Taylor Swift | Biografie

MIDNIGHTS FOR THE HISTORY BOOKS

• #1 US
• #1 UK
• #1 Australia
• #1 Austria
• #1 Canada
• #1 France
• #1 Germany
• #1 Italy
• #1 Belgium
• #1 Ireland
• #1 Finland
• #1 Netherlands
• #1 New Zealand
• #1 Norway
• #1 Spain
• #1 Sweden
• Taylor Swift becomes the only artist to have five albums debut with over 1 million units sold in their first week in US Nielsen history
• ‘Midnights’ Surpasses 1 Billion Global Album Streams in under one week, a new career high
• Taylor Swift Now the #1 Best Selling Artist By Total Album Units in the US in 2022
• ‘Midnights’ over 1 million US pure album sales in one week, first album to achieve this since her own ‘reputation’ (2017)
• ‘Midnights’ breaks record for biggest first week global Spotify streams for any album in five days of release
• ‘Midnights’ biggest first week global streams for any album in Amazon Music history
• ‘Midnights’ Breaks record for biggest vinyl sales week for any album in Nielsen era
• Breaks the all-time record for most single day streams for an artist catalog in global Spotify history (228 million)
• Becomes Most Streamed Female Artist in Spotify history, first to cross 35 billion across all credits
• ‘Midnights’ Breaks Record for Highest First Week US Streams for any album in 2022
• Ties Barbra Streisand as the female artist with the most #1 albums in Billboard 200 history (11).
• Becomes first female artist to have 11 albums debut at #1 on the Billboard 200
• Extends record as female artist with the most weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200.
• ‘Midnights’ #1 best-selling album of the year by any artist in US pure sales after 1 day of release
• ‘Midnights’ #1 best-selling album of the year by any artist in US vinyl sales after 1 day of release
• ‘Midnights’ first 1 million debut in the post-bundling era
• #1 best-selling artist of the year in US pure album sales, first over 1 million
• Extends record as the artist with the most weeks at #1 on the Billboard Artist 100 (51 weeks)
• ‘Midnights’ surpasses ‘1989’ as the biggest US album debut in Taylor Swift’s career

• ‘Midnights’ Breaks Record For Biggest Album Debut in Spotify History (186 million streams)
• ‘Midnights’ Breaks Record For Biggest Album Debut in US Spotify History (88 million streams)
• “Anti-Hero” Debuts at #1 on the Global Spotify chart with 17.39 million streams. Biggest chart debut in history.
• “Lavender Haze” Debuts at #2 on the Global Spotify chart with 16.4 million streams. Second biggest chart debut in history.
• “Snow On the Beach” f. Lana Del Rey Debuts at #3 on the Global Spotify chart with 15.03 million streams. Third biggest chart debut in history.
• “Snow On the Beach” f. Lana Del Rey Breaks Record For Most First Day Streams For An All-Female Collaboration with 15 million streams
• “Maroon” Debuts at #4 on the Global Spotify chart with 14.4 million streams. Fourth biggest chart debut in history.
• “You’re On Your Own, Kid” Debuts at #5 on the Global Spotify chart with 12.84 million streams. Fifth biggest chart debut in history.
• Taylor Swift now holds the top 5 biggest global streaming single debuts in chart history.
• Taylor Swift breaks the all-time record for most single day streams for an artist catalog in Spotify history (228 million)
• ‘Midnights’ over 100 million streams in each of first four days of release, only album to ever achieve this
• ‘Midnights’ fastest album to ever reach 500 million streams, taking less than four days to reach this milestone
• Taylor Swift Becomes the Most Streamed Female Artist in Spotify history, first to cross 35 billion across all credits
• “Anti-Hero” Debuts at #1 on the US Spotify chart with 7.786 million streams. Biggest single day streams in history.
• “Lavender Haze” Debuts at #2 on the US Spotify chart with 7.644 million streams. Second biggest single day streams in history.
• “Maroon” Debuts at #3 on the US Spotify chart with 6.8 million streams. Third biggest chart debut in history.
• “Snow On the Beach” f. Lana Del Rey Debuts at #4 on the US Spotify chart with 6.179 million streams. Fourth biggest single day streams in history.
• Taylor Swift now holds the top 4 biggest single day streaming peaks in US chart history.

• Extends record most #1 hits on US iTunes among all artists (56)
• Three #1 hits on US iTunes from ‘Midnights’, all self-replacing at top spot
• “The Great War”
• “Bigger Than The Whole Sky”
• “Anti-Hero”
• Two #1 hits on Apple Music from ‘Midnights’
• “Lavender Haze” and “Anti-Hero” both peak at #1 both US and Global
• Simultaneously occupy the entire top 10 all-genre songs both US and Global
• ‘Midnights’ biggest first day streams for a Pop album in Apple Music history
• ‘Midnights’ biggest first day streams for any album in Dolby Atmos in Apple Music history

• ‘Midnights’ biggest first day global streams for any album in history (7.97 million)
• ‘Midnights’ biggest first week global streams for any album in history
• ‘Midnights’ biggest first day Alexa requests for any album in history

• Biggest Debut Week of 2022
• Australia
• Canada
• China (Western Artist)
• Germany (International Artist)
• Ireland
• New Zealand
• Taiwan (International Artist)
• UK
• Taylor Swift’s Biggest Consumption Week EVER
• France, Germany, Italy, Poland, UK 
• Vinyl
• Smashes Modern Era Best Selling Vinyl Week in Australia, Canada, UK
• Biggest Vinyl Week by an International Artist in 2022 in Germany
• D2C
• All Time D2C Sales Record for Universal Music in Brazil, Canada, Mexico, UK, Australia, Germany, 
• Spotify
• Captured #1–13 on the Global Spotify Chart and in the UK, Canada, Philippines, Ireland, New Zealand and Singapore on release
• #1 Spotify Album Chart Globally and in 30 Markets
• UK
• Certified GOLD in Two Days
• “Anti-Hero” Biggest Spotify UK Debut for an International Artist
• Pre-Orders Topped her Biggest Market Debut Week (1989)
• First Time Taylor secures BOTH #1 Album & #1 Single (“Anti-Hero”)
• Marks 9th Consecutive #1 Album
• Biggest Debut Album of 2022
• Biggest Debut Album by an International Artist Since 2011 (Lady Gaga ‘ Born This Way’)
• Biggest Week 1 Streams by an International Artist
• First and Only Female Artist to have 9 UK #1 albums this Century – 2nd Most #1 Albums by a Female after Madonna (12)
• Australia
• Certified GOLD in Week 1
• Trifecta – #1 Album, Single “Anti-Hero” & Airplay Debut – First Time in Market History 
• #1 Airplay Debut “Anti-Hero” (First Time in Market History)
• Marks 10th #1 Album 
• Most Album Streams in a Week in ARIA Chart History
• Highest Selling Album on the ARIA Album Chart since 2017 (Reputation)
• Biggest Vinyl Debut Ever
• ‘Anti-Hero’ marks 9th #1 ARIA Single
• Midnights Claims the Most Singles to ever Debut in the Top 10 (9 total, 13 of Top 14)
• 4 of Taylor’s Albums including Midnights are in the Top 20 Album Chart and 7 in the Top 50
• Canada
• Certified GOLD in Pre-Orders & Physical Ship before release
• All-Time Record for Most Streams for any Album in 24 Hours on Spotify
• All-Time Record for Most Streams for any Single in 24 Hours on Spotify (“Anti-Hero”)
• All-Time Record for Most Streams for any Single in a week (“Anti-Hero”, 6.8M)
• On pace to Debut #1–13 Singles on Official Canadian Consumption Chart
• “Anti-Hero” Certified GOLD in Five Days
• Germany
• Taylor’s First #1 Album in Market
• Biggest 2022 Album Debut by a Solo Artist 
• Pre-Orders Topped her Biggest Market Debut Week (Reputation)
• Biggest Streaming Album Debut Week of 2022
• Brazil
• Certified GOLD in Two Days
• All-Time Record for Most Streams for any Album in 24 Hours on Spotify (8.1M)
• All-Time Record for Most Streams for an International Album in a Week on Spotify (34.1M)
• All-Time Record for most Streams for any Single by an International Artist in a Week on Spotify (“Anti-Hero”, 4.1M)
• All-Time Record for most Streams for any Single by an International Artist in 24 Hours on Spotify (“Anti-Hero”)
• New Zealand
• Midnights debuts #1, marking 11th Consecutive #1 Album
• Anti-Hero debuts #1 on the singles chart.  Songs from Midnights occupy the Top 4 positions on the singles, the maximum allowed by chart rule
• Ireland
• Marks 8th #1 Album – extends run as the Female Artist with the Most #1 Albums this Millennium
• 2nd Consecutive Double #1 (Album & #1 Single (“Anti-Hero”))
• First time achieving #1 Album and Top 3 Singles
• Biggest Debut Album Since 2017 (Ed Sheeran ‘Divide’)
• Biggest Debut Album of 2022
• Outsold Rest of Top 20 Album Chart Combined
• 6 of Taylor’s Albums have Re-Entered the Top 40 Album Chart
• Philippines
• Certified GOLD in Debut Week
• 6 Songs from Midnights Broke Previous Single Day Spotify Streaming Record
• All-Time Record For Most Streams For Any Single in 24 Hours on Spotify (“Anti-Hero”, 1.09M)
• “Anti-Hero” & “Lavender Haze” Exceed 1M Daily Streams on Spotify – First Time Ever
• Biggest Debut Album Week of ALL-TIME on Spotify
• Spain
• Most Streamed Album by an Anglo-Artist in One Day on Spotify (2.8M)
• Norway
• Biggest Album Debut by a Female Artist in 2022