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Taylor Swift On US Spotify: “Blank Space,” “Shake It Off” Posted Best Friday Numbers

Two tracks from Taylor Swift’s “1989” made Friday’s Top 100 in the US.

In celebration of selling 10 million “1989” albums and reaching 100 million in certified US digital single units, Taylor Swift released her discography — including her 2014 album “1989” — to all streaming services.

They may be a few years old, but several of her songs made a big opening day splash on Spotify in the United States.

“Blank Space,” a Grammy-nominated single from “1989,” was the best-performing track. It amassed what Spotifycharts.com reports as 297K US streams Friday.

The leader among Swift songs, “Blank Space” was #82 on the overall daily US chart.

Fellow “1989” single (and fellow Grammy nominee) “Shake It Off” followed at #90 with 277K streams.

Other Swift songs in the Top 200 include “Wildest Dreams” (#115, 248K), “Style” (#118, 246K), “Bad Blood” (#127, 237K), “Out Of The Woods” (#178, 194K), “Love Story” (#179, 194K), “You Belong With Me” (#183, 190K), “Welcome To New York” (#189, 188K), and “I Knew You Were Trouble” (#196, 184K).

All but “Love Story,” “You Belong With Me,” and “I Knew You Were Trouble” appear on Swift’s “1989.” That skew makes sense — “1989” is Swift’s most recent album and, notably, had never previously been available on Spotify.

Brian Cantor

Brian Cantor is the editor-in-chief for Headline Planet. He has been a leading reporter in the music, movie, television and sporting spaces since 2002. Brian's reporting has been cited by major websites like BuzzFeed, Billboard, the New Yorker and The Fader -- and shared by celebrities like Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj. Contact Brian at brian.cantor[at]headlineplanet.com.

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