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Taylor Swift sets two 2026 Spotify daily streaming records
Taylor Swift set single-day streaming records on Spotify for female artists following a four-track release, according to Variety.
The short version
- Taylor Swift broke two 2026 Spotify streaming milestones following the release of "The Life of a Showgirl: Encore."[Variety]
- Her single "Patient Zero" set the 2026 record for the most-streamed song by a female artist in a single day.[Variety]
- Swift also secured the most daily Spotify streams of any female artist so far this year.[Variety]
- The new release added four songs to her catalog, including "Cleveland!", "Pink Clouding", and "Babylon".[Variety]
Key facts
- Taylor Swift broke two 2026 Spotify single-day streaming records.[Variety]
- Swift recorded the highest single-day stream total for any female artist on Spotify in 2026.[Variety]
- The track "Patient Zero" became the most-streamed song by a female artist in a single day in 2026.[Variety]
- The records followed the midnight rollout of "The Life of a Showgirl: Encore," which featured four new songs.[Variety]
Sources
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