Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl has been named as the biggest-selling global album of 2025 as part of the IFPI’s annual review.

Released in October 2025, Swift’s 12th studio album scored a whopping 6.05 million units across physical, digital and streaming. It’s the second year in a row that Swift has taken the prize following 2024’s The Tortured Poets Department, which topped that year’s count.

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The LP hit the No. 1 spot on the IFPI’s Global Album Chart, Global Album Sales Chart and Global Vinyl Album Chart with Swift breaking her own vinyl sales record for the fourth consecutive year.  

Upon release, The Life of a Showgirl spent 12 non-consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, and scored the largest week for an album by equivalent album units earned (4.002 million) in its opening-week debut. Adele’s 25 (2015) previously held the record with 3.482 million units.

Earlier this week it was announced that Swift had topped the Global Artist Chart, while ROSÉ and Bruno Mars hit No. 1 on the Global Songs Chart with “APT.” The IFPI reports sales figures from over 8,000 labels across the globe.

Morgan Wallen’s I’m The Problem came in at No. 2, while the OST to KPop Demon Hunters – which features hit single “Golden” – landed at No. 3. Bad Bunny’s DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS hit No. 4 and Sabrina Carpenter rounded out the top five with Short n’ Sweet. See the full rundown below.

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Besides Swift, the Global Album Sales Chart was made up entirely of non-western artists, showing the strength of the physical market in countries such as South Korea, Japan, China and more. K-pop acts Stray Kids (Karma, No. 2), SEVENTEEN (HAPPY BURSTDAY, No. 3) and ENHYPEN (DESIRE: UNLEASH, No. 5) all performed strongly.

Morgan Wallen emerged triumphant on the Global Streaming Album Chart in 2025 with I’m The Problem, followed by Bad Bunny, KPop Demon Hunters, SZA, Sabrina Carpenter, Billie Eilish and Lady Gaga.

Following Swift on the Global Vinyl Sales Chart was Carpenter’s Man’s Best Friend (No. 2) and Kendrick Lamar’s GNX (No. 3). Elsewhere catalogue releases from Fleetwood Mac, Michael Jackson, Pink Floyd, The Beatles all land inside the top 20. Radiohead’s 1997 LP OK Computer makes an appearance at No. 15 following the unlikely success of “Let Down” on the Billboard Hot 100 (No. 91).

Top 20 IFPI Global Album Chart 2025 

PositionArtistAlbum1Taylor SwiftThe Life of a Showgirl2Morgan WallenI’m The Problem3K Pop Demon HuntersK Pop Demon Hunters4Bad BunnyDeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS5Sabrina CarpenterShort n’ Sweet6Stray KidsKARMA7SZASOS8Billie EilishHIT ME HARD AND SOFT9Lady GagaMAYHEM10Mrs. GREEN APPLE1011Kendrick LamarGNX12SEVENTEENHAPPY BURSTDAY13Tate McRaeSo Close To What14The WeekndHurry Up Tomorrow15Sabrina CarpenterMan’s Best Friend16ENHYPENDESIRE : UNLEASH17Chappell RoanThe Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess18Gracie AbramsThe Secret of Us19ROSÉrosie20Taylor SwiftTHE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT

(source: IFPI)

Top 20 IFPI Global Album Sales Chart 2025 

This chart considers sales of physical albums and full album downloads, and is calculated based on the number of units sold. To qualify as an album for charts purposes, a release must contain a minimum of five tracks (exclusive of remixes or alternative versions of the same track).

PositionArtistAlbumUnits1Taylor SwiftThe Life of a Showgirl6.05m2Stray KidsKARMA3.49m3SEVENTEENHAPPY BURSTDAY2.63m4ENHYPENDESIRE : UNLEASH2.13m5Snow ManTHE BEST 2020 – 20251.67m6TOMORROW X TOGETHERThe Star Chapter: TOGETHER1.62m7ZEROBASEONENEVER SAY NEVER1.52m8Hua Chen YuLiang Bian Lin Jie Dian1.49m9IVEIVE EMPATHY1.49m10G-DragonÜbermensch1.37m11NCT WISHCOLOR1.36m12ZEROBASEONEBLUE PARADISE1.33m13&TEAMBack to Life1.30m14Snow ManOnkochishin1.21m15RIIZEODYSSEY1.17m16aespaRich Man1.13m17NCT WISHpoppop1.13m18BOYNEXTDOORNo Genre1.12m19Mrs. GREEN APPLE101.11m20IVEIVE SECRET1.07m

(source: IFPI)

Top 20 IFPI Global Streaming Album Chart 2025  

This chart includes consumption of an album across both free and paid streaming formats, translated into chart units by IFPI according to a rigorous methodology based on the relative economics of each format in each region globally. To qualify as an album for charts purposes, a release must contain a minimum of five tracks (exclusive of remixes or alternative versions of the same track).

PositionArtistAlbum1Morgan WallenI’m The Problem2Bad BunnyDeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS3K Pop Demon HuntersK Pop Demon Hunters4SZASOS5Sabrina CarpenterShort n’ Sweet6Billie EilishHIT ME HARD AND SOFT7Lady GagaMAYHEM8Taylor SwiftThe Life of a Showgirl9Tate McRaeSo Close To What10Kendrick LamarGNX11Mrs. GREEN APPLE1012The WeekndHurry Up Tomorrow13PARTYNEXTDOOR & Drake$ome $exy $ongs 4 U14Taylor SwiftTHE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT15ROSÉrosie16Gracie AbramsThe Secret of Us17Noah KahanStick Season18Chappell RoanThe Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess19Alex WarrenYou’ll Be Alright, Kid20Sabrina CarpenterMan’s Best Friend

(source: IFPI)

Top 20 IFPI Global Vinyl Album Chart 2025

This chart considers sales of vinyl albums only, and is calculated based on the number of units sold. To qualify as an album for charts purposes, a release must contain a minimum of five tracks (exclusive of remixes or alternative versions of the same track). 

PositionArtistAlbumUnits1Taylor SwiftThe Life of a Showgirl2,336k2Sabrina CarpenterMan’s Best Friend539k3Kendrick LamarGNX504k4Sabrina CarpenterShort n’ Sweet441k5Billie EilishHIT ME HARD AND SOFT428k6Lady GagaMAYHEM367k7The WeekndHurry Up Tomorrow319k8Tyler, The CreatorIGOR296k9Fleetwood MacRumours296k10Michael JacksonThriller277k11Pink FloydThe Dark Side of The Moon223k12Taylor SwiftLover – Live From Paris220k13The BeatlesAbbey Road218k14Chappell RoanThe Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess197k15RadioheadOK Computer193k16Wicked Movie CastWicked: For Good – The Soundtrack190k17NirvanaNevermind188k18Morgan WallenI’m The Problem187k19KPop Demon HuntersK Pop Demon Hunters185k20QueenGreatest Hits184k

(source: IFPI)