In less than 24 hours, Taylor Swift has shattered several Spotify records with her eleventh album. The Tortured Poet Department is the first album ever to be streamed more than 300 million times in one day.
It was written in the stars that Taylor Swift would also make history with her latest album. And she kept her word. The tortured poets department, the American singer’s eleventh album, is the first album ever to be listened to more than 300 million times on Spotify, the music service reports. The song ‘Fortnight’, featuring Post Malone, also broke a record. It is now the most listened to song in one day.
Swifties, as Taylor Swift’s outspoken fans call themselves, had been waiting for the album that the singer announced at the Grammy Awards in February. During the presentation of those prestigious American music awards, she won the prize for Best Album of the Year for the fourth time.
Her previous album, Midnights, also broke several records on Spotify. In October 2022, that album was also the most listened to album in one day. Swift also became the most listened to artist ever in one day. In 2023, she was the most listened to artist in the world, with 26.1 billion listens worldwide.
