“The Life of a Showgirl” is coming at an end.
The Taylor Swift album lived fast and died young.
After selling 4 million copies including streaming in its first week, “Showgirl” has drained its numbers very quickly.
Although it’s still number 1 this week, “Showgirl” sold only 21,751 CDs, LPs, cassettes, and paid downloads.
The rest of the 143,275 came from streaming. But even that little adventure is lightening up now. Swift’s song have been temporarily replaced by Halloween records. “Monster Mash,” from the 1960s, is number 1 today. (“Thriller” is number 1 on iTunes.)
Swift’s marketing team won’t settle for this result but they’ve actually sold all the physical product to the people who wanted it.
As for iTunes: Swift probably doesn’t have a follow up single to “The Fate of Ophelia.” She kept her individual tracks off of iTunes for two weeks, then released only “Ophelia.” Now that they’re all available, they’re not doing business.
Don’t cry for Taylor Swift! It’s estimated her earnings so far from this album are around $135 million. She can throw herself a really nice wedding!
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