{"id":715679,"date":"2026-07-28T16:24:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T16:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/715679\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T16:24:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T16:24:12","slug":"taylor-swifts-the-life-of-a-showgirl-single-returns-as-a-bestseller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/715679\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift\u2019s \u2018The Life Of A Showgirl\u2019 Single Returns As A Bestseller"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" top-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1785255852_249_0x0.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour - Indianapolis, IN\" data-height=\"1830\" data-width=\"2664\" fetchpriority=\"high\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Taylor Swift&#8217;s four most recent singles \u2014 &#8220;The Fate of Ophelia,&#8221; &#8220;Opalite,&#8221; &#8220;Elizabeth Taylor&#8221; and &#8220;I Knew It, I Knew You&#8221; \u2014 chart together in the U.K. INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA &#8211; NOVEMBER 01: EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO STANDALONE PUBLICATION USE (NO SPECIAL INTEREST OR SINGLE ARTIST PUBLICATION USE; NO BOOK USE). Taylor Swift performs onstage during &#8220;Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour&#8221; at Lucas Oil Stadium on November 01, 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Kevin Mazur\/TAS24\/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management)<\/p>\n<p>Getty Images for TAS Rights Management<\/p>\n<p>Throughout 2026, <a class=\"color-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/hughmcintyre\/2026\/07\/27\/taylor-swift-has-her-best-shot-at-an-oscar-nomination-thanks-to-toy-story-5\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/hughmcintyre\/2026\/07\/27\/taylor-swift-has-her-best-shot-at-an-oscar-nomination-thanks-to-toy-story-5\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Taylor Swift\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Taylor Swift<\/a> has been busy pushing her latest album, The Life of a Showgirl, via multiple singles featured on the project. The set has produced three proper singles: \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia,\u201d \u201cOpalite\u201d and \u201cElizabeth Taylor.\u201d Only the first of those tracks was selected as a promotional cut in 2025, when the full-length was still brand new.<\/p>\n<p>More recently, Swift released \u201cI Knew It, I Knew You,\u201d her first new country track in years. The song was written and recorded for Toy Story 5, and it quickly became another major commercial win while her recent pop releases continued to perform well. This week in the United Kingdom, all four of Swift\u2019s most recent singles appear on multiple rankings, and several return to various rosters as they become strong sellers again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOpalite\u201d Becomes a U.K. Bestseller Again<\/p>\n<p>Two Swift songs return to rankings in the U.K. this week, and one of them reappears on multiple lists. <a class=\"color-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1FVF-9KQiPo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1FVF-9KQiPo\" aria-label=\"\u201cOpalite,\u201d\">\u201cOpalite,\u201d<\/a> the second single from The Life of a Showgirl, finds its way back to the <a class=\"color-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/charts\/singles-downloads-chart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/charts\/singles-downloads-chart\/\" aria-label=\"Official Singles Downloads\">Official Singles Downloads<\/a> and <a class=\"color-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/charts\/singles-sales-chart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.officialcharts.com\/charts\/singles-sales-chart\/\" aria-label=\"Official Singles Sales charts\">Official Singles Sales charts<\/a> at Nos. 83 and 89, respectively. The catchy cut has already ruled both rosters.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Elizabeth Taylor&#8221; Returns As Well<\/p>\n<p>\u201cElizabeth Taylor\u201d also mounts a comeback in the U.K. at the same time. The third focus track from The Life of a Showgirl reenters the Official Vinyl Singles chart, where it\u2019s a top 20 bestseller again, as it is back at No. 18. \u201cElizabeth Taylor\u201d has now accumulated 13 weeks on the vinyl tally, and like \u201cOpalite,\u201d it previously ruled the tally where it returns this frame.<\/p>\n<p>Vinyl Sales Send \u201cElizabeth Taylor\u201d Soaring<\/p>\n<p>\u201cElizabeth Taylor\u201d only returns to one ranking, but it also makes one of the largest advances among Swift\u2019s current hits. The tune pushes more than 50 spaces north on the Official Physical Singles chart, rocketing from No. 74 to No. 22. The huge improvement comes as purchases of the song on vinyl increase \u2013 a format that Swift\u2019s fans have repeatedly shown they love.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor Swift Returns to the Sales Chart\u2019s Top 10<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"color-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hDU4GB1PTxc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hDU4GB1PTxc\" aria-label=\"\u201cI Knew It, I Knew You\u201d\">\u201cI Knew It, I Knew You\u201d<\/a> remains Swift\u2019s biggest hit in the U.K. at the moment. The Toy Story 5 track returns to the top 10 on one ranking and improves on another.<\/p>\n<p>The country tune rises from No. 12 to No. 6 on the Official Singles Sales chart. It lands in that same position on the Official Singles Downloads ranking, where it advances from No. 10.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI Knew It, I Knew You\u201d also holds inside the top 10 on the Official Singles chart. The country\u2019s main songs ranking combines streaming activity with purchases to determine the most popular tracks across the U.K. Swift\u2019s latest release is steady at No. 10 in its seventh week not long after it became another leader for the superstar.<\/p>\n<p>The smash does not move on the Official Streaming chart, either. It remains at No. 18 after climbing as high as No. 2, narrowly missing out on giving Swift another champion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d Appears on Four Charts<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"color-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ko70cExuzZM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ko70cExuzZM\" aria-label=\"\u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d\">\u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d<\/a> lives on the same four rankings as \u201cI Knew It, I Knew You,\u201d though the two singles move in different directions. The first tune pushed from The Life of a Showgirl declines slightly on the two lists that incorporate \u2013 or focus entirely \u2013 on streaming. It slips from No. 59 to No. 62 on the Official Singles chart and from No. 31 to No. 33 on the Official Streaming ranking.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d performs much better when it comes to purchases. The former No. 1 steps up 10 spaces to No. 60 on the Official Singles Sales chart and improves on the Official Singles Downloads tally, where it settles at No. 56.<\/p>\n<p>The Life of a Showgirl Nearly Falls Off One Chart<\/p>\n<p>The Life of a Showgirl remains both a streaming and sales success in the U.K. this week. Swift\u2019s latest full-length manages its largest improvement on the Official Album Downloads chart, where it rises nearly 30 rungs from No. 100 \u2014 the lowest position on the tally \u2014 to No. 71. The project also makes a home on both the Official Albums and Official Albums Streaming rankings as well.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"embed-base color-body color-body-border link-embed embed-0 link-embed--long-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/hughmcintyre\/2026\/07\/27\/taylor-swift-has-her-best-shot-at-an-oscar-nomination-thanks-to-toy-story-5\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Taylor Swift Has Her Best Shot At An Oscar Nomination Thanks To \u2018Toy Story 5\u2019\" data-ga-track=\"forbesEmbedly:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/hughmcintyre\/2026\/07\/27\/taylor-swift-has-her-best-shot-at-an-oscar-nomination-thanks-to-toy-story-5\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ForbesTaylor Swift Has Her Best Shot At An Oscar Nomination Thanks To \u2018Toy Story 5\u2019By Hugh McIntyre<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift&#8217;s four most recent singles \u2014 &#8220;The Fate of Ophelia,&#8221; &#8220;Opalite,&#8221; &#8220;Elizabeth Taylor&#8221; and &#8220;I Knew It,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":715680,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[6491,35714,96,10568,201091,232049,189888,232050,236951,189891,236952,34412,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-715679","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-elizabeth-taylor","tag-entertainment","tag-taylor-swift","tag-taylor-swift-charts","tag-taylor-swift-elizabeth-taylor","tag-taylor-swift-elizabeth-taylor-charts","tag-taylor-swift-elizabeth-taylor-sales","tag-taylor-swift-opalite","tag-taylor-swift-opalite-charts","tag-taylor-swift-opalite-sales","tag-the-life-of-a-showgirl","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/715679","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=715679"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/715679\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/715680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=715679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=715679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=715679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}