week for an album since Luminate began recording data in 1991, includes both physical and digital purchases of the album.
Swift's achievement surpasses the previous record holder, British pop titan Adele, who in 2015 sold 3.378 million copies of her album "25" in its first week of release.
As for "The Life of a Showgirl," total first-week consumption and pure album sales figures are expected to be finalized and announced on Sunday, Oct. 12.
