Taylor Swift is back to its record-breaking business. The 34-year-old singer has broken a number of records since the release of her eleventh studio album. The Tortured Poets DDepartmentand its lead single “Fourteen days” with Post Maloneon Friday.
Spotify announced that The Tortured Poets Department is the first album in the streaming service’s history to reach more than 300 million streams in a single day. Additionally, “Fortnight” is the most streamed song in a single day in Spotify history.
Swift broke her own record as the most streamed artist in a single day in Spotify history following the success of 1989 (Taylor’s version) in October 2023. Today it occupies the top three spots among Spotify’s most streamed albums in a single day TTPD, midnight, And 1989 (Taylor’s version), according to a company press release.
Then, on April 22nd, TTPD became the most streamed Spotify album within a week. The album has racked up more than one billion streams since its release.
The awards continued Amazon MusicWhere The Tortured Poets Department also became the most streamed album on the first day.
The surface has probably just been scratched.
When Billboard releases its weekly charts, Swift’s success story is expected to continue. Throughout her entire careerSwift has more charting songs on the Hot 100 than any other artist, second only to Drake overall.
Tracking for the first week ends on Thursday, April 25th.
As for traditional album sales, billboard reports that Swift’s TTPD 1.4 million copies were sold on the first day alone – including CD, vinyl, cassette and digital download versions. This surpasses their own biggest sales week, as 1989 (Taylor’s version) 1.359 million copies sold.
All signs point to this TTPD will make a historic Billboard 200 debut, giving Swift her 14th chart-topper and extending her own record for most No. 1 albums by a female artist. However, she would also tie Jay-Z’s record for most No. 1 hits by a solo artist. When it comes to No. 1 songs of all time, The Beatles still hold that record with a whopping 19.
ET will continue to update as Swift’s milestones arrive.
After the publication of The Tortured Poets Department On Friday, a source told ET her NFL star boyfriend, Travis Kelce“Couldn’t be more supportive and thrilled for Taylor.”
“He knows how much this means to her and thinks she is extremely talented,” the source said of the Kansas City Chiefs tight end. “Taylor and Travis admire each other’s creative processes and work ethic. They cheer each other on, respect each other’s opinions and are open and communicative.”
It’s no surprise that Kelce is a fan of Swift’s work. In fact, the only two love songs on the release seem to be about her boyfriend.
On “The Alchemy,” Swift isn’t exactly subtle when she jumps in lots of football references as a reference to Kelce.
When Swift delighted fans at 2 a.m. with a surprise in the form of a double albumSwifties were granted another apparent love song about the professional athlete titled “So High School.”
As for the album as a whole – it’s packed with heartbreaking songs following Swift’s split from the actor Joe Alwyn and musicians Matty Healy – The source tells ET that Swift is “so excited” about the release.
“She’s put her heart and soul into the music, just like she does everything she does,” the source said, “and can’t wait for her fans to hear it and share it with them.”
RELATED CONTENT: