charts discussion Christmas Day: 2nd Biggest Day Ever on American Spotify. TTPD Release #1. Why?

[DevilsRollTheDice]

 

The Christmas surge culminated in the biggest day ever on global Spotify (Dec 24) and the 2nd biggest day ever on American Spotify (Dec 25).

 

Given that hundreds of songs experience massive surges during the holiday season, how did Taylor Swift manage to maintain her biggest streaming day ever in the United States? Is Taylor Swift bigger than Christmas in the United States? The numbers appear to suggest that conclusion!  

 

[dussel_06]

Taylor is bigger than Christmas. 
Next….

[aesthetic bih]

B-b-but TTPD missed year-end list, how can this be?!!11!

[Space Cowboy]

Yet, both HMHAS and S&S are on track to outstream TTPD sometime halfway next year, despite having only a third of the number of tracks.
 

TTPD clearly lacked longevity, which is inevitable when you release a terrible album. 

[mael]

Taylor Swift is bigger than Christmas.

 

[DevilsRollTheDice]

4 minutes ago, Space Cowboy said:

Yet, both HMHAS and S&S are on track to outstream TTPD sometime halfway next year, despite having only a third of the number of tracks.
 

TTPD clearly lacked longevity, which is inevitable when you release a terrible album. 

Always the standard against artists 10+ years younger than her after two decades of nonstop stomping while her og peers are nowhere to be found. Those albums will also never even come close to catching TTPD in total consumption. Oh, Taybiggestartistofalltime…

[aotearoa]

TS ended Santa 

[Popboi.]

27 minutes ago, Space Cowboy said:

Yet, both HMHAS and S&S are on track to outstream TTPD sometime halfway next year, despite having only a third of the number of tracks.
 

TTPD clearly lacked longevity, which is inevitable when you release a terrible album. 

Maybe cause most of any album's streams come from singles and TTPD only had 2 and both SNS and HMHAS will be on their 5th or so by the time they outstream TTPD?  
 

Taylor hasn't done anything to keep the era alive on streaming, not even playlisting when "album tracks" like WILDFLOWER have more playlist reach than either TTPD singles right now, and BOAF has more than the 5 most streamed TTPD songs combined.

[Space Cowboy]

6 minutes ago, Popboi. said:

Maybe cause most of any album's streams come from singles and TTPD only had 2 and both SNS and HMHAS will be on their 5th or so by the time they outstream TTPD?  
 

Taylor hasn't done anything to keep the era alive on streaming, not even playlisting when "album tracks" like WILDFLOWER have more playlist reach than either TTPD singles right now, and BOAF has more than the 5 most streamed TTPD songs combined.

Excuses. 

 

There's no one with a biggest spotify payola than Taylor. 
 

But there's only so much payola can achieve. You can't fake real interest or organic appeal forever. TTPD was always destined to fade simply because it's not a good project.

[Popboi.]

8 minutes ago, Space Cowboy said:

Excuses. 

 

There's no one with a biggest spotify payola than Taylor. 
 

But there's only so much payola can achieve. You can't fake real interest or organic appeal forever. TTPD was always destined to fade simply because it's not a good project.

Care to show what you mean by "Spotify payola", cause if you mean how much everything is placed in playlists both have 1.3 billion playlist reach despite Taylor's catalogue being much more extensive.
 

If you mean how disproportionate they are to other metrics, Taylor's align with her pure sales and stadium touring demand, meanwhile Billie… 

 

There's so much an era can do without constant push as GP are very fickle, even Chappell and Charli are dropping hard in numbers right now as promotion for both eras stopped.

Edited yesterday at 12:57 PM by Popboi.

[DevilsRollTheDice]

23 minutes ago, Space Cowboy said:

Excuses. 

 

There's no one with a biggest spotify payola than Taylor. 
 

But there's only so much payola can achieve. You can't fake real interest or organic appeal forever. TTPD was always destined to fade simply because it's not a good project.

"Destined to fade" and the album is one of TWO to sell more than 2 million units in the US this year and it'll do almost 7 million. It would also be the highest performing album of the year if streams *alone* were counted.  

 

That destined to fade narrative has worked out well for OTH for the last twenty years, can't wait to see where it takes you! 

Edited yesterday at 01:11 PM by DevilsRollTheDice

[Dear Reader]

Her downfall is imminent! 

 

 

[FolkLover1989]

1 hour ago, Space Cowboy said:

Yet, both HMHAS and S&S are on track to outstream TTPD sometime halfway next year, despite having only a third of the number of tracks.
 

TTPD clearly lacked longevity, which is inevitable when you release a terrible album. 

"SPACE COWBOY"

 

Don't have to say further

[aadrl1]

Why is the OP trying to get Taylor dragged like this... 

[DevilsRollTheDice]

5 minutes ago, aadrl1 said:

Why is the OP trying to get Taylor dragged like this... 

Only on ATRL could someone TRY to drag this, like what? 

 

Her release day was literally the biggest day on Spotify in the United States EVER. Christmas couldn't even top it despite hundreds of songs getting MASSIVE boosts. Where's the drag? This website is just bitter over her success as usual. Kinda annoying that Swifties can't post objectively enormous achievements without the fumes.

Edited yesterday at 01:18 PM by DevilsRollTheDice

[hawx23]

I'm a Swiftie (ish) but this stat is weird. Most people don't listen to Christmas songs on Spotify. You put in on for parties or like coffee shop speakers and stuff but don't listen to it on your own. 

[DevilsRollTheDice]

3 minutes ago, hawx23 said:

I'm a Swiftie (ish) but this stat is weird. Most people don't listen to Christmas songs on Spotify. You put in on for parties or like coffee shop speakers and stuff but don't listen to it on your own. 

This is just...wrong. Christmas Eve is the biggest day ever on Spotify global and in the US Christmas Day is the 2nd biggest day ever just behind TTPD. You can view the chart for yourself. Regardless of how/why people are listening it's an ABSURDLY enormous day (biggest on global!) on the platform. Taylor overcoming that in the US is unbelievable no matter how you slice it. No other day/release/artist is even remotely close.

Edited yesterday at 01:24 PM by DevilsRollTheDice

[Space Cowboy]

21 minutes ago, FolkLover1989 said:

"SPACE COWBOY"

 

Don't have to say further

What's wrong with my username? 

[theweekend]

the Europe streams doesn't make any sense

[Calvin]

1 hour ago, Space Cowboy said:

Yet, both HMHAS and S&S are on track to outstream TTPD sometime halfway next year, despite having only a third of the number of tracks.
 

TTPD clearly lacked longevity, which is inevitable when you release a terrible album. 

Both will take decades to reach TTPS's 7 million units. 

Lack longevity yet 17 weeks at #1 while others failing to reach #1 in their release week lmao. 

Edited yesterday at 01:55 PM by Calvin

[DevilsRollTheDice]

8 minutes ago, Calvin said:

Both will take decades to reach TTPS's 7 million units. 

Lack longevity yet 17 weeks at #1 while others failing to reach #1 in their release week lmao. 

Also, re: longevity, you could remove Taylor's industry defying first week sales and TTPD would STILL be the biggest album of the year by a margin of millions of units. 

[hawx23]

37 minutes ago, DevilsRollTheDice said:

This is just...wrong. Christmas Eve is the biggest day ever on Spotify global and in the US Christmas Day is the 2nd biggest day ever just behind TTPD. You can view the chart for yourself. Regardless of how/why people are listening it's an ABSURDLY enormous day (biggest on global!) on the platform. Taylor overcoming that in the US is unbelievable no matter how you slice it. No other day/release/artist is even remotely close.

Oh I'm not underestimating TTPD I've been giving title track and My Boy some streams the last few days. (She finally has a proper winter album! Lol). Just saying for example that most people I know don't listen to Christmas songs on their personal Spotify. 

[Revolution]

We were too busy opening gifts to stream

[getinthezone]

29 minutes ago, theweekend said:

the Europe streams doesn't make any sense

xmas ended earlier here i guess?

[DevilsRollTheDice]

30 minutes ago, theweekend said:

the Europe streams doesn't make any sense

For much of Europe, Christmas Eve is a bigger deal than Christmas Day.