Taylor Swift’s Full ‘The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore’: All 16 Tracks Ranked
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See how we break down the dozen "bangers" on Swift's breathlessly anticipated new set.
Update (Sept. 29, 2026): Less than two weeks shy of the one-year anniversary of The Life of a Showgirl , Swift surprised fans by revealing that — despite her previous declaration that the album would be limited to exactly 12 songs — she would be releasing four bonus tracks as part of a deluxe edition titled The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore . Shortly after their respective releases, Billboard ranked the songs on both sets — and now, we’re combining this initial ranking (written by Jason Lipshutz) with the deluxe ranking (written by Hannah Dailey) to re-examine the Showgirl era in all its glittering glory . See our comprehensive ranking of all 16 Life of a Showgirl era tracks below.
The wait is over. Back on Aug. 13, 2025, Taylor Swift went on her then-boyfriend Travis Kelce’s podcast New Heights to first reveal that her much-anticipated 12th album — to be titled The Life of a Showgirl , and to consist of 12 pop “bangers” co-written and co-produced with her old 1989 collaborators Max Martin and Shellback — would be arriving on Oct. 3. Now, roughly seven weeks and exactly one engagement announcement later, your English teacher is here to make her Showgirl debut.
As the dozen-track set arrives this Friday — with just one featured guest, in fellow superstar and Eras Tour opener Sabrina Carpenter on the title track, though pop icon George Michael is also invoked via interpolation on “Father Figure” — Swift will also premiere her new film event, titled Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl . The film reportedly features the music video for the album’s opener and lead single, “The Fate of Ophelia,” along with lyric videos for the other tracks and Swift’s own insight on the songs.
The twin releases should kick off a massive October for the megastar, with pop fans and chartwatchers around the world on high alert to see what kind of further Billboard history she can add to her already-staggering list of achievements. But before all of that, we present our rankings of Showgirl ‘s 12 songs — which Swift said during her New Heights appearance that she would not be adding any additional bonus cuts to. (You can also read our full review of the new album here .)
Keep reading to see Billboard ‘s ranking of the songs on The Life of a Showgirl (and now, Encore !) below.