Pure Dominance: Taylor Swift Takes Over a Whopping 90% of Spots on Apple Music

Published 04/20/2024, 8:50 PM EDT

Bright and early on Friday morning, Taylor Swift dropped her 11th studio album, 'The Tortured Poets Department.' Since then, Swifties have been totally losing it, picking apart every verse of the album and digging up real-life parallels. Even though there were already loads of theories and speculation before the album dropped, the buzz only intensified following the release. And this madness has been a real boon for the pop sensation, helping her break records like it is nobody's business. 

Just recently, the songstress blew past yet another record on one of the streaming platforms where she dropped her album, making her the very first to achieve such a milestone.

Taylor Swift makes history on Apple Music with her new album

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Taylor Swift released her album, 'The Tortured Poets Department', across various streaming platforms, including Apple Music. According to reports, she has just made history as the first artist ever to have 45 songs simultaneously charting in the top 50 on US Apple Music. Her two versions of 'Fortnight' are currently dominating the top 10 on US Apple Music, with both the #1 and #10 positions. The track has also marked the first time a female artist has debuted at #1 in US Apple Music history. 

Apple Music is not the only place where the songstress has been setting records in the past 24 hours. According to an exclusive confirmation to Billboard by Spotify, Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' became the first album in Spotify history to rack up over 300M streams in a single day. This 31-track masterpiece toppled the previous record-holder, Beyoncé’s 'Cowboy Carter,' which garnered 300.41 million official streams in its debut week. Despite the accolades, fans are still busy deciphering the album's deeper meaning.

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While a big chunk of fans are convinced that the album reflects Taylor Swift’s past relationships, others are gushing over all the shoutouts the pop star gave to her current beau, Travis Kelce. 

Taylor Swift’s alleged nods to Travis Kelce

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Amidst the heart-wrenching breakup ballads sprinkled across 'The Tortured Poets Department', Taylor Swift may have dropped a couple of subtle hints to her NFL boyfriend, Travis Kelce. She allegedly set aside one track on the original album, 'The Alchemy,' along with a handful on the latter half like 'So High School', for the Kansas City Chiefs' tight end. In ‘The Alchemy,’ she wove in some surprising football metaphors and even shared a comedic wink at the early stages of their relationship.

"I circled you on a map," sang the 34-year-old. "I haven't come around in so long / but I'm coming back so strong". Fans have also picked up on lyrics like "touchdown" and "where's the trophy," linking them to Kelce's successes on the football field. By the time Swifties finally crack the code on what the album is truly about, Swift might just add a few more career milestones to her list with 'The Tortured Poets Department’. 

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Hriddhi Maitra

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Hriddhi Maitra is a Hollywood News reporter at Netflix Junkie. An enthusiastic movie buff, Hriddhi found her true calling when she worked as a Cinema Content Writer at My Cinema Story while analyzing movies objectively, and offering constructive feedback. Coming from a background where she worked in different niches like finance, food, travel, medicines, automobile, and entertainment, we can safely say she is a jack of all trades.

Edited By: Itti Mahajan

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