Taylor Swift Charts A New Bestselling Song Just Weeks After Her Album Hit No. 1

Music Journalist Amy Smith 19th November 2025

When Taylor Swift released her new album, *The Life of a Showgirl*, a little over a month ago, she took a unique approach to marketing that led to historic sales in its opening week. While fans could stream the entire album online and choose their favorite songs to listen to repeatedly, they could only buy the whole album at once. Unlike most digital music stores, which allow people to purchase individual songs, Swift only provided the option to buy the entire album. It wasn't until weeks later that her lead single, "The Fate of Ophelia," and other tracks became available for individual purchase.  

Recently, in the U.K., Swift achieved new success with several of her songs from the album. Her song "Wish List" made its debut on the charts, reaching No. 83 on the downloads-only list and No. 92 on the overall bestselling songs chart.  Another track, "Elizabeth Taylor," also gained popularity, climbing back onto the charts and reaching new high positions. It now sits at No. 54 on the downloads list and No. 59 on the sales chart.  

The title track, "The Life of a Showgirl," which features pop star Sabrina Carpenter, is also celebrating its success, jumping to No. 55 on the downloads list and returning to No. 61 on the singles sales chart.  All three songs, "Elizabeth Taylor," "The Life of a Showgirl," and "Wish List," are also listed on the Official Streaming chart. Here, "Wish List" is at No. 99, while "The Life of a Showgirl" is holding strong in the top 40 at No. 34, and "Elizabeth Taylor" has moved up to No. 18 and remains a top 10 hit on the main singles chart.  Among all her songs, "The Fate of Ophelia" continues to be Swift's biggest success in the U.K., taking the top spots on both the singles sales and downloads charts.  

Other songs from the album, like "Opalite" and "Father Figure," are also doing well, with "Opalite" consistently ranking in the top 10 across various charts.   Thanks to increasing sales for multiple songs and the album itself, *The Life of a Showgirl* is back at No. 1 on the Official Albums chart. It ranks in the top 10 on all six charts in the U.K., improving in many areas, although it is currently at No. 2 on the streaming chart.