Taylor Swift's 'Tortured Poets' had a record-breaking first day on Spotify, surpassing 300 million streams
Taylor Swift's new album, "The Tortured Poets Department", has been a massive success on Spotify, breaking the record for most streams in a single day on the platform with over 300 million streams. The album's lead single, "Fortnight," featuring Post Malone, also shattered the record for most-streamed song in a single day on Spotify.
On April 19th, 2024, THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT became Spotify's most-streamed album in a single day, and Taylor Swift became the most-streamed artist in a single day in Spotify history. pic.twitter.com/g2tzdzdgCC
— Spotify (@Spotify) April 19, 2024
On top of that, “Fortnight,” the album’s Post Malone-featuring first single, set the record as the platform’s most-streamed song in a single day, topping Adele’s “Easy on Me” (set in 2021)
On April 19th, 2024, Taylor Swift's 'Fortnight (feat. Post Malone)' became Spotify's most-streamed song in a single day. pic.twitter.com/BWTF34NEVQ
— Spotify (@Spotify) April 20, 2024
This isn't the first time Swift has dominated Spotify. She previously held the record for most-streamed artist in a single day with her albums "1989 (Taylor's Version)" and "Midnights."
Overall Taylor Swift's new album "The Tortured Poets Department" on Spotify the album and its lead single have both broken streaming records on the platform.
Before the album release, she had already set a slightly more mundane record, as “Poets” became the most pre-saved album on the Countdown Page in Spotify history just a day before it arrived.
