Taylor Swift ‘s “ The Life of a Showgirl ” now officially has a claim to the biggest first-week numbers ever recorded for an album. Billboard reported Wednesday that, in its first five days out, the album has surpassed 3.5 million equivalent album units, representing consumption across both sales and streaming.

That breaks the record previously held by Adele ‘s “25,” which bowed with 3.482 million units in December 2015 chart, a high-water mark that has stood for just two months shy of a decade.

Swift broke the record in five days, meaning her tally will rise further still in the two days remaining in the chart week.

The record for actual album sales, sans streaming or other consumption, continues to be held by Adele — but probably only for about a minute. Billboard reported

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