Taylor Swift Makes Spotify History as ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ Becomes First Album to Surpass 200 Million Streams in a Single Day
variety.comSteven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Taylor Swift has made Spotify history with her new release “The Tortured Poets Department,” becoming the first album to exceed 200 million streams in a single day, Variety can exclusively reveal.
The feat comes less than 24 hours after its release, signaling that the numbers could stretch even higher once the final figures are tallied.
Swift now has the top three most streamed albums in a single day, with previous records held by “Midnights” and “1989 (Taylor’s Version).” Additionally, with “Poets,” Swift has become the most streamed artist in a single day in Spotify history.
She previously broke her record as the most streamed artist in a single day when “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” dropped in October last year.
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