Taylor Swift release week by the numbers: How 'The Life of a Showgirl' is doing

Taylor Swift told "Late Night" host Seth Meyers on Wednesday night that the release week for her latest album, "The Life of a Showgirl," has been her favorite so far.

Taylor Swift told "Late Night" host Seth Meyers on Wednesday night that the release week for her latest album, "The Life of a Showgirl," has been her favorite so far.

The album's immediate and staggering success could be a contributing factor.

Swift wrapped up a massive media blitz for "Showgirl," which was released on Oct. 3. Already, the album has racked up historic streaming numbers, and a huge amount of album variants have been sold.

Here's a look at how "Showgirl" has exploded in its first week.

Swift has claimed the second-best streaming week of the year, with more than 460 million on-demand official streams in the U.S., according to a Thursday report from Billboard, which tracks sales, streaming and airplay data for its charts. The outlet cited initial reports from data tracking firm Luminate in its report.