Taylor Swift Sets Spotify Firsts, Makes History Quickly in 2023

Taylor Swift’s eighth studio album Folklore reached over five billion streams on Spotify, making it her fifth album to do so. Swift is the first artist in history to accomplish this.

Taylor Swift is no stranger to breaking records. Four of her previous albums, 1989 (2014), Reputation (2017), Lover (2019), and Midnights (2022) hit over five billion Spotify streams. On June 12, Swift’s Folklore became her fifth album to reach these numbers. Pop Base posted the news on Twitter.

‘folklore’ by Taylor Swift has surpassed 5 BILLION streams on Spotify. It becomes her fifth album to achieve this, the most for any artist. pic.twitter.com/Zs1d1EG03B

— Pop Base (@PopBase) June 12, 2023

Of Swift’s five albums with over five billion Spotify streams, four fall under the pop genre. Folklore, however, hit over five billion streams as an indie folk album. This came as a slight surprise to some fans as Swift has been more deeply involved in creating pop music since shifting from country. The commercial success of Folklore showcased Swift’s versatility as an artist.

Pop Base also announced Swift’s continuously rising Spotify streams for 2023. She has reached 10 billion streams on the platform since the start of the year and is the fastest artist to do so.

Taylor Swift becomes the fastest artist to earn 10 BILLION streams in a calendar year in Spotify history. pic.twitter.com/Z2WmYgJds1

— Pop Base (@PopBase) June 11, 2023

According to Spotify Charts on Instagram, Swift’s tenth studio album, Midnights, ranked as the second top album globally the week of June 2. Lover was in slot eight. In the United States alone, she had three albums in their top ten charts: Midnights at three, Lover at six, and Folklore at ten.