USA
Billboard Report (excerpt)
Taylor Swift rules still both major charts
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
by Keith Caulfield & Gary Trust, Los Angeles

Of the superstar’s 13 career Hot 100 No. 1s, “The Fate of Ophelia” is her third to have led for at least five weeks. It joins “Anti-Hero” (eight weeks, beginning Nov. 5, 2022) and “Blank

Space” (seven, Nov. 29, 2014). “The Fate of Ophelia” drew 27.4 million official streams (down 6%) and 59.2 million radio airplay audience impressions (up 9%) and sold 29,000 (up 33%) in the United States Oct. 31-Nov. 6. The single slips to No. 2 after four weeks atop the Streaming Songs chart; holds at its No. 5 high on Radio Songs; and adds a fourth week at No. 1 Digital Song Sales. Swift’s concurrent command over Billboard’s premier album and song charts hits yet more historic heights. Of the 16 instances of acts debuting atop the Billboard 200 and Hot 100 simultaneously, The Life of a Showgirl and “The Fate of Ophelia” make for the first combination of an artist stretching the titles’ respective reigns to their first five weeks. Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” surges 32-10 on the Hot 100. With the song, which hit No. 4 in 1984, the late King of Pop becomes the first artist ever to rank in the top 10 in six distinct decades (the 1970s, ‘80s, ‘90s, 2000s, '10s

and now ‘20s). He surpasses Andy Williams, who died in 2012 and whose history includes placements in the top 10 in five decades (‘50s, ’60s, ’70s, ‘10s and ’20s, extended since 2018 thanks to “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”). With Halloween kicking off the Oct. 31-Nov. 6 tracking week, “Thriller” drew 14 million streams (up 57% week-over-week) and 9.3 million in radio airplay audience (up 124%), while selling 3,000 (up 1%). Huntr/x’s “Golden,” from Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters, holds at No. 2 on the Hot 100, following eight weeks at No. 1 beginning in August. It rebounds a spot for a 12th week atop Streaming Songs (29.4 million, up 2%). Alex Warren’s “Ordinary,” which ruled the Hot 100 for 10 weeks starting in May, is steady at No. 3, while topping Radio Songs for a 21st week (77.2 million in audience, down 2%). Swift’s “Opalite,” from The Life of a Showgirl, keeps at No. 4 on the Hot 100, after hitting No. 2; Olivia Dean’s “Man I Need” holds at its No. 5 high; and Justin Bieber’s “Daisies” repeats at No. 6, after reaching No. 2. Kehlani’s “Folded” maintains its No. 7 Hot 100 high. Leon Thomas’ “Mutt” barks 10-8 for a new Hot 100 best and Morgan Wallen’s “I Got Better” stays at No. 9, after reaching No. 7. Taylor Swift's The Life of a Showgirl continues to dance atop the Billboard 200 for a fifth straight week at No. 1 (on the chart dated Nov. 15). It earned 120,000 equivalent album units in the United States in the week ending Nov. 6 (down 18%), according to Luminate. Of The Life of a Showgirl’s 120,000 equivalent album units earned in the latest tracking week, SEA units comprise 98,000 (down 18%, equaling 129.07 million on-demand official streams of the set’s tracks — it’s No. 1 on Top Streaming Albums for a fifth week), album sales comprise 18,000 (down 21%; it falls 3-4 on Top Album Sales) and TEA units comprise 4,000 (up 11%). At Nos. 2 and 3 on the Billboard 200, the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack and Morgan Wallen’s I’m the Problem are non-movers. The former No. 1s earned 84,000 equivalent album units (down less than 1%) and 77,000 units (up 2%), respectively. Florence + the Machine’s Everybody Scream debuts at No. 4 on the Billboard 200, marking the fifth top 10 for the act. The set arrives with 56,000 equivalent album units earned. Of that sum, album sales comprise 44,000 (it debuts at No. 1 on Top Album Sales), SEA units comprise 12,000 (equaling 15.25 million on-demand official streams of the set’s tracks) and TEA units comprise a negligible sum. Tyler, The Creator’s former No. 1 Chromakopia shoots 117-5 on the Billboard 200 following its one-year anniversary reissue on CD, vinyl and in two deluxe boxed sets (containing branded merch and a copy of the CD). It earned 51,000 equivalent album units (up 390%), with 41,000 of that sum in traditional album sales (up from a negligible sum in the week previous). Sabrina Carpenter’s chart-topping Man’s Best Friend slips 5-6 on the latest Billboard 200 with 38,000 equivalent album units earned (down 8%), while Olivia Dean’s The Art of Loving falls 6-7 (37,000, down 3%). A trio of former No. 1s rounds out the top 10: SZA’s SOS rises 10-8 (31,000, down less than 1%), Morgan Wallen’s One Thing at a Time steps 11-9 (30,000, up 3%) and Cardi B’s Am I The Drama? dips 8-10 (down 12%).

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United Kingdom
Music Week Report (excerpt)
Florence + The Machine achieve the fifth no.1 album
Monday, November 10, 2025
by Alan Jones, London
 
The Golden era has returned: Five weeks after it was last at the apex, Golden jumps back to No.1 for Huntr/X, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami & KPop Demon Hunters Cast. No.3 for the last fortnight, it overwhelms three-week topper, The Fate Of Ophelia (1-2, 61,228 sales) by Taylor Swift and Olivia Dean’s

Florence + The Machine cruise to their fifth No.1 studio album from six releases, with latest release, Everybody Scream, opening atop the list on consumption of 31,369 units (15,476 CDs, 8,504 vinyl albums, 1,724 cassettes, 1,370 digital downloads and 4,295 sales-equivalent streams) – a marginally higher (0.58%) start than its 2022 predecessor, Dance Fever. The only Florence + The Machine studio album not to reach No.1 – fourth album High As Hope – came off second best to Drake’s Scorpion, opening at No.2 on sales of 40,304 in 2018. Debut album, Lungs, sold 63,032 copies on debuting at No.2 in 2009; follow-up, Ceremonials, sold 94,050 copies to debut at No.1 in 2011; How Big, How Bold, How Beautiful sold 68,788 copies debuting at No.1 in 2015; and Dance Fever sold 31,187 copies debuting at No.1 in 2022. No.2 for five weeks in a row at the start of its chart career, Lungs eventually reached No.1 on its 28th week on the chart, and is by far the

group’s most-consumed release, with a to-date tally of 2,015,109 units, followed by Ceremonials (1,061,271 units), How Big… (440,141 units), High As Hope (165,647 units) and Dance Fever (122,981 units). Their 2012 MTV Unplugged set, which reached No.27, has sold 48,094 copies, while a digital ‘best of’, Under Heaven Over Hell, has racked up consumption of 149,795 units since its 2023 release, without ever charting higher than No.105. West End Girl (4-2, 18,253 sales) by Lily Allen, The Life Of A Showgirl (3-3, 18,057 sales) by Taylor Swift, The Art Of Loving (5-4, 15,796 sales) by Olivia Dean and Man’s Best Friend (6-6, 10,259 sales) by Sabrina Carpenter are joined by How To Be Human which debuts at No.5 (12,808 sales) for Cat Burns, duplicating the position in which she finished yesterday in her profile-raising appearances on BBC1’s The Celebrity Traitors. It is the 25-year-old London singer/songwriter’s second full-length album, and eclipses 2024 debut, Early Twenties, which debuted at No.7 (7,722 sales), and has to-date consumption of 34,661 units. Within that top six, it is noticeable that West End Girl reaches a new peak on its second week, albeit with 10.55% lower sales, becoming the first of Lily Allen’s five albums not to peak on debut. Still available only digitally – physicals follow next year – it is home to three tracks climbing the singles Top 20 and has to-date consumption of 38,655 units, suggesting it will eclipse as early as next week, the to-date sales of its immediate predecessor, 2018 No.8 album, No Shame, which currently stands at 47,668 units. The Charlatans’ first album of new material since 2017 and their 14th studio album in all, We Are Love debuts at No.8 (8,411 sales) for the veteran quartet – 58-year-old singer Tim Burgess, 61-year-old bassist Martin Blunt, 60-year-old guitarist Mark Collins and 61-year-old keyboards player Tony Rogers, all of whom have been with the band since the 1990s. 35 years since their debut, Some Friendly, delivered the first of their three No.1s, We Are Love is their 19th Top 75 and 11th Top 10 entry, including compilations and live sets. The rest of the Top 10: The Boy Who Played The Harp (1-7, 9,422 sales) by Dave, The Highlights (7-9, 7,733 sales) by The Weeknd and +-=÷× Tour Collection (8-10, 7,364 sales) by Ed Sheeran. Overall album sales are down 3.76% week-on-week at 2,558,737 units, 5.75% above same week 2024 sales of 2,419,705. Physical product accounts for 364,850 sales, 14.26% of the total. It’s another banner week for Golden, which simultaneously racks up its 10th week at No.1 and cumulative consumption in excess of a million units for Huntr/X, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami & KPop Demon Hunters Cast. Although dipping 9.85% week-on-week to an 11-week low of 59,485 units (25 CDs, 131 7-inch vinyl, 1,525 digital downloads and 57,804 sales-equivalent streams), its overall consumption climbs to 1,019,012 units. It has reached that level in just 20 weeks – an average in excess of 50,000 a week – and has thus far spent 17 consecutive weeks in the Top 10. It is, however, only the eighth most-consumed track of 2025, and the 1,764th track to achieve consumption in excess of a million units this century. Only two songs have spent longer at No.1 than Golden in the 2020s – Ed Sheeran’s Bad Habits was No.1 for 11 weeks in 2021, and Alex Warren’s Ordinary was No.1 for 12 weeks earlier this year. Golden’s continued occupation of the top spot this week was not a forgone conclusion – Taylor Swift’s The Fate Of Ophelia, which it toppled to return to No.1 last week, cut its deficit from 7.20% to 2.83% despite its own consumption falling 5.60% to 57,802 units as it holds at No.2. With consumption of 409,618 units in 35 days, it becomes the 68th track by Swift to qualify for gold certification. For multiple entries from a new album to register improved chart placings on their second week is very rare – but that’s just what Lily Allen achieves this week with P*ssy Palace (12-8, 22,935 sales), West End Girl (17-15, 17,454 sales) and Madeline (19-16, 17,245 sales), from her West End Girl album, all doing so. Her highest-charting song for 11 years, P*ssy Palace becomes her 11th Top 10 hit. It is also the only new song to make the Top 10 this week – though Thriller catapults 33-9 (20,529 sales) for Michael Jackson, surpassing the peak position of No.10 it achieved when first released in 1983. Where Is My Husband! remains at its peak position of No.3 (41,056 sales) for Raye. The rest of the Top 10: Opalite (4-4, 30,864 sales) by Taylor Swift, Man I Need (6-5, 29,019 sales) and So Easy (To Fall In Love) (7-6, 27,944 sales) by Olivia Dean, Raindance (5-7, 25,339 sales) by Dave & Tems and Elizabeth Taylor (8-10, 20,499 sales) by Taylor Swift. Overall singles consumption is down 1.43% week-on-week to 30,540,759 units, 4.76% above same week 2024 consumption of 29,152,282 units. Paid-for sales are down 0.89% week-on-week at 277,030, 8.55% above same week 2024 sales of 255,200.