Taylor Swift breaks two Spotify records with Midnights album release
Spotify has revealed that Taylor Swift's Midnights album broke two records on the platform, including being the most-streamed album in a single day, as well as the most-streamed artist in a single day.
Last Friday (21 October) Swift released her tenth album Midnights, and as well as giving Spotify users seven bonus songs with the 3am Edition of the record, Swift broke two Spotify records with the album release.
Midnights became the most-streamed album in 24 hours on the platform, and Swift was also the most-streamed artist in a single day in the history of Spotify.
She said “Meet Me at Midnight” and boy did the world show up. Congrats on breaking yet another record, @taylorswift13 pic.twitter.com/0W3XDKxWz7
— Spotify (@Spotify) October 22, 2022
On Friday night, Swift responded to the news on Twitter, writing, "How did I get this lucky, having you guys out here doing something this mind blowing?! Like what even just happened??!?!"
How did I get this lucky, having you guys out here doing something this mind blowing?! Like what even just happened??!?! https://t.co/7kDKDrBwiD
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) October 21, 2022
Taylor Swift's Midnights album, and the 3am Edition, are both out now.
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