Taylor Swift is back on top of the album chart. "The Life of a Showgirl" returned to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 this week, its 13th week in the top spot, Variety reported. The boost came from a new expanded release called "The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore."

The Encore edition adds four new songs, according to Variety and Consequence: "Patient Zero," "Cleveland!," "Pink Clouding" and "Babylon." Swift has used deluxe and expanded editions before to keep fans buying and streaming, and the strategy often sends albums back up the chart.

The Billboard 200 ranks albums by a mix of sales, streams and track downloads. Swift's fans are known for buying multiple versions, including vinyl records in different colors, which adds to her totals.

Thirteen weeks at No. 1 is a big number. Only a small group of albums in history have spent that long on top, and several of them are Swift's.

Swift had a busy weekend. She made a surprise cameo on "Saturday Night Live," hosted by Dakota Johnson, adding to the buzz around the new songs.

Here is the background. "The Life of a Showgirl" was released in October 2025, after her record-breaking Eras Tour ended in late 2024. The tour earned more than $2 billion, the highest-grossing concert tour ever. Swift is engaged to Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, whose relationship with her has drawn huge attention from football and music fans alike.

Fans can stream the Encore edition on major services or buy physical copies through Swift's store and retailers.

What we know: "Showgirl" is No. 1 again in its 13th week on top.
What we don't: How long the Encore edition will keep it there.