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Post Malone’s “Beerbongs & Bentleys” Breaks Opening Week Spotify Streaming Records

“Beerbongs & Bentleys” breaks the domestic and global records.

As previously reported, Post Malone’s “Beerbongs & Bentleys” broke the record for most single-week streams in the United States. The album, per Hits Daily Double, generated upwards of 440 million on-demand audio streams in its first week.

No other album has even hit 400 million.

The album also broke the Spotify-specific record — both in the United States and across the globe. The service confirms that “Beerbongs & Bentleys” generated 236.5 million US streams and 411.8 million global streams in its first week.

Both represent new records for the service.

“Better Now” was the week’s top track domestically and globally, generating 21.2 million streams in the United States and 40.8 million streams across the globe.

Brian Cantor

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