Record-breaking first-day streams show a huge amount of anticipation for an album by devoted fans. Here are the top 10 as of March 2025.

In April last year, Taylor Swift overtook herself with the most-streamed album in a single day, following the release of her eleveth studio album THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT. Not only did this album exceed the previous record, but with over 310 million streams, it almost doubled the first-day streams of her previous album Midnights released in October 2022. This record gives Taylor Swift all of the top three spots, as well as four albums on the top ten list.

As of March 2025, we have a new entry with Playboi Carti’s third studio album MUSIC (also known as I AM MUSIC) coming in as the seventh most streamed album in a single day, achieving this record on release day, as with all other albums on this list.

Prior to the release of THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT, the most streamed album in 2024 was Beyoncé’s COWBOY CARTER at 76.1 million first day streams.


The number one most streamed album in a single day on Spotify

1. THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT

Taylor Swift

313.7 million streams

Release date: 19 April 2024


The number one most streamed album in a single day on Spotify

2. Midnights

Taylor Swift

184.6 million streams

Release date: 21 October 2022


The number two most streamed album in a single day on Spotify

3. 1989 (Taylor’s Version)

Taylor Swift

176.1 million streams

Release date: 27 October 2023


4. Certified Lover Boy

Drake

153.4 million streams

Release date: 3 September 2021


The number four most streamed album in a single day on Spotify

5. nadie sabe lo que va a pasar mañana

Bad Bunny

145.9 million streams

Release date: 14 October 2023


The number three most streamed album in a single day on Spotify

6. Un Verano Sin Ti

Bad Bunny

145.8 million streams

Release date: 6 May 2022


The number seven most streamed album in a single day on Spotify

7. MUSIC

Playboi Carti

134.5 million streams

Release date: 14 March 2025


8. Scorpion

Drake

132.3 million streams

Release date: 29 June 2018


The number seven most streamed album in a single day on Spotify

9. UTOPIA

Travis Scott

128.5 million streams

Release date: 28 July 2023


The number eight most streamed album in a single day on Spotify

10. Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)

Taylor Swift

126.3 million streams

Release date: 7 July 2023