“The Phenomenon of Taylor Swift: The Tortured Poets Department” Sets Spotify Record with 2 Billion Streams, Surpassing Bad Bunny’s ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’

In a blink of an eye, Taylor Swift’s latest album, THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT, has shattered records and carved its place in history. Swifties everywhere are buzzing with excitement and showering the album with praise, just five days after its release.

It was a record-breaking week for THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT on April 22, 2024, as it became the most streamed album on Spotify. Even more impressive, the album has now accumulated over 1 billion streams since its release, making it the first album in Spotify history to achieve such a feat in just five days.

Joining the ranks of award-winning albums, on April 19, 2024, the music record achieved a remarkable milestone by becoming the first on Spotify to accumulate over 300 million streams in just one day. In addition, its very first single, titled “Fortnight (feat. Post Malone),” claimed the title of the most-streamed song in a single day in Spotify’s history on the same date.

Completing the list of achievements, Taylor Swift set a new record on Spotify by becoming the most-streamed artist in a single day with her album THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT. This surpassed her previous record set with the release of 1989 (Taylor’s Version) on October 27, 2023. Additionally, on April 18, 2024, THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT became the most pre-saved album Countdown Page in Spotify’s history.

Hey Taylor, here’s to you!

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