Recently, Taylor Swift swept the music industry with studio album No. 11 The Tortured Poets Department and extended album TTPD: The Anthology. With 31 tracks in 1 night, Taylor Swift officially broke all music records. The Tortured Poets Department earned more than 313 million streams on its first day on Spotify. Overcoming Midnights, Taylor Swift broke her own record, maintaining the position of artist with the most streamed album on Spotify in the first 24 hours of release.
Accordingly, the series of outstanding tracks of The Tortured Poets Department also ranked among the top songs with the most views on the first day of release on Spotify. In the current top 10, Taylor Swift alone has “occupied” 9 positions, of which the top single belongs to lead single Fortnight (ft. Post Malone) with more than 25.2 million streams in just the first 24 hours.
With 25.2 million streams on its first day of release, Taylor Swift’s Fortnight is the song with the most streams on Spotify in the first 24 hours. When Swifties were celebrating the latest victory of the female singer known as “music industry”, Kpop fans were surprised by the persistence of the only remaining Korean representative in the top 10. Don’t stop. There, this artist is also the only person “sandwiched” between Taylor Swift in the streaming war. That person is none other than the golden maknae of BTS – Jung Kook.
Jung Kook is the only artist sandwiched between Taylor Swift’s top 10. Debuting as a solo artist with Seven , Jung Kook has set countless Kpop records. On the Spotify platform, Seven earned 1 billion streams in just 108 days, surpassing Miley Cyrus’ super hit Flowers to become the fastest song to reach this milestone in history. Seven ‘s first 24-hour stream reached 16 million streams, helping him stay in the top 10 most-streamed songs on the first day of release on Spotify.
TOP 10 songs with the highest first-day streams in Spotify history:
#1 Fortnight – Taylor Swift ft. PostMalone: 25.2 million views
#2 The Tortured Poets Department – Taylor Swift: 19 triệu lượt nghe
#3 Down Bad – Taylor Swift: 17.43 million views
#4 Anti Hero – Taylor Swift: 17.39 million views
#5 So long, London – Taylor Swift: 17.1 million views
#6 My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys – Taylor Swift: 17.1 triệu lượt nghe
#7 Lavender Haze – Taylor Swift: 16.42 million views
#8 Seven – JungKook ft. Latto: 16 million views
#9 But Daddy, I Love Him – Taylor Swift: 15.5 million views
#10 Snow On the Beach – Taylor Swift & Lana Del Rey: 15 million views
Among the 7 BTS members, Jung Kook is currently the most successful soloist. “Surviving” the music storm from Taylor Swift, Jung Kook’s unprecedented achievements are further confirmed. The new generation popstar position is still waiting for him to conquer after a temporary break due to military service. Among the 7 BTS members, Jung Kook is currently the most successful soloist.
