charts discussion Taylor Swift streaming thread: "You Need to Calm Down" reaches 1 billion streams

[By the Water]

Streams update:

Lover - 7,010,719,582

[By the Water]

Albums Daily Streams (August 21, 2023):

1. Lover - 13,808,495

2. Midnights - 13,390,115

3. 1989 - 10,796,683

4. folklore - 10,607,112

5. Speak Now (Taylor's Version) - 10,410,553

6. reputation - 8,472,060

7. Red (Taylor's Version) - 6,169,999

8. Fearless (Taylor's Version) - 5,780,298

9. evermore - 4,893,831

10. Speak Now - 2,183,258

11. Taylor Swift - 1,442,495

12. Red - 1,364,329 +1

13. Fearless - 1,309,858 -1

 

Top 10 most streamed songs yesterday (August 21, 2023):

1. Cruel Summer - 5,046,585

2. august - 2,408,545

3. Style - 2,302,979

4. Anti-Hero - 2,189,047 +1

5. Blank Space - 2,172,085 -1
6. cardigan - 1,756,621

7. Lover - 1,530,141

8. Karma - 1,524,762

9. Don't Blame Me - 1,487,083

10. I Can See You - 1,391,037

[Kyle-x]

On 8/21/2023 at 8:13 AM, James_Joint said:

I’m surprised at the numbers the non-TV albums are still pulling after rerelease 

Honestly, they're mostly just carried by the singles which have had a longer time to accumulate playlisting from both Spotify and general users (who may not know about the TVs or even really care enough to be bothered to replace them). The TVs have been overwhelmingly adopted by her fanbase, which can be seen by the fact that the original album tracks (which are less likely to be playlisted and more accurately reflect who is seeking out the album) tank hard after the TV is out.

 

Streams on 8/14: 

 

Red OG streams: 1,442,608

- the singles: 1,239,726

- the remaining album tracks: 202,882

 

- lowest streamed OG album track: 4,330

- lowest streamed TV album track: 72,307

 

Fearless OG streams: 1,408,615

- the singles: 1,223,997

- the remaining album tracks: 184,618

 

- lowest streamed OG album track: 5,124

- lowest streamed TV album track: 46,281

 

Speak Now OG streams: 2,338,581

- the singles: 813,271

- Enchanted: 907,824

- the remaining album tracks: 617,486

 

- lowest streamed OG album track: 8,628

- lowest streamed TV album track: 191,529

 

It's going to take Enchanted a while to have its streams tempered because it was so recently viral that it has effectively acted like a new single in some ways.

[By the Water]

Albums Daily Streams (August 22, 2023):

1. Lover - 13,932,486

2. Midnights - 13,657,954

3. 1989 - 10,858,508

4. folklore - 10,668,178

5. Speak Now (Taylor's Version) - 10,454,903

6. reputation - 8,589,528

7. Red (Taylor's Version) - 6,237,059

8. Fearless (Taylor's Version) - 5,808,743

9. evermore - 4,958,142

10. Speak Now - 2,192,681

11. Taylor Swift - 1,452,065

12. Red - 1,398,904

13. Fearless - 1,333,248

 

Top 10 most streamed songs yesterday (August 22, 2023):

1. Cruel Summer - 5,075,439

2. august - 2,435,403

3. Style - 2,294,120

4. Anti-Hero - 2,217,493

5. Blank Space - 2,200,496
6. cardigan - 1,752,506

7. Karma - 1,616,916 +1

8. Lover - 1,555,037 -1

9. Don't Blame Me - 1,493,076

10. I Can See You - 1,407,544

[By the Water]

Streams update:

Call It What You Want - 300,116,577

Red (Taylor's Version) - 200,307,629

I Can See You - 100,161,315

Edited August 24, 2023 by By the Water

[By the Water]

Albums Daily Streams (August 23, 2023):

1. Lover - 14,207,510

2. Midnights - 13,650,855

3. 1989 - 10,866,255

4. folklore - 10,622,037

5. Speak Now (Taylor's Version) - 10,349,992

6. reputation - 8,765,183

7. Red (Taylor's Version) - 6,242,082

8. Fearless (Taylor's Version) - 5,812,105

9. evermore - 4,991,551

10. Speak Now - 2,192,681

11. Taylor Swift - 1,445,453

12. Red - 1,434,322

13. Fearless - 1,345,282

 

Top 10 most streamed songs yesterday (August 23, 2023):

1. Cruel Summer - 5,083,654

2. august - 2,433,076

3. Style - 2,313,128

4. Blank Space - 2,235,113 +1

5. Anti-Hero - 2,230,157 -1
6. cardigan - 1,753,154

7. Karma - 1,627,609

8. Lover - 1,583,012

9. Don't Blame Me - 1,529,713

10. I Can See You - 1,403,082

[By the Water]

Streams update:

We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together (Taylor's Version) - 200,127,973

[Mr. Duff]

On 8/24/2023 at 1:18 AM, By the Water said:

Streams update:

Call It What You Want - 300,116,577

Red (Taylor's Version) - 200,307,629

I Can See You - 100,161,315

Red is doing numbers   Really love that song, should have been a huge country hit.

Call It What You Want is part of my reputation top three, deserves more actually but I'm so happy Taylor treated this song very well during the initial release.  

I Can See You is becoming another mini pop classic from Taylor huh. This will have a cult following I feel like, similar to 22.

[Mr. Duff]

8 hours ago, By the Water said:

Streams update:

We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together (Taylor's Version) - 200,127,973

Red outstreamed

But it's still very impressive considering majority is probably streaming the stolen version (same with Trouble) because I do occasionally when I'm being very nitpicky especially when I'm using headphones (as I can hear the huge difference!) 

[James_Joint]

On 8/23/2023 at 2:06 AM, Kyle-x said:

Honestly, they're mostly just carried by the singles which have had a longer time to accumulate playlisting from both Spotify and general users (who may not know about the TVs or even really care enough to be bothered to replace them). The TVs have been overwhelmingly adopted by her fanbase, which can be seen by the fact that the original album tracks (which are less likely to be playlisted and more accurately reflect who is seeking out the album) tank hard after the TV is out.

 

Streams on 8/14: 

 

Red OG streams: 1,442,608

- the singles: 1,239,726

- the remaining album tracks: 202,882

 

- lowest streamed OG album track: 4,330

- lowest streamed TV album track: 72,307

 

Fearless OG streams: 1,408,615

- the singles: 1,223,997

- the remaining album tracks: 184,618

 

- lowest streamed OG album track: 5,124

- lowest streamed TV album track: 46,281

 

Speak Now OG streams: 2,338,581

- the singles: 813,271

- Enchanted: 907,824

- the remaining album tracks: 617,486

 

- lowest streamed OG album track: 8,628

- lowest streamed TV album track: 191,529

 

It's going to take Enchanted a while to have its streams tempered because it was so recently viral that it has effectively acted like a new single in some ways.

I see, that makes more sense now.  

[By the Water]

Spotify Weekly Top Songs (Global):

Spoiler

#2(=) - Cruel Summer

#29(+4) - august

#31(-3) - Style

#33(-2) - Blank Space

#34(+3) - Anti-Hero

#62(-8) - cardigan

#76(-4) - Karma

#83(-3) - Lover

#88(-5) - Don't Blame Me

#105(-6) - I Can See You

#146(-29) - Shake It Off

#186(-21) - You Belong With Me (Taylor's Version)

#191(-19) - Love Story (Taylor's Version)

 

Spotify Weekly Top Songs (US):

Spoiler

#4(-2) - Cruel Summer

#25(=) - august

#28(-1) - Anti-Hero

#31(-7) - Style

#38(-3) - Karma

#49(-15) - Blank Space

#52(-4) - I Can See You

#59(-4) - cardigan

#67(-6) - Don't Blame Me

#110(-16) - Lover

#147(-33) - Lavender Haze

#153(-24) - Getaway Car

#169(-48) - Enchanted (Taylor's Version)

#189(-20) - Delicate

#190(-32) - Love Story (Taylor's Version)

#193(-55) - Shake It Off

Spotify Weekly Top Albums (Global):

#4(+1) - Lover

#5(+1) - Midnights

#8(-1) - 1989

#9(+1) - folklore

#11(-3) - Speak Now (Taylor's Version)

#15(-1) - reputation

#24(-3) - Red (Taylor's Version)

#26(-2) - Fearless (Taylor's Version)

#33(-3) - evermore

#164(-22) - Speak Now

 

Spotify Weekly Top Albums (US):

#4(+1) - Midnights

#6(=) - Lover

#7(+3) - folklore

#9(-1) - Speak Now (Taylor's Version)

#10(-1) - 1989

#14(-1) - reputation

#20(-1) - Red (Taylor's Version)

#27(-6) - evermore

#32(-5) - Fearless (Taylor's Version)

#130(-27) - Taylor Swift

#170(-24) - Fearless

#192(-35) - Speak Now

[Bonicap]

Another month with 3B streams 

[Klein]

43 minutes ago, Bonicap said:

Another month with 3B streams 

How many streams did she get so far and how are her total daily streams going? I used to check them from Spotify Daily Data but they haven't posted in a while. 

[Bonicap]

19 minutes ago, Klein said:

How many streams did she get so far and how are her total daily streams going? I used to check them from Spotify Daily Data but they haven't posted in a while. 

Yeah, I don't know what is happening with Spotify lately. They report the numbers very late and the update accounts seem to be lost. I hope they are just on holidays. 

 

I get the daily streams from Kworb (https://kworb.net/spotify/artists.html), but you have to take away around 0.5M everyday from Taylor's numbers since they count also the featured streams.So today for example they report 98.7M for Taylor but the real number is around 98.2M.

 

She has 2.385B streams so far. With 7 days of August remaining she has to average 88M daily streams to reach 3B, so it's essentially locked.

[Bonicap]

Probably another day with +100M streams. It will be close.

 

[By the Water]

Albums Daily Streams (August 24, 2023):

1. Lover - 14,290,604

2. Midnights - 13,716,808

3. 1989 - 11,123,578

4. folklore - 10,739,951

5. Speak Now (Taylor's Version) - 10,139,751

6. reputation - 9,088,041

7. Red (Taylor's Version) - 6,367,485

8. Fearless (Taylor's Version) - 5,889,368

9. evermore - 5,098,178

10. Speak Now - 2,155,475

11. Red - 1,459,505 +1

12. Taylor Swift - 1,435,801 -1

13. Fearless - 1,351,258

 

Top 10 most streamed songs yesterday (August 24, 2023):

1. Cruel Summer - 5,106,973

2. august - 2,463,962

3. Style - 2,425,190

4. Blank Space - 2,343,404

5. Anti-Hero - 2,271,702
6. cardigan - 1,793,665

7. Karma - 1,656,949

8. Lover - 1,635,422

9. Don't Blame Me - 1,604,688

10. I Can See You - 1,333,950

[By the Water]

Albums Daily Streams (August 25, 2023):

1. Lover - 14,580,940

2. Midnights - 13,760,067

3. 1989 - 11,360,109

4. folklore - 10,476,377

5. Speak Now (Taylor's Version) - 9,854,053

6. reputation - 9,004,711

7. Red (Taylor's Version) - 6,312,552

8. Fearless (Taylor's Version) - 5,953,852

9. evermore - 4,933,908

10. Speak Now - 2,125,804

11. Red - 1,476,283

12. Taylor Swift - 1,416,460

13. Fearless - 1,380,002

 

Top 10 most streamed songs yesterday (August 25, 2023):

1. Cruel Summer - 5,461,082

2. august - 2,497,653

3. Style - 2,493,431

4. Blank Space - 2,477,321

5. Anti-Hero - 2,338,247
6. cardigan - 1,780,830

7. Karma - 1,738,478

8. Lover - 1,675,796

9. Don't Blame Me - 1,642,364

10. Shake It Off - 1,317,032

[SwiftLover]

SIXTY SIX MILLION SINGLES 

[Feanor]

1 hour ago, SwiftLover said:

SIXTY SIX MILLION SINGLES 

Certified amount: 0

 

[Klein]

2 hours ago, Feanor said:

Certified amount: 0

 

The day her and her team decide to do a thorough certifications update 

 

The way I could see her waiting to flop to do something like that to flip the narrative 

[Feanor]

3 minutes ago, Klein said:

The day her and her team decide to do a thorough certifications update 

 

The way I could see her waiting to flop to do something like that to flip the narrative 

Her discography is moving at such a rapid pace that her team might not deem it worthy to pay for certifications that'll be outdated already in just a few months. I can see them only pay for Diamond certifications moving forward, and ofc only for her post-Lover material.

Ugh, we really need RIAA to be automatic like the UK certifications system. 

[Klein]

20 minutes ago, Feanor said:

Her discography is moving at such a rapid pace that her team might not deem it worthy to pay for certifications that'll be outdated already in just a few months. I can see them only pay for Diamond certifications moving forward, and ofc only for her post-Lover material.

Ugh, we really need RIAA to be automatic like the UK certifications system. 

Yeah I don't think it's worth it to certify her discography considering the units she is pulling currently. They better wait until she's past her current peak.

 

I also wonder if the reason they don't update is because it would be silly to have like 150 songs go gold or something. 

[By the Water]

Albums Daily Streams (August 26, 2023):

1. Lover - 13,768,179

2. Midnights - 12,768,615

3. 1989 - 10,867,707

4. folklore - 9,533,194

5. Speak Now (Taylor's Version) - 9,060,042

6. reputation - 8,484,977

7. Red (Taylor's Version) - 5,847,043

8. Fearless (Taylor's Version) - 5,760,594

9. evermore - 4,368,880

10. Speak Now - 2,039,411

11. Red - 1,370,431

12. Taylor Swift - 1,342,012

13. Fearless - 1,331,119

 

Top 10 most streamed songs yesterday (August 26, 2023):

1. Cruel Summer - 5,272,020

2. Style - 2,439,540 +1

3. Blank Space - 2,400,292 +1

4. august - 2,365,494 -2

5. Anti-Hero - 2,228,669
6. cardigan - 1,671,478

7. Karma - 1,641,898

8. Lover - 1,612,952

9. Don't Blame Me - 1,547,419

10. Shake It Off - 1,316,213

[Kyle-x]

On 8/25/2023 at 5:09 AM, Mr. Duff said:

Red outstreamed

But it's still very impressive considering majority is probably streaming the stolen version (same with Trouble) because I do occasionally when I'm being very nitpicky especially when I'm using headphones (as I can hear the huge difference!) 

Every single re-recording is currently outstreaming the original version and the gap between them usually increases more and more as time goes on. But a re-recording of an 11 year old single isn't exactly going to accumulate ~600 million streams and make up the overall difference overnight. It might take until nearly the end of the decade but WANEGBT TV will outstream the original in overall Spotify streams eventually. 

[By the Water]

Albums Daily Streams (August 27, 2023):

1. Lover - 13,070,885

2. Midnights - 12,143,235

3. 1989 - 10,152,050

4. folklore - 9,457,850

5. Speak Now (Taylor's Version) - 8,598,268

6. reputation - 8,046,074

7. Red (Taylor's Version) - 5,629,271

8. Fearless (Taylor's Version) - 5,569,165

9. evermore - 4,325,666

10. Speak Now - 1,985,065

11. Taylor Swift - 1,298,228 +1

12. Red - 1,271,753 -1

13. Fearless - 1,267,340

 

Top 10 most streamed songs yesterday (August 27, 2023):

1. Cruel Summer - 4,803,525

2. august - 2,323,242 +2

3. Style - 2,298,544 -1

4. Blank Space - 2,212,368 -1

5. Anti-Hero - 2,041,834
6. cardigan - 1,646,124

7. Lover - 1,531,541 +1

8. Karma - 1,481,102 -1

9. Don't Blame Me - 1,447,801

10. Shake It Off - 1,173,370