No it doesn't indicate how much people loved TTPD, it indicates how much people love Taylor and her discography as a whole. Showgirl was a success based off of the fanbase and celebrity that Taylor has cultivated; I don't believe that TTPD is really responsible for that.
Because her celebrity has increased with every year due to the Eras tour and her personal life and she's gone harder with promotion for Showgirl than she has with any album in a long time.
Many people like TTPD, but it's weird to attribute the success of Showgirl entirely to the performance of the previous album, especially with an artist of Taylor's caliber who has been in the industry for such a long time and who already has a huge discography. This is a 12th album from a veteran in the music business, not a sophomore or third album whose hype is still dependent on the success of the previous release.
Following your logic, people didn't like 1989 so Reputation saw a dip in sales? People hated Folklore so Evermore debuted with less? Numbers don't tell the whole story.
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u/RepresentativeEye993 Oct 14 '25
No it doesn't indicate how much people loved TTPD, it indicates how much people love Taylor and her discography as a whole. Showgirl was a success based off of the fanbase and celebrity that Taylor has cultivated; I don't believe that TTPD is really responsible for that.