Featured Article: Taylor Swift’s “The Tortured Poets Department” Breaks Spotify Record with 1 Billion Streams in a Week

Taylor Swift’s latest album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” has made history on Spotify by becoming the first album to reach a billion streams in a single week. The achievement was announced by Spotify on Wednesday, with still a few days left in the seven-day period.

This milestone surpasses Swift’s previous record set by her last album, “Midnights,” which had the highest number of streams in a week at the time. While the exact figure for “Midnights” was not disclosed by Spotify, estimates put it in the 700,000s.

“The Tortured Poets Department” has been breaking records since its release, with the album surpassing 300 million streams on its first day alone. Projections suggest that the album will easily exceed 2 million album-equivalent units, making it the highest-selling album since Adele’s “25” nine years ago.

In addition to its streaming success, “The Tortured Poets Department” has also become the bestselling vinyl release in a single week in the modern era, selling 700,000 LP copies in its first three days. This achievement marks the highest vinyl sales since SoundScan began collecting data in 1991.

Swift’s collaboration with Post Malone on the single “Fortnight” also set records on Spotify, becoming the most-streamed song in a single day in the platform’s history. Overall, Swift has been breaking multiple records on Spotify since the release of her latest album.

With the chart week set to conclude soon, fans and industry experts are eagerly awaiting the official sales and streaming figures for “The Tortured Poets Department.” The album’s success on Spotify and in sales marks another milestone in Taylor Swift’s illustrious career.