

The record of most streamed track on Spotify in 24 hours currently belongs to Adele’s "Easy on Me", which was streamed 19,749,704 times on 15 October 2021. The most streamed song was "Anti-Hero", which now has the third-highest number of streams for a track in 24 hours on Spotify, with 17,390,253. The 20 tracks on Midnights racked up a serious amount of streams in their first day on Spotify. Taylor Swift’s total includes the number of streams for the standard 13-track album (161.5 million) and the additional seven songs on the "3am Edition" (23.1 million). It went on to receive over 30 million more streams before the day was done. His 2021 album, Certified Lover Boy, achieved 153.4 million streams in its first 24 hours.īefore midnight of 22 October had even struck, Midnights had blown past Drake’s record. The first two records may seem identical, however, there’s a slight distinction between them in that the first relates to any 24-hour period, whereas the second is specifically for the album’s debut day.īoth records were previously held by Drake, although he does still retain the male versions of each record. Most streamed act on Spotify in 24 hours (228 million streams).Most day-one streams of an album on Spotify (184.6 million streams).Most streamed album on Spotify in 24 hours (184.6 million streams).Still not had enough? Follow the link here to buy our latest book, filled to the brim with stories about our amazing record breakers.Following the release of her 10th studio album, Midnights, on 21 October 2022, Taylor Swift has broken three records: Want more? Follow us across our social media channels to stay up-to-date with all things Guinness World Records! You can find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, and Snapchat Discover– including our new Guinness World Records Extreme channel. The record of 27 is currently held by superfan Dan Simpson (UK), who achieved it at Fun Kids radio station in London in 2019. If you reckon you’re the biggest Swiftie out there, you could try your hand at the record for most Taylor Swift songs identified from their lyrics in one minute. She’s got numerous other titles to her name, like the most streamed album on Amazon Music in 24 hours (7.97 million for Midnights in October 2022) and the most Top 10 hits on the US Hot 100 (female) with 40 ranging all the way from “Change” in 2008 to 10 songs from Midnights, including No.1 “Anti-Hero” in 2022. Of course, this isn’t Taylor’s only visit to the world of record breaking. Taylor also shares the record for most simultaneous albums on the US Billboard 200 (female) with Whitney.įor the “I Will Always Love You” singer, it happened on 10 March 2012, one month after her tragic death. Following his death on 12 April 2016, fans paid tribute by revisiting his back catalogue and sent 19 of his albums into the chart at the same time, including five Top 10 entries.

It’s Prince who holds the overall record for most simultaneous albums on the US Billboard 200. Only three other artists in history have had at least 10 of their albums simultaneously on the US Billboard 200 chart – Whitney Houston in 2012 and Prince and David Bowie, both in 2016 – but these have all happened posthumously.

Then, it was Lover: Live from Paris completing the list at No.58 instead. Two months earlier, the same albums were on the countdown except for folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions.
