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Taylor Swift 'Midnights' Album Already Breaks Spotify Record

Swift's new album is now the most streamed in a single day in the history of the streaming music service.

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Oct. 22, 2022 10:41 a.m. PT

Taylor Swift Midnights — Midnights dropped at midnight.
Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift's newly released album, Midnights, has already broken a Spotify record: It's the most-streamed album in a single day for the music streaming service.

Spotify tweeted the news just after 6 p.m. ET after the album's release at midnight ET on Oct. 21.

And before the clock could even strike midnight on October 22nd, Taylor Swift broke the record for most-streamed album in a single day in Spotify history. Congratulations, @taylorswift13 ♥️ pic.twitter.com/FpHfhrkqWL
— Spotify (@Spotify) October 21, 2022

Over on Apple Music, Swift's new song Anti-Hero is leading its New Music Daily category, though the rival streaming service has yet to report any records broken by the album.

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